03 Apr 2005 02:45 CURRAGH
Winner: £ (Penalty: £23,085); Distance: 1540; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Heavy.
Loughbrown Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(5) |   | - | Indesatchel (IRE) (Colt, , 126) | / 21 | J P Spencer | D Wachman Brian M Nolan | |||
| tracked leaders in 3rd, close up travelling best from over 2f out, quickened into lead under 1f out, soon clear, impressive | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(2) |   | 3.50 L | Merger (USA) (Colt, , 126) | / 5 | P J Smullen | D K Weld Michael W J Smurfit | |||
| settled 2nd, improved to lead under 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed under 1f out, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(4) |   | 0.50 L | Violets Empire (IRE) (Gelding, , 126) | / 6 | Declan McDonogh | Miss M A Doran Martin Doran | |||
| led, ridden and headed under 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(1) |   | 3.50 L | Russian Blue (IRE) (Colt, , 126) | / 5 | Kieren Fallon | A P O'Brien R E Sangster | |||
| held up in touch, 4th and effort over 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(3) |   | 2.00 L | Only Make Believe (GB) (Colt, , 126) | / 4 | K J Manning | J S Bolger Maktoum Al Maktoum | |||
| in rear throughout, driven along halfway, no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
