21 May 2016 17:40 Curragh
Winner: €300,000 (Penalty: €171,000); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Yielding.
Tattersalls Irish 2,000 Guineas (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(5) |   | - | Awtaad (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 0) | 31-11 / 12 | Flat (19) | Chris Hayes | K Prendergast Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th on outer halfway, closed 3f out travelling smoothly, pushed along to lead under 2f out, stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(1) |   | 2½ L | Galileo Gold (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 0) | 21113-1 / 4 | Flat (21) | L Dettori | H Palmer Al Shaqab Racing | 5/4 | |
| soon tracked leaders on inner, a little keen, pushed along under 3f out, soon switched right, not much room briefly over 2f out, chased winner and no impression inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(6) |   | 4¼ L | Blue De Vega (GER) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 311-2 / 9 | Flat (19) | Colin Keane | M O'Callaghan Mrs J Morley | 7/1 | |
| held up, soon 6th, progress to chase leaders from 2f out, ridden to chase winner and edged right over 1f out, soon no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(7) |   | 1¾ L | Bravery (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2-61 / 5 | Flat (33) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Thoroughbred British… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, soon 7th, no impression from 2f out, chased leaders and slightly impeded over 1f out and edged left, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(3) |   | 2½ L | Shogun (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 1360-32 / 3 | Flat (13) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… | 20/1 | |
| pushed along early to track leaders, pushed along again in 5th 3f out, switched left 2f out, soon no impression, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(2) |   | 2¼ L | Air Vice Marshal (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 312-4 / 3 | Flat (21) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 10/1 | |
| soon led, headed from under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(8) |   | 6 L | Air Force Blue (USA) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 12111-0 / 3 | Flat (21) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | 4/1 | |
| took keen hold, soon in rear, pushed along towards outer 2f out, soon no impression, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7(4) |   | ¾ L | Sanus Per Aquam (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 112313- / 4 | Flat (224) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 16/1 | |
| close up, pushed along over 2f out, soon no impression, impeded over 1f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
