Full Result 6.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 9 September 2017

QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) (Outer Track)

(3yo+) 1m2f Good

1st €712,500 2nd €237,500 3rd €112,500 4th €50,000 5th €25,000 6th €12,500

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	1. Decorated Knight 25/1 Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton	Andrea Atzeni Roger Charlton	5	97	119	83	121	–
ch h Galileo (IRE) - Pearling (USA) (Storm Cat)
Raced in rear, still in last under 2f out, progress on outer entering final furlong in 8th, stayed on strongly to lead inside final 100yds, kept on well

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	3. Poet's Word (IRE) 10/1 James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	James Doyle Sir Michael Stoute	4	97	113	82	120	–
b c Poet's Voice - Whirly Bird (Nashwan)
Raced in mid-division, towards rear at halfway, 9th under 2f out, stayed on well towards outer into 5th entering final furlong, briefly on terms final 100yds but soon headed, kept on well (op 8/1)

3⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [2¼]	9. Eminent (IRE) 3/1 Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade	Frankie Dettori Martyn Meade	3	91	116	76	117	–
b c Frankel - You'll Be Mine (USA) (Kingmambo)
Led and soon 3 lengths clear, lead reduced 3f out, ridden under 2f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong and headed final 100yds, no extra closing stages in 3rd (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

4⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [3]	2. Mr Moonlight Magic 33/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	97 t	112	76	115	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Melikah (IRE) (Lammtarra)
Chased leaders in 4th, ridden to track leader in 2nd over 1f out, no extra final 100yds where dropped to 4th, kept on same pace (ran in this race and all previous races as Moonlight Magic)

5⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [3¾]	10. Taj Mahal (IRE) 50/1 Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien A P O'Brien	3	91	112	72	114	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - You'resothrilling (USA) (Storm Cat)
Raced in mid-division, progress towards outer over 1f out, bit short of room final 100yds, kept on well into 5th close home, ran in this race and all previous races as Taj Mahal (op 66/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ shd [3¾]	8. Cliffs Of Moher (IRE) 9/1 Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	Seamie Heffernan A P O'Brien	3	91 t	118	71	116	–
bb c Galileo (IRE) - Wave (IRE) (Dansili)
Held up in 8th, good progress on inner into mid-division 2f out, soon short of room in 5th, again denied room entering final furlong, kept on well under hands and heels closing stages (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

7⁽²⁾ nse [4]	7. Churchill (IRE) 8/11F Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	Ryan Moore A P O'Brien	3	91	123	70	115	–
b c Galileo (IRE) - Meow (IRE) (Storm Cat)
Chased leaders in 3rd, pushed along in 4th when slightly hampered under 2f out, 3rd entering final furlong, soon no extra, eased closing stages (jockey said his mount did not get a clear run in the latter stages) (op 4/5)

8⁽³⁾ 1 [5]	6. Zhukova (IRE) 10/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	5	94	115	71	108	–
b m Fastnet Rock (AUS) - Nightime (IRE) (Galileo)
Raced in mid-division, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, no impression final 100yds, kept on same pace (op 12/1)

9⁽⁷⁾ 3½ [8½]	5. The Grey Gatsby (IRE) 66/1 Declan McDonogh D K Weld	Declan McDonogh D K Weld	6	97	110	63	104	–
gr h Mastercraftsman (IRE) - Marie Vison (IRE) (Entrepreneur)
Always towards rear, ridden and no impression under 2f out, kept on one pace

10⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [13]	4. Success Days (IRE) 40/1 Shane Foley K J Condon	Shane Foley K J Condon	5	97 t	114	54	95	–
gr h Jeremy (USA) - Malaica (FR) (Roi Gironde)
Chased clear leader in 2nd until ridden and edged left under 2f out, not quicken over 1f out and soon weakened (op 33/1 tchd 50/1)

10 ran Off time: 6:46:03 Winning time: 2m 8.36s (slow by 2.96s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar (Decorated Knight) 1st breeder: Saleh Al Homaizi & Imad Al Sagar
2nd owner: Saeed Suhail (Poet's Word)
3rd owner: Sir Peter Vela (Eminent)
Tote win: €26.60 PL: €5 €3.10 €1.80 Ex: €234.10 CSF: €256.02 Tricast: €988.36 Trifecta: €1,392.90

6:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 9 Sep 2017

QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1) (Outer Track)