Full Result 5.00 Curragh (IRE) | 25 August 2001

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(0-95, 3yo+) 7f Good

1st €18,753.02 2nd €5,481.65 3rd €2,596.57 4th €865.52

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	11. Exceptional Paddy (IRE) 6/1 Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ M Halford	Tadhg O'Shea ⁵ M Halford	3	83	80	68	91	–
b c Common Grounds - Itkan (IRE) (Marju)
Tracked leaders, close 2nd from 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden clear final furlong, comfortably (op 4/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 2½	8. Intensity 8/1 Mick Kinane R J Osborne	Mick Kinane R J Osborne	5	89 t	76	61	81	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Brillante (FR) (Green Dancer)
Held up, headway 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 6/1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 2 [4½]	4. Private Ben (IRE) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Kevin Prendergast	3	811	88	62	88	–
b g Ridgewood Ben - Timeless I (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch, progress 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ hd [4¾]	14. Gossie Madera (IRE) 14/1 Derek Stamp ⁷ L T Reilly	Derek Stamp ⁷ L T Reilly	8	75 2	65	42	65	–
b g Toca MaderaI (IRE) - Sarania (Sassafras)
Prominent, 2nd and ridden halfway, 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on under pressure (op 12/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5½]	13. Factice Royal (IRE) 8/1 G D Power ³ Kevin Prendergast	G D Power ³ Kevin Prendergast	3	79 t	70	42	68	–
b f Royal Academy (USA) - Factice (USA) (Known Fact)
Chased leaders on far side, 7th 2f out, kept on one paced (op 6/1)

6⁽²⁾ ¾ [6¼]	3. Lunardi (IRE) 7/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	94 b¹	90	60	86	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Gold Tear (USA) (Tejano)
Tracked leaders travelling well, led under 2f out, soon ridden and headed, weakened final furlong (op 11/2)

7⁽⁸⁾ 3 [9¼]	5. Stay Cool (IRE) 8/1 A J Nolan C Collins	A J Nolan C Collins	4	91	82	48	70	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Blue Guitar (Cure The Blues)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression from 2f out (op 5/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 2 [11¼]	6. Willyever 10/1 Colm O'Donoghue ³ F J Bowles	Colm O'Donoghue ³ F J Bowles	7	810	80	40	63	–
b g Merdon Melody - Stonebroker (Morston)
Tracked leaders on far rail, ridden and no impression from 2f out (op 8/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [13¼]	1. True Blue Victory (IRE) 9/1 Johnny Murtagh T M Walsh	Johnny Murtagh T M Walsh	5	100	95	49	73	–
b h Catrail (USA) - Russian Ribbon (USA) (Nijinsky)
Slowly into stride and behind, kept on one paced from 2 1/2f out (op 12/1)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [14¼]	2. Tushna (IRE) 8/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	912	93	44	69	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Smaointeach (IRE) (Green Desert)
Chased leaders on outer, weakened from 2f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [15]	10. Castanetta (IRE) 16/1 Eddie Ahern J T Gorman	Eddie Ahern J T Gorman	4	88 b	75	24	49	–
b f Dancing Dissident (USA) - Rachel Pringle (IRE) (Doulab)
Soon led, clear before halfway, headed and weakened under 2f out

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [15½]	7. Ciara Flyer (IRE) 100/30F P Shanahan Edward Butler	P Shanahan Edward Butler	5	89	76	23	49	–
b m Imperial Frontier (USA) - Maid Of The Ring (Stetchworth)
Chased leaders, ridden and no impression from 2 1/2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out (vet said mare was in season) (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

13⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [17]	9. Reptar (IRE) 25/1 Wayne Smith G M Lyons	Wayne Smith G M Lyons	4	89	76	18	45	–
b f Elbio - Iva's Flyer (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Held up, effort under pressure over 2f out, soon no extra (op 16/1)

14⁽³⁾ 9 [26]	12. Alconbury 10/1 Tom Queally ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	Tom Queally ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	3	712	75	–	21	–
b c Green Desert (USA) - Allegra (Niniski)
Behind from over 2f out

14 ran Off time: 5:03:00 Winning time: 1m 26.40s (slow by 2.90s) Total SP: 147%
1st owner: Mrs Beatrice Durkan (Exceptional Paddy) 1st breeder: Yeomanstown Stud
2nd owner: D Cox (Intensity)
3rd owner: Seven Good Reasons Syndicate (Private Ben)
Tote win: €7.10 PL: €2.50 €3.20 €3.30 Ex: €102.80 CSF: €60.11 Tricast: €566.12

5:00 Curragh (IRE) 25 Aug 2001

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