Full Result 2.45 Curragh (IRE) | 2 July 2017

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	16. Tithonus (IRE) 14/1 Rory Cleary Denis Gerard Hogan	Rory Cleary Denis Gerard Hogan	6	88 tb¹	86	89	93	–
b g Glory Of Dancer - Aurora Aurealis (IND) (Indictment)
Soon led on far side, strongly pressed inside final furlong, just held on close home (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, the gelding benefited from the application of blinkers) (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

2⁽¹⁸⁾ nk	2. Hit The Bid 12/1 Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	Leigh Roche D J Bunyan	3	98	105	103	109	–
b c Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Selinka (Selkirk)
Held up on stands' side, good progress approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly final 100yds into 2nd close home, just held (op 10/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ nk [½]	15. Patrick (IRE) 50/1 Declan McDonogh Richard John O'Brien	Declan McDonogh Richard John O'Brien	5	810	88	88	93	–
b g Acclamation - Red Liason (IRE) (Selkirk)
Chased leaders towards far side, 2nd after halfway, kept on well inside final furlong, dropped to 3rd close home (op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ nk [1]	1. Spirit Quartz (IRE) 25/1 Dylan Hogan ⁷ Barry John Murphy	Dylan Hogan ⁷ Barry John Murphy	9	95	104	103	108	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Crystal Gaze (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders in centre of track, went 3rd after halfway, kept on well until no impression in 4th final 50yds

5⁽¹⁴⁾ nse [1]	18. Patuano (IRE) 14/1 Nathan Crosse ⁷ W McCreery	Nathan Crosse ⁷ W McCreery	3	711 4	87	82	89	–
b f Choisir (AUS) - Musical Rain (IRE) (Val Royal)
Raced in mid-division in centre of track, progress to chase leaders approaching final furlong, kept on well closing stages into 5th, never nearer (op 12/1)

6⁽²⁰⁾ shd [1]	11. Celebration 6/1 Colin Keane G M Lyons	Colin Keane G M Lyons	4	90	92	89	95	–
b g Equiano (FR) - Bold Bidder (Indesatchel)
Raced in rear on stands' side until progress approaching final furlong, kept on strongly closing stages into 6th, never nearer (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

7⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	6. Go Kart (IRE) 16/1 Sean Davis ⁷ P J Prendergast	Sean Davis ⁷ P J Prendergast	4	89 v	94	88	95	–
b f Intense Focus (USA) - Kartiste (IRE) (Kalanisi)
Raced in mid-division on far side, closer to chase leaders at halfway, went 4th inside final furlong, no extra final 50yds (op 20/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [2]	9. Desert Law (IRE) 12/1 Gary Carroll Paul Midgley	Gary Carroll Paul Midgley	9	91	93	86	93	–
b g Oasis Dream - Speed Cop (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up in centre of track, progress to chase leaders entering final furlong, kept on well, never nearer (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

9⁽³⁾ ¾ [2¾]	3. Maarek 20/1 Seamie Heffernan Miss Evanna McCutcheon	Seamie Heffernan Miss Evanna McCutcheon	10	98	100	90	97	–
b g Pivotal - Ruby Rocket (IRE) (Indian Rocket)
Raced towards rear on far side, progress over 1f out, kept on well, never on terms (op 25/1)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ hd [3]	5. Naggers (IRE) 11/4F Pat Smullen Paul Midgley	Pat Smullen Paul Midgley	6	96	98	87	94	–
ch g Excellent Art - Trika (First Trump)
Chased leaders on stands' side, ridden and no impression entering final furlong, kept on one pace (op 7/2)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ nse [3]	10. Ostatnia (IRE) 14/1 W J Lee W McCreery	W J Lee W McCreery	5	91 b	93	81	89	–
b m Amadeus Wolf - Ostrusa (AUT) (Rustan)
Raced in mid-division on stands' side, no impression towards rear entering final furlong, kept on again closing stages (op 16/1 tchd 12/1)

12⁽⁶⁾ shd [3¼]	19. Accalia (IRE) 25/1 N G McCullagh J C Hayden	N G McCullagh J C Hayden	4	84 7 tv	82	69	78	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Valentine Hill (IRE) (Mujadil)
Tracked leader in 2nd towards far side, 4th at halfway, ridden and weakened inside final furlong

13⁽⁴⁾ 1 [4¼]	17. Elysian Flyer (IRE) 16/1 Chris Hayes Paul Midgley	Chris Hayes Paul Midgley	5	85	83	66	75	–
b g Majestic Missile (IRE) - Starisa (IRE) (College Chapel)
Chased leaders on far side, ridden and no impression entering final furlong, kept on one pace

14⁽⁷⁾ nse [4¼]	14. Rattling Jewel 10/1 Wayne Lordan Miss Nicole McKenna	Wayne Lordan Miss Nicole McKenna	5	812 p	90	72	82	–
b g Royal Applause - Mutoon (IRE) (Erhaab)
Raced in mid-division in centre of track, short of room over 1f out, soon no impression (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

15⁽¹⁵⁾ ½ [4¾]	8. Cenotaph (USA) 12/1 Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	5	91 b¹	93	73	83	–
b g War Front (USA) - Sanserif (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Raced towards rear towards stands' side, kept on one pace final furlong, never on terms (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

16⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [5½]	7. Sors (IRE) 16/1 Killian Leonard ⁵ Andrew Slattery	Killian Leonard ⁵ Andrew Slattery	5	811	94	71	81	–
b g Acclamation - Maid Of Ailsa (USA) (Pivotal)
Fractious in stalls, raced in mid-division in centre of track, ridden and no impression when switched right 1f out, never on terms (op 14/1)

17⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [6¼]	20. Idyllic Acrylic 33/1 Danny Sheehy ⁷ W M Roper	Danny Sheehy ⁷ W M Roper	3	711 8	87	58	70	–
b f Art Connoisseur (IRE) - Mother's Hope (IRE) (Idris)
Prominent in centre of track until halfway, weakened towards rear approaching final furlong

18⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7]	13. Majestic Hero (IRE) 25/1 Kevin Manning Ronald Harris	Kevin Manning Ronald Harris	5	813	91	62	73	–
b g Majestic Missile (IRE) - Xena (IRE) (Mull Of Kintyre)
Chased leaders in centre of track to halfway, ridden and not quicken approaching final furlong, weakened (jockey said the gelding hung badly)

19⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [7¾]	12. Yulong Baobei (IRE) 25/1 Shane Foley M Halford	Shane Foley M Halford	3	90 h¹	97	62	74	–
ch f Choisir (AUS) - Bless You (Bahamian Bounty)
Prominent on stands' side, ridden halfway and soon dropped towards rear, no extra

19 ran Off time: 2:50:08 Winning time: 58.40s (slow by 0.60s) Total SP: 136%
Non-runners: Geological (off feed)
1st owner: T & M Racing Partnership (Tithonus) 1st breeder: K N Dhunjibhoy & B M Desai
2nd owner: Straight To Victory Syndicate (Hit The Bid)
3rd owner: The Belvedere Partnership (Patrick)
Tote win: €23 PL: €4.60 €3 €8.50 Ex: €425.90 CSF: €174.50 Tricast: €8,211.26

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