5.00 Merrion Maiden of €5,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 2f.

Leopardstown Results Sat, 24th Oct, 1998

Going - Soft to Heavy.

Jackpot Pool - €10,000.00 Winning Units - 4 Dividend - €1,807.50. Placepot Pool - €962.00 Winning Units - 37 Dividend - €19.50. Tote Aggregate - €83453.00.

Merrion Maiden of €5,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 2f.

1st - €3,437.50, 2nd - €850.00, 3rd - €400.00, 4th - €250.00 9 Ran

1st

Fearsome Factor (USA) 9-2 (P A Byrnes)
(Drawn 1)
Alleged (USA) - Spark Of Success (USA)(Topsider (USA))

SP 100/30

D K Weld

M J Kinane

Tote Win €3.70 Place €1.60

tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden to lead on inner early straight, soon clear, stayed on strongly final furlong

17th Oct, 98 Curragh
4th Flat Hcp This
Race 4th Apr, 99 Cork
3rd Flat Hcp

2nd

Shah Of Persia (IRE) 9-2 (J D Clague)
(Drawn 7)
Darshaan - Equal Eloquence (USA)(Top Ville)

SP 7/4fav

John M Oxx

J P Murtagh

Place €1.50

held up in touch, progress on outer entering straight, 2nd and ridden over 1 1/2f out, no impression

2nd Aug, 98 Cork
2nd Flat Mdn This
Race 8th Nov, 98 Clonmel
4th Flat Mdn

3rd

3.5L

Dee-One-O-One (GB) 8-8 (Mrs Thomas Hendron)
(Drawn 9)
Slip Anchor - Mary Sunley(Known Fact (USA))

SP 5/2

Noel Meade

J P Spencer(3)

Place €1.10

held up in rear, progress on outer approaching straight, 3rd and ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression

8th Oct, 98 Thurles
3rd Flat Mdn This
Race 3rd May, 99 Gowran Park
2nd Flat Mdn Rated 74

4th

4.5L

The Third Curate (IRE) 9-2 (Moyglare Stud Farm)
(Drawn 2)
Fairy King (USA) - Lassalia(Sallust)

SP 16/1

D K Weld

P Shanahan

tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th 3f out, lost place entering straight, 7th and ridden 1 1/2f out, one paced

5th Apr, 98 Curragh
6th Flat Mdn This
Race 28th Mar, 99 Curragh
16th Flat

5th

1.5L

Fort Apache (IRE) 9-2 (Luke Comer)
(Drawn 8)
Barry's Run - Jonathan's Rose (IRE)(Law Society (USA))

SP 33/1

Luke Comer

W J Smith

tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead briefly entering straight, soon headed and weakened

17th Oct, 98 Down Royal
8th Flat This
Race 26th Oct, 98 Leopardstown
9th Flat

6th

3.5L

Bidni (IRE) 8-11 (P J Hyland)
(Drawn 3)
Maelstrom Lake - Blue Cashmere (USA)(Secreto (USA))

SP 20/1

Martin Brassil

K J Manning

held up, ridden and no impression straight

12th Oct, 98 Roscommon
11th Flat Mdn This
Race 6th Nov, 98 Curragh
12th Flat Mdn

7th

Larson (IRE) 8-6 (E A Keogh)
(Drawn 6)
Elbio - Miss Flirt

SP 16/1

Patrick Martin

R C Colgan(10)

led, pulled hard early, headed entering straight, weakened quickly

12th Oct, 98 Roscommon
7th Flat Mdn This
Race 6th Nov, 98 Curragh
9th Flat Mdn

8th

1.5L

Mobilia (GB) 8-4 (Breffni Syndicate)
(Drawn 5)
Last Tycoon - Organza(High Top)

SP 14/1

Patrick J Flynn

D M Grant(7)

tracked leaders, 3rd 3 1/2f out, ridden and weakened entering straight

12th Oct, 98 Roscommon
6th Flat Mdn This
Race 8th Nov, 98 Clonmel
11th Flat Hcp

9th

10L

Gonals Cross (IRE) 9-2 (M V Manning)
(Drawn 4)
Tirol - Rosy O'Leary

SP 33/1

M V Manning

D A O'Sullivan

tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, weakened quickly 3f out

16th Sep, 98 Fairyhouse
r.o. Flat Mdn This
Race 6th Nov, 98 Curragh
ref Flat Mdn

Off 5.00
Time 2m. 30.90 secs, which is 11.45 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €2.90.