17 Aug 2017 19:10 Leopardstown
Winner: €63,000 (Penalty: €37,170); Distance: 1m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places).
Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(2) |   | - | Alexios Komnenos (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 12-3 / 11 | Flat (47) | Chris Hayes | J A Stack Werrett Bloodstock… | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway under 2f out, ridden to challenge and led over 150 yards out, under pressure and kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(5) |   | 1½ L | Music Box (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 861221 / 3 | Flat (14) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien M Tabor/mrs J Magnier/d… | 10/1 | |
| slowly into stride, mid-division, not clear run and switched right in 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong to go 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(1) |   | SHD | Custom Cut (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 621782 / 9 | Flat (18) | D Tudhope | D O'Meara Frank Gillespie… | 12/1 | |
| led, pushed along entering straight, ridden and headed over 150 yards out, no impression and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(6) |   | ¾ L | Morando (FR) (colt, grey, 9 7) | 41117-1 / 9 | Flat (47) | Andrea Atzeni | R Varian King Power Racing… | 6/4 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and ridden in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(9) |   | NK | Intricately (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 0-40467 / 3 | Flat (33) | Wayne Lordan | J P O'Brien Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(4) |   | 1 L | Diamond Fields (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 2832-16 / 4 | Flat (108) | W J Lee | J A Stack Ms Mary Slack | 25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, pushed along under 2f out and some headway 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(8) |   | HD | Flight Risk (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 10) | 490-148 / 10 | Flat (32) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, checked halfway, switched right in rear 1f out, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5(7) |   | ¾ L | Sea Wolf (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 010-312 / 5 | Flat (47) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons David Spratt | 13/2 | |
| always towards rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and no impression on outer 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(3) |   | 1¼ L | True Valour (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 2-13381 / 6 | Flat (47) | P J Smullen | J P Murtagh R Johnson | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra | ||||||||||
