09 Sep 2017 18:45 Leopardstown
Winner: €1,250,000 (Penalty: €712,500); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Good in places).
QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(10) |
| - |
Decorated Knight (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 7) |
161265 / 5 |
Flat (17) | Andrea Atzeni | H & R Charlton Al Homaizi, Saleh… |
25/1 | |
| in rear, 10th halfway, closed 1f out, ridden and good headway to lead narrowly final 100 yards, kept on best under pressure | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(9) |
| ½ L |
Poet's Word (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
412-121 / 5 |
Flat (36) | James Doyle | Sir Michael Stoute Mr Saeed Suhail |
10/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, closed 1f out, almost on terms final 100 yards, kept on, not match winner close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
9(1) |
| 1¾ L |
Eminent (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-16451 / 5 |
Flat (25) | L Dettori | M Meade Sir P J Vela &… |
3/1 | |
| broke well to lead, 4 lengths clear after 3f, reduced advantage 3f out, under pressure and ridden over 1f out, headed final 100 yards, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
4th |
2(5) |
| ¾ L |
Moonlight Magic (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
63-2731 / 4 |
Flat (51) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin |
33/1 | |
| chased clear leader, 4th halfway, progress to 2nd over 1f out, soon ridden, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, no extra | ||||||||||
5th |
10(4) |
| ¾ L |
Taj Mahal (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
244692 / 3 |
Flat (28) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
50/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped to 7th halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong to 5th close home, no threat | ||||||||||
6th |
8(6) |
| SHD |
Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
51-1244 / 4 |
Flat (17) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs Magnier/m Tabor/d… |
9/1 | |
| towards rear, progress to 5th halfway, not much room on inner 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
7(2) |
| NS |
Churchill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
11-1142 / 3 |
Flat (17) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Tabor, Michael… |
8/11 | |
| settled 3rd, ridden over 1f out, not much room on inner inside final furlong, no impression, eased closing stages | ||||||||||
8th |
6(3) |
| 1 L |
Zhukova (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
117-114 / 5 |
Flat (69) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez |
10/1 | |
| towards rear, 6th halfway, ridden over 1f out, weakened under 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
5(7) |
| 3½ L |
The Grey Gatsby (IRE) (colt, not availiable, 9 7) |
605-454 / 6 |
Flat (30) | D P McDonogh | D K Weld F Gillespie |
66/1 | |
| in rear, 9th halfway, under pressure 2f out, ridden over 1f out, no headway, never a factor | ||||||||||
10th |
4(8) |
| 4½ L |
Success Days (IRE) (colt, not availiable, 9 7) |
10-2421 / 7 |
Flat (42) | S Foley | K J Condon R Ng |
40/1 | |
| tracked clear leader, 2nd halfway, closed 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased close home | ||||||||||