01 May 2023 13:50 Curragh
Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €24,000); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Soft (Soft to Heavy in places).
GAIN First Flier Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(2) |   | - | His Majesty (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 4 | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Smith,Magnier,Tabor,Westerberg,Brant | 5/2 | ||
| tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out and 4th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong to lead closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(6) |   | ¾ L | Valiant Force (USA) (colt, not availiable, 9 5) | / 4 | K Stott | A Murray AMO Racing Limited… | 7/1 | ||
| prominent and disputed lead, led 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden and edged left inside final furlong, kept on, headed closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(7) |   | 1½ L | Unquestionable (FR) (colt, bay, 9 5) | / 4 | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Al Shaqab Racing | 15/8 | ||
| tracked leaders, 2nd and pushed along under 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, 3rd and kept on one pace final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(4) |   | 3 L | Blame Thechampagne (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 4 / 3 | Flat (15) | S Foley | Mrs J Harrington Exors of the Late… | 22/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th and pushed along under 2f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(3) |   | ¾ L | Love Ya (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 3 / 2 | Flat (20) | Nathan Crosse | W McCreery Mrs Amanda McCreery | 9/1 | |
| disputed lead and led narrowly halfway, headed 2f out and soon pushed along in 3rd, 4th and ridden inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to rear close home | ||||||||||
| 1(8) |   | - | Bucanero Fuerte (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1 / 4 | Flat (37) | Dylan Browne McMonagle | A Murray AMO Racing Limited… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 3(1) |   | - | Noche Magica (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 5) | 1 / 2 | Flat (23) | W J Lee | P Twomey Mr Mohammed Ahmad… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 4(5) |   | - | Sturlasson (IRE) (colt, not availiable, 9 5) | 22 / 4 | Flat (23) | Declan McDonogh | K P Cotter Stack Media Ltd | 0/0 | ||
| Withdrawn | ||||||||||
| 9(9) |   | - | Vanity Pays (GB) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 22 / 3 | Flat (7) | Non Runner | P Twomey Mrs Sarah Bryan | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
