01 Oct 2010 20:30 Dundalk
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €39,000); Distance: 1m 2f 150y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
Diamond Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(1) |   | - | Gitano Hernando (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 1211-16 / 5 | Flat (188) | Kieren Fallon | M Botti Ramzan Kadyrov | 9/10 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, switched to outer 1 1/2f out, soon driven along, improved into 2nd and challenged 1f out, ran on well to lead close home, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(6) |   | NK | Wade Giles (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11) | 1142 / 3 | Flat (19) | K Latham | G M Lyons Pearl Bloodstock… | 6/1 | |
| held up, 6th into straight, headway on outer 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed close home, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(3) |   | 1½ L | Mid Mon Lady (IRE) (Filly, brown, 8 13) | 028380 / 7 | Flat (27) | D C Byrne | H Rogers N & P Racing Partnership | 33/1 | |
| held up in rear, last travelling well entering straight, 5th and ridden 1f out, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(4) |   | 1½ L | Northgate (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 252002 / 7 | Flat (47) | Chris Hayes | J G Murphy Joseph G Murphy | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, improved into 2nd and challenged 2f out, 3rd 1f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | 3 L | Swing Pattern (USA) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 23 / 5 | Flat (15) | Fran Berry | J M Oxx MOCW Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| raced keenly, 3rd halfway, weakened early straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(7) |   | NK | Beethoven (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 6-64144 / 3 | Flat (6) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Michael Tabor,… | 3/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(5) |   | 1½ L | Dansant (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 6134-14 / 6 | Flat (27) | P J Smullen | G A Butler Mrs Barbara M Keller | 8/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon no extra, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
