07 Aug 2011 14:35 Curragh
Winner: €95,001 (Penalty: €57,150); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Round Course; Good).
Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2(5) |
| - |
Banimpire (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 1) |
115112 / 3 |
Flat (21) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger |
4/5 | |
| held up in rear, niggled along entering straight, headway on outer to lead under 2f out, soon edged right, driven out and kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
2nd |
4(6) |
| ¾ L |
Dunboyne Express (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
15-1552 / 3 |
Flat (17) | D P McDonogh | K Prendergast J Connaughton |
4/1 | |
| broke well and soon settled in 4th, headway to dispute briefly 2f out, soon headed and edged right, kept on under pressure without matching winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
5(4) |
| 3 L |
Mutahadee (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-3 / 3 |
Flat (18) | W M Lordan | T Stack Sh M Bin Khalifa… |
13/2 | |
| settled on inner mainly 5th, not clear run early staright, kept on same pace final furlong without threatening first 2 | ||||||||||
4th |
1(3) |
| ½ L |
Aoife Alainn (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 10) |
41351-5 / 4 |
Flat (43) | P J Smullen | T Collins Luca Somaini |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden and no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
5th |
3(1) |
| 1 L |
Cocozza (USA) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
21-5 / 5 |
Flat (18) | Johnny Murtagh | J M Oxx Mr Charlie Pigram |
7/1 | |
| soon led, joined halfway, driven along and headed under 2f out, 3rd when checked over 1f out, switched left and kept on one pace final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
6(2) |
| 7 L |
Gemstone (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) |
1-27956 / 3 |
Flat (21) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… |
20/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, headway to dispute lead from halfway, ridden and headed when slightly checked under 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||