15 Sep 2012 15:00 Curragh
Winner: €17,500 (Penalty: €12,074); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Yielding.
Gain Freedom European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(12) |   | - | Pearl Music (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4 / 2 | Flat (86) | Gary Carroll | G M Lyons Pearl Bloodstock… | 9/1 | |
| settled towards rear, good headway on outer from 2f out to lead 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 12(8) |   | ¾ L | Zand (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 6 | C P Lemaire | J M Oxx Mr Markus Graff | 8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no impression over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(9) |   | 1 L | Stepwise (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 3 | N G McCullagh | J M Oxx Mrs Caitriona Oxx | 7/1 | ||
| towards rear, some headway in 7th 2f out, ridden and went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner and kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(11) |   | 3¼ L | Wexford Opera (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 5) | 24 / 8 | Flat (27) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 3/1 | |
| mid-division racing keenly, 8th halfway, headway into 3rd 2f out and challenged over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(10) |   | 1¾ L | Point Piper (USA) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 6 | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Gatto Racing, Llc,… | 8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and 4th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(2) |   | NK | Orator (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 3 / 3 | Flat (11) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Michael Tabor &… | 10/3 | |
| led, headed under pressure over 1f out and soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(7) |   | 1¾ L | Frozen North (IRE) (colt, g, 9 5) | / 4 | Chris Hayes | K Prendergast J C Harley | 25/1 | ||
| towards rear, never a factor, 8th over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(3) |   | 6 L | Distant Bells (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 5 / 2 | Flat (30) | Declan McDonogh | P Twomey P Twomey | 7/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2(4) |   | 1 L | Frank Lloyd Wright (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 7 / 2 | Flat (76) | S Foley | B W Duke Joseph Duke | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, no threat from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(6) |   | 1¼ L | Instruction (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 3 | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien C Boutin | 8/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, soon pushed along and no extra from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(5) |   | 1 L | Time For Action (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | / 5 | W J Lee | D Wachman John O Roche &… | 25/1 | ||
| always towards rear, ridden and no extra 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10(1) |   | 1½ L | Todd (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 7 / 11 | Flat (11) | B A Curtis | J J Murphy Mrs Anabel K Murphy | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
