5.25 Amethyst Stakes (Listed) of €50,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m.

Leopardstown Results Sun, 14th May, 2006

Going - Yielding. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €15,000.00 Winning Units - 4 Dividend - €2,812.50. Placepot Pool - €1,604.00 Winning Units - 15 Dividend - €80.20. Tote Aggregate - €164254.00.

Amethyst Stakes (Listed) of €50,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m.

1st - €32,550.00, 2nd - €10,000.00, 3rd - €5,000.00, 4th - €2,000.00 8 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Arch Rebel (USA) 9-12 (P Garvey)
(1:41.46 3.15 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 5) Rated 109
Arch (USA) - Sheba's Step (USA)(Alysheba (USA))
Breeder - Hargus Sexton & Sandra Sexton

SP 7/1

Noel Meade

J P Murtagh

Tote Win €9.00 Place €2.30

held up in rear, progress 2f out, 4th under 1f out, soon challenged, led 100 yards from finish, kept on well under pressure

1st May, 06 Curragh
4th Flat Rated 109 This
Race 2nd Jul, 06 Curragh
2nd Flat Rated 110

2nd

0.5L

Hard Rock City (USA) 9-9 (Mrs E Dolan)
(1:41.55) (Drawn 4) Rated 106
Danzig (USA) - All The Moves (USA)(A P Indy (USA))
Breeder - Swettenham Stud

SP 3/1fav

M J Grassick

N G McCullagh

Place €1.80

settled 5th, pulled hard early, headway early straight, led 1f out, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on under pressure

23rd Apr, 06 Leopardstown
2nd Flat Rated 106 This
Race 20th May, 07 Gowran Park
1st Flat Rated 106

3rd

0.5L

Lord Admiral (USA) 9-12 (Dr M V O'Brien)
(1:41.67) (Drawn 6) Rated 111
El Prado (IRE) - Lady Ilsley (USA)(Trempolino (USA))
Breeder - London Thrghbrd Services/Derry Mee

SP 13/2

Charles O'Brien

F M Berry

Place €2.40

held up in 7th, headway on outer early straight, close 3rd and challenged 1f out, kept on under pressure

2nd Mar, 06 Nad Al Sheba
2nd Flat This
Race 28th May, 06 Curragh
3rd Flat Rated 111

4th

Mustameet (USA) 9-12 (Hamdan Al Maktoum)
(1:41.74) (Drawn 7) Rated 109
Sahm (USA) - Hamasah (USA)(Irish River (FR))
Breeder - Shadwell Farm LLC

SP 100/30

Kevin Prendergast

D P McDonogh

tracked leaders, 3rd after halfway, close up travelling well early straight, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra close home

23rd Apr, 06 Leopardstown
1st Flat Rated 109 This
Race 7th Jun, 06 Leopardstown
1st Flat Rated 109

5th

Fairy Of The Night (IRE) 9-9 (Christopher Tsui)
(1:42.52) (Drawn 2) Rated 103
Danehill (USA) - Sassenach (IRE)(Night Shift (USA))
Breeder - Sunderland Holdings

SP 16/1

John M Oxx

M J Kinane

tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th after halfway, 6th into straight, kept on inside final furlong

31st Oct, 05 Leopardstown
9th Flat Rated 103 This
Race 27th May, 06 Curragh
6th Flat Rated 103

6th

Tolpuddle (IRE) 9-12 (P A Byrne)
(1:42.59) (Drawn 8) Rated 108
College Chapel (GB) - Tabdea (USA)(Topsider (USA))
Breeder - T Stack and Stan Cosgrave

SP 6/1

T Stack

W M Lordan

in touch, 4th after halfway, no extra early straight

19th Apr, 06 Newmarket
3rd Flat This
Race 17th Sep, 06 Curragh
8th Flat Rated 107

7th

1.5L

Democratic Deficit (IRE) 9-12 (D H W Dobson)
(1:42.82) (Drawn 1) Rated 107
Soviet Star (USA) - Grandiose Idea (IRE)(Danehill (USA))
Breeder - J S Bolger

SP 11/2

J S Bolger

K J Manning

soon led, headed 1 1/2f out, soon weakened

29th Apr, 06 Sandown
4th Flat This
Race 7th Jun, 06 Leopardstown
7th Flat Rated 106

8th

Alone He Stands (IRE) 9-9 (Joseph E Keeling)
(1:43.27) (Drawn 3) Rated 99
Flying Spur (AUS) - Millennium Tale (FR)(Distant Relative)
Breeder - Mrs Bernadette Hayden

SP 33/1

J C Hayden

P J Smullen

settled 2nd, weakened entering straight

22nd Apr, 06 Naas
15th Flat Hcp Rated 98 This
Race 27th May, 06 Curragh
16th Flat Hcp Rated 99

Off 5.25
Time 1m. 41.40 secs, which is 3.15 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €32.10
Tote Trifecta- €46.00.