30 Jun 2024 13:40 Curragh
Winner: €120,000 (Penalty: €72,000); Distance: 6f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Yielding.
GAIN Railway Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(5) |   | - | Henri Matisse (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1 / 3 | Flat (36) | Wayne Lordan | A P O'Brien Magnier/tabor/smith/merri | 8/1 | |
| dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 5th after halfway, progress in 4th over 1f out, ran on well in 3rd final furlong to lead closing stages, kept on best | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(6) |   | ½ L | The Strikin Viking (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1 / 3 | Flat (15) | T Eaves | K A Ryan Wathnan Racing | 7/2 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, led under 2f out, kept on final furlong, headed closing stages, not match winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(4) |   | 3¼ L | Arizona Blaze (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 1213 / 3 | Flat (10) | D Egan | A Murray AMO Racing Limited… | 6/1 | |
| broke well to lead, headed under 2f out, dropped to 3rd over 1f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(2) |   | HD | Tunbridge Wells (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 21 / 2 | Flat (25) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor &… | 11/8 | |
| tracked leader, 3rd halfway, improved to 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong, no impression, weakened closing stages, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3(1) |   | 6 L | Principality (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 21 / 3 | Flat (21) | S M Levey | R Hannon Mr R L Banks | 4/1 | |
| dwelt slightly, raced towards rear, 4th after halfway, dropped to 5th and no impression over 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4(3) |   | - | Red Evolution (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 32 / 3 | Flat (22) | Non Runner | M O'Callaghan J Kirkland | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
| 5(7) |   | - | The Parthenon (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) | 51 / 2 | Flat (14) | Declan McDonogh | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith &… | 0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||
