Race Result Curragh Mon, 2nd May, 2005

Going - Heavy. Raining

Jackpot Pool - €15,501.50 Winning Units - 22 Dividend - €528.40. Placepot Pool - €4,054.50 Winning Units - 34 Dividend - €89.40. Tote Aggregate - €132413.00.

Statue Of Liberty Handicap (Rated 50-80) of €12500.00 3-y-o plus

7f. Flat Hcap 1st - €8637.50, 2nd - €2125.00, 3rd - €1000.00, 4th - €625.00 OFF 5:03. 24 Ran.

1st		Inch Island (IRE) 9-3 (Birdstown Syndicate) 25 (Drawn 25) (Opened 8/1) SP 7/1 Tote Win €9.30 Place €2.40	G M Lyons T P O'Shea
		slowly into stride, headway on far side halfway, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well final furlong
2nd	2.5L	Kilmannin (IRE) 7-4 (M T Grogan) 12 (Drawn 12)(Blinkers)(Tongue Strap) SP 12/1 Place €4.20	H Rogers Amy Kathleen Parsons(10)
		held up, headway on far side 2 1/2f out, 4th over 1f out, kept on under pressure
3rd	0.75L	Fairy Pass (IRE) 9-8 (M J Conlon) 24 (Drawn 24) SP 25/1 Place €12.20	J G Burns D M Grant
		mid-division, headway over 2 1/2f out, 2nd over 1f out, soon no extra
4th	0.75L	Dollars Rock (IRE) 8-13 (W G Hill Syndicate) 19 (Drawn 19) (Opened 12/1 14/1) SP 12/1 Place €3.00	T J O'Mara W M Lordan
		mid-division, improved into 6th and ridden under 2f out, kept on
5th	1L	Volcan Magique (IRE) 8-5 (Mrs Ann M Donnelly) 7 (Drawn 7)(Blinkers) SP 25/1	James Leavy W J Cafferty(10)
		tracked leaders on stand´s side, headway 3f out, close 2nd 2f out, no extra over 1f out
6th	8L	Buddy Man (IRE) 8-1 (K J Molloy) 9 (Drawn 9) (Opened 8/1) SP 7/1	Patrick Martin S J Gray(10)
		held up, ridden on stand´s side 2f out, kept on final furlong
7th	0.5L	Anno Jubilo (GER) 8-9 (Incl 2lbs overweight) (N O'Flaherty) 14 (Drawn 14) SP 14/1	C F Swan F M Berry
		chased leaders, 5th halfway, kept on same pace from over 2f out
8th	2L	Instant Hit (GB) 9-1 (M Woods) 21 (Drawn 21) SP 25/1	M Woods D P McDonogh
		chased leader in 2nd, led over 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
9th	3L	Moon At Midnight (GB) 9-9 (Mrs P D Osborne) 22 (Drawn 22) (Opened 12/1) SP 14/1	R J Osborne R M Burke
		mid-division, no impression from 2f out, eased final furlong
10th	2L	Summer Magic (IRE) 9-9 (J Stephenson) 5 (Drawn 5) SP 12/1	Timothy Doyle K J Manning
		mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression from 1 1/2f out
11th	1L	Knockanure Lad (IRE) 7-11 (Valley Of Knockanure Syndicate) 17 (Drawn 17)(Tongue Strap) SP 14/1	F J Bowles Catherine Gannon(3)
		prominent, 4th halfway, weakened from 2 1/2f out
12th	hd	Absolutely Cool (IRE) 9-3 (P J O'Shaughnessy) 18 (Drawn 18)(Tongue Strap) SP 20/1	D K Weld S M Gorey(7)
		never a factor
13th	1.5L	Styling It (IRE) 8-6 (Mines A Pint Syndicate) 13 (Drawn 13)(Blinkers) SP 25/1	Edward P Harty M A Phillips
		led and soon clear, headed over 2f out, weakened quickly
14th	shd	Devious Diva (IRE) 8-9 (Lady O'Reilly) 3 (Drawn 3) (Opened 6/1) SP 7/1	Kevin Prendergast B S Hughes(7)
		towards rear, effort 2 1/2f out, soon no extra
15th	0.5L	Indian's Feather (IRE) 9-9 (Miss Christine Tsui) 8 (Drawn 8)(Blinkers) (Opened 7/1) SP 5/1	M J Grassick N G McCullagh
		held up, effort 2f out, soon no extra
16th	0.5L	Amongst Amigos (IRE) 9-3 (D J Dolan) 11 (Drawn 11) (Opened 5/1) SP 9/2fav	Michael McElhone R P Cleary(5)
		tracked leaders, 6th and ridden halfway, soon weakened
17th	shd	Vade Retro (IRE) 9-11 (Ms Edel Moloney) 4 (Drawn 4) SP 33/1	James J Kelly M C Hussey(3)
		never a factor
18th	shd	Story Nine (IRE) 8-13 (Declan Brennan) 23 (Drawn 23) SP 20/1	N Nelson P J Smullen
		never a factor
19th	nk	Knock Abbey Castle (IRE) 9-6 (Jerome Doran) 16 (Drawn 16) SP 14/1	Peter Casey J A Heffernan
		always behind
20th	nk	Lady Sarelle (IRE) 7-9 (Ballintlea Syndicate) 1 (Drawn 1)(Cheekpiece) (Opened 12/1) SP 14/1	Augustine Leahy Helen Keohane(5)
		held up, progress on stand´s side over 2f out, 7th 1 1/2f out, no extra
21st	2L	Rosmaire (IRE) 9-4 (Joseph Quaid) 6 (Drawn 6)(Tongue Strap) (Opened 10/1) SP 12/1	Miss Susan A Finn W J Lee(5)
		never a factor
22nd	1.5L	Brand New Beat (IRE) 9-8 (Mrs J S Bolger) 15 (Drawn 15) SP 20/1	J S Bolger D J Moran(5)
		behind from 3f out
23rd	4L	Clew Bay (IRE) 8-9 (James A Browne) 20 (Drawn 20)(Cheekpiece) (Opened 12/1) SP 10/1	James A Browne M J Kinane
		always behind
24th	6L	Sareya (IRE) 9-3 (Niall J Donohoe) 10 (Drawn 10) SP 20/1	Niall J Donohoe C D Hayes(7)
		always behind

Non runner (withdrawn) (non-runner)

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