Race Result Curragh Sun, 27th Sep, 2009

Going - Good. Fine

Jackpot Pool - €12,131.00 Winning Units - 21 Dividend - €433.20. Placepot Pool - €19,351.00 Winning Units - 74.48 Dividend - €194.80. Tote Aggregate - €266056.00.

Goffs Million Sprint of €1600000.00 2-y-o

6f. Flat 1st - €985000.00, 2nd - €300000.00, 3rd - €150000.00, 4th - €80000.00, 5th - €80000.00, 6th - €46000.00 OFF 3:26. 20 Ran.

1st		Lucky General (IRE) 9-3 (Mrs J Wood) (Time 1:12.31) 2 (Drawn 2) (Opened 8/1) SP 11/2 Tote Win €7.30 Place €2.00	R Hannon R Hughes
		soon settled in rear of mid-division, headway into 6th travelling well over 1f out, challenged under pressure and led inside final furlong, stayed on well
2nd	1.75L	Full Mandate (IRE) 8-12 (Mrs Anna Doyle & Partners) (Time 1:12.62) 10 (Drawn 10) (Opened 8/1) SP 9/1 Place €3.70	R Hannon M J Kinane
		always prominent, led under 2nd, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed and headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace
3rd	0.75L	King Ledley (USA) 9-3 (Silverton Hill Partnership) (Time 1:12.77) 1 (Drawn 1)(Blinkers) SP 8/1 Place €2.90	Kevin Prendergast D P McDonogh
		towards rear, progress travelling well into 9th over 1f out, ridden and ran on well without threatening final furlong, switched and 3rd close home
4th	hd	Beethoven (IRE) 9-3 (Michael Tabor) (Time 1:12.80) 16 (Drawn 16) (Opened 5/1) SP 9/2fav Place €1.70	A P O'Brien J P Murtagh
		chased leaders, ridden in 4th over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong
5th	0.75L	Air Chief Marshal (IRE) 9-3 (Mrs John Magnier) (Time 1:12.95) 14 (Drawn 14) SP 10/1	A P O'Brien J A Heffernan
		soon chased leaders, ridden in 8th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on without threatening
6th	nk	Walk On Bye (IRE) 8-12 (M V Magnier) (Time 1:13.02) 19 (Drawn 19) (Opened 4/1) SP 5/1	T Stack W M Lordan
		tracked leaders, travelling well 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure and kept on same pace
7th	hd	Gibraltar Blue (IRE) 8-12 (M J Jooste) (Time 1:13.05) 5 (Drawn 5) SP 6/1	T Stack C O'Donoghue
		soon tracked leaders travelling well, 2nd over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace under pressure
8th	0.5L	Velvet Flicker (IRE) 8-12 (Mrs Kevin Prendergast) (Time 1:13.15) 17 (Drawn 17) (Opened 14/1) SP 16/1	Kevin Prendergast C D Hayes
		towards rear, progress travelling well 2f out, 5th over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace
9th	1.25L	Moran Gra (USA) 9-3 (M A Ryan) (Time 1:13.34) 12 (Drawn 12)(Blinkers) (Opened 10/1) SP 12/1	Ms Joanna Morgan F M Berry
		chased leaders, under pressure in 7th over 1f out, soon no impression
10th	0.5L	Bethrah (IRE) 8-12 (Hamdan Al Maktoum) (Time 1:13.42) 9 (Drawn 9) SP 20/1	D K Weld P J Smullen
		loaded without rider, dwelt, towards rear, ridden to go 10th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on
11th	5L	Moonlight Cass (IRE) 8-12 (Arunas Cicenas) (Time 1:14.34) 18 (Drawn 18) SP 66/1	David P Myerscough K Latham
		towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from 2f out
12th	1L	Miss Cueta (IRE) 8-12 (William Durkan) (Time 1:14.52) 11 (Drawn 11)(Blinkers) SP 66/1	M Halford R P Cleary
		prominent, no extra under pressure from under 2f out
13th	shd	Rigid Rock (IRE) 9-3 (Mrs P A Foley) (Time 1:14.52) 3 (Drawn 3) SP 50/1	J T Gorman P Shanahan
		soon tracked leaders, no extra under pressure from under 2f out
14th	1.25L	Historic Occasion (IRE) 9-3 (Dr R Lambe) (Time 1:14.73) 20 (Drawn 20)(Blinkers) SP 50/1	D K Weld N G McCullagh
		soon mid-division, no impression from under 2f out
15th	2.5L	Reggae Dancer (IRE) 9-3 (Mrs John Magnier) (Time 1:15.17) 15 (Drawn 15) SP 50/1	A P O'Brien S M Levey
		ridden to soon lead, headed from under 2f out, soon weakened
16th	nk	Free Judgement (USA) 9-3 (Mrs June Judd) (Time 1:15.22) 4 (Drawn 4) (Opened 10/1) SP 9/1	J S Bolger K J Manning
		soon mid-division, no impression from under 2f out
17th	0.75L	Capulet Monteque (IRE) 8-12 (Mrs W L O'Toole) (Time 1:15.36) 13 (Drawn 13) SP 40/1	T Stack W J Lee
		prominent, weakened from under 2f out
18th	0.75L	Tamara Who (IRE) 8-12 (G J Burke) (Time 1:15.49) 6 (Drawn 6) SP 100/1	John E Kiely G F Carroll
		soon towards rear, never a factor
19th	1.25L	Step In Time (IRE) 9-3 (S R Counsell) (Time 1:15.70) 7 (Drawn 7) SP 33/1	M Johnston J Fanning
		soon prominent, weakened from 2f out
20th	5L	Silk Slippers (GB) 8-12 (Shanakiel Racing Syndicate) (Time 1:16.56) 8 (Drawn 8) SP 33/1	John Joseph Murphy D M Grant
		soon towards rear, never a factor

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