5.15 McGrath Stakes (Listed) 3-y-o plus 1m.

Curragh Results Sun, 26th Jun, 1988

Going - Good to Firm.

McGrath Stakes (Listed) 3-y-o plus 1m.

1st - €11,700.00, 2nd - €5,000.00, 3rd - €2,500.00, 4th - €800.00 9 Ran

1st

La Meilleure 8-4 (Mrs. Catherine Shubotham )
(Drawn 5)
Lord Gayle (USA) - Gradille(Home Guard (USA))

SP 12/1

J S Bolger

D Gillespie

w.w.,in rear until went 2nd over one out,ran on strongly to lead close home.

3rd Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
3rd Flat This
Race 14th Jul, 88 Down Royal
2nd Flat

2nd

Darcy's Thatcher 9-6 (J O Browne )
(Drawn 9)
Thatching - Lancette(Double Jump)

SP 7/2

S Cauthen

ran 2nd until led 1 1/2 furlongs out, hded close home.

8th Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
1st Flat Hcp This
Race 3rd Aug, 88 Phoenix Park
4th Flat

3rd

Cipriani 9-3 (Mrs Sonia Rogers )
(Drawn 3)
Habitat - La Mer (NZ)(Copenhagen)

SP 15/2

M J Kinane

w.w.,went sixth entering straight,ran on well final furlong

8th Jun, 88 Phoenix Park
2nd Flat This
Race 16th Jul, 88 Leopardstown
1st Flat

4th

Quyfeor (USA) 8-4 (Mme De Seroux )
(Drawn 1)
Lypheor - Quadrillion

SP 7/2

R Quinton

third 1/2 way and straight,kept on,not quicken final furlong.

This
Race 24th Sep, 88 Curragh
8th Flat

5th

Colway Rally 9-6 (R Coleman )
(Drawn 7)
Final Straw - Boswellia

SP 7/4fav

N Connorton

fourth 1/2 way and straight,soon no extra.

21st May, 88 Lingfield
2nd Flat Hcp This
Race 28th Jul, 88 Goodwood
Flat Hcp

6th

Secret Appeal 9-6 (Morgan Sheehy )
(Drawn 6)
Try My Best (USA) - Brideshead (USA)(Secretariat (USA))

SP 8/1

J Reid

5th early,dropped back when hamp before straight,staying on again at finish

14th May, 88 Curragh
4th Flat This
Race 2nd Jul, 88 Phoenix Park
6th Flat

7th

Lady Eileen 8-10 (Mrs Patrick J Conlan )
(Drawn 4)
Taufan (USA) - Cotoneaster

SP 8/1

D Parnell

sixth 1/2 way,fifth straight,soon no extra.

6th Jun, 88 Leopardstown
2nd Flat This
Race 1st Aug, 88 Leopardstown
3rd Flat

8th

Dancing Again 8-4 (Jan Bjordal )
(Drawn 2)
Cure the Blues (USA) - Anna Mill(Mill Reef (USA))

SP 12/1

P Shanahan

fifth 1/2 way,no danger last three furlongs.

18th Jun, 88 Navan
1st Flat This
Race 2nd Jul, 88 Phoenix Park
3rd Flat

9th

Secret Claim (USA) 8-7 (Sheikh Mohammed )
(Drawn 8)
Mr Prospector (USA) - Secrettame (USA)

SP 8/1

C Roche

led until hded well over one out,faded

6th Jun, 88 Leopardstown
3rd Flat This
Race

Time 1m. 40.50 secs, which is 1.27 secs slower than the course average on today's going