16 Jul 2015 20:30 Leopardstown
Winner: €45,000 (Penalty: €29,249); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Challenge Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
6(1) |
| - |
Fields Of Athenry (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
7-12 / 3 |
Flat (26) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mr F Velin |
7/4 | |
| soon led, 3 lengths clear halfway, asserted 1 1/2f out, reminder inside final furlong, kept on strongly, eased close home, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(2) |
| 10 L |
Silwana (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) |
313-01 / 5 |
Flat (19) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Kawakami Racing… |
7/4 | |
| held up 3rd, pushed along under 3f out, ridden approaching straight, progress to moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(3) |
| 2½ L |
Drifting Mist (GB) (filly, g, 9 4) |
380-334 / 5 |
Flat (10) | S Foley | M Halford Mrs A G Kavanagh |
6/1 | |
| broke well to lead early, soon raced 2nd, pushed along under 3f out, driven in 2nd under 2f out, dropped to moderate 3rd 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
4th |
1(6) |
| 4 L |
Certerach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
126798- / 7 |
Flat (277) | C P Hoban | M Halford Paul Rooney |
14/1 | |
| bit slowly away, ran 6th, 5th 8f out, pushed along under 3f out, some headway to moderate 4th 1 1/2f out, no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
2(4) |
| 8 L |
Cullentry Royal (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) |
045784 / 8 |
Flat (8), Jump (571) |
Gary Carroll | J F Levins If It's Ment To… |
66/1 | |
| raced 5th, 6th 8f out, pushed along under 3f out, no impression straight | ||||||||||
6th |
3(5) |
| 1¼ L |
Manndawi (FR) (colt, g, 9 9) |
31425/3 / 5 |
Flat (39) | Wayne Lordan | E A L Dunlop J M Haseler & OTI… |
9/2 | |
| settled 4th, pushed along 3f out, dropped to moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||