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Curragh
Sat 20th Jul
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Siege Of Troy (GB) b f 10-0

Siyouni (FR)-Roheryn(Galileo)

cp2(22) cd1 (Qatar Racing Limited)
Rated 88

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE311-0.50

28th Jun 24 Curragh(1m 2f Flat Maiden, Good, good to firm in places) 6/4Fav 9-3 B M Coen 1st of 18 runners, by 1.25L and 1.5L from Trapalanda and Sacred Oath

16th Jun 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat Maiden, Good) 10/11Fav 9-3 B M Coen 4th of 16 runners, 1.56L behind Thalara

19th May 24 Naas(1m Flat Maiden, Good, Good to Firm in places) 4/1 9-3 B M Coen 2nd of 11 runners, nk behind Serialise

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Siege Of Troy (GB)

I was very disappointed walking out of Gowran the last time, we think a lot of this one. She's a good filly, big engine and a well-bred filly. I said to Ben last time to dolly around and give her a nice kick in the belly at the bottom of the straight but she was under pressure from a long way out. She was in between horses and Ben said maybe she didn't learn as much first time out as we thought she did and maybe I'd been minding her a bit since then. I put the cheekpieces on her today just to help her travel. She's a nice filly and she will keep improving, I think. She's big and she's raw, Ben says she should get a mile-and-a-half no problem. I'm a bit happier today. When she went to the front he said she pricked her ears. He was travelling really well and he didn't want to kick on two down but he said when he asked her to go she quickened up and stole a bit in front. He said when he pulled the stick through and asked her to go she won well at the line.
After Siege Of Troy (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Fri, 28th Jun 2024 1m 2f Flat Maiden Good

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Messerschmitt (IRE) b g 9-13

Kessaar (IRE)-Drifting Spirit(Clodovil)

(14) (Noel Meade Racing Ltd)
Rated 87

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE51124.00

6th Jul 24 Naas(7f Flat, Good, good to firm in places (Good after R2)) Rated 89 7/2 9-3 C T Keane 5th of 5 runners, 7.25L behind Surfers Paradise

3rd Jun 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat, Good, Yielding in places) Rated 90 28/1 9-2 B M Coen 6th of 14 runners, 11L behind Fleur De Chine

11th May 24 Naas(1m 2f 84yds Flat, Good (Straight); Good, Good to Yielding in places (Round)) Rated 91 11/2 9-8 C T Keane 3rd of 4 runners, shd and 1.5L behind Old Faithful and Gibbs Island

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Messerschmitt (IRE)

I thought the ground would be too soft for him but he is probably a very nice horse. His dam won a couple and he is a gorgeous horse who came out of Tally Ho (Stud). He loves fast ground and is a horse who could end up somewhere else (being sold). He is my own and if there is money there for them, we sell. That's the way it is and we'll se how it goes.
After Messerschmitt (IRE) finished 1st at Thurles on Thu, 5th Oct 2023 1m Flat Maiden Soft

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Messerschmitt (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Gibbs Island (GB)1
11th May 2024 Naas(1m 2f 84yds, Flat, Good (Straight); Good, Good to Yielding in places (Round)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (7/2 8-13 Rated 82) B M Coen 1.50L in front of Messerschmitt (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-8 Rated 91) C T Keane (4 ran)
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Gibbs Island (GB) ch g 9-10

Iffraaj (GB)-Dream Book(Sea The Stars)

(18) c1 (James Nicholson)
Rated 84

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE10137.00

2nd Jul 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Rated 82 5/1 9-8 W J Lee 2nd of 11 runners, 0.5L behind Sumptuary Law

22nd Jun 24 Down Royal(1m 4f 175yds Flat Hcap, Good, Good to Firm in places) Rated 83 9/1 8-5 R Whearty (5) 4th of 7 runners, 7.5L behind Going Remote

8th Jun 24 Navan(1m 2f 40yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 82 13/2 9-3 W J Lee 3rd of 7 runners, nk and hd behind Old Faithful and Going Remote

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Gibbs Island (GB)

He did it well. He had to grind it out,. He's a full-brother to a good horse that Godolphin owns (Live Your Dream). I trained the half-brother Dream Tale so I know the family a bit. He had a nice run at Roscommon and we knew that stepping up in trip should be in his favour. He's a good mover so he's not dependent on ground. Billy said it was a tough performance. He's a horse that likes to keep going forward so about the three pole he just let him roll to let him get into the race. He stayed every yard of it, it was a likeable performance. I was just saying to Billy that we might look at the Eyrefield Stakes at the end of the year, it's nine furlongs at Leopardstown. We'll make a decision in the next week or two.
After Gibbs Island (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 24th Sep 2023 1m Flat Maiden Soft

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Gibbs Island (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Slurricane (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 3.25L in front of Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll (11 ran)
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Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 9.63L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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Messerschmitt (IRE)1
11th May 2024 Naas(1m 2f 84yds, Flat, Good (Straight); Good, Good to Yielding in places (Round)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (7/2 8-13 Rated 82) B M Coen 1.50L in front of Messerschmitt (IRE) 3rd (11/2 9-8 Rated 91) C T Keane (4 ran)
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It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 2.50L in front of It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley (11 ran)
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Lord Church (IRE) b g 9-9

Churchill (IRE)-Roseraie(Lawman)

(22) c1 (Homely Equines Ltd )
Rated 83

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE6304.80

28th Jun 24 Curragh(1m 1f Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 74 7/2Fav 9-4 R P Whelan 1st of 21 runners, by 0.75L and 0.75L from Blackcastle Storm and Kentucky Gal

14th Jun 24 Cork(1m Flat Hcap, Straight: good to yielding. Round: good, good to yielding in places) Rated 69 7/2 9-8 R P Whelan 1st of 9 runners, by 0.5L and 0.5L from Masoun and Martinelli

16th May 24 Limerick(7f Flat Hcap, Soft to heavy) Rated 64 4/5Fav 9-12 R P Whelan 1st of 6 runners, by 0.75L and 1.5L from Poppadom and Private Officer

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Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) b f 9-7

Vocalised (USA)-Oiche Ghealai(Galileo)

(18) (Mrs J S Bolger)
Rated 81

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE923-3.59

2nd Jul 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Rated 83 28/1 9-9 R P Cleary 9th of 11 runners, 10.13L behind Sumptuary Law

18th Mar 24 Curragh(1m Flat, Heavy) Rated 84 25/1 8-8 R P Cleary 7th of 10 runners, 22.5L behind Brilliant

21st Oct 23 Leopardstown(7f 23yds Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rated 76 5/2JFav 9-5 R P Cleary 1st of 5 runners, by 4.25L and 1.25L from Basilah Bear and Sun Never Sets

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)

She’s hardy and handles the ground. I had a couple in it and was going to run one of the others and Rory said to run her. I’d forgotten that she’d run well on soft ground at Tipperary. I don’t think she’ll run again at the Curragh on Wednesday but that could change!
After Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) finished 1st at Leopardstown on Sat, 21st Oct 2023 7f Flat Hcap Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Courageous Strike (GB)1
20th Jul 2023 Leopardstown(7f 31yds, Flat Maiden, Yielding to Soft (Soft after R5)) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 5th (10/3Fav 8-8) R P Cleary 2.03L in front of Courageous Strike (GB) 8th (11/2 9-5) G P Halpin (18 ran)
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Gibbs Island (GB)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 9.63L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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Slurricane (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll 6.38L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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Promo Queen (IRE)2
27th Jul 2023 Leopardstown(7f 32yds, Flat Maiden, Soft, yielding in places) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 7th (12/1 7-13) Kyanna Van Buuren 7.13L in front of Promo Queen (IRE) 12th (250/1 9-1) G P Halpin (13 ran)
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22nd Jun 2023 Leopardstown(7f 48yds, Flat, Good to Yielding (Good, good to yielding in places after R2) (Good after R6) ) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 3rd (16/1 8-8) R P Cleary 11.25L in front of Promo Queen (IRE) 11th (33/1 8-12) G P Halpin (12 ran)
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It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley 7.13L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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Slurricane (IRE) b g 9-7

Kodiac (GB)-Sheikhakan(Shamardal)

(18) (Eleanora Kennedy)
Rated 81

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE5101.00

2nd Jul 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Rated 81 11/2 9-7 G F Carroll 5th of 11 runners, 3.75L behind Sumptuary Law

14th May 24 Killarney(1m 31yds Flat Hcap, Soft to Heavy) Rated 74 5/1 9-11 S Foley 1st of 10 runners, by nk and 6L from Currumbin and Gushing

1st Nov 23 Dundalk(7f Flat Maiden, Standard) 22/1 9-7 G F Carroll 7th of 13 runners, 9.5L behind Greenfinch

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on Slurricane (IRE)

He is a lovely horse, he got gelded last year and it was his first run in a handicap. He concentrated more today and while I was worried about the ground, Dusty (Foley) said he handled it fine. He had good runs in maidens last year, but probably trained off on his last run. He has improved and will want further. Dusty said they went very quick today and it fell into his lap, but we were using a jockey who is riding with so much confidence at the moment. I left tactics to him and at one stage he was five lengths last, but he is on fire. We have him riding work at the Curragh two or three days a week and that is making an awful difference.
After Slurricane (IRE) finished 1st at Killarney on Tue, 14th May 2024 1m Flat Hcap Soft to Heavy

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Slurricane (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Gibbs Island (GB)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 3.25L in front of Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll (11 ran)
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Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll 6.38L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley .75L in front of Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll (11 ran)
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Courageous Strike (GB) ch g 9-6

National Defense (GB)-Mademoiselle Marie(Evasive)

(22) c1 (Giselle De Aguiar)
Rated 80

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE91320.00
UK3108.00

28th Jun 24 Curragh(1m 4f Flat Hcap, Good, good to firm in places) Rated 75 28/1 9-3 J J G Ryan 1st of 18 runners, by 0.5L and 1.25L from Valleyoftheeagles and Master Dunraven

16th Jun 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 74 16/1 9-10 P A Harnett (2) 3rd of 8 runners, nk and 1.25L behind Tachos and Puturhandstogether

29th Mar 24 Chelmsford City(1m 2f Flat Hcap, Standard) Rated 75 40/1 9-9 Raul Da Silva 13th of 14 runners, 17.16L behind Rocket Warrior

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Courageous Strike (GB) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)1
20th Jul 2023 Leopardstown(7f 31yds, Flat Maiden, Yielding to Soft (Soft after R5)) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 5th (10/3Fav 8-8) R P Cleary 2.03L in front of Courageous Strike (GB) 8th (11/2 9-5) G P Halpin (18 ran)
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Puturhandstogether (IRE)1
16th Jun 2024 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Puturhandstogether (IRE) 2nd (6/4Fav 9-12 Rated 76) H J Horgan 1.25L in front of Courageous Strike (GB) 3rd (16/1 9-10 Rated 74) P A Harnett (8 ran)
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Puturhandstogether (IRE) b g 9-5

Caravaggio (USA)-Round of Applause(Galileo)

(34) bf (John P McManus)
Rated 79

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE502-5.00

16th Jun 24 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds Flat Hcap, Good) Rated 76 6/4Fav 9-12 H J Horgan (2) 2nd of 8 runners, nk behind Tachos

24th Apr 24 Gowran Park(1m Flat Hcap, Yielding) Rated 74 17/2 9-8 M P Sheehy 3rd of 9 runners, shd and 1.25L behind Action Plan and Cardinal Zin

16th Jan 24 Dundalk(6f Flat, Standard) 25/1 9-5 G P Halpin 7th of 10 runners, 2.81L behind Perfect Judgement

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Puturhandstogether (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Courageous Strike (GB)1
16th Jun 2024 Gowran Park(1m 1f 100yds, Flat Hcap, Good) Puturhandstogether (IRE) 2nd (6/4Fav 9-12 Rated 76) H J Horgan 1.25L in front of Courageous Strike (GB) 3rd (16/1 9-10 Rated 74) P A Harnett (8 ran)
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It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) b f 9-4

Churchill (IRE)-Qatar Princess(Marju)

(7) d1 (Mrs David Nagle, Mrs John Magnier & Mrs Paul Shanahan)
Rated 78

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE511-2.25

13th Jul 24 Navan(1m 2f 40yds Flat Hcap, Good to Firm, Good in places) Rated 73 7/4Fav 8-7 K G Kennedy (4) 1st of 8 runners, by 1L and hd from Explorers Way and Squire Danagher

2nd Jul 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Rated 73 10/1 8-13 S Foley 4th of 11 runners, 3L behind Sumptuary Law

20th May 24 Roscommon(1m 2f 58yds Flat Maiden, Good) 12/1 9-2 S Foley 2nd of 11 runners, 1.5L behind Total Look

Trainer Quotes

Quotes on It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE)

In Roscommon she just missed the kick, she got upset in the stalls and missed the kick. Around there, she couldn't get into it. I'd love him (Kennedy) to win it (apprentice title) this year. Every time she hung a bit, he straightened her up. He's very good and he is a lovely lad. Shane (Foley) hits him over the head practically every morning!. I'll see where we go, but she will step up in class a bit now. I think she will get a mile and a-half. She's a very big filly and I just think 'give her a bit of time'.
After It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) finished 1st at Navan on Sat, 13th Jul 2024 1m 2f Flat Hcap Good to Firm

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Itsonlyjustbegun (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Gibbs Island (GB)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) Gibbs Island (GB) 2nd (5/1 9-8 Rated 82) W J Lee 2.50L in front of It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley (11 ran)
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Slurricane (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley .75L in front of Slurricane (IRE) 5th (11/2 9-7 Rated 81) G F Carroll (11 ran)
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Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)1
2nd Jul 2024 Roscommon(1m 2f 67yds, Flat Hcap, Good, good to yielding in places (Good after R4)) It'sonlyjustbegun (IRE) 4th (10/1 8-13 Rated 73) S Foley 7.13L in front of Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 9th (28/1 9-9 Rated 83) R P Cleary (11 ran)
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10-4
Promo Queen (IRE) b f 9-1

Advertise (GB)-Hindaam(Arch)

(112) c1 (Future Stars Syndicate)
Rated 75

Last Three Runs
Flat StatisticsRunsWinsPlaces€Level
IRE7104.00

30th Mar 24 Cork(7f Flat Hcap, Heavy) Rated 76 10/1 9-12 R C Colgan 4th of 6 runners, 11L behind Uncle Albert

6th Oct 23 Dundalk(7f Flat, Standard) Rated 76 150/1 9-0 J A Powell 14th of 14 runners, 17.33L behind Mountain Bear

24th Sep 23 Curragh(7f Flat Hcap, Yielding - Soft (Soft after R2)) Rated 70 10/1 9-2 J A Powell (5) 1st of 8 runners, by shd and nose from Vestigia and Uncle Albert

Head to Head

In the last 3 years Promo Queen (IRE) has met

HorseNo. Of times
Sli Na Ghealai (IRE)2
27th Jul 2023 Leopardstown(7f 32yds, Flat Maiden, Soft, yielding in places) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 7th (12/1 7-13) Kyanna Van Buuren 7.13L in front of Promo Queen (IRE) 12th (250/1 9-1) G P Halpin (13 ran)
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22nd Jun 2023 Leopardstown(7f 48yds, Flat, Good to Yielding (Good, good to yielding in places after R2) (Good after R6) ) Sli Na Ghealai (IRE) 3rd (16/1 8-8) R P Cleary 11.25L in front of Promo Queen (IRE) 11th (33/1 8-12) G P Halpin (12 ran)
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First Time - In a Flat Handicap Messerschmitt, Siege Of Troy» Full list of First Time Gear

Probable SP 7/2 Siege Of Troy, 4/1 It'sonlyjustbegun, 5/1 Lord Church, 6/1 Gibbs Island, 7/1 Puturhandstogether, Courageous Strike, 8/1 Slurricane, 10/1 Messerschmitt, 25/1 Promo Queen, Sli Na Ghealai.

Previous Years

2023 Abandoned
2022 Kerkiyra 3 9-10 B M Coen 4/1 (J P Murtagh) (Drawn 2)
2021 Hell Bent 3 9-12 S Foley 3/1Fav (Mrs John Harrington) (Drawn 5)
2020 Sonnyboyliston 3 9-7 Ben Martin Coen 13/8Fav (J P Murtagh) (Drawn 7)
2019 Insignia Of Rank 4 9-8 G F Carroll 10/1 (Joseph G Murphy) (Drawn 5)
2018 Aared 6 8-6 D E Hogan 14/1 (Kevin Prendergast) (Drawn 9)

Symbols Explained

bl2 Blinkers bo2 Blinkers one cowl e2 Ear Plugs hd2 Hood p2 Pacifier pc2 Pacifier with cowls ps2 Pacifier one cowl sr2 Shadow Roll cp2 Cheekpiece co2 Cheekpiece one side tt2 Tongue Tie vs2 Visor sb2 Sheepskin Browband cc2 Cornell Collar xb2 Crossed Nose Band cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run

The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.