26 Jun 2005 03:50 CURRAGH
Winner: £ (Penalty: £528,440); Distance: 2640; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good to Firm.
Budweiser Irish Derby (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(6) |   | - | Hurricane Run (IRE) (0, , 126) | / 22 | Kieren Fallon | A Fabre Gestut Ammerland | |||
| held up, last 3f out, smooth headway on outer early straight, ridden to lead inside final furlong, edged right, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(3) |   | 0.50 L | Scorpion (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 126) | / 6 | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… | |||
| always prominent, 2nd from before halfway, challenged travelling well entering straight, led under 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(9) |   | 4.00 L | Shalapour (IRE) (Colt, , 126) | / 5 | Fran Berry | J M Oxx H H Aga Khan | |||
| in touch, 5h 4f out, 4th into straight, moderate 3rd and kept on from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(7) |   | 4.00 L | Brahminy Kite (USA) (Colt, , 126) | / 4 | K Darley | Charlie & Mark Johnston Mr Abdulla BuHaleeba | |||
| led, strongly pressed entering straight, headed under 2f out, 4th and no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(8) |   | 2.00 L | Bahar Shumaal (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 126) | / 6 | Ted Durcan | C E Brittain Mr Saeed Manana | |||
| held up in touch, 7th 4f out, kept on same pace under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(4) |   | 2.00 L | Helvetio (GB) (Gelding, , 126) | / 7 | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mr Stef Stefanou | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(5) |   | 6.00 L | Fracas (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 126) | / 6 | J P Spencer | D Wachman Joseph Joyce | |||
| prominent, 3rd into straight, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(1) |   | 1.00 L | Walk In The Park (IRE) (Horse (entire), , 126) | / 6 | A Munro | J E Hammond M Tabor | |||
| raced keenly on outer, 4th halfway, weakened entering straight | ||||||||||
| 0(2) |   | - | Gypsy King (IRE) (Colt, , 126) | / 5 | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier | ||||
| broke leg and unseated rider after 2 furlongs unseated rider | ||||||||||
