Full Result 2.35 Curragh (IRE) | 13 October 2015

Curragh 2016 Starts 20th March Handicap

(47-70, 3yo+) 6f Good

1st €6,210 2nd €1,440 3rd €630 4th €360

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
2⁽⁸⁾	17. Clear Focus (IRE) 14/1 Killian Leonard ¹⁰ T G McCourt	Killian Leonard ¹⁰ T G McCourt	4	710 v	47	49	54	–
ch f Intense Focus (USA) - Sofistication (IRE) (Dayjur)
Led far side group, narrow advantage at halfway, ridden and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, kept on well under pressure inside final furlong where edged left, all out, finished 1st, disqualified and placed 2nd (op 12/1)

1⁽⁴⁾ ½	7. Oliveraie 8/1 Pat Smullen David Marnane	Pat Smullen David Marnane	3	99 b¹	65	66	70	–
b g Dutch Art - Angie And Liz (IRE) (Spectrum)
Chased leaders far side group, disputed 2nd at halfway, going well in 2nd 1 1/2f out, ridden with every chance entering final furlong, kept on well inside final furlong where impeded and carried left, finished 2nd, awarded the race (op 7/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [¾]	18. Tsar Paul (IRE) 33/1 Ana O'Brien ⁵ J A Nash	Ana O'Brien ⁵ J A Nash	10	81	47	47	51	–
b g Xaar - Jelba (Pursuit Of Love)
Held up towards rear far side group, ridden 2f out and some headway under pressure to chase leaders entering final furlong, went 3rd under pressure inside final furlong and kept on closing stages, nearest finish

4⁽¹⁸⁾ ¾ [1½]	6. Hatton Cross (IRE) 5/1F W J Lee T J O'Mara	W J Lee T J O'Mara	6	99 tp	64	62	66	–
b g Moss Vale (IRE) - Last Gasp (Barathea)
Chased leaders near side group, ridden 2f out and some headway under pressure entering final furlong, no impression on leaders under pressure in 4th well inside final furlong, kept on same pace

5⁽¹⁹⁾ 2¼ [3¾]	8. Miss Temple (IRE) 10/1 Ronan Whelan Gavin Cromwell	Ronan Whelan Gavin Cromwell	3	97	63	54	57	–
b f Acclamation - Movie Queen (Danehill)
Led near side group, disputed 2nd at halfway, ridden 2f out and soon lost touch, one pace final furlong (op 9/1 tchd 8/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ nk [4]	9. Little Cupcake 33/1 Ross Coakley ⁵ Denis W Cullen	Ross Coakley ⁵ Denis W Cullen	4	91	61	51	54	–
b f Myboycharlie (IRE) - Imco Cracking (IRE) (Piccolo)
Chased leaders far side group, disputed 5th at halfway, ridden and no extra in 4th entering final furlong, one pace final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5¼]	3. Chaplin Bay (IRE) 7/1 Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	3	911 p	67	53	56	–
b g Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Green Castle (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Chased leaders far side group, 11th halfway, soon ridden no impression on leaders under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace (op 13/2 tchd 6/1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ shd [5¼]	13. Roryslittlesister (IRE) 12/1 Colm O'Donoghue S M Duffy	Colm O'Donoghue S M Duffy	5	90 t	55	40	44	–
ch m Captain Rio - Teacher Preacher (IRE) (Taufan)
Chased leaders near side group, going well behind leaders under 2f out, ridden entering final furlong and soon no extra, one pace (jockey said the mare was never travelling on ground that was too quick for her.) (op 14/1)

9⁽²⁾ nk [5¾]	14. Hard Times (IRE) 12/1 Donagh O'Connor ⁷ J F Levins	Donagh O'Connor ⁷ J F Levins	4	80 b	48	32	36	–
b g Moss Vale (IRE) - Graze On Too (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders far side group, ridden 2f out and soon no extra, one pace final furlong

10⁽¹²⁾ hd [5¾]	4. Prance (IRE) 12/1 Connor King David Wachman	Connor King David Wachman	3	911 p	67	51	55	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Cabaret (IRE) (Galileo)
Towards rear near side group, pushed along before halfway and no impression under pressure over 2f out, one pace final 2f (op 11/1)

11⁽³⁾ nk [6¼]	1. Blue Bullet (IRE) 66/1 Michael Hussey Conor O'Dwyer	Michael Hussey Conor O'Dwyer	5	100	69	52	56	–
b g Red Clubs (IRE) - Blue Holly (IRE) (Blues Traveller)
Close up far side group, pushed along in 4th from halfway and soon weakened (op 50/1)

12⁽¹⁾ 2 [8¼]	15. Our Manekineko 33/1 Leigh Roche J A Nash	Leigh Roche J A Nash	5	87 tp	48	25	28	–
b g Kyllachy - Gallivant (Danehill)
In touch far side group, ridden 2f out and no extra over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 25/1)

13⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [8½]	11. Tom Dooley (IRE) 12/1 Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	4	92 t	57	33	36	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Shizao (IRE) (Alzao)
Chased leaders near side group, ridden over 1f out and soon no impression on leaders, weakened final furlong

14⁽¹⁷⁾ ½ [9]	12. Elusive In Paris (IRE) 7/1 Emmet McNamara M C Grassick	Emmet McNamara M C Grassick	6	90 h	55	29	33	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Bradwell (IRE) (Taufan)
Chased leaders near side group, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out and no extra over 1f out, weakened (op 11/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [11½]	5. Billyford (IRE) 18/1 Shane Foley Liam Roche	Shane Foley Liam Roche	10	910 t	65	31	35	–
b g Lil's Boy (USA) - Alamanta (IRE) (Ali-Royal)
Chased leaders down centre of track, disputed 5th at halfway, soon ridden and no extra 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong (jockey said the gelding lost his action inside the final furlong) (op 25/1)

16⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾ [12¼]	10. Lady Cooper 16/1 Declan McDonogh W J Martin	Declan McDonogh W J Martin	5	95	60	23	27	–
b m Ishiguru (USA) - Mistress Cooper (Kyllachy)
Chased leaders near side group, 5th halfway, pushed along under 2f out and lost touch over 1f out, weakened and eased

17⁽¹³⁾ 2¼ [14½]	2. Time For Art (IRE) 12/1 Fran Berry P A Fahy	Fran Berry P A Fahy	3	913	69	25	29	–
br f Excellent Art - Kissing Time (Lugana Beach)
In touch near side group, pushed along from halfway and no extra under pressure from under 2f out, weakened and eased from over 1f out

18⁽¹⁰⁾ 3½ [18]	16. Bert Leaf 50/1 Conor Hoban Patrick Griffin	Conor Hoban Patrick Griffin	3	86	48	–	–	–
b f Kheleyf (USA) - Poppy's Rose (Diktat)
Towards rear near side group, ridden over 2f out and no impression, eased inside final furlong

19⁽⁹⁾ 9 [27]	19. Donna D (IRE) 40/1 Chris Hayes Patrick Martin	Chris Hayes Patrick Martin	3	85 ht¹	47	–	–	–
b f Arcano (IRE) - Donnai (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Dwelt, towards rear far side group, pushed along from halfway and no impression under pressure over 2f out, eased final furlong (op 33/1)

19 ran Off time: 2:38:00 Winning time: 1m 13.82s (slow by 2.92s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Prince Saif Aldin Al Saud (Oliveraie) 1st breeder: Mrs E Yates
2nd owner: Mrs P McCourt (Clear Focus)
3rd owner: Twenty Fourteen Syndicate (Tsar Paul)
Tote win: €8.60 PL: €2.50 €3 €6.90 Ex: €88.90 CSF: €118.31 Tricast: €3,570.37

Following a stewards' inquiry, Clear Focus, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified and placed 2nd following interference. Oliveraie was awarded the race.

2:35 Curragh (IRE) 13 Oct 2015

Curragh 2016 Starts 20th March Handicap