Full Result 3.10 Curragh (IRE) | 19 July 2015

Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 3)

(3yo+) 7f Good To Yielding

1st €42,250 2nd €12,350 3rd €5,850 4th €1,950

Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 3), 7f - Good To Yielding, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ⁽⁹⁾	9. Home Of The Brave (IRE) 7/2 James Doyle Hugo Palmer	James Doyle Hugo Palmer	3	92 t	107	105	118	–
ch c Starspangledbanner (AUS) - Blissful Beat (Beat Hollow)
Made all, quickened clear over 2f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, finished 1st, later disqualified - banned substance in sample (op 11/4)

1⁽⁵⁾ 3½	2. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 7/4F Wayne Lordan T Hogan	Wayne Lordan T Hogan	7	100	116	103	116	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Raced in mid-division, progress to chase leader in 3rd over 2f out on inner, kept on well into 2nd final 100yds, not trouble winner, finished 2nd, later awarded the race (op 5/2)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½ [4]	7. Sovereign Debt (IRE) 3/1 Chris Hayes David Nicholls	Chris Hayes David Nicholls	6	99	111	96	110	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Kelsey Rose (Most Welcome)
Chased leaders in 4th, ridden and not quicken over 2f out, briefly chased clear leader in 2nd inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd final 100yds, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 4/1)

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¾ [5¾]	4. Dark Emerald (IRE) 11/1 Fran Berry Brendan Powell	Fran Berry Brendan Powell	5	99 v	109	91	105	–
gr g Dark Angel (IRE) - Xema (Danehill)
Soon tracked leader in 2nd, not quicken over 2f out, ridden in 3rd inside final furlong, no extra and dropped to 4th final 100yds, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 10/1)

4⁽²⁾ 1 [6¾]	6. Ramone (IRE) 12/1 W J Lee W T Farrell	W J Lee W T Farrell	5	99	105	88	103	–
b m Marju (IRE) - Hayworth (IRE) (Night Shift)
Chased leaders in 3rd, 5th 2f out, briefly short of room over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 10/1)

5⁽¹⁾ 2¾ [9½]	3. Flight Risk (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	912 t	108	83	98	–
ch c Teofilo (IRE) - Raghida (IRE) (Nordico)
Bit slowly away and took keen hold early on inner, ridden 2f out and soon no impression in 6th, kept on one pace, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [10¼]	10. Rapid Applause 25/1 Joseph O'Brien M D O'Callaghan	Joseph O'Brien M D O'Callaghan	3	92	107	77	90	–
b c Royal Applause - Madam Ninette (Mark Of Esteem)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression in 7th over 1f out, kept on one pace, finished 7th, placed 6th

7⁽¹¹⁾ shd [10¼]	5. Eastern Rules (IRE) 14/1 Shane Foley M Halford	Shane Foley M Halford	7	99	106	77	93	–
b g Golden Snake (USA) - Eastern Ember (Indian King)
Soon restrained in rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, never on terms, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 12/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 5 [15¼]	11. Shepherd's Purse 25/1 Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy	3	92	106	61	76	–
b c Pastoral Pursuits - Neyraan (Lujain)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression under 2f out, soon dropped to rear, finished 9th, placed 8th

9 ran Off time: 3:13:18 Winning time: 1m 25.11s (slow by 1.61s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Ansgar (unsuitable ground), Convergence (temperature)
1st owner: Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & Morgan J Cahalan (Gordon Lord Byron) 1st breeder: Roland H Alder
2nd owner: Lady O'Reilly (Sovereign Debt)
3rd owner: K Rhatigan (Dark Emerald)
Tote win: €3.50 PL: €1.10 €1.50 €1.40 Ex: €13.10 CSF: €10.80 Trifecta: €28.20

Following a Turf Club inquiry, Home Of The Brave, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - banned substance in sample. Gordon Lord Byron was awarded the race.

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Friarstown Stud Minstrel Stakes (Group 3)

3:10 Curragh (IRE) 19 Jul 2015