04 Sep 2018 19:35 Naas
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,160); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Nursery Of Champions Handicap (45-65) (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Universal Focus (GER) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 345222 / 10 | Flat (9), Jump (684) | Gary Carroll | R O'Sullivan Champagne And Dreams | 2/1 | |
| disputed briefly, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, stayed on into 2nd under 1f out, soon pressed leader, disputed final 50 yards, edged ahead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(8) |   | ½ L | Challow (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 892209 / 7 | Flat (61), Jump (36) | Colin Keane | T G McCourt Mr V Thompson | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 4f out, ridden into narrow lead 2 1/2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, joined last 50 yards and headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(13) |   | ½ L | Lady De Vesci (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 1) | 48954 / 9 | Flat (20) | Ronan Whelan | M Halford Leah Halford | 8/1 | |
| mid-division and ran freely early, ridden into 6th 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on well final furlong into 3rd closing stages | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(11) |   | 1¾ L | Lustful (GB) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 034-554 / 4 | Flat (17) | W J Lee | W McCreery The Lustful Partnership | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, progress into close 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out, under pressure in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 15(5) |   | ½ L | Torthai An Ghra (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 864447 / 6 | Flat (27) | S Foley | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(3) |   | ½ L | Belle Free (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 8-96 / 5 | Flat (79) | G P Halpin | J G Murphy Joseph St John… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(6) |   | ½ L | Conquest (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 4) | 56005-9 / 3 | Flat (61) | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… | 10/1 | |
| soon led, joined 4f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, under pressure in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(12) |   | 6 L | El Tren (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 3360-57 / 12 | Flat (15) | S D Torrens | A A Howard Ms Julianne McNally… | 12/1 | |
| held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(2) |   | NK | Styler Label (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 066 / 3 | Flat (26) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 14/1 | |
| mid-division early, towards rear halfway, ridden and no impression over 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(15) |   | 3¾ L | Get Out Of Jail (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 4) | 060063 / 8 | Flat (15), Jump (74) | S M Crosse | J C McConnell Let's Get Lucky… | 6/1 | |
| dwelt and towards rear, progress into 7th 3f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9(10) |   | 3½ L | Ar Eagla Na Heagla (GB) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 000-200 / 7 | Flat (69), Jump (26) | O J Orr | Francis Casey Mrs Peter Casey… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division early, soon towards rear, ridden and no impression 3f out, no extra 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(14) |   | 2¾ L | Magic Sea (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 030009 / 7 | Flat (4) | J A Heffernan | Mrs S Dawson Anthony Peter Passmore… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, progress into 5th halfway, ridden and no extra over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12(7) |   | 22 L | Beat Of The Sea (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 800-476 / 9 | Flat (98) | D E Sheehy | E Sheehy Michael Allen | 25/1 | |
| dwelt and towards rear, progress into mid-division halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11(9) |   | 30 L | Afillyation (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 940- / 3 | Flat (326) | R P Downey | S Nolan Martin McManus | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders briefly, soon mid-division, towards rear halfway, trailing over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13(16) |   | - | Crossingoz (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 8 9) | 05/0938 / 7 | Flat (20) | N G McCullagh | W J Fitzpatrick William Mulrooney… | 0/0 | ||
| 16(4) |   | - | Fake Media (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 8008 / 4 | Flat (59) | Wayne Lordan | C O'Brien Fitzy Chicks Partnership | 0/0 | ||
| 17 |   | - | Miro (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 67-6043 / 6 | Flat (9), Jump (46) | Reserve 1 | G Elliott The Blue Ball Syndicate | 0/0 | ||
| 18 |   | - | Drakensberg (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 0510-85 / 9 | Flat (58), Jump (103) | Reserve 2 | A J Martin G Bryce | 0/0 | ||
