13 Aug 2021 18:00 Curragh
Winner: €50,000 (Penalty: €30,000); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding in places).
Fitzdares Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(2) |   | - | Earlswood (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 73-1314 / 7 | Flat (48) | S B Kelly | J P Murtagh Glyn Davies & Mrs… | 9/4 | |
| mid-division on inner, headway into 4th on inner 2f out, soon switched left and ridden to challenge, improved to lead under 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(6) |   | ¾ L | Reve De Vol (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 8354-16 / 3 | Flat (45) | Colin Keane | G M Lyons Moyglare Stud Farm | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 2f out, went 4th 1f out, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3(12) |   | 1¾ L | Finans Bay (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 4212-56 / 6 | Flat (48) | N G McCullagh | M Halford Envirogreen Housing… | 22/1 | |
| prominent, took keen hold early, ridden to lead under 2f out, soon strongly pressed, headed under 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(10) |   | ½ L | Oodnadatta (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 1539-8U / 3 | Flat (26) | Wayne Lordan | Mrs J Harrington R Scarborough &… | 16/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, ridden and closer in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(1) |   | HD | Innisfree (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 8) | 2112/ / 4 | Flat (651) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… | 15/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden in 9th 3f out, 8th 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(9) |   | ½ L | Bear Story (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 21-2232 / 4 | Flat (37) | Gary Carroll | M Halford J Connaughton | 16/1 | |
| in rear, ridden in 10th 2f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(11) |   | ¾ L | Bolivar (FR) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 51122-6 / 4 | Flat (72) | W J Lee | P Twomey Team Valor International… | 10/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed under 2f out, close 3rd 1f out, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12(4) |   | 1¾ L | Visualisation (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 0) | 311212 / 5 | Flat (55) | Declan McDonogh | J P O'Brien Harold John Millar | 11/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 6th 1f out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(7) |   | 1¼ L | Layfayette (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 8) | 22-1461 / 8 | Flat (45) | Chris Hayes | N Meade Mrs Patricia Hunt | 17/2 | |
| chased leaders, ridden and dropped to 8th 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7(3) |   | HD | Leo De Fury (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 8) | 4/1556-5 / 6 | Flat (29) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Zhang Yuesheng | 6/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10(13) |   | HD | O'reilly (FR) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 2-1235 / 7 | Flat (56) | T P Madden | Mrs J Harrington Ms Bernadette Leigh | 22/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(8) |   | 34 L | Broad Street (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 7/3068-5 / 6 | Flat (36) | S M Crosse | L Comer Luke Comer | 100/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden 3f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 5(5) |   | - | Kalapour (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 4/142 / 4 | Flat (32) | Ronan Whelan | M Halford H H Aga Khan | 0/0 | ||
