Full Result 4.35 Curragh (IRE) | 29 June 2003

Arthur Guinness Handicap

(0-85, 4yo+) 2m Good

1st €26,000 2nd €7,600 3rd €3,600 4th €1,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁰⁾	4. Rainbow Dash (IRE) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave ³ T G McCourt	Pat Cosgrave ³ T G McCourt	4	99	80	84	88	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - High Spirited (Shirley Heights)
Always prominent, 2nd into straight, led over 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, kept on well (op 10/1)

2⁽¹³⁾ nk	12. Pakiefromathleague (IRE) 16/1 Christophe Soumillon D T Hughes	Christophe Soumillon D T Hughes	5	91 b	69	73	77	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Krisdaline (USA) (Kris S)
Prominent, 5th halfway, 4th into straight, 2nd and challenged from 1 1/2f out, kept on well, just failed

3⁽⁵⁾ 2 [2¼]	24. Barrack Buster 12/1 Michael Hussey ³ Martin Brassil	Michael Hussey ³ Martin Brassil	4	713	56	58	61	–
b f Bigstone (IRE) - Tarkhana (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Mid-division, progress into 7th entering straight, 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on well

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [4¼]	1. Royal Alphabet (IRE) 100/30F Johnny Murtagh W P Mullins	Johnny Murtagh W P Mullins	5	100	82	82	85	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - A-To-Z (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Towards rear, headway on outer entering straight, 8th over 2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on one pace (op 4/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¾]	10. Flexible Action (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Manning John E Kiely	Kevin Manning John E Kiely	5	92	70	69	72	–
bb g Brief Truce (USA) - Uncertain Affair (IRE) (Darshaan)
Towards rear, progress into 12th 2f out, 8th over 1f out, kept on

6⁽¹⁵⁾ hd [5]	6. Ansar (IRE) 12/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	7	96 b	74	–	76	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Anaza (IRE) (Darshaan)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, 6th into straight, kept on from 2f out

7⁽⁶⁾ 2 [7]	14. Bob What (IRE) 14/1 Davy Condon ⁵ P Mullins	Davy Condon ⁵ P Mullins	9	89 t	68	–	68	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Whatyawant (Auction Ring)
Tracked leaders, 6th 5f out, 5th and ridden early straight, one pace (op 12/1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [7½]	5. Eagles High (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally ³ Patrick O Brady	Tom Queally ³ Patrick O Brady	4	95	76	–	75	–
ch g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Bint Al Balad (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Held up, progress into 8th entering straight, 5th over 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace

9⁽²⁵⁾ ½ [8]	26. Estival Park (IRE) 25/1 Cathy Gannon ⁵ Donal Kinsella	Cathy Gannon ⁵ Donal Kinsella	6	79	54	–	52	–
b g Elbio - Go Indigo (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Towards rear, kept on straight

10⁽¹²⁾ ½ [8½]	15. Millennium Lilly (IRE) 20/1 P Shanahan Seamus Fahey	P Shanahan Seamus Fahey	5	90 t	68	–	66	–
b m Mujadil (USA) - Nielsine (Czaravich)
Tracked leaders, progress into 3rd and ridden entering straight, no extra from 2f out (op 16/1)

11⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [9¼]	8. YukonI (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane P Mullins	Mick Kinane P Mullins	5	94	72	–	69	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Redwood Hut (Habitat)
Mid-division, kept on one pace straight

12⁽²⁹⁾ ½ [9¾]	22. Akrabad (IRE) 50/1 Helen Keohane ⁵ N Nelson	Helen Keohane ⁵ N Nelson	4	80	59	–	55	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Akdariya (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Never a factor

13⁽²²⁾ 1½ [11¼]	16. Bob Justice (IRE) 14/1 Willie Supple T M Walsh	Willie Supple T M Walsh	7	811	65	–	60	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Bramdean (IRE) (Niniski)
Soon led, headed after halfway, weakened entering straight (op 12/1)

14⁽²⁸⁾ ¾ [12]	23. Astronomer 25/1 Wayne Lordan Gerard Keane	Wayne Lordan Gerard Keane	7	84	58	–	52	–
br g Ardkinglass - Ayodhya (IRE) (Astronef)
Chased leaders, 8th 5f out, no extra straight (op 20/1)

15⁽¹⁷⁾ 1½ [13½]	19. Murghob 20/1 R M Burke P Hughes	R M Burke P Hughes	4	811	65	–	57	–
b g Lycius (USA) - Jamrat Samya (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Never a factor (op 12/1)

16⁽²⁶⁾ 5 [18½]	21. High Prospect (IRE) 6/1 Tadhg O'Shea Paul Nolan	Tadhg O'Shea Paul Nolan	5	88	62	–	48	–
b g Lycius (USA) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Close up, led after halfway, headed over 2 1/2f out, soon weakened

17⁽¹⁹⁾ 2 [20½]	13. Avoir Du Cran (IRE) 20/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	4	89 tb	68	–	51	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Rozalina Lady (Alzao)
Mid-division, weakened straight (op 16/1)

18⁽¹⁰⁾ 4½ [25]	29. Fernwood Lady (IRE) 25/1 W J Lee ⁷ Peter Casey	W J Lee ⁷ Peter Casey	8	75	52	–	30	–
ch m Shalford (IRE) - Next Ballet (Ballymore)
Always behind (op 20/1)

19⁽³⁾ nk [25¼]	20. Breffni Flyer (IRE) 20/1 Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	7	88 b	62	–	40	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Lyphard's Lady (Lyphard's Special)
Never a factor, weakened before straight, tailed off

20⁽²⁷⁾ 25 [50¼]	27. Ebika (IRE) 20/1 D J Moran ⁷ J S Bolger	D J Moran ⁷ J S Bolger	4	76	53	–	–	–
ch f Erins Isle (IRE) - Heike (Glenstal)
Slowly away and behind, progress into mid-division 6f out, ridden and weakened before straight, tailed off (op 16/1)

21⁽²³⁾ 2½ [52¾]	9. Carolina (FR) 16/1 Mark Gallagher W P Mullins	Mark Gallagher W P Mullins	6	92	70	–	15	–
b m Baby Turk - Record High I (FR) (High Top)
Mid-division, effort 4f out, weakened straight, tailed off (op 14/1)

22⁽²⁴⁾ 2 [54¾]	11. Dr Knock (IRE) 25/1 Seamie Heffernan Michael McElhone	Seamie Heffernan Michael McElhone	5	91	69	–	11	–
b g Dr Devious (IRE) - Fuchsia Belle (Vision)
Always behind, tailed off

23⁽¹⁸⁾ ½ [55¼]	2. Find The King (IRE) 16/1 Fran Berry E J O'Grady	Fran Berry E J O'Grady	5	912 t	80	–	22	–
b h King's Theatre (IRE) - Undiscovered (Tap On Wood)
In rear of mid-division, dropped to rear and eased over 4f out

24⁽⁴⁾ hd [55½]	28. Iconium (IRE) 20/1 S F Cleary ⁵ Patrick Martin	S F Cleary ⁵ Patrick Martin	4	78	53	–	–	–
b c Be My Guest (USA) - Monoglow (Kalaglow)
Behind from 4f out, tailed off

25⁽²¹⁾ ½ [56]	7. Gamekeeper 20/1 P A Carberry P Hughes	P A Carberry P Hughes	7	95	73	–	14	–
ch h Mujtahid (USA) - High Tern (High Line)
Never a factor, tailed off (op 16/1)

26⁽¹⁾ 6 [62]	25. Celtic Fame (USA) 33/1 T M Houlihan ³ Gerard Keane	T M Houlihan ³ Gerard Keane	6	712 b	55	–	–	–
b g Quest For Fame (USA) - Celtic Shade (Lomond)
Prominent to halfway, weakened before straight, tailed off

27⁽⁸⁾ 3 [65]	3. Quadco (IRE) 20/1 G Cotter P A Fahy	G Cotter P A Fahy	9	912	80	–	10	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Anega (Run The Gantlet)
Never a factor, tailed off

PU⁽²⁾	17. Gallileo Strike (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Spencer Thomas Cooper	Jamie Spencer Thomas Cooper	7	811	65	–	–	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Dame Daffodil (IRE) (Petorius)
Behind and trailing halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 4f out (jockey said gelding never travelled for the last mile) (op 14/1)

28 ran Off time: 4:36:00 Winning time: 3m 25.00s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 185%
Non-runners: Little Rort
1st owner: Niall Mellon (Rainbow Dash) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud & Thomas Pilkingto
2nd owner: B Connaughton (Pakiefromathleague)
3rd owner: Last Chance Salloon Syndicate (Barrack Buster)
Tote win: €20.20 PL: €4.50 €6.30 €6.40 Ex: €2,302.10 CSF: €221.51 Tricast: €2,498.05

4:35 Curragh (IRE) 29 Jun 2003

Arthur Guinness Handicap