Full Result 4.45 Curragh (IRE) | 22 August 2015

Curragh Stakes (Group 3)

(2yo) 5f Good To Firm

1st €39,000 2nd €11,400 3rd €5,400 4th €1,800

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	3. Bear Cheek (IRE) 13/8F Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	2	90	–	86	105	–
b f Kodiac - See Nuala (IRE) (Kyllachy)
Soon settled behind leader in 2nd, over 4 lengths behind the leader at halfway, took closer order under 2f out, switched right over 1f out and led just inside final furlong where pressed closely, ridden and kept on well closing stages (op 7/4)

2⁽²⁾ 1½	2. Independence Day (IRE) 2/1 Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	2	93	98	83	103	–
b c Dansili - Damson (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Settled behind leaders in 3rd, moderate 3rd at halfway, took closer order under 2f out, ridden into 2nd inside final furlong and kept on well closing stages without matching winner (op 9/4)

3⁽⁵⁾ 3¼ [4¾]	1. Blood Moon 20/1 Gary Carroll G M Lyons	Gary Carroll G M Lyons	2	93	93	70	91	–
b g Equiano (FR) - First Eclipse (IRE) (Fayruz)
Chased leaders, moderate 5th at halfway, took closer order under 2f out, ridden over 1f out and no impression on leaders inside final furlong, kept on well between horses well inside final furlong into 3rd close home, not trouble principals (op 20/1 tchd 22/1)

4⁽⁴⁾ nk [5]	4. Dolce Strega (IRE) 12/1 Seamie Heffernan W McCreery	Seamie Heffernan W McCreery	2	90	88	66	87	–
b f Zoffany (IRE) - New Plays (IRE) (Oratorio)
Chased leaders early, moderate 7th at halfway, took closer order from 2f out, ridden into 6th over 1f out and no impression on leaders, kept on under pressure into 4th well inside final furlong

5⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [5¾]	5. Dr Doro (IRE) 10/1 W J Lee T Stack	W J Lee T Stack	2	90 b	89	63	84	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Stellarina (IRE) (Night Shift)
Led and soon clear, over 4 lengths clear at halfway, reduced advantage 2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong and soon no extra under pressure in 3rd, one pace closing stages where dropped to 5th (op 9/1)

6⁽¹⁾ 1 [6¾]	9. Promised Money (IRE) 9/2 Pat Smullen Edward Lynam	Pat Smullen Edward Lynam	2	90	95	59	81	–
b f Dark Angel (IRE) - Hartstown House (IRE) (Primo Dominie)
Chased leaders, moderate 6th at halfway, took closer order from 2f out, ridden and no impression on leaders under pressure in 5th inside final furlong, one pace closing stages (op 4/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7¼]	7. Madame Thunder (IRE) 14/1 Chris Hayes D J Bunyan	Chris Hayes D J Bunyan	2	90 p	90	57	79	–
gr f Zebedee - Cuca Vela (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Chased leaders early, pushed along in 7th under 2f out and soon no extra under pressure, one pace final furlong

8⁽⁶⁾ 7 [14¼]	8. Not My Way (IRE) 100/1 Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	2	90 p	–	29	54	–
b f Acclamation - Wildsplash (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Towards rear, ridden in 8th from halfway and no impression

9⁽³⁾ 1 [15¼]	6. Iyiyiangel (IRE) 100/1 Gavin Faulkner Niall Moran	Gavin Faulkner Niall Moran	2	90 h¹	–	25	50	–
gr f Dark Angel (IRE) - Hope Of An Angel (IRE) (Intikhab)
Slowly into stride and detached in rear throughout, never a factor (jockey said the filly was in season )

9 ran Off time: 4:46:37 Winning time: 59.96s (slow by 2.16s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Qatar Racing Limited (Bear Cheek) 1st breeder: Tally-Ho Stud
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith (Independence Day)
3rd owner: Sean Jones (Blood Moon)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.20 €1.02 €3.70 Ex: €6.50 CSF: €5.25 Trifecta: €64.40

4:45 Curragh (IRE) 22 Aug 2015

Curragh Stakes (Group 3)