Full Result 5.55 Down Royal (IRE) | 22 July 2011

Smirnoff Handicap

(47-70, 3yo+) 5f Good

1st €5,520 2nd €1,280 3rd €560 4th €320

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Liberty Island I (IRE) 8/1 Ross Coakley ¹⁰ K J Condon	Ross Coakley ¹⁰ K J Condon	6	93	69	79	75	–
b g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Birthday (IRE) (Singspiel)
Always prominent, disputed early, close 3rd on outer halfway, ridden to challenge inside final furlong, kept on well to lead final strides

2⁽⁷⁾ hd	11. Queen Grace (IRE) 9/2 Pat Smullen Michael J Browne	Pat Smullen Michael J Browne	4	92	58	67	63	–
b f Choisir (AUS) - Petitesse (Petong)
Always prominent, disputed early, led 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed final strides (op 5/1)

3⁽³⁾ shd [nk]	1. Gandolfini (IRE) 9/1 Fran Berry H Rogers	Fran Berry H Rogers	8	100 p	70	79	75	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Persian Myth (Persian Bold)
In rear of mid-division on inner, headway between horses from 1f out, edged right inside final 100yds, kept on well, just failed (op 8/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1¼]	8. Noble Four (IRE) 7/1 Wayne Lordan W McCreery	Wayne Lordan W McCreery	3	98	68	72	68	–
bb g Kheleyf (USA) - Buttons Galore (IRE) (Bigstone)
Mid-division, 7th 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong without reaching leaders (op 14/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ nk [1½]	5. One Of Three (IRE) 12/1 Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	Gary Carroll Michael Mulvany	5	911 p	67	71	67	–
b m Tamarisk (IRE) - Call Me Vicki (IRE) (Bigstone)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong (op 14/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [2]	10. Primalova (IRE) 10/1 Leigh Roche ⁵ William J Fitzpatrick	Leigh Roche ⁵ William J Fitzpatrick	5	811 t	58	60	56	–
b m Soviet Star (USA) - She's Our Girl (IRE) (Royal Abjar)
Towards rear, kept on well on outer inside final furlong, not reach leaders (op 8/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ hd [2¼]	7. Sovereign Secure (IRE) 12/1 P Shanahan Peter McCreery	P Shanahan Peter McCreery	4	99	65	67	63	–
ch f Kyllachy - Affaire Royale (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden over 1f out, no impression inside final furlong (op 11/1 tchd 10/1)

8⁽¹²⁾ shd [2½]	3. Statue Of Dreams (IRE) 14/1 Colm O'Donoghue James Bernard McCabe	Colm O'Donoghue James Bernard McCabe	5	913 p	69	70	66	–
b g Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Phyliel (USA) (Lyphard)
In rear of mid-division on outer, never on terms, kept on one pace

9⁽⁴⁾ 1 [3½]	4. Ucanchoose (IRE) 5/1 Declan McDonogh Andrew Slattery	Declan McDonogh Andrew Slattery	5	912 b	68	66	62	–
b g Choisir (AUS) - Ruacana Falls (USA) (Storm Bird)
Disputed lead, led halfway, headed 1f out, no extra under pressure when badly hampered closing stages (op 5/1 tchd 9/2)

10⁽¹⁾ shd [3½]	9. Big Bad Lily (IRE) 7/2F Chris Hayes Augustine Leahy	Chris Hayes Augustine Leahy	3	92	62	58	54	–
br f Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Ginger Lily (IRE) (Lucky Guest)
Always towards rear, not clear run from over 1f out, eased when beaten closing stages (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

11⁽²⁾ nk [3¾]	6. Goodbye Earl (IRE) 16/1 Shane Gray ⁷ David Geraghty	Shane Gray ⁷ David Geraghty	4	93	66	62	58	–
b f Bertolini (USA) - Begine (IRE) (Germany)
Never a factor

12⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [5½]	12. Stoichkhov (IRE) 20/1 Rory Cleary Muredach Kelly	Rory Cleary Muredach Kelly	3	92	62	51	47	–
b g Ivan Denisovich (IRE) - Baltic Breeze (USA) (Labeeb)
Always towards rear

12 ran Off time: 5:56:00 Winning time: 59.25s (slow by 0.85s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Finalstar (reserve), Lombrici (reserve), Stones Peak (reserve)
1st owner: Iona Equine Syndicate (Liberty Island I) 1st breeder: Pat Grogan
2nd owner: Michael J Browne (Queen Grace)
3rd owner: D McCann (Gandolfini)
Tote win: €13.50 PL: €5.20 €1.90 €1.02 Ex: €63.60 CSF: €49.31 Tricast: €356.80

After a stewards inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

5:55 Down Royal (IRE) 22 Jul 2011

Smirnoff Handicap