20 Aug 2011 14:40 Curragh
Winner: €37,500 (Penalty: €24,375); Distance: 5f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Yielding (Round Course: Good).
www.thetote.com Curragh Stakes (Listed)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5(6) |   | - | An Ghalanta (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 242221 / 3 | Flat (15) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 9/2 | |
| always prominent, led 2f out, kept on well under pressure final furlong, held on close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(7) |   | HD | Boris Grigoriev (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 1) | 21338 / 6 | Flat (25) | J A Heffernan | A P O'Brien Mrs L Ward | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders on stands' side rail, 3rd halfway, 4th over 1f out, switched right inside final furlong and kept on well closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(2) |   | 1¼ L | Bible Black (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 1) | 521 / 4 | Flat (52) | Johnny Murtagh | G M Lyons Anamoine Limited | 3/1 | |
| always prominent, led before halfway, headed 2f out, driven along from over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(8) |   | HD | Hexagonal (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) | 44582 / 4 | Flat (15) | Chris Hayes | L Smyth Ms Hazel McGuinness | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, switched right from 2f out, kept on well on outer inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(5) |   | ½ L | Experience (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 2114 / 3 | Flat (42) | W J Lee | D Wachman Derrick Smith &… | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd and challenged over 1f out, ridden and no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(3) |   | 1¼ L | Gold Lace (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 4158 / 3 | Flat (75) | Fran Berry | P J Prendergast Mr Rick Barnes | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride and in rear, 6th from 2f out, kept on one pace without troubling leaders | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(4) |   | 2½ L | Bahama Spirit (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 34144 / 3 | Flat (21) | Declan McDonogh | K Prendergast Coral Champions… | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, never a factor, no threat from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(1) |   | 2 L | Lady Rochford (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 761 / 2 | Flat (45) | K Latham | G M Lyons Sheikh Mohammed | 7/1 | |
| always towards rear, no threat from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
