21 Aug 2005 05:25 GOWRAN PARK
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,901); Distance: 2640; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3yo & 4yo; Going: Good.
Kilkenny Racing Festival Maiden
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(11) |   | - | In The Folly (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 23 | Declan McDonogh | E Griffin David Flynn | |||
| 3rd early, lost place halfway, 5th under pressure over 2f out, headway over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(2) |   | 0.50 L | Leading Article (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 6 | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mr R E R Williams | |||
| mid-division, 5th halfway, improved into 2nd approaching straight, led travelling best under 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, drifted right, headed well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(4) |   | 2.00 L | Phoenix Hill (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 7 | J E Moriarty | J M Oxx Mr B R K Pain | |||
| held up, headway over 4f out, close 3rd into straight, 2nd and challenged 1 1/2f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(6) |   | 6.00 L | Siniyya (IRE) (Filly, , 123) | / 6 | J J Behan | J M Oxx H H Aga Khan | |||
| slowly into stride, soon led, ridden and strongly pressed entering straight, headed 2f out, 4th and no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(8) |   | 3.00 L | Catiline (IRE) (Colt, , 138) | / 7 | N G McCullagh | M J Grassick Mrs M J Grassick | |||
| behind, moderate 7th early straight, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0(10) |   | NK | Communication (GB) (Colt, , 128) | / 6 | D B Dias | J Quinn Jumeirah Racing | |||
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(5) |   | 20 L | Strident (USA) (Gelding, , 138) | / 8 | Johnny Murtagh | J J Lambe J F Little | |||
| chased leaders, 3rd and ridden 5f out, 5th 4f out, no extra early straight, eased over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(3) |   | 1.50 L | Silver Fern (IRE) (Filly, , 118) | / 5 | C P Geoghegan | Eoin Doyle Sheikh Mohammed | |||
| soon 2nd, dropped to 4th approaching straight, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(7) |   | 8.00 L | Always The Groom (IRE) (Gelding, , 121) | / 6 | K T Maher | P J Flynn Alexander Stafford | |||
| always behind, trailing from 4f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(1) |   | 6.00 L | Baudouin (IRE) (Colt, , 125) | / 5 | M C Hussey | M Browne J A Stewart | |||
| 5th early, weakened from halfway | ||||||||||
