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16:05 Curragh (IRE)

Kilfrush Stud Sapphire Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €120,000 added
  • Winner: €70,800
  • 2nd: €22,800
  • 3rd: €10,800
  • 4th: €4,799
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 58.61s
  • Off Time: 16:06:00
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Mecca's Angel (IRE)

5/4

    2
    Silk -

    Brando

    9/4

      1(6)
      Silk - MAUVE, black seams, dark blue sleeves, mauve cap

      Ardhoomey (IRE)

      20 D
      10/1
      • Form 3-11124
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 104

      tracked leader and 3rd halfway, pushed along under 2f out, ridden from 1f out, soon no impression and dropped to 5th inside final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - Yellow, purple halved sleeves, quartered cap

      Brando

      14 D
      9/4
      • Form 51-1221
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 110

      mid-division and 4th halfway, switched right over 1f out and soon ridden, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

      3(2)
      Silk - Black, red inverted triangle, red seams on sleeves, black cap

      G Force (IRE)

      21 t D
      18/1
      • Form 80040-5
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 108

      mid-division and 5th halfway, soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, no impression and dropped to rear inside final furlong

      4(4)
      Silk - WHITE, red striped sleeves, check cap

      Sole Power

      7 DCD
      4/1
      • Form 90-3008
      • Age 9
      • Weight 9-7
      • Official Rating 112

      raced in rear, pushed along over 1f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on into 4th inside final furlong

      6(1)
      Silk - Red & white hoops, pink cap

      Mecca's Angel (IRE)

      32 BFD
      5/4
      • Form 1/121-20
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 118

      tracked leader and 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead 1 1/2f out and kept on well inside final furlong. comfortably

      7(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow panel, yellow chevrons on sleeves, yellow cap

      Gracious John (IRE)

      49 D
      20/1
      • Form 369327
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 106

      briefly pushed along from stalls to lead, pushed along and headed 1 1/2f out, ridden from 1f out and dropped to 3rd inside final furlong

      5(7)
      NR

      Fort Del Oro (IRE)

      42 BFCD
      7/1
      • Form 321-172
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 105

      Previous results

      2015
      (7)
      Silk -

      Stepper Point

      6/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-7

      2014
      (5)
      Silk -

      Fountain Of Youth (IRE)

      14/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      2013
      (2)
      Silk -

      Slade Power (IRE)

      27/10
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      This has been a very good race for UK raiders and Kevin Ryan was successful in 2005 and 2009 with Benbaun. The Yorkshire-based handler saddles Brando here and the four-year-old is improving at a rate of knots having followed his narrow defeat in the Wokingham with a Group 3 victory at Sandown. Fellow traveller MECCA'S ANGEL, who was beaten when odds-on for this last year, has also let supporters down in her last two starts since landing the Nunthorpe in August. She was already beaten when impeded in the King's Stand Stakes but had run the winner, Profitable, close at Haydock a couple of weeks earlier and may have been feeling the effects. Sole Power was virtually unbeatable in top sprints a couple of years ago but was behind the selection in the Nunthorpe and his stablemate, the lightly-raced and progressive Fort Del Oro, could prove more of a threat.

      Formwatch

      Ardhoomey (IRE) 5-1 (9-12) Disputed lead on stands' side, headed halfway, ridden 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Sors (8-4) at Curragh 5f hcp gd in Jun.

      Brando 2-1fav (9-3) Pressed leader, led halfway, ridden inside final furlong, held on gamely, won at Sandown 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Jul beating Monsieur Joe (9-3) by shd, 12 ran.

      G Force (IRE) 12-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 5th 1f out, no impression and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Toscanini (9-7) at Curragh 6f lst stks Yielding in Jun.

      Sole Power 33-1 (9-6) Held up, headway when short of room and not clear run, rallied and ran on close home, 8th of 18, 4 1/2l behind Limato (9-6) at Newmarket 6f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jul.

      Mecca's Angel (IRE) 6-4fav (9-1) Close up, ridden 2f out, weakening when short of room approaching final furlong, 16th of 17, 11 1/2l behind Profitable (9-4) at Ascot 5f Grp 1 stks (1) sft in Jun.

      Gracious John (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakening when hampered approaching final furlong, last of 7, 9 1/4l behind Quiet Reflection (8-11) at Haydock 6f Grp 2 stks (1) gd in May.

      Fort Del Oro (IRE) 11-4fav (9-6) Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and some progress under 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1f out, 2nd and no impression on winner over 100 yards out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Divine (9-6) at Curragh 6f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Jun.