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LEOPARDSTOWN , IRE

  • Purse: 39,600 €
  • Date: July 14, 2011
  • Class:
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  • Age: 3 yo's & up
  • Race: 7
  • Distance: 14F
  • Post Time:
1 Sense of Purpose (IRE) Margin: TrueNicks: B+ 26,000 €

2007 | Chestnut Filly | Galileo (IRE) - Super Gift (IRE), Darshaan (GB)

  • Breeder:MOYGLARE STUD FARM LTD
  • Owner: Moyglare Stud Farm
  • Trainer: WELD DERMOT
  • Jockey: SMULLEN PAT

Sire: Galileo (IRE), Bay, 1998. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 6 wins, $2,245,373. Lifetime: 690 yearlings sold, median $147,765.

Broodmare Sire: Darshaan (GB), Brown, 1981.

2 Bob Le Beau (IRE) Margin: neck TrueNicks: A+ 8,000 €

2007 | Brown Gelding | Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Shine Silently (IRE), Bering (GB)

  • Breeder:ANAMOINE LTD
  • Owner: ANAMOUNE LIMITED
  • Trainer: HARRINGTON MRS JESSICA
  • Jockey: BERRY FRAN

Sire: Big Bad Bob (IRE), Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 16 yearlings sold, median $2,055.

Broodmare Sire: Bering (GB), Chestnut, 1983.

3 Fictional Account (IRE) Margin: ½ TrueNicks: A++ 4,000 €

2005 | Chestnut Mare | Stravinsky - Romantic Venture (IRE), Indian Ridge (IRE)

  • Breeder:MOYGLARE STUD FARM LTD
  • Owner: CILL CHOCA SYNDICATE
  • Trainer: WARD V C
  • Jockey: CARROLL GARRY

Sire: Stravinsky, Bay, 1996. Raced 2 years. 8 starts, 3 wins, $361,450. Lifetime: 527 yearlings sold, median $58,722.

Broodmare Sire: Indian Ridge (IRE), Chestnut, 1985.

Sale History: Tattersalls December Mares Sale 2011, $145,899.

Time: 3:01.82   Track: Good

Others: KALABAYA (IRE); WHY (IRE); ZERASHAN (IRE); DRUMFIRE (IRE).

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Sense of Purpose (IRE)SMULLEN PATWELD DERMOT
2Bob Le Beau (IRE)BERRY FRANHARRINGTON MRS JESSICA
3Fictional Account (IRE)CARROLL GARRYWARD V C
4KALABAYA (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
5WHY (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
6ZERASHAN (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
7DRUMFIRE (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

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