18 Jul 2015 17:15 Curragh
Winner: €120,000 (Penalty: €72,000); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Invincible Spirit Sapphire Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(7) |   | - | Stepper Point (GB) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 9-94704 / 8 | Flat (14) | P J Smullen | W R Muir Mr C L A Edginton | 6/1 | |
| soon led, joined from over 2f out, narrowly headed from 1f out, regained lead inside final furlong and stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(5) |   | NK | Mecca's Angel (IRE) (filly, g, 9 4) | 11511-1 / 5 | Flat (69) | P Mulrennan | M Dods Mr David T J Metcalfe | 8/11 | |
| close up in 2nd, on terms over 2f out, soon pushed along, gained narrow lead from 1f out, headed and kept on without matching winner inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(6) |   | ¾ L | Moviesta (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 3403-00 / 7 | Flat (28) | Wayne Lordan | E Lynam H Redknapp & W… | 6/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders in 4th, still travelling smoothly 2f out, pushed along to go 3rd from over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(3) |   | ½ L | Wind Fire (USA) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 40-6302 / 4 | Flat (14) | Andrea Atzeni | D H Brown Qatar Racing Limited | 5/1 | |
| soon raced in 5th, pushed along before halfway, 6th 1f out, kept on final furlong into 4th closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(4) |   | HD | Dikta Del Mar (SPA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 241-436 / 4 | Flat (20) | C O'Donoghue | T Hogan Mrs Mairead O'Keeffe… | 40/1 | |
| in rear, pushed along 2f out on inner, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong and dropped to 5th closing stages | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 1 L | Monsieur Joe (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 431242 / 10 | Flat (7) | Joseph O'Brien | P T Midgley Taylor's Bloodstock… | 16/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before halfway, 5th 1f out, no impression and dropped to 6th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(2) |   | 4¾ L | Russian Soul (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 233401 / 10 | Flat (6) | S Foley | M Halford Mrs A G Kavanagh | 25/1 | |
| towards rear in 6th, pushed along over 2f out, soon some headway on outer, dropped to last 1f out, no impression and eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
