20 Aug 2023 14:30 Curragh
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €9,000); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places).
Plusvital Speed Gene Nursery Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(9) |
| - |
Duplantis (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
580 / 3 |
Flat (31) | L F Roche | G M Lyons Mrs Caroline Fennessy |
14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress on outer 2f out, ridden to close 1 1/2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on to press leaders inside final furlong, drifted left inside final 100 yards, led close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
3(10) |
| 1 L |
Carnegie Hall (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) |
442 / 2 |
Flat (23) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien EuroLindy Syndicate/Mrs… |
7/2 | |
| held up early, closer towards outer halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, pressed leaders 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 3rd over 1f out, kept on final furlong, every chance closing stages, held close home | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(2) |
| HD |
Staysound Susie (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
459 / 3 |
Flat (53) | A J Slattery | A Slattery Dreamers & Believers… |
12/1 | |
| settled behind leaders on far rail, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed closing stages, headed close home | ||||||||||
4th |
1(4) |
| HD |
Jakajaro (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 2) |
60312 / 3 |
Flat (15) | L T McAteer | D Marnane MRC International |
10/3 | |
| held up behind leaders, progress in 4th 2f out, soon ridden, challenged between horses 1 1/2f out, under pressure in 2nd over 1f out, kept on and every chance closing stages, held close home | ||||||||||
5th |
12(12) |
| 5 L |
Velvet Skies (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 7) |
4005 / 3 |
Flat (14) | W Joyce | M Mulvany F A McNulty |
33/1 | |
| held up on outer, closer halfway, ridden and and no impression 2f out, under pressure in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
6th |
9(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Sanshiro (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 13) |
5042 / 2 |
Flat (29) | C D Hayes | D Bunyan & G O'Leary Gerard O'Leary |
11/2 | |
| prominent and disputed early, disputed 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
7th |
4(1) |
| ½ L |
West Of Wichita (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 4) |
403223 / 3 |
Flat (23) | N M Crosse | Kevin Coleman Z Sarmiento Llovell |
16/5 | |
| led and disputed, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
8th |
7(7) |
| 1¾ L |
Guest Star (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
099 / 3 |
Flat (39) | R P Whelan | Mrs J Harrington Sniper Alley Syndicate |
18/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
9th |
5(8) |
| 4½ L |
St Laurence's Gate (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
380 / 2 |
Flat (58) | R P Cleary | J M Barrett Coleman Carroll |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and no extra over 2f out | ||||||||||
10th |
6(6) |
| 1 L |
Excel In Space (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
330 / 2 |
Flat (99) | G F Carroll | M Mulvany Big Blue Star Syndicate |
40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and no extra under 3f out | ||||||||||
11th |
2(3) |
| HD |
Prince X J (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
97108 / 2 |
Flat (29) | C T Keane | M O'Callaghan Paul J Nolan &… |
10/1 | |
| prominent early, soon tracked leaders, lost place on rail 2 1/2f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
11(11) |
| - |
Count Von Browne (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 8 7) |
087 / 2 |
Flat (14) | Non Runner | K P Cotter Matilda & Kilmichael… |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||