LEOPARDSTOWN , IRE
| 1 | Backbench Blues (IRE) | Margin: 3¾ | TrueNicks: A++ | 26,000 € |
2009 | Bay Gelding | Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Heroine (GB), Sadler's Wells
Sire: Big Bad Bob (IRE), Brown, 2000. Lifetime: 15 yearlings sold, median $2,056.
Broodmare Sire: Sadler's Wells, Bay, 1981.
Sale History:
Tattersalls Ireland December Flat Sale 2010, ($4,793).
| 2 | Macbeth (IRE) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: C+ | 8,000 € |
2009 | Bay Colt | Acclamation (GB) - Filandre (GB), Cadeaux Genereux (GB)
Sire: Acclamation (GB), Bay, 1999. Raced 3 years. 16 starts, 6 wins, $563,237. Lifetime: 426 yearlings sold, median $56,688.
Broodmare Sire: Cadeaux Genereux (GB), Chestnut, 1985.
Sale History:
Goff's Orby Million and Sportsman's Yearling Sale 2010, $215,536.
| 3 | Karatash (IRE) | Margin: ½ | TrueNicks: D | 4,000 € |
2009 | Chestnut Colt | Halling - Karawana (IRE), King's Best
Sire: Halling, Chestnut, 1991. Raced 3 years. 18 starts, 12 wins, $1,332,651. Lifetime: 271 yearlings sold, median $48,566.
Broodmare Sire: King's Best, Bay, 1997.
Others: AKLAN (IRE); TANNERY (IRE); CORAL WAVE (IRE); STRAIT OF ZANZIBAR (USA); FRONTIER (GER); TOWER ROCK (IRE).
| Finish | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backbench Blues (IRE) | BERRY FRAN | HARRINGTON JESSICA |
| 2 | Macbeth (IRE) | LEE WILLIE | CONDON KEN |
| 3 | Karatash (IRE) | MCCULLAGH NIALL | OXX JOHN |
| 4 | AKLAN (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 5 | TANNERY (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 6 | CORAL WAVE (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 7 | STRAIT OF ZANZIBAR (USA) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 8 | FRONTIER (GER) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
| 9 | TOWER ROCK (IRE) | UNKNOWN | UNKNOWN |
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