2.30 Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) of €250,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 2f. 110yds.

Curragh Results Sun, 22nd May, 2005

Going - Round - Good to Yielding, Straight - Yielding. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €20,726.50 Winning Units - 3 Dividend - €5,181.60. Placepot Pool - €3,564.50 Winning Units - 8 Dividend - €334.10. Tote Aggregate - €331905.00.

Tattersalls Gold Cup (Group 1) of €250,000.00 4-y-o plus 1m. 2f. 110yds.

1st - €155,000.00, 2nd - €50,000.00, 3rd - €25,000.00, 4th - €10,000.00, 5th - €5,000.00, 6th - €2,500.00 6 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Grey Swallow (IRE) 9-0 (Murry Rose Bloodstock)
(Drawn 4) Rated 123
Daylami (IRE) - Style Of Life (USA)(The Minstrel (CAN))
Breeder - Mrs C L Weld

SP 13/2

D K Weld

P J Smullen

Tote Win €7.50 Place €3.00

settled 4th, 3rd 4f out, improved into 2nd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong

3rd Oct, 04 Longchamp
18th Flat This
Race 23rd Jul, 05 Newbury
7th Flat

2nd

0.75L

Bago (FR) 9-0 (Niarchos Family)
(Drawn 2)
Nashwan (USA) - Moonlight's Box (USA)(Nureyev (USA))

SP 9/10fav

J E Pease

T Gillet

Place €1.30

settled 3rd, 4th and pushed along before straight, improved into 3rd under 2f out, 2nd and edged right 1f out, kept on

24th Apr, 05 Longchamp
1st Flat This
Race 26th Jun, 05 Saint-Cloud
3rd Flat

3rd

Ace (IRE) 9-0 (Mrs John Magnier)
(Drawn 3) Rated 112
Danehill (USA) - Tea House(Sassafras (FR))
Breeder - Norelands Bloodstock

SP 6/1

A P O'Brien

K Fallon

tracked leader in 2nd, led 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and kept on inside final furlong

24th Apr, 05 Longchamp
3rd Flat This
Race 15th Jun, 05 York
2nd Flat

4th

Azamour (IRE) 9-0 (H H Aga Khan)
(Drawn 5) Rated 123
Night Shift (USA) - Asmara (USA)(Lear Fan (USA))
Breeder - H H Aga Khan

SP 4/1

John M Oxx

M J Kinane

held up in touch, last into straight, 5th 1 1/2f out, 4th when not clear run 1f out, kept on same pace

16th Oct, 04 Newmarket
3rd Flat This
Race 15th Jun, 05 York
1st Flat

5th

2.5L

Norse Dancer (IRE) 9-0 (J C Smith)
(Drawn 7)
Halling (USA) - River Patrol (GB)(Rousillon (USA))

SP 10/1

David Elsworth

J F Egan

held up, 5th and pushed along halfway, effort on outer entering straight, 4th 1 1/2f out, soon no extra

23rd Apr, 05 Sandown
5th Flat This
Race 15th Jun, 05 York
6th Flat

6th

Solskjaer (IRE) 9-0 (Mrs A M O'Brien)
(Drawn 6) Rated 111
Danehill (USA) - Lyndonville (IRE)(Top Ville)
Breeder - Orpendale

SP 33/1

A P O'Brien

J A Heffernan

led, headed and weakened 2f out

8th May, 05 Leopardstown
2nd Flat Rated 107 This
Race 1st Jun, 05 Leopardstown
8th Flat Rated 111

Off 2.30
Time 2m. 15.10 secs, which is 2.23 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €18.40.

Non runner Imago Mundi (USA) (non-runner) Stewards Enquiry - After a Stewards' Inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.