28 Aug 2016 16:25 Curragh
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €35,399); Distance: 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Yielding.
Round Tower Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(6) |   | - | Intelligence Cross (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 2123 / 11 | Flat (31) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier,mr… | 11/8 | |
| chased leader in 2nd, improved to lead under 2f out, soon ridden and stretched clear inside final furlong, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(10) |   | 4¼ L | Holy Cat (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) | 1 / 3 | Flat (17) | Colin Keane | M O'Callaghan Qatar Racing Limited | 2/1 | |
| chased leaders on inner and 5th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden from 1f out and kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | NK | De Boss Man (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 841 / 3 | Flat (8) | C O'Donoghue | M O'Callaghan J P Kehoe | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders on outer and 4th halfway, pushed along from 2f out and ridden in 2nd over 1f out, no impression and dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(7) |   | 1¼ L | Swish (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 9 0) | 736219 / 3 | Flat (8) | P J Smullen | J Feane Trevor C Stewart… | 33/1 | |
| towards rear and 7th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden and kept on into 4th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | ½ L | Velveteen (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 614 / 2 | Flat (8) | Gary Carroll | G M Lyons Qatar Racing Limited | 16/1 | |
| soon led, pushed along and headed uner 2f out, 3rd when slightly impeded inside final furlong, soon dropped to 5th | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(8) |   | ½ L | Sportsmanship (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 62145 / 2 | Flat (8) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 11/2 | |
| mid-division and 6th halfway, pushed along over 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(9) |   | NK | Solar Halo (USA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 4 / 4 | Flat (8) | W J Lee | W McCreery Flaxman Stables… | 40/1 | |
| mid-division early, dropped to 8th halfway, pushed along from 2f out, ridden from 1f out and kept on into 7th inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(4) |   | 2 L | Teo's Music (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | / 3 | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 20/1 | ||
| raced in rear, pushed along and some progress on outer from 2f out, no impression and weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(5) |   | 2½ L | Mayleaf Shine (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 236216 / 5 | Flat (8) | S Foley | J G Murphy Rs Solomon | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders on outer and 3rd halfway, weakened from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 1(1) |   | - | Born To Be (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 501 / 8 | Flat (26) | Declan McDonogh | J M Oxx J Pereira Lopes | 0/0 | ||
