07 May 2017 14:10 Leopardstown
Winner: €63,000 (Penalty: €37,200); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Ard Glen Construction Amethyst Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(1) |   | - | Custom Cut (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 4257-62 / 9 | Flat (15) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Frank Gillespie… | 9/2 | |
| broke well to lead, 1 1/2 lengths clear 3f out, strongly pressed and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(2) |   | ½ L | Raymonda (USA) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 1/14- / 4 | Flat (301) | P J Smullen | D K Weld K Abdullah | 5/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, strongly challenged leader 1 1/2f out, ridden under 1f out, kept on, not match winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(5) |   | NS | Cougar Mountain (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 580-286 / 6 | Flat (9) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien M Tabor/d Smith/mrs… | 9/4 | |
| soon raced 5th, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, headway to 4th 1f out, 3rd final 100 yards, kept on well, nearest finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(3) |   | 3¼ L | Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 86-9925 / 11 | Flat (28) | W J Lee | T Hogan Morgan J Cahalan | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon raced 3rd, no impression on leaders 1 1/2f out, soon ridden, dropped to 4th final 100 yards, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(4) |   | 1¼ L | Tribal Beat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 7212/17- / 5 | Flat (239) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Godolphin | 9/4 | |
| settled 4th, pushed along under 3f out, pushed along approaching straight, no impression under 2f out, dropped to 5th 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(6) |   | 1½ L | Elleval (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 9) | 928036 / 8 | Flat (22) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane An Geall Is Fearr… | 12/1 | |
| soon held up in rear, detached after 1f, closed up on field after 2f, 5th halfway, no impression in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace 1f out | ||||||||||
