25 Aug 2012 16:25 Curragh
Winner: €39,000 (Penalty: €25,350); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places).
Manguard Plus Curragh Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(4) |   | - | Three Sea Captains (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 233 / 2 | Flat (6) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Ganley Brothers… | 8/1 | |
| soon raced in 5th, brought to outer and challenged from 2f out, on terms 1f out, edged narrowly ahead and stayed on well under pressure from 100yds out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(7) |   | NK | Boston Rocker (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 61522 / 4 | Flat (19) | S Foley | E Lynam The Socrates Partnership | 7/1 | |
| attempted to make all, pressed from 2f out, joined 1f out, narrowly headed and kept on well without quite matching winner from 100yds out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(6) |   | 3¾ L | Leitir Mor (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 227232 / 4 | Flat (13) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 9/2 | |
| soon raced in 4th, 5th 2f out, went 4th again under pressure 1f out, 3rd and kept on without troubling 1st 2 inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(5) |   | 4¼ L | Royal Empress (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 0) | 32 / 3 | Flat (70) | J A Heffernan | D Wachman D Graham & Mrs… | 10/1 | |
| close up, niggled along 2f out, dropped to 5th and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(3) |   | ½ L | Curly Wee (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 41 / 3 | Flat (20) | Fran Berry | D Wachman John P McManus | 9/2 | |
| soon off the pace towards rear, ridden in moderate 6th and kept on same pace from 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(1) |   | 1¼ L | Gale Force Ten (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 3124 / 3 | Flat (44) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien M tabor/d smith/mme… | 1/1 | |
| soon close up in 3rd, niggled along 2f out, no extra from 1f out, lame | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(2) |   | 7½ L | Almanack (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 316 / 9 | Flat (56) | W J Lee | T Stack M I Pattinson Racing | 20/1 | |
| soon off the pace in rear, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8(8) |   | - | Zoola (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 0) | 13 / 3 | Flat (32) | P J Smullen | A Heffernan Andrew Heffernan | |||
