4.10 Boylesports Fon-A-Bet Guineas Festival Handicap of €75,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 4f.

Curragh Results Sun, 23rd May, 2004

Going - Good to Firm. Sunny and warm

Jackpot Pool - €73,063.00 Winning Units - 72 Dividend - €761.00. Placepot Pool - €3,069.00 Winning Units - 25 Dividend - €92.00. Tote Aggregate - €359809.00.

Boylesports Fon-A-Bet Guineas Festival Handicap of €75,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 4f.

1st - €48,825.00, 2nd - €15,000.00, 3rd - €7,500.00, 4th - €3,000.00 14 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Ivowen (USA) 9-1 (Mrs C L Weld)
(Drawn 9) Rated 96
Theatrical - Shee Cat (USA)
Breeder - Alex G Campbell Jr

SP 12/1

D K Weld

P J Smullen

Tote Win €15.80 Place €10.00

always prominent, 4th halfway, pushed along 4f out, led under 2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, joined on line

26th Oct, 03 Longchamp
3rd Flat This
Race 29th May, 04 Limerick
2nd Flat Rated 101

1st

Dht

Royal Alphabet (IRE) 7-12 (Ballylinch Stud)
(Drawn 13) Rated 76
King's Theatre (IRE) - A-To-Z (IRE)(Ahonoora)
Breeder - Ballylinch Stud

SP 3/1fav

W P Mullins

T P O'Shea

Tote Win €1.40 Place €1.80

slowly into stride and held up towards rear, progress on inner halfway, checked approaching straight, improved into 2nd and challenged over 1f out, kept on well under pressure to dispute lead on line

27th Apr, 04 Punchestown
3rd Hdl Rated 133 This
Race 27th Jun, 04 Curragh
5th Flat Hcp Rated 84

3rd

Cloone River (IRE) 8-5 (Mrs Kathleen Gillane)
(Drawn 11) Rated 86
Un Desperado (FR) - Grangemills(Strong Gale)
Breeder - Grangemills Racing Syndicate

SP 10/1

Paul Nolan

W J Supple

Place €2.80

towards rear, headway 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on well under pressure

19th Oct, 03 Naas
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 86 This
Race 19th Jun, 04 Down Royal
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 88

4th

Mutakarrim (GB) 9-3 (Mrs Eliza Berry Lynch Long)
(Drawn 7) Rated 105
Mujtahid (USA) - Alyakkh (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Ltd

SP 14/1

D K Weld

S M Gorey(7)

mid-division, 9th halfway, headway early straight, 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra

9th May, 04 Killarney
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 132 This
Race 19th Jun, 04 Down Royal
5th Flat Hcp Rated 107

5th

1.5L

Callow Lake (IRE) 8-0 (Miss Coirle Forde)
(Drawn 1) Rated 88
Bahhare (USA) - Sharayif (IRE)(Green Desert (USA))
Breeder - Fortview Stud

SP 10/1

David Wachman

M A Cleere(7)

close up, 3rd 4f out, challenged 2f out, no extra final furlong

14th May, 04 Cork
1st Flat Hcp Rated 82 This
Race 2nd Jun, 04 Leopardstown
6th Flat Hcp Rated 88

6th

0.75L

Dashing Home (IRE) 8-12 (Mrs P Towey)
(Drawn 8) Rated 93
Lahib (USA) - Dashing Rose (GB)(Mashhor Dancer (USA))
Breeder - Frank Towey

SP 12/1

Noel Meade

J P Spencer

held up, effort on outer early straight, kept on same pace from 2f out

29th Apr, 04 Punchestown
b.d. Hcp Hdl Rated 121 This
Race 27th Jun, 04 Curragh
7th Flat Hcp Rated 93

7th

shd

Raggtime Toon (IRE) 7-9 (Cailini Syndicate)
(Drawn 12) Rated 79
Dolphin Street (FR) - Silent Melody (IRE)(Last Tycoon)
Breeder - Patrick Hayes

SP 14/1

Timothy Doyle

Catherine Gannon(3)

towards rear, kept on straight

9th May, 04 Leopardstown
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 77 This
Race 29th May, 04 Limerick
6th Flat Rated 79

8th

1.5L

Quest For A Star (IRE) 8-6 (Albert Crowley)
(Drawn 2) Rated 87
Rainbow Quest (USA) - Ridgewood Pearl (GB)(Indian Ridge)

SP 12/1

Mrs John Harrington

J A Heffernan

held up, progress on outer 4f out, 4th early straight, no extra from 2f out

9th May, 04 Leopardstown
4th Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 2nd Jun, 04 Leopardstown
5th Flat Hcp Rated 86

9th

Monsignor Phil (IRE) 8-7 (T A Ryan)
(Drawn 10) Rated 88
Definite Article (GB) - Kilboy Concorde(African Sky)
Breeder - Irelandia Holdings Ltd

SP 10/1

J S Bolger

K J Manning

tracked leaders in 6th, ridden and no impression straight

9th May, 04 Leopardstown
1st Flat Hcp Rated 83 This
Race 14th Jul, 04 Leopardstown
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 88

10th

1.5L

Naahil (IRE) 7-5 (Seamus O'Farrell)
(Drawn 3) Rated 77
Elmaamul (USA) - Nwaahil (IRE)(Nashwan (USA))
Breeder - Shadwell Estate Company Ltd

SP 16/1

Seamus O'Farrell

P B Beggy(7)

prominent, 5th 4f out, weakened straight

16th May, 04 Gowran Park
5th Flat Hcp Rated 77 This
Race 2nd Jun, 04 Leopardstown
8th Flat Hcp Rated 75

11th

shd

Icklingham (IRE) 9-5 (Sheikh Mohammed)
(Drawn 4) Rated 100
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Braiswick(King of Spain)
Breeder - Sheikh Mohammed Bin RashidAlMaktoum

SP 6/1

John M Oxx

M J Kinane

mid-division, 8th ridden approaching straight, soon weakened

9th May, 04 Leopardstown
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race 3rd Apr, 05 Curragh
1st Flat Rated 98

12th

Gemini Diamond (IRE) 8-0 (Incl 2lbs overweight) (Mrs Ann Higgins)
(Drawn 6) Rated 79
Desert King (IRE) - Wakria (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Gerrardstown House Stud

SP 14/1

M J Grassick

N G McCullagh

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened

3rd May, 04 Curragh
2nd Flat Hcp Rated 78 This
Race 6th Sep, 04 Galway
1st Flat Hcp Rated 77

13th

0.5L

Theme Song (IRE) 8-4 (Brainwave Syndicate)
(Drawn 5) Rated 85
Singspiel (IRE) - Glatisant (GB)(Rainbow Quest (USA))
Breeder - Hascombe & Valiant Studs

SP 7/1

Anthony Mullins

W J Smith

prominent, 2nd before halfway, ridden to challenge entering straight, led briefly over 2f out, soon weakened

12th Oct, 03 Curragh
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 87 This
Race 19th Jun, 04 Down Royal
3rd Flat Hcp Rated 85

14th

10L

Mesmeric (IRE) 9-1 (FF Racing Services X1 Synd)
(Drawn 14) Rated 96
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Mesmerize(Mill Reef (USA))
Breeder - Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd

SP 25/1

D K Weld

P Shanahan

held up, 8th approaching halfway, weakened before straight, trailing 2f out

9th May, 04 Leopardstown
15th Flat Hcp Rated 99 This
Race 30th May, 04 Limerick
1st Flat Rated 90

Off 4.10
Time 2m. 34.80 secs, which is 0.54 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €84.30 (3 and 14) €66.80 (14 and 3)
Tote Trifecta- €182.70.