27 May 2018 17:20 Curragh
Winner: €25,000 (Penalty: €15,375); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm (Straight Course: Good).
Curragh 'Where Champions Are Made' Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | St Stephens Green (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 0) | 13100-4 / 8 | Flat (51), Jump (378) | Ronan Whelan | E Mullins Mrs A F Mee | 13/2 | |
| mid-division, headway travelling well into 5th 3f out, led 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, stayed on well under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Clongowes (IRE) (colt, bay, 10 0) | 1243-33 / 10 | Flat (14) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Sam Tingey & Charlie… | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, short of room and switched left 2f out, soon ridden, went 4th 1f out, progress into 2nd inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | ½ L | Great Trango (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 2242-32 / 8 | Flat (13), Jump (108) | Wayne Lordan | D H Kelly Martin J Donohue | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd 3f out, disputed lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | ½ L | Western Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 240/503- / 12 | Flat (203), Jump (33) | Fran Berry | P A Fahy John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| in rear, progress when short of room briefly over 2f out, went 7th on wide outer 2f out, ridden in 6th over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | ¾ L | Neverushacon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 9/53356- / 11 | Flat (190), Jump (14) | T P Madden | Mrs J Harrington Spend Till The… | 9/2 | |
| chased leader in 2nd, headway to lead 3f out, soon joined, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | NK | Golden Spear (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 9) | 01551/0- / 11 | Flat (382), Jump (33) | O J Orr | A J Martin John Breslin | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, 12th 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | HD | Song Of Namibia (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 11) | 17216-5 / 9 | Flat (36) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Money For Jam Syndicate | 9/1 | |
| rear of mid-division early, took keen hold and progress into mid-division halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | ½ L | Aydoun (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 1) | 17/200-4 / 5 | Flat (24), Jump (295) | Declan McDonogh | D K Weld Mrs C C Regalado-Gonzalez | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, checked and dropped to rear of mid-division over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, 7th 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 1¼ L | Grand Canyon (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 4) | 0/0479-1 / 6 | Flat (41), Jump (278) | S P Davis | Miss A Mooney Anonymous Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, ridden and no impression from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | 4¾ L | Nightly Wailing (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 0804-10 / 7 | Flat (19) | Rory Cleary | T Cleary Mrs K F Cleary | 50/1 | |
| towards rear on outer, no impression from 3f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | ½ L | Thomas O'malley (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 8161-32 / 7 | Flat (79), Jump (41) | C P Hoban | J R Finn Full On Partnership | 14/1 | |
| always behind, no impression straight, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 1 L | Mountain Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 6) | 4420-45 / 7 | Flat (24), Jump (268) | D E Sheehy | A Keatley Mr B McGleenon | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders in 5th, ridden in 6th under 3f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 4 |   | 17 L | Laid Back Luke (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 40/318-2 / 13 | Flat (24), Jump (66) | Robbie Colgan | S Lavery John Lavery | 16/1 | |
| led, headed and ridden 3f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Emperor Waltz (GB) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 1700-01 / 5 | Flat (12), Jump (168) | K J Leonard | J J Murphy Mrs John J Murphy | 0/0 | ||
