26 Jun 2011 16:30 Curragh
Winner: €75,000 (Penalty: €45,000); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places on straight course).
Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise European Breeders Fund Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(9) |   | - | Gimli's Rock (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 2241-62 / 8 | Flat (91), Jump (54) | Fran Berry | Mrs J Harrington Geoffrey Ruddock | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along entering straight, ridden to lead 1 /2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(10) |   | 3 L | Top Spin (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 9) | 30218-2 / 8 | Flat (14) | S H James | J J Murphy Mr John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 5th early straight, ridden to go 2nd over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4(2) |   | ¾ L | Flowers Of Spring (IRE) (filly, baybrown, 9 6) | 60151-1 / 4 | Flat (44) | Chris Hayes | A Oliver Peter Jones | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th entering straight, soon pushed along, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach leaders | ||||||||||
| 4th | 18(6) |   | NK | Fosters Cross (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 314-9 / 13 | Flat (35), Jump (42) | C P Hoban | T Mullins Patrick J O'Donovan | 20/1 | |
| always prominent, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge briefly 2f out, no impression in 4th final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(1) |   | 1¾ L | Casbah Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 312112 / 7 | Flat (10) | K Latham | G M Lyons Mrs P Doyle | 14/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed early straight, headed under 2f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(19) |   | NK | Plum Sugar (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 30-4622 / 4 | Flat (23) | Ronan Whelan | P J Prendergast Richard Barnes | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd racing keenly, ridden early straight, no extra and dropped to 6th 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(15) |   | HD | Celendine (GB) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 4945-21 / 4 | Flat (8) | Johnny Murtagh | J M Oxx Mrs Barbara M Keller | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th entering straight, no impression from over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16(13) |   | NK | King Of Aran (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 8 4) | 22-1433 / 12 | Flat (16), Jump (225) | N G McCullagh | M J Grassick M C Grassick | 22/1 | |
| held up in rear, some headway early straight, 8th 2f out, soon no impression and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11(4) |   | 2½ L | Rattan (USA) (Colt, chestnut, 8 12) | 68220/6 / 8 | Flat (12), Jump (52) | P J Smullen | W P Mullins J A Coleman | 8/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, never a factor, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(11) |   | 3 L | Denny Crane (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 9) | 31-5603 / 8 | Flat (8) | Wayne Lordan | E Lynam Edward Lynam | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight, no extra from well over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 19(5) |   | 5 L | Redera (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 4) | 0V3127- / 10 | Flat (198), Jump (13) | S Foley | A J Martin Peter William Partnership | 7/2 | |
| held up, pushed along entering straight, no extra from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(3) |   | ¾ L | Stephen's Green (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 6) | 430-123 / 5 | Flat (35) | J A Heffernan | J M Ryan Mr T R Harris | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, never a factor, no extra from early straight | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14(8) |   | 1 L | De Valira (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 7) | 36853/R- / 11 | Flat (437), Jump (429) | B A Curtis | J Morrissey D Mac A'Bhaird | 33/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3(7) |   | ½ L | Deutschland (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 185/05-8 / 10 | Flat (8), Jump (50) | Gary Carroll | W P Mullins Allan McLuckie | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 15(18) |   | NK | Lonesome Maverick (IRE) (Gelding, g, 8 6) | 9570-45 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (30) | P B Beggy | D Kinsella Donal Kinsella | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13(14) |   | 2½ L | Mawaakef (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 412-75 / 6 | Flat (56) | Declan McDonogh | K Prendergast The Three Honest… | 20/1 | |
| in rear, took keen hold, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 17th | 17(16) |   | 11 L | Sublime Talent (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 5/4119-9 / 10 | Flat (49), Jump (26) | L F Roche | D K Weld Mrs C Williams | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and some headway on outer entering straight, soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 18th | 6(17) |   | Dist | Reiteration (USA) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 8/1140-0 / 4 | Flat (91) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger… | 22/1 | |
| held up in rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra in straight, eased when beaen, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 1(12) |   | - | Mount Helicon (GB) (colt, bay, 10 1) | 43/224-5 / 6 | Flat (84), Jump (53) | Joseph O'Brien | T Hogan Miss M A Masterson | |||
