12 Aug 2018 15:35 Curragh
Winner: €250,000 (Penalty: €142,500); Distance: 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good.
Keeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(1) |   | - | Advertise (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 121 / 9 | Flat (31) | L Dettori | M Meade Phoenix Thoroughbred… | 11/10 | |
| led early, tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(2) |   | ½ L | So Perfect (USA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 1441 / 3 | Flat (42) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… | 7/1 | |
| broke well, ran freely, tracked leaders and 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 1f out and kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(3) |   | ½ L | The Irish Rover (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 3410 / 3 | Flat (54) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Mr M Tabor, D Smith… | 12/1 | |
| prominent and led after 1f, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong, no impression closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2(5) |   | 2¾ L | Indigo Balance (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 3) | 10 / 5 | Flat (54) | Colin Keane | Mrs J Harrington Zhang Yuesheng | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and drifted badly left 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(4) |   | 3 L | Sergei Prokofiev (USA) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 2113 / 4 | Flat (54) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Mr D Smith, Mrs… | 7/4 | |
| tracked leaders, ran freely, 3rd halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression in 4th over 1f out, no extra, eased | ||||||||||
| 5(6) |   | - | Gossamer Wings (USA) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 73124 / 3 | Flat (30) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 0/0 | ||
