24 May 2015 13:40 Curragh
Winner: €17,999 (Penalty: €12,420); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Yielding.
Big Bad Bob European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(11) |   | - | Air Force Blue (USA) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 3 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | 4/1 | ||
| went slightly left out of stalls, soon led and disputed, edged slightly right over 2f out, pushed along 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong, strongly pressed close home to just hold on at the line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(3) |   | NK | Rockaway Valley (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 2 | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Mill House LLC | 25/1 | ||
| held up, 8th halfway, pushed along on outer 2f out, closed into 2nd 1f out, stayed on well closing stages, not quite get to winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(5) |   | 2 L | Tonkinese (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 8 | James Doyle | M Halford Aengus King | 16/1 | ||
| close up, on terms halfway, headed and pushed along over 2f out, edged left over 1f out where 3rd, soon one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(8) |   | 3½ L | Independence Day (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 9 | W J Lee | D Wachman Chelsea Banham… | 16/1 | ||
| soon tracked leaders, 5th from halfway, slightly impeded 2f out, no impression on rail when bumped over 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(10) |   | HD | Munshid (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 3 | Chris Hayes | K Prendergast Hamdan Al Maktoum | 9/2 | ||
| close up, on terms halfway, headed and pushed along over 2f out, no impression when impeded over 1f out where 4th, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(4) |   | ½ L | Fisherman's Blues (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4 / 4 | Flat (35) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Mrs M Ward,angus… | 8/1 | |
| close up, close 4th halfway, dropped to 6th 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(12) |   | 3¾ L | Tribal Beat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4 / 5 | Flat (56) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin | 5/4 | |
| bumped slightly start, soon chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon pushed along, no impression from over 1f out where 7th, one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(2) |   | 8 L | Painted Cliffs (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 7 | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Ownaracehorse Ltd… | 12/1 | ||
| dwelt, held up, 10th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, 9th over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4(9) |   | NK | Gossip Central (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | / 6 | S Corby | A L T Moore Patrick McSherry | 100/1 | ||
| held up, 9th halfway, under pressure over 2f out, no impression when switched right over 1f out, soon no extra in 10th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(6) |   | 2 L | Trenchtown Rock (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 5) | / 11 | Fran Berry | C O'Brien V T O'Brien | 66/1 | ||
| bumped slightly start, took keen hold, tracked leaders, 7th halfway, dropped to 8th over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2(7) |   | 1¾ L | Collision Course (IRE) (colt, g, 9 5) | 6 / 4 | Flat (11) | Gary Carroll | A Oliver R Graffin | 40/1 | |
| slowly into stride and veered left out of stalls, soon behind, always in rear | ||||||||||
| 9(1) |   | - | Stamp Hill (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 4 / 5 | Flat (14) | Richard Hughes | J P Murtagh Merchants and Missionaries | |||
