02 Jul 2006 03:50 CURRAGH
Winner: £ (Penalty: £585,616); Distance: 2640; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3yo only; Going: Good.
Budweiser Irish Derby (Group 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0(9) |
| - |
Dylan Thomas (IRE) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 22 |
Kieren Fallon | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier… |
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| soon settled mid-division, 6th early straight, closer in 3rd under 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, quickly clear, stayed on well, impressive | ||||||||||
2nd |
0(8) |
| 3 L |
Gentlewave (IRE) (0, , 126) |
/ 5 |
J Murtagh | A Fabre Gary A Tanaka |
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| mid-division, 10th before straight, ridden in 6th over 1f out, stayed on well without threatening winner final furlong | ||||||||||
3rd |
0(7) |
| 1.5 L |
Best Alibi (IRE) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 5 |
M Kinane | Sir Michael Stoute Godolphin |
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| tracked leaders, 3rd from halfway, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
4th |
0(12) |
| 1.5 L |
Dragon Dancer (GB) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 5 |
D Holland | G Wragg Mr J L C Pearce |
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| led, keen hold, headed after 3f, chased leaders after, 5th approaching straight, soon 4th, no impression and kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
0(2) |
| 0.5 L |
Darsi (FR) (0, , 126) |
/ 5 |
C Soumillon | A Royer Dupre De S A Aga Khan |
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| parted company with rider on way to start, mid-division, 7th early straight, no impression and kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out | ||||||||||
6th |
0(11) |
| SHD |
Mountain (IRE) (Gelding, , 126) |
/ 5 |
J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs Gay Smith |
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| close up, mainly 2nd, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out, no extra when checked slightly inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
0(10) |
| SHD |
Heliostatic (IRE) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 3 |
K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger |
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| prominent, led after 3f, ridden clear straight, strongly pressed under 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
8th |
0(4) |
| 1 L |
Best Name (GB) (0, , 126) |
/ 5 |
C P Lemaire | R Collet Paul Vidal |
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| mid-division, closer in 5th early straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from under 2f out | ||||||||||
9th |
0(5) |
| 4 L |
Classic Punch (IRE) (Gelding, , 126) |
/ 10 |
John Egan | D R C Elsworth Mrs Brown's Boys |
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| towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
10th |
0(1) |
| 2 L |
Puerto Rico (IRE) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 4 |
C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Mrs John Magnier |
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| towards rear throughout, no impression under pressure straight | ||||||||||
11th |
0(13) |
| 0.75 L |
Monsieur Henri (USA) (Colt, , 126) |
/ 4 |
N G McCullagh | J C Hayden Francis J O'Toole |
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| towards rear, no impression under pressure from well before straight | ||||||||||
12th |
0(3) |
| 2.5 L |
Cougar Bay (IRE) (Gelding, , 126) |
/ 5 |
Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Joseph Joyce |
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| mid-division, closer in 4th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
13th |
0(6) |
| 20 L |
Land Before Time (IRE) (Gelding, , 126) |
/ 5 |
R M Burke | R J Osborne Thistle Bloodstock… |
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| close up, pulled hard, ridden over 4f out, soon lost place and weakened | ||||||||||