20 Aug 2016 15:20 Curragh
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €35,399); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places on the straight course).
Jimmy O'Neill Irish Racing Excellence Curragh Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1(3) |
| - |
Hit The Bid (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
67 / 11 |
Flat (91) | L F Roche | D Bunyan & G O'Leary Straight To Victory… |
50/1 | |
| chased leaders on far side, headway to dispute lead 2f out, ridden and led 1 1/2f out, drifted left under pressure under 1f out, stayed on well on stands' rail close home | ||||||||||
2nd |
7(6) |
| ½ L |
Mur Hiba (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
931 / 3 |
Flat (13) | K J Manning | M O'Callaghan Sh M Bin Khalifa… |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 5th 2f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
3rd |
11(2) |
| ½ L |
Yulong Baobei (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) |
1271 / 3 |
Flat (42) | S Foley | M Halford Zhang Yuesheng |
9/4 | |
| broke well and led, pushed along and joined 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, close enough 2nd when checked under 1f out, soon dropped to 3rd, ridden and stayed on again close home | ||||||||||
4th |
10(4) |
| ¾ L |
Velveteen (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
61 / 2 |
Flat (34) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Qatar Racing Limited |
10/1 | |
| soon prominent, pushed along and disputed lead briefly 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
5th |
3(8) |
| SHD |
Sportsmanship (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
6214 / 2 |
Flat (24) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… |
3/1 | |
| in rear, 8th 2f out, soon pushed along and some progress, checked 1f out, ridden and kept on without threatening final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
5(1) |
| HD |
Mayleaf Shine (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
723621 / 5 |
Flat (15) | Gary Carroll | J G Murphy Rs Solomon |
16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along in 7th 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
6(9) |
| HD |
Miss Cogent (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
851785 / 3 |
Flat (15) | W J Lee | J P Murtagh JP Murtagh Racing |
50/1 | |
| slowly into stride and in rear, effort under 2f out, ridden on outer final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
8th |
4(10) |
| HD |
Giselle's Charm (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) |
4212 / 2 |
Flat (29) | Shane Kelly | M O'Callaghan Brendan Keogh |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th and briefly short of room 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
9(11) |
| 1 L |
Swish (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 9 0) |
73621 / 3 |
Flat (6) | N G McCullagh | J Feane Trevor C Stewart… |
16/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, ridden from 2f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
10th |
2(7) |
| 2½ L |
Leo Minor (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
231 / 7 |
Flat (19) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Mr D Griffiths |
2/1 | |
| chased leaders on stands' side, rail, short of room from 2f out, unable to find racing room and eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
8(5) |
| - |
Pious Alexander (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
3 / 3 |
Flat (56) | P J Smullen | E Lynam Noel O'Callaghan |
0/0 | ||