Full Result 7.25 Leopardstown (IRE) | 15 August 2013

Desmond Stakes (Group 3)

(3yo+) 1m Good

1st €39,000 2nd €11,400 3rd €5,400 4th €1,800

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	4. Gordon Lord Byron (IRE) 4/9F Johnny Murtagh T Hogan	Johnny Murtagh T Hogan	5	99	114	99	108	–
b g Byron - Boa Estrela (IRE) (Intikhab)
Held up towards rear, took closer order in 5th halfway, not clear run behind horses into straight, soon ridden in 4th between horses and closed under pressure inside final furlong to lead final strides (op 1-2 tchd 8-15)

2⁽¹⁾ nk	2. Ansgar (IRE) 25/1 Rory Cleary Sabrina J Harty	Rory Cleary Sabrina J Harty	5	99 t	105	98	107	–
b g Celtic Swing - Jemmy's Girl (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Prominent, pushed along on inner to soon lead, over 1 length clear halfway, ridden from over 2f out and soon strongly pressed, joined well inside final furlong and headed final strides (op 20-1)

3⁽³⁾ shd [½]	8. Leitir Mor (IRE) 7/1 Ronan Whelan J S Bolger	Ronan Whelan J S Bolger	3	95 t	109	97	109	–
b c Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Christinas Letter (IRE) (Galileo)
Waited with, close 6th halfway, pushed along on outer into straight and closed to challenge inside final furlong, every chance on terms final 100yds, headed close home

4⁽⁵⁾ 2¾ [3¼]	1. Custom Cut (IRE) 14/1 Danny Grant George Kent	Danny Grant George Kent	4	912 p	109	92	103	–
b g Notnowcato - Polished Gem (IRE) (Danehill)
Chased leaders, close 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and soon no impression on leaders, no extra over 1f out

5⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [4¾]	9. Dont Bother Me (IRE) 11/1 Shane Foley Niall Moran	Shane Foley Niall Moran	3	92	102	81	96	–
br c Dark Angel (IRE) - Faleh (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Led early until settled behind leader in 2nd, ridden into straight and soon no impression, dropped to 5th just inside final furlong, one pace towards finish

6⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [5½]	5. One Spirit (IRE) 7/1 N G McCullagh F Dunne	N G McCullagh F Dunne	5	96	103	79	92	–
b m Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Recite (JPN) (Forty Niner)
Chased leaders, close 4th halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra under pressure, dropped to 6th entering final furlong, kept on one pace

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [8]	6. Royal Blue Star (IRE) 12/1 Connor King Mrs John Harrington	Connor King Mrs John Harrington	5	96 b	97	71	87	–
b m Dalakhani (IRE) - Etizaan (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Slowly into stride and raced in rear, ridden and no impression from 3f out, one pace final 2f (op 14-1)

7 ran Off time: 7:25:17 Winning time: 1m 38.74s (fast by 0.76s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Bold Thady Quill (overreach), Darwin (unsuitable ground), Elleval (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Dr Cyrus Poonawalla & Morgan J Cahalan (Gordon Lord Byron) 1st breeder: Roland H Alder
2nd owner: Mrs Chynel Phelan/Shane Fox (Ansgar)
3rd owner: Mrs J S Bolger (Leitir Mor)
Tote win: €1.50 PL: €1.50 €8.10 Ex: €35.10 CSF: €17.92

7:25 Leopardstown (IRE) 15 Aug 2013

Desmond Stakes (Group 3)