Full Result 5.25 Curragh (IRE) | 7 August 2017

Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st €6,776 2nd €2,101 3rd €1,001 4th €451 5th €176

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	5. Captain Cullen (IRE) 12/1 E T Daly ⁴ Joseph Anthony Murray	E T Daly ⁴ Joseph Anthony Murray	8	97	72	48	78	–
b g Strategic Prince - Missouri (Charnwood Forest)
Held up, pushed along in 12th after halfway and progress to chase leaders under pressure 1 1/2f out, stayed on well in 2nd inside final furlong to lead close home

2⁽¹⁶⁾ ¾	6. Poetic Choice 8/1 Dylan Hogan ⁴ Keith Henry Clarke	Dylan Hogan ⁴ Keith Henry Clarke	6	97 b	72	46	76	–
b m Byron - Ennobling (Mark Of Esteem)
Soon disputed lead, close 2nd before halfway, led after halfway, ridden over 1 length clear under 2f out, strongly pressed under pressure well inside final furlong and headed close home

3⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1¼]	3. Khabaray (IRE) 8/1 Oisin Orr ² Richard John O'Brien	Oisin Orr ² Richard John O'Brien	4	912	75	47	78	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Rainbowskia (FR) (Rainbow Quest)
Mid-division, switched left 2f out and headway under pressure entering final furlong, ran on in 5th inside final furlong into never nearer 3rd close home (op 9/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ ½ [1¾]	17. Emperor Bob (IRE) 18/1 Killian Leonard ² Patrick J McKenna	Killian Leonard ² Patrick J McKenna	5	82 3 p	51	21	53	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Simonda (Singspiel)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, took closer order behind leaders after halfway where pushed along, ridden over 2f out and under pressure disputing 2nd over 1f out, dropped to 4th well inside final furlong and kept on same pace closing stages (op 20/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [1¾]	9. Nivvo (IRE) 5/1F Donagh O'Connor Tracey Collins	Donagh O'Connor Tracey Collins	4	94	65	34	66	–
b f Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Flamanda (Niniski)
Close up until soon settled behind leaders, disputed 3rd at halfway, under pressure disputing 2nd over 1f out, weakened under pressure in 3rd well inside final furlong, just held 5th (op 9/2)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [2]	4. Mcguigan (IRE) 11/2 Luke McAteer ⁷ J S Bolger	Luke McAteer ⁷ J S Bolger	5	97 t	75	43	76	–
ch g Teofilo (IRE) - Scribonia (IRE) (Danehill)
In rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, ridden 2f out and some late headway under pressure into 6th inside final furlong, just failed for 5th (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

7⁽³⁾ 2¼ [4¼]	1. Bainne (IRE) 7/1 Sean Kirrane ⁷ J F Levins	Sean Kirrane ⁷ J F Levins	7	912 h	80	41	76	–
b m Strategic Prince - Laemeen (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Slowly into stride and towards rear early, took closer order in mid-division at halfway, ridden and no impression on leaders 1f out, kept on one pace in 7th inside final furlong (op 8/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5¼]	7. Yamato (IRE) 16/1 Robert Smithers ⁷ M Halford	Robert Smithers ⁷ M Halford	4	92	70	26	64	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Himiko (IRE) (Aussie Rules)
In touch, 6th halfway, pushed along and progress into 3rd after halfway, ridden over 2f out and no extra over 1f out, weakened

9⁽⁸⁾ nse [5¼]	18. Snap Click (IRE) 10/1 Danny Sheehy ⁴ J T Gorman	Danny Sheehy ⁴ J T Gorman	6	80 5 p	51	8	45	–
b g Kodiac - Happy Hour (GER) (Alzao)
Mid-division, ridden under 3f out and no impression under pressure over 1f out, weakened final furlong (op 9/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [7]	16. Shawami (IRE) 11/1 Tom Madden Mrs John Harrington	Tom Madden Mrs John Harrington	3	84	58	7	47	–
b f Acclamation - Valeur (Rock Of Gibraltar)
Chased leaders, disputed 3rd at halfway, ridden and no extra 3f out, soon weakened (op 10/1)

11⁽¹⁸⁾ 1 [8]	2. Balcony (IRE) 8/1 Killian Hennessy ² J A Stack	Killian Hennessy ² J A Stack	4	913 p	76	25	63	–
b f Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Front House (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, some headway to chase leaders in 5th after halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened over 1f out (op 11/1)

12⁽¹⁴⁾ 1 [9]	13. Asian Wing (IRE) 14/1 Nathan Crosse ⁴ John James Feane	Nathan Crosse ⁴ John James Feane	8	88 p	59	5	44	–
ch g Hawk Wing (USA) - Blue Beacon (Fantastic Light)
Slowly into stride and in rear, no impression at halfway, kept on one pace from over 1f out, never nearer (jockey said gelding was slowly away)

13⁽¹⁹⁾ 4¾ [13¾]	19. Mctaggart (IRE) 50/1 Damien Melia ⁴ William Coleman O'Brien	Damien Melia ⁴ William Coleman O'Brien	10	80 6	41	–	25	–
br g Westerner - Jalopy (Jalmood)
Towards rear throughout, ridden and no impression from before halfway (op 40/1)

14⁽²⁰⁾ 1 [14¾]	11. L'Ambre Gris (IRE) 20/1 Denis Linehan ² Takashi Kodama	Denis Linehan ² Takashi Kodama	4	813 h¹	62	–	34	–
b f Iffraaj - Choose Me Please (IRE) (Choisir)
In rear of mid-division, ridden and no extra after halfway, soon weakened

15⁽²⁾ ¾ [15½]	8. Liberatio (IRE) 12/1 Conor McGovern ² M Halford	Conor McGovern ² M Halford	3	96 t	76	–	45	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Alshahbaa (IRE) (Alhaarth)
Led and disputed, narrow advantage before halfway, headed after halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened (op 11/1)

16⁽¹³⁾ 12 [27½]	15. Bob Moore (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Breslin ⁴ Kieran P Cotter	Andrew Breslin ⁴ Kieran P Cotter	4	80 p¹	51	–	–	–
b g Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Gladiole (GER) (Platini)
Always behind, ridden and no impression from halfway, weakened and eased final furlong

16 ran Off time: 5:25:34 Winning time: 1m 38.20s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 140%
Non-runners: Cosmic Symbol (unsuitable ground), Dazzle The Duel (unsuitable ground), Fairy Flute, Spirit Of The Law (stone bruise)
1st owner: Ms Lisa Sheridan (Captain Cullen) 1st breeder: Pollards Stables
2nd owner: Phoenix Platinum Syndicate (Poetic Choice)
3rd owner: W O'Brien (Khabaray)
Tote win: €15.40 PL: €3.20 €2.60 €2.10 Ex: €229.20 CSF: €117.97 Tricast: €888.37 Trifecta: €1,222.70
Jackpot: €1,750. Pool: €2,156.68
Placepot: €94.10. Pool: €29,194.72

5:25 Curragh (IRE) 7 Aug 2017

Curragh Training Grounds Apprentice Handicap