22 Aug 2015 16:45 Curragh
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €39,001); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
Curragh Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(8) |   | - | Bear Cheek (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 1 / 2 | Flat (31) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Qatar Racing Limited | 13/8 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, progress to lead 1f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(2) |   | 1½ L | Independence Day (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 412 / 9 | Flat (42) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Chelsea Banham… | 2/1 | |
| chased leader, 3rd halfway, ridden to go 2nd 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | 3¼ L | Blood Moon (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) | 13723 / 3 | Flat (19) | Gary Carroll | G M Lyons Sean Jones | 20/1 | |
| chased leader, 5th halfway, closer over 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(4) |   | NK | Dolce Strega (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 31 / 3 | Flat (15) | J A Heffernan | W McCreery Renzo Forni | 12/1 | |
| chased leader, pushed along in 7th halfway, closer in 6th over 1f out, under pressure and kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5(9) |   | ¾ L | Dr Doro (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 8221 / 6 | Flat (13) | W J Lee | T Stack Allwins Stables | 10/1 | |
| led and soon clear, 5 lengths lead halfway, ridden and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(1) |   | 1 L | Promised Money (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 0131 / 3 | Flat (42) | P J Smullen | E Lynam Mrs Annette O'Callaghan | 9/2 | |
| chased leader, 6th halfway, closer in 4th over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(7) |   | ½ L | Madame Thunder (IRE) (filly, g, 9 0) | 158 / 3 | Flat (8) | Chris Hayes | D Bunyan & G O'Leary Straight To Victory… | 14/1 | |
| chased leader, 4th halfway, pushed along and no extra in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(6) |   | 7 L | Not My Way (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | / 3 | L F Roche | D Bunyan & G O'Leary The Cross Racing… | 100/1 | ||
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression in 8th halfway, no extra over 1f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(3) |   | 1 L | Iyiyiangel (IRE) (filly, g, 9 0) | / 4 | Gavin Faulkner | N Moran Edric Browne | 100/1 | ||
| slowly away and always detached, ridden and no extra under 2f out | ||||||||||
