20 Mar 2011 17:05 Curragh
Winner: €20,500 (Penalty: €13,325); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft.
Gabriel Curran Memorial Madrid Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1(12) |   | - | Defining Year (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 10) | 512- / 11 | Flat (176) | Gary Carroll | M Halford Mrs Karen Bowen | 7/1 | |
| settled in mid-division, headway into 4th under 2f out, challenged 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(11) |   | SHD | Adilapour (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 1- / 3 | Flat (176) | Johnny Murtagh | J M Oxx H H Aga Khan | 3/1 | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, headway to lead 2f out, driven along over 1f out, headed under pressure well inside final furlong, rallied closing strides, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10(6) |   | 3 L | Shelley Beach (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 11) | 023- / 3 | Flat (161) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman River Flow Syndicate | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 10th 3f out, pushed along in 9th 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong without reaching principals | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(7) |   | ½ L | Il Boro (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 5681- / 3 | Flat (151) | Fran Berry | E P Harty Mrs Kathleen Quinn | 16/1 | |
| held up towards rear, 11th 2f out, switched right and ridden to go 5th 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(9) |   | 1¼ L | Crystal Belle (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 380512- / 3 | Flat (105) | B A Curtis | P Martin Mrs Nuala Brennan | 14/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out, no impression in 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(1) |   | ¾ L | Stylish One (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 1) | 841- / 3 | Flat (146) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on stand side, 7th halfway, 8th 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(10) |   | HD | Eirnin (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 091- / 3 | Flat (165) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Mrs A M O'Brien… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, driven along 2f out, 4th 1f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(13) |   | 2½ L | Free Art (GB) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 365432- / 5 | Flat (163) | Chris Hayes | P D Deegan Mr A S Ward | 20/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway after halfway, went 5th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13(2) |   | 1¾ L | Going Gaga (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 340018- / 3 | Flat (160) | D J Moran | Michael Mulvany L Mulvany | 16/1 | |
| led, driven along and headed 2f out, no extra under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(8) |   | 1¾ L | When Not Iff (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 10) | 21- / 4 | Flat (233) | Declan McDonogh | K Prendergast J C Harley | 6/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(5) |   | 1¼ L | Qubuh (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 01- / 4 | Flat (186) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mr D M Smith | 10/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(4) |   | 2½ L | Mr Man In The Moon (IRE) (gelding, g, 9 3) | 214660- / 6 | Flat (168) | D E Egan | P W Flynn Mr James Peter… | 33/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden and dropped to 7th 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(3) |   | 5½ L | Light Footsteps (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 3408- / 5 | Flat (174) | Ronan Whelan | E Griffin Mrs Martina Griffin | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from over 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
