27 Aug 2017 13:30 Curragh
Winner: €17,500 (Penalty: €10,780); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Yielding (Good in places, Round: Good).
Irish Times Irish EBF (C & G) Maiden (Plus 10)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(2) |
| - |
Saxon Warrior (JPN) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 9 |
D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
8/1 | ||
| towards rear, 12th halfway, switched left 2f out, good headway to 4th 1f out, stayed on strongly to lead final 150 yards, soon asserted, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(11) |
| 3¼ L |
Meagher's Flag (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 5 |
K J Manning | J S Bolger Finch Moran Lamb… |
20/1 | ||
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along to lead over 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
9(4) |
| ½ L |
Saracen Knight (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 3 |
J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mr M Tabor, D Smith… |
14/1 | ||
| mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and progress to 6th 1f out, kept on well final furlong, nearest finish | ||||||||||
4th |
6(1) |
| NK |
Fridtjof Nansen (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
/ 6 |
D P McDonogh | J M Oxx Francis O'Carroll |
33/1 | ||
| towards rear, 11th halfway, took closer order 2f out, 9th 1f out, ran on well final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
5th |
3(8) |
| ¾ L |
Bull Hurley (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
6 / 2 |
Flat (20) | R P Whelan | A Mullins D Coogan |
12/1 | |
| soon tracked leader, 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd under 2f out, no extra in 4th final 100 yards, dropped to 5th close home | ||||||||||
6th |
8(6) |
| ½ L |
Port Lions (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
332 / 4 |
Flat (48) | S Foley | M Halford The Lions Partnership |
3/1 | |
| broke well to lead, under pressure and headed over 2f out, ridden under 2f out, dropped to 3rd final 150 yards, weakened final 100 yards | ||||||||||
7th |
4(12) |
| ½ L |
Christopher Robin (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
2 / 7 |
Flat (10) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mr H Phipps |
8/11 | |
| chased leader, 6th halfway, progress to 4th 2f out, soon ridden, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
8th |
11(5) |
| SHD |
The Kid Bobby B (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 3 |
C T Keane | G M Lyons Gaelic Thoroughbreds |
18/1 | ||
| broke well, soon settled in mid-division, 7th halfway, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
5(13) |
| ¾ L |
Clueless Hill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 9 |
R P Cleary | L Comer Luke Comer |
100/1 | ||
| chased leader, 4th halfway, ridden 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, | ||||||||||
10th |
14(9) |
| 1 L |
Way Back Home (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) |
68 / 4 |
Flat (8) | G F Carroll | C Roche Peter Comerford |
50/1 | |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, no impression over 1f out, dropped to 7th under 1f out, weakened | ||||||||||
11th |
13(10) |
| 8 L |
Waters Wild (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
80 / 2 |
Flat (20) | D Nolan | J Feane Trevor C Stewart |
100/1 | |
| towards rear, 13th halfway, no impression in detached 12th over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
12th |
2(14) |
| NK |
Amor Fati (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 6 |
Flat (7) | N G McCullagh | J M Oxx Mr Stuart Morgan… |
66/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no impression in detached 13th 1 1/2f out, no extra | ||||||||||
13th |
12(3) |
| 8 L |
Valkenburg (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
/ 5 |
W J Lee | W McCreery Mr Dan Skelton |
33/1 | ||
| missed break, raced in rear, 14th halfway, ridden and detached 2f out, no headway, never a factor | ||||||||||
PU |
1(7) |
| - |
A Long Road Ahead (GER) (gelding, bay, 9 5) |
6 / 2 |
Flat (14) | L F Roche | P A Fahy M O Cullinane |
66/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, pulled up injured under 1f out | ||||||||||