Full Result 5.00 Curragh (IRE) | 19 August 2001

Great Connell Handicap

(0-80, 3yo+) 1m6f Yielding To Soft

1st €11,059.48 2nd €2,564.52 3rd €1,121.98 4th €641.13

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	6. American Gothic 10/1 Fran Berry Charles O'Brien	Fran Berry Charles O'Brien	3	90	78	68	86	–
b g Shirley Heights - Hocus (High Top)
Tracked leaders, 6th 5f out, 3rd and ridden entering straight, led 2f out, headed under 1f out, rallied to regain lead near finish (op 7/1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ hd	8. Veronica Cooper (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane D Hanley	Mick Kinane D Hanley	4	90	66	68	74	–
b f Kahyasi (IRE) - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Mid-division, headway early straight, 2nd under 2f out, ridden to lead under 1f out, kept on well under pressure, headed near finish (op 6/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 6 [6¼]	9. Kramer (IRE) 16/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ⁷ W T Farrell	Jerry O'Dwyer ⁷ W T Farrell	5	86	65	55	65	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Delightful Time (Manado)
Held up, 8th and ridden 2f out, moderate 3rd over 1f out, kept on

4⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [7]	10. Balapour (IRE) 16/1 Tom Queally ⁵ Patrick O Brady	Tom Queally ⁵ Patrick O Brady	3	87 t	76	52	75	–
b c Kahyasi (IRE) - Balaniya (USA) (Diesis)
Towards rear, ridden and kept on well straight (op 12/1)

5⁽⁹⁾ hd [7¼]	14. Aye Aye Popeye (IRE) 11/2F Wayne Smith Mrs John Harrington	Wayne Smith Mrs John Harrington	3	81	65	41	64	–
ch g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Boskovice (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Mid-division, progress into 5th entering straight, moderate 4th 1f out, one paced (op 4/1 tchd 6/1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ 6 [13¼]	2. Ezbek (IRE) 8/1 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	4	99 b	75	51	66	–
ch c Suave Dancer (USA) - Ebaziya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led entering straight, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra

7⁽⁵⁾ ½ [13¾]	11. Frametti (IRE) 12/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	3	810 b	74	37	64	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Eileenog (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Tracked leaders, 6th and ridden early straight, 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra (op 8/1)

8⁽¹⁷⁾ 1½ [15¼]	4. Izmir I (IRE) 12/1 Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ E J O'Grady	Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ E J O'Grady	5	811	68	40	56	–
b g Darshaan - Ilmiyya (FR) (Kenmare)
Towards rear, kept on straight (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ 6 [21¼]	13. Countess Sybil (IRE) 8/1 Declan McDonogh W P Mullins	Declan McDonogh W P Mullins	3	83	67	15	48	–
b f Dr Devious (IRE) - Countess Candy I (Great Nephew)
Held up, kept on one paced straight (op 7/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [22¾]	1. Khairambar (IRE) 14/1 N G McCullagh D T Hughes	N G McCullagh D T Hughes	4	100	80	37	59	–
gr g Persian Bold (IRE) - Khairkana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Led, ridden and headed entering straight, weakened and eased 1 1/2f out (op 10/1)

11⁽⁷⁾ nk [23]	12. Sudden Interest (IRE) 12/1 Eddie Ahern T A Regan	Eddie Ahern T A Regan	3	84	68	12	46	–
b g Blues Traveller (IRE) - Cerosia (Pitskelly)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

12⁽¹⁾ 3 [26]	3. Circus Maximus (USA) 12/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	4	95 b	71	21	45	–
b g Pleasant Colony (USA) - Crockadore (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th and ridden entering straight, soon weakened (op 8/1)

13⁽⁴⁾ nk [26¼]	5. Keeping The Faith (IRE) 13/2 Seamie Heffernan Thomas Carmody	Seamie Heffernan Thomas Carmody	7	91 t	67	16	41	–
b m Ajraas (USA) - Felicitas (Mr Fluorocarbon)
Mid-division, 10th halfway, weakened straight (op 5/1)

14⁽³⁾ 9 [35¼]	7. Sanaka (IRE) 12/1 P Shanahan R H Macnabb	P Shanahan R H Macnabb	6	90	66	–	28	–
b m Kahyasi (IRE) - Sanamia (Top Ville)
Prominent, 5th 5f out, weakened approaching straight

15⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [36]	17. True Commotion (IRE) 25/1 T M Houlihan ⁵ S J Mahon	T M Houlihan ⁵ S J Mahon	4	75	48	–	9	–
b f Great Commotion (USA) - How True (Known Fact)
Tracked leaders, 4th 5f out, weakened approaching straight (op 20/1)

16⁽²⁾ dist [66]	15. Cross Dall (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Lordan ⁵ Martin Brassil	Wayne Lordan ⁵ Martin Brassil	4	710	53	–	–	–
b f Blues Traveller (IRE) - Faapette (Runnett)
Slowly away and always behind, completely tailed off (op 10/1)