Full Result 2.20 Curragh (IRE) | 1 July 2018

Westgrove Hotel Handicap

(60-90, 3yo+) 7f Good To Firm

1st €12,320 2nd €3,820 3rd €1,820 4th €820 5th €320

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	11. Red Avenger (USA) 11/1 Rory Cleary Damian Joseph English	Rory Cleary Damian Joseph English	8	87	69	65	74	–
bb g War Front (USA) - Emotional Rescue (USA) (Smart Strike)
Hooded to load, held up, 8th halfway, took closer order behind leaders from 2f out and ridden into 2nd over 1f out, led well inside final furlong and kept on well close home where strongly pressed, just head on (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ shd	10. Kailee (IRE) 14/1 Chris Hayes W T Farrell	Chris Hayes W T Farrell	4	89	71	66	76	–
bb f Bated Breath - Interaction (Oasis Dream)
Held up, 8th halfway, took closer order behind leaders from 2f out, soon short of room and switched left 1 1/2f out where bumped rival, bumped inside final furlong and edged slightly left soon after, ran on well to strongly press winner, just failed (jockey said that his mount was badly hampered in the closing stages) (op 12/1)

3⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [¾]	3. Georgian Bay (IRE) 20/1 Thomas Sherry ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	Thomas Sherry ⁷ Adrian McGuinness	8	813	82	75	85	–
b g Oratorio (IRE) - Jazzie (FR) (Zilzal)
Held up towards rear, ridden near side 2f out and ran on into 4th well inside final furlong, went 3rd on line, nearest finish (op 33/1)

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [1]	12. Bay Of Skaill 16/1 N G McCullagh Joseph G Murphy	N G McCullagh Joseph G Murphy	4	86	68	60	71	–
b f Bated Breath - Skara Brae (Inchinor)
Chased leaders, took closer order from 2f out and ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong and no extra in 3rd, denied 3rd on line (op 18/1)

5⁽³⁾ 1 [2]	13. Delegating 33/1 Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	Leigh Roche M D O'Callaghan	4	84 h	66	55	66	–
b f Delegator - Whispered Wish (Rainbow Quest)
Towards rear, disputed 11th at halfway, headway far side under 2f out to chase leaders entering final furlong, no extra in 5th well inside final furlong, kept on same pace

6⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [2¼]	7. Ice Cold In Alex (IRE) 5/1 Shane Foley K J Condon	Shane Foley K J Condon	4	811 tp¹	73	61	72	–
b g Olden Times - Telesina (ITY) (Marju)
Waited with towards rear, 10th halfway, took closer order 2f out, short of room and bumped 1 1/2f out, disputed close 3rd when edged slightly right and bumped rival inside final furlong and soon hampered, no impression after (jockey said that his mount was tight for room) (op 6/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3½]	6. Ahlan Bil Zain (FR) 12/1 Ben Coen ⁷ M Halford	Ben Coen ⁷ M Halford	4	84	73	57	69	–
b g Elusive City (USA) - Fall View (Pivotal)
Chased leaders, pushed along 1 1/2f out where short of room behind horses and stumbled slightly, no impression after and one pace under pressure inside final furlong (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

8⁽¹³⁾ nk [3¾]	8. Ducky Mallon (IRE) 16/1 Ronan Whelan Donal Kinsella	Ronan Whelan Donal Kinsella	7	810 t	72	55	67	–
gr g Jeremy (USA) - Indus Ridge (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Hooded to load, held up, 9th halfway, took closer order near side from 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out and no extra inside final furlong, weakened near finish

9⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [5½]	1. Beach Bar (IRE) 9/1 Wayne Lordan Richard John O'Brien	Wayne Lordan Richard John O'Brien	7	100	90	68	81	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Toasted Special (USA) (Johannesburg)
Chased leaders until improved to dispute lead briefly at halfway, ridden and headed 2f out, weakening when slightly hampered over 1f out (op 17/2 tchd 8/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 1 [6½]	9. Korbous (IRE) 9/2F Yutaro Nonaka ⁷ Richard Brabazon	Yutaro Nonaka ⁷ Richard Brabazon	9	83	72	47	60	–
ch g Choisir (AUS) - Puppet Play (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Close up and disputed lead before halfway, ridden on terms over 2f out and soon headed, no extra over 1f out when hampered between horse, weakened (op 7/1)

11⁽²⁾ nk [6¾]	5. War Hero (IRE) 16/1 Sean Davis ⁷ P J Prendergast	Sean Davis ⁷ P J Prendergast	3	86 b	83	53	67	–
b c Declaration Of War (USA) - Sugar Mint (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Close up and disputed lead before halfway, pushed along after halfway and headed under pressure over 1f out where hampered, weakened (jockey said that his mount received a bump in the closing stages and became unbalanced) (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

12⁽¹¹⁾ 1 [7¾]	4. Wexford Opera (IRE) 5/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	8	92 6	78	49	62	–
bb g New Approach (IRE) - Sister Angelina (USA) (Saint Ballado)
Towards rear throughout, ridden and no extra under 2f out (op 7/2 tchd 100/30)

13⁽¹⁾ 8½ [16¼]	2. Not A Bad Oul Day (IRE) 8/1 Dylan Hogan ⁷ John James Feane	Dylan Hogan ⁷ John James Feane	6	90	83	28	44	–
ch g Captain Rio - Woodville (Deploy)
Led narrowly, reminders after 2f and headed under pressure before halfway, soon weakened, eased under 2f out (op 10/1)

13 ran Off time: 2:23:11 Winning time: 1m 24.80s (slow by 1.30s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: CJ Partnership (Red Avenger) 1st breeder: Wedgewood Farm
2nd owner: Timothy J Rooney (Kailee)
3rd owner: Shamrock Thoroughbreds (Georgian Bay)
Tote win: €14.10 PL: €3.50 €4.30 €7.60 Ex: €210.80 CSF: €157.66 Tricast: €3,135.59 Trifecta: €2,025.70

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

2:20 Curragh (IRE) 1 Jul 2018

Westgrove Hotel Handicap