04 Jun 2012 16:10 Naas
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €39,000); Distance: 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).
Alfred Nobel Rochestown (C & G) Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Dawn Approach (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) | 11 / 3 | Flat (19) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin | 4/9 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to lead over 1f out, driven out to assert inside final furlong, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(2) |   | 2¾ L | Mister Marc (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 1 / 2 | Flat (9) | Richard Hughes | R Hannon Mr Andrew Russell | 5/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed and headed over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(6) |   | 4½ L | Tennessee Wildcat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 138 / 11 | Flat (9) | Gary Carroll | G M Lyons J F Levins | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders in 4th, 3rd halfway, no chance with first 2 from 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(5) |   | 3 L | Yes Two (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 31 / 2 | Flat (30) | J Millman | B R Millman Mustajed Partnership | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along in 4th halfway, no impression from 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(4) |   | SHD | Pedro The Great (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | / 3 | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… | 8/1 | ||
| chased leaders in 5th, driven along before halfway, never a factor, kept on one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | 9 L | Spirit Of The Air (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 4 / 2 | Flat (19) | S Foley | J J Murphy D Mac A'Bhaird | 66/1 | |
| always rear, soon outpaced and ridden along, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 1(3) |   | - | Cougar Ridge (USA) (colt, baybrown, 9 3) | 1 / 3 | Flat (22) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Michael Tabor &… | |||
