Killarney (IRE)
19:41
Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Racecourse Apprentice Handicap
Killarney (IRE) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2025 Distance: 1m6½f Type: Flat Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €7 Place: €1.90 €4.20 €6.40 Exacta: €74.70 Tricast: €2259.57
Non-Runners: Lady Kai (in season), Miss Gitana (in season)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Gangster Granny (IRE) 4 F Poor Mrs John Harrington 139 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders on inner - went third 4f out - pushed along 3f out - led 2f out - sustained duel with runner-up final furlong - just held on (trainer's rep said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that filly had a wind operation prior to her last run and benefitted from a step up in trip)(op 15/2 tchd 11/2)
2nd 4 Atheneum (IRE) 4 G Poor
Sam Coen (4)lbs
John Joseph Murphy 133 lbs 18/1 0.1 Sweating - took keen hold - prominent - lost second after 4f - went second again under 2f out - challenging from over 1f out - sustained duel with winner final furlong - just held (jockey said that he took a check turning in)(op 20/1)
3rd 6 Ehteyat (GER) 6 G AVG Michael Flannery 134 lbs 22/1 2 Prominent - outpaced under 2f out - ran on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish - no match for first two(tchd 25/1)
4th 5 Beautiful Chaos (IRE) 6 M Poor Ross O'Sullivan 130 lbs 7/1 0.3 Soon led - headed 2f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 9/1)
5th 10 Eagles Dream (IRE) 3 F Poor John Joseph Murphy 123 lbs 6/1 .5 Midfield - headway on outer under 2f out - hung right but ran on towards finish - not reach leaders (jockey said filly hung left up the straight)(tchd 11/2 and tchd 13/2)
6th 7 Makaiah (IRE) 4 F Poor Gerard O'Leary 132 lbs 10/1 0.3 Took keen hold - prominent - went second after 4f - clear with one other 7f out - soon led - headed under 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 8/1)
7th 1 Empress Alma (IRE) 3 F AVG Gavin Cromwell 140 lbs 8/1 2.75 Towards rear - some headway over 1f out - kept on - never on terms(op 9/1 tchd 15/2)
8th 12 Wertpol (IRE) 3 G Poor J P Murtagh 126 lbs 9/2 0.05 Midfield - outpaced under 2f out (jockey said gelding ran keen)(op 7/2 tchd 5/1)
9th 13 Decorated Elle (IRE) 3 F Poor Daniel William O'Sullivan 120 lbs 66/1 13 Never better than midfield - outpaced 2f out
10th 9 Bear Creek (GB) 3 C AVG Joseph Patrick O'Brien 133 lbs 9/4F 2.75 Towards rear - raced wide over 2f out - no extra over 1f out (jockey said colt ran off at all bends; vet reported colt to have lost his right front shoe but was otherwise post race normal)(op 2/1)
11th 11 Ellaat (GB) 9 G AVG Ian O'Connor 123 lbs 40/1 10 Towards rear throughout(op 25/1)
12th 14 You'llfindandsee (IRE) 10 M Poor Ian O'Connor 115 lbs 80/1 9 Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(op 66/1 tchd 100/1)