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LEOPARDSTOWN , IRE

  • Purse: 39,600 €
  • Date: June 8, 2012
  • Class:
  • TV:
  • Age: 3 yo
  • Race: 2
  • Distance: 11F
  • Post Time:
1 Backbench Blues (IRE) Margin: TrueNicks: A++ 26,000 €

2009 | Bay Gelding | Big Bad Bob (IRE) - Heroine (GB), Sadler's Wells

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

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)

  • Breeder:MAX MORRIS
  • Owner: ROMA SYNDICATE
  • Trainer: CONDON KEN
  • Jockey: LEE WILLIE

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

  • Breeder:H H THE AGA KHAN'S STUDS S C
  • Owner: H H AGA KHAN
  • Trainer: OXX JOHN
  • Jockey: MCCULLAGH NIALL

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.

Time: 2:32.33   Track: HVY

Others: AKLAN (IRE); TANNERY (IRE); CORAL WAVE (IRE); STRAIT OF ZANZIBAR (USA); FRONTIER (GER); TOWER ROCK (IRE).

FinishHorseJockeyTrainer
1Backbench Blues (IRE)BERRY FRANHARRINGTON JESSICA
2Macbeth (IRE)LEE WILLIECONDON KEN
3Karatash (IRE)MCCULLAGH NIALLOXX JOHN
4AKLAN (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
5TANNERY (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
6CORAL WAVE (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
7STRAIT OF ZANZIBAR (USA)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
8FRONTIER (GER)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN
9TOWER ROCK (IRE)UNKNOWNUNKNOWN

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