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Curragh (IRE)
19:15
Sky Bet Midsummer Sprint Stakes ()
Curragh (IRE) Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 Distance: 5½f Type: Flat Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €5 Place: €1.20 €1.30 €1.02 Exacta: €12.20 Trifecta: €44.30
Non-Runners: Son Of Rest (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Make A Challenge (IRE) N/A Elite
Denis Gerard Hogan 138 lbs 5/2 Won Led - narrow advantage at halfway - ridden and headed narrowly briefly inside final furlong - rallied near side and regained advantage close home(op 2/1)
2nd 5 Urban Beat (IRE) N/A AVG
J P Murtagh 135 lbs 7/2 0.3 Close up - 3rd halfway - headway going well 1 1/2f out to challenge - ridden to lead narrowly briefly inside final furlong until headed close home(op 4/1)
3rd 2 Buffer Zone (GB) 10 G Poor
G M Lyons 135 lbs 6/4F 1.5 Close up - 2nd halfway - pushed along almost on terms 1 1/2f out - soon ridden in 3rd and no extra inside final furlong(op 15/8)
4th 9 Piece Of Paradise (IRE) N/A Poor
J A Stack 128 lbs 28/1 4.5 Dwelt - in rear - disputed 7th at halfway - took closer order going well after halfway - pushed along under 2f out - ridden in 5th 1f out and no impression on leaders - kept on into 4th close home(op 20/1)
5th 7 Wheels On Fire (FR) N/A Poor
Aidan F Fogarty 130 lbs 18/1 0.3 Close up - 4th halfway - ridden in 4th over 1f out and no impression on leaders - dropped to 5th close home(op 16/1)
6th 8 Woody Creek (GB) N/A Poor
J A Stack 130 lbs 16/1 2.5 Dwelt slightly - waited with - pushed along in 6th from halfway and no impression on leaders under pressure 1 1/2f out(tchd 14/1 and tchd 25/1)
7th 6 Verhoyen (GB) 10 G Poor
M C Grassick 135 lbs 50/1 1.25 Chased leaders - 5th halfway - pushed along 2f out and soon no extra in 7th - weakened(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
8th 3 Flash Gordon (IRE) N/A AVG
Mrs John Harrington 135 lbs 12/1 72 Dwelt slightly and pushed along briefly early - towards rear - pushed along and disputed 7th before halfway - weakened and 2nd from 2f out (jockey said that his mount lost its action at the half way point and was eased thereafter; trainer said that her charge lost its action)(op 9/1)