4.00 Gerrardstown House Stud Silkon Gilder (2yo) Stakes (Listed) of €60,000.00 2-y-o 1m.

Curragh Results Sat, 25th Oct, 2003

Going - Yielding - Straight; Round - Good. Fine

Jackpot Pool - €111,197.00 Winning Units - 16 Dividend - €5,212.20. Placepot Pool - €1,736.50 Winning Units - 31 Dividend - €42.00. Tote Aggregate - €188160.00.

Gerrardstown House Stud Silkon Gilder (2yo) Stakes (Listed) of €60,000.00 2-y-o 1m.

1st - €39,000.00, 2nd - €12,000.00, 3rd - €6,000.00, 4th - €2,400.00 12 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Alexander Goldrun (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs N O'Callaghan)
(Drawn 1) Rated 100
Gold Away (IRE) - Renashaan (FR)(Darshaan)
Breeder - Dermot Cantillon

SP 4/1

J S Bolger

K J Manning

Tote Win €5.70 Place €2.00

prominent, 4th into straight, 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd and challenged final furlong, led 100 yards out, kept on well under pressure

11th Oct, 03 Gowran Park
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 95 This
Race 21st Mar, 04 Curragh
1st Flat Rated 101

2nd

0.5L

Poetical (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs S Grassick)
(Drawn 7)
Croco Rouge (IRE) - Abyat (USA)(Shadeed (USA))
Breeder - Irish National Stud

SP 9/1

M J Grassick

N G McCullagh

Place €3.10

settled 2nd, 3rd into straight, challenged 1 1/2f out, headed 100 yards out, kept on well under pressure

1st Oct, 03 Navan
2nd Flat This
Race 2nd May, 04 Gowran Park
3rd Flat Mdn Rated 100

3rd

1.5L

Treasure The Lady (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs Anne Coughlan)
(Drawn 6)
Indian Ridge - Kasora (IRE)(Darshaan)

SP 2/1fav

John M Oxx

F M Berry

Place €1.10

tracked leaders, close 6th early straight, 5th and switched over 1f out, kept on

13th Sep, 03 Curragh
1st Flat This
Race 18th Apr, 04 Leopardstown
4th Flat

4th

Noahs Ark (IRE) 8-11 (Denis O'Flynn)
(Drawn 10)
Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Abstraction (GB)(De Stael (USA))
Breeder - Rathbarry Stud

SP 4/1

D K Weld

P Shanahan

always prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd into straight, soon ridden, kept on under pressure final furlong

27th Sep, 03 Cork
1st Flat This
Race 21st Mar, 04 Curragh
4th Flat Rated 96

5th

shd

Oh So Precious (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs John Magnier)
(Drawn 2) Rated 95
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Arutua (USA)(Riverman (USA))

SP 10/1

A P O'Brien

T P Queally

soon led, strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on under pressure

31st Aug, 03 Curragh
8th Flat This
Race 31st Mar, 04 Clonmel
4th Flat Mdn Rated 96

6th

1.5L

Alexander Duchess (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs N O'Callaghan)
(Drawn 9)
Desert Prince (IRE) - Lionne (GB)(Darshaan)
Breeder - Hawthorn Villa Stud

SP 8/1

J G Burns

T P O'Shea

held up towards rear, kept on well from 2f out, never nearer

24th Sep, 03 Fairyhouse
1st Flat Mdn This
Race 8th Nov, 03 Leopardstown
1st Flat Hcp Rated 92

7th

0.5L

Follow (USA) 8-11 (Michael Tabor)
(Drawn 12) Rated 90
Seeking The Gold (USA) - Bound (USA)(Nijinsky (CAN))

SP 7/1

A P O'Brien

P Cosgrave

tracked leaders, 5th into straight, ridden and no impression from 2f out

21st May, 03 Leopardstown
1st Flat Mdn This
Race 23rd May, 04 Curragh
12th Flat Rated 92

8th

2.5L

Sakkara (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs Paul Shanahan)
(Drawn 3)
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Take Liberties (GB)(Warning)

SP 14/1

David Wachman

D J Condon

held up, 7th into straight, no impression from 2f out

12th Oct, 03 Curragh
6th Flat This
Race 7th Jul, 04 Naas
4th Flat Mdn Rated 87

9th

0.75L

Happy At Last (GB) 8-11 (S Hanson)
(Drawn 4)
In The Wings - Elevate(Ela-Mana-Mou)
Breeder - N.P. Bloodstock Ltd

SP 10/1

John M Oxx

R M Burke

held up, 8th into straight, soon no extra

1st Oct, 03 Navan
1st Flat This
Race 6th Jun, 04 Gowran Park
9th Flat Rated 89

10th

0.5L

Mrs Mason (IRE) 8-11 (C S Gaisford-St Lawrence)
(Drawn 11)
Turtle Island (IRE) - Secretary Bird (IRE)(Kris)
Breeder - Airlie Stud

SP 16/1

Kevin Prendergast

T M Houlihan

slowly into stride, checked after 2f, always behind

2nd Oct, 03 Thurles
1st Flat Mdn This
Race 25th Apr, 04 Curragh
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 85

11th

0.5L

Jacaranda Blue (IRE) 8-11 (Mrs David Nagle)
(Drawn 5) Rated 83
Entrepreneur (GB) - Ghaiya (USA)(Alleged (USA))

SP 25/1

David Wachman

W M Lordan

never a factor, weakened straight

12th Oct, 03 Curragh
8th Flat Rated 77 This
Race 29th May, 04 Limerick
13th Flat Hcp Rated 84

12th

1.5L

Blue Banner (IRE) 8-11 (Lady O'Reilly)
(Drawn 8) Rated 84
Grand Lodge (USA) - Banariya (USA)(Lear Fan (USA))

SP 20/1

Kevin Prendergast

B S Hughes

never a factor, weakened straight

2nd Aug, 03 Galway
7th Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race 4th Apr, 04 Curragh
11th Flat Hcp Rated 81

Off 4.03
Time 1m. 45.20 secs, which is 2.21 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €136.90
Tote Trifecta- €34.50.