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Sea The Lion (IRE)
15yo b g 29th Mar 2011
Sea The Lion (IRE)
b g 29th Mar 2011- Form
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War too strong for hat-trick seeking Lion
The John Murphy-trained War Diary wore down Sea The Lion in the closing stages of the Ragusa Handicap at the Curragh to deny his rival a hat-trick of successes in the €50,000 contest. Thu 27th Jun
Lion bids for Ragusa hat-trick
Top-weight Sea The Lion is bidding to win the 50,000 euro Irish Stallion Farms EBF ‘Ragusa’ Handicap for the third successive time at the Curragh. Thu 27th Jun
Sea The Lion pips old rival again and gets his treble
Sea The Lion and Gustavus Vassa fought out another tremendous finish and again the former prevailed in the valuable Ragusa Handicap. Fri 29th Jun
Cork Derby protagonists clash again in the Curragh
Sea The Lion and Gustavus Vassa, respective first and second in the Cork Derby, renew rivalry at the Curragh this evening — but the Irish Stallion Farms EBF ‘Ragusa’ Handicap is far from a two-horse race. Fri 29th Jun
Cork Derby goes to Sea The Lion in a thriller
Sea The Lion has proved a great money-spinner for connections and made it four handicap wins in just over 12 months when coming out best in a thrilling finish to the Cork Derby. Sun 17th Jun
Lion returns with a win
Sea The Lion returned to action with a win, as he took the Fitzpatrick Gallagher McEvoy Handicap under Ronan Whelan for Jarlath Fahey. Sun 13th May
Rogers lands his biggest Flat prize
Owner Jerry Nolan, trainer Harry Rogers and rider Conor Hoban had a win to savour when Lord Erskine gained the day in the Irish Cesarewitch at Navan. Sun 08th Oct
Review killarney 24th Aug
Snow Falcon lit up Killarney with a sparkling performance in the Laurels Pub & Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup HandicapThu 24th Aug

Falcon flies to feature race success
The well-backed Snow Falcon made all in the feature at Killarney this evening, the Laurels Pub & Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap. Thu 24th Aug
Falcon bids for Gold at Killarney
The Laurels Pub & Restaurant Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap has attracted a field worthy of its feature race status at Killarney on Thursday. Thu 24th Aug
Review curragh 30th Jun
Sea The Lion came out on top in a thrilling finish to the Irish Stallion Farms EBF 'Ragusa' Handicap at the CurraghFri 30th Jun

Sea The Lion roars home for Whelan
Sea The Lion's power-packed finish got the job done in the valuable 'Ragusa' Handicap over a mile and a half at the Curragh. Fri 30th Jun
Review navan 3rd Jun
Tilly's Chilli completed a hat-trick with an all-the-way triumph in the Royal County Handicap at NavanSat 03rd Jun

'Troubled' Lion returns to winning ways
Injury-plagued Sea The Lion bridged a near-three year gap between wins when landing the navanracecourse.ie Handicap at Navan today for Royal Ascot winning trainer Jarlath Fahey and jockey Rory Cleary. Sat 03rd Jun
Shin wins on second start for Hogan
There was drama at the start in the concluding Killarney Racecourse Handicap as 11/4 favourite Bay Hill became fractious in the stalls and had to be withdrawn. That necessitated a 25 cent Rule 4 to all bets with 7/1 shot Shinghari eventually coming out on top under Killian Hennessy. Tue 16th May
Sea The Lion wins a driving finish
Annus Mirabilis looked to be on his way to lining the punters pockets who backed him from 7/4 to 5/4 in the closing maiden at the Curragh, but she tied up in the last furlong and finished out of the places. Sat 19th Jul
He just barely does enough to get there the whole time, and I thought it was very fine today. He’s tough out and Ronan said he just keeps finding and finding for him. It was a lovely ride by Ronan again even though he was drawn out wide. He was able to get his run the whole way and didn’t get stopped. It’s nice to have a Derby to add to the CV! Last year he needed time between races but he’s a different horse this year. He’s more lively at home and showing he’s more up for the game. We’ll see what the weather does as he needs genuine good ground not firm.
Jarlath P Fahey
It's a great start to the year for him. I had a line through Nanabad to Curley Bill the other night (at Roscommon) and I had a fair idea that we weren't too far off. He's been working well this year and has been a bit sharper. Last year he was third on his first run back after a couple of years' absence but this year we knew he was a bit buzzier in himself. We probably didn't expect to win but we expected to run very well. He's very ground dependent and likes it on the safe side of quick so today it turned out to be ideal. I'm not sure what is coming up for him, and if there is nothing suitable in Ireland then we'll think about going pot-hunting in England with him.
Jarlath P Fahey
He was a good horse when Mick Halford had him but unfortunately for him he went wrong. We were lucky to pick him up and I’ve had no problems with him. He’s very laidback and eats and trains away. It’s great to have a Sea The Stars in the yard and to be winning races with him too. He's a stayer and when he got the gap he picked up well. Ronan said the ground was ideal for him today.
Jarlath P Fahey
it's great to get him (Sea The Lion) back as he had leg trouble a couple of times in his career. The few years off probably did him no harm as he’s a fine, big horse. He's lazy but finds when you ask him and in fairness to Rory (Cleary) he kept finding for him all the way up to the line. He's entered for Leopardstown next Thursday night over 1m5f again and we'll see how his legs are in the morning. The 1m4f Cork Derby is the plan and whether we go to Leopardstown between now and then, we'll decide later.
Jarlath P Fahey





