Full Result 4.55 Curragh (IRE) | 31 August 2003

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(3yo+) 1m Good To Firm

1st €42,000 2nd €13,300 3rd €6,300 4th €2,100 5th €1,400 6th €700

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	12. Definite Best (IRE) 9/1 Davy Condon ³ Anthony Mullins	Davy Condon ³ Anthony Mullins	5	85	80	65	85	–
b m Definite Article - Meglio Che Posso (IRE) (Try My Best)
Always prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well under pressure all out (op 8/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ nk	3. Desert Hill (IRE) 8/1 Fran Berry John Geoghegan	Fran Berry John Geoghegan	6	96	92	77	96	–
b g Desert Style (IRE) - English Lily (Runnett)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, 6th 3f out, soon ridden, 4th 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 10/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ hd [½]	10. Benicio (IRE) 12/1 R M Burke J S Bolger	R M Burke J S Bolger	3	89 b	87	71	91	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Zavaleta (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Always prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden 1 1/2f out, 2nd inside final furlong, kept on under pressure

4⁽³⁾ nk [¾]	9. Major Title (IRE) 5/1F N G McCullagh M J Grassick	N G McCullagh M J Grassick	4	810	82	67	85	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Dariyba (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Mid-division, 7th 3f out, 6th and ridden 1 1/2f out, not clear run inside final furlong, kept on (op 7/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ shd [1]	15. Grassland Star (IRE) 14/1 P B Beggy ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	P B Beggy ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	6	72	70	55	73	–
b g Catrail (USA) - Dahar's Love (USA) (Dahar)
Held up in rear, headway 2f out, 6th 1f out, stayed on well, never nearer

6⁽⁶⁾ hd [1]	2. Senators Alibi 12/1 P Shanahan T J O'Mara	P Shanahan T J O'Mara	5	97 b	93	78	96	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Salul (Soviet Star)
Tracked leaders, 5th 3f out, 4th when not clear run 1f out, 6th well inside final furlong, kept on well (op 10/1)

7⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [1¾]	7. Sheer Tenby (IRE) 6/1 Mick Kinane Paul A Roche	Mick Kinane Paul A Roche	6	91 tb	87	–	88	–
b g Tenby - Take My Pledge (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Close up in 2nd, led over 3f out, strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened, eased near finish

8⁽²⁾ nk [2¼]	1. Almost Famous I (IRE) 9/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	99	95	–	95	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Smouldering (IRE) (Caerleon)
Towards rear, headway 2f out, 8th and kept on final furlong (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁾ 1½ [3¾]	11. Dashing Home (IRE) 7/1 Richard Hughes Noel Meade	Richard Hughes Noel Meade	4	89 b¹	81	–	78	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Dashing Rose (Mashhor Dancer)
Towards rear, improved into 8th 1 1/2f out, no extra final furlong

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [5¾]	8. Lady Digby (IRE) 11/1 T M Houlihan ³ C Collins	T M Houlihan ³ C Collins	4	811	86	–	79	–
b f Petorius (IRE) - Acara (IRE) (Alzao)
Led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened

11⁽⁷⁾ 6 [11¾]	14. No FrontierI (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Lordan T Hogan	Wayne Lordan T Hogan	5	713 t	71	–	50	–
ch m Imperial Frontier (USA) - Poly Dancer (Suave Dancer)
Tracked leaders on stands' side, weakened over 2f out

12⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [12¼]	5. Osprey Ridge (IRE) 16/1 Christopher Geoghegan ⁷ Kevin Prendergast	Christopher Geoghegan ⁷ Kevin Prendergast	10	89	88	–	66	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Joshua's Daughter (Joshua I)
Mid-division, weakened over 2f out (op 14/1)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [13¼]	13. Camargue II 13/2 Seamie Heffernan Mark Loughnane	Seamie Heffernan Mark Loughnane	5	87	79	–	55	–
ch g Pivotal - Colonial Line (USA) (Plenty Old)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened from 3f out (op 9/2)

14⁽¹³⁾ 1½ [14¾]	4. Military Option I (USA) 8/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	92 t	94	–	67	–
b c Red Ransom (USA) - Comfort And Style (Be My Guest)
Never a factor, behind from 2f out (jockey said colt was never moving particularly well) (op 5/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [15¼]	6. Roisin's Star (IRE) 16/1 Pat Cosgrave ³ G M Lyons	Pat Cosgrave ³ G M Lyons	3	813	94	–	66	–
b f Accordion (IRE) - Lightning Bolt I (IRE) (Magical Strike)
Never a factor, towards rear when stumbled 1 1/2f out (jockey said filly became distracted and unbalanced 1 1/2f out)

15 ran Off time: 4:55:00 Winning time: 1m 37.40s (slow by 0.80s) Total SP: 148%
1st owner: Mrs G P Gaffney (Definite Best) 1st breeder: Mrs G P Gaffney
2nd owner: Ms Anne Brenda Geoghegan (Desert Hill)
3rd owner: Mrs J S Bolger & John Corcoran (Benicio)
Tote win: €11.40 PL: €3.30 €3 €7.30 Ex: €136 CSF: €97.04 Tricast: €929.89

4:55 Curragh (IRE) 31 Aug 2003

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