Sabato 28 giugno 2014, Derby Day al Curragh (IRE). Prospetti e news dal Quartier Generale Godolphin. Rain the only concern for Australia team. Late doubt over Kingston’s Curragh bid // Curragh (IRE)SATurday 28 JUN 2014, CARDS, GOING: GOOD TO FIRM (Watering): Australia or Kingston Hill ?? // Irlanda: Australia verso l’Irish Derby del Curragh, potrebbe diventare il 17° a completare il doppio. Contro ancora Kingston Hill.

 

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Australia (Joseph O'Brien) wins the Derby

 

Australia: justified huge reputation when winning the Derby at Epsom

 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

Rain the only concern for Australia team

 TODAY’S RACING PREVIEW BY TONY O’HEHIR7:49AM 28 JUN 2014 

AIDAN O’BRIEN’S name is written like no other across the history of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, having landed a record ten victories, and Australia is hot favourite to make it a football team’s worth of winners for the master of Ballydoyle.

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O’Brien has spoken in glowing terms about Australia ever since the colt’s impressive Group 3 win at Leopardstown in September, and the son of Galileo went a long way towards justifying his huge reputation when winning the Derby at Epsom three weeks ago.

Last year O’Brien’s bid for an eighth consecutive win in today’s Classic failed when third-placed Festive Cheer was the closest of his two runners, but Australia will be long odds-on to become the 17th horse to complete the Epsom-Curragh double back at the track where his career began with an unlucky defeat a year ago.

Australia provided O’Brien with a fifth Derby success and the trainer has run all his previous winners of the Epsom Classic in the Irish equivalent, with only Ruler Of The World 12 months failing to complete the double.

O’Brien said: “Good to firm or good ground will be fine for Australia. We just don’t want a lot of rain to make it in any way soft. Obviously he hasn’t done a lot since Epsom, but he doesn’t take much work. We’re happy with him.”

O’Brien saddles over half of the Classic field as Australia is joined by Geoffrey Chaucer, Kingfisher and Orchestra, while Kingston Hill, Fascinating Rock and Ponfeigh complete the line-up.

The ground at the Curragh has been described as good to firm. The track’s general manager Paul Hensey tweeted: “The ground @curraghrace remains good to firm. Both courses watered overnight. Forecast dry.”

Going report

Curragh: Good to firm
Newcastle: Good to firm 
Newmarket: Good to firm
Windsor: Good to firm (watered)
Chester: Good to soft
Doncaster: Good to firm
Lingfield: Turf – good to firm (watered); All-weather – standard

Key stats

Jeremy Noseda is 9-18 in 3yo+ handicaps at Windsor over the last four seasons (+18.42 to £1 level stakes) and saddlesValbchek (4.10)

Since 2009 William Haggas has form figures of 11514111741 with his 2yos at Chester (+£10.92 to £1 stakes). Pillar Boxgoes at 2.10.

 

 

Kingston Hill

Kingston Hill: “It doesn’t need to be soft – decent good ground will be fine”

 PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)

 

Late doubt over Kingston’s Curragh bid

 BY BRUCE JACKSON AND ANDREW DIETZ1:46PM 27 JUN 2014 

THE eagerly anticipated rematch between Investec Derby one-two Australia and Kingston Hill in Saturday’s Irish equivalent might not go ahead after Kingston Hill’s trainer Roger Varianexpressed his concerns about the likelihood of fast ground at the Curragh.

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Although 5mm of rain fell at the track overnight the ground remained good to firm on the eve of the Dubai Duty Free-sponsored Classic and Varian is adamant he wants to see more rain fall before he walks the course on Saturday morning.

“We need a bit more rain for him,” the trainer told the Racing Post. “I’m going out to Ireland tonight and will look at the ground in the morning and assess things then.

“The worry from reports I’m getting is that is still pretty quick and that is a concern and I’m not going to run him on ground I am not happy with.

“It doesn’t need to be soft for him to run – decent good ground will be fine for him.”

The prospect of significant rain before the Irish Derby, which is due off at 5.30pm, looks slim with a risk of showers on Friday being replaced by a drier outlook.

Speaking on At The Races, Curragh general manager Paul Hensey said: “We’ve had a sunny morning and are expecting a shower or two throughout the day.

“The Derby track is a touch quicker than the track we race on tonight and we would welcome some rain.”

William Hill make Australia their 4-11 favourite with Kingston Hill, whose three wins have come with soft in the going description, at 7-2 and the remaining five contenders priced at 16-1 or bigger.

 

Curragh (IRE)SAT 28 JUN 2014

GOING: GOOD TO FIRM (Watering).

3:10

DUBAI DUTY FREE FULL OF SURPRISES EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MAIDEN (2yo) Winner €11,385 12 runners 6f Good To Firm ATR

Race Conditions: 16500.00 For 2yo, that are EBF eligible Weights 9st 5lb Allowances fillies 5lb Penalty value 1st €11,385.00 2nd €2,640.00 3rd €1,155.00 4th €660.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
19     Accepted 2 9-5 T Stack43 Wayne Lordan — — —
210 4   Baldonnel 20 2 9-5 D K Weld70 Pat Smullen — 54 81
311 2   Cape Clear Island 20  2 9-5 A P O´Brien66 Joseph O’Brien — 64 88
42     Cognitive Ease 2 9-5 P Twomey Declan McDonogh — — —
54     Dudes And Diamonds 2 9-5 Mrs A M O´Shea Adrian O’Shea5 — — —
68     Dunquin 2 9-5 J S Bolger79 Kevin Manning — — —
75     Fit For The Job 2 9-5 David Wachman74 F M Berry — — —
812     Siege Of Orleans 2 9-5 A P O´Brien66 C O’Donoghue — — —
97 66   Swordfight 16 2 9-5 David Wachman74 W J Lee — 58 80
101 7   U S Navy Seal 16  2 9-5 A P O´Brien66 Seamie Heffernan — 50 72
116     Windsor Beach 2 9-5 J P Murtagh82 N G McCullagh — — —
123     Del´s Delight 2 9-0 J P Murtagh82 Fergal Lynch — — —

Dudes And Diamonds: possible overweight 2lb

Betting forecast: 6/4 Cape Clear Island, 5/1 U S Navy Seal, 11/2 Dunquin, 7/1 Baldonnel, 9/1 Accepted, 10/1 Siege Of Orleans, 14/1 Fit For The Job, 16/1 Swordfight, 16/1 Windsor Beach, 50/1 Cognitive Ease, 50/1 Del´s Delight, 100/1 Dudes And Diamonds.

 

3:45

DUBAI DUTY FREE FINEST SURPRISE SAPPHIRE STAKES (GROUP 3) (3yo+) Winner €39,000 7 runners 5f Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 65000.00 guaranteed For 3yo+ Weights 3yo 9st 3lb; 4yo+ 9st 9lb Penalties (to count from 1st June, 2013),a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 2 or a Group 1 race 5lb Allowances fillies 3lbConfirmed 14 Penalty value 1st €39,000.00 2nd €12,350.00 3rd €5,850.00 4th €1,950.00 5th €1,300.00 6th€650.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
17 0-7212   Maarek 35  7 10-0 Miss Evanna McCutcheon DOUBTFUL 115 105 119
22 712402   Jamesie 13  6 9-9 David Marnane50 Fergal Lynch 105 97 112
33 769177   Monsieur Joe 21  7 9-9 Paul Midgley56 Joseph O’Brien 104 109 116
41 0-2516   Scream Blue Murder 13  4 9-6 T Stack43 Wayne Lordan 101 92 114
56 091-41   Timeless Call 13  6 9-6 Reginald Roberts100 Pat Smullen 101 100 112
64 34-001   Extortionist 7  3 9-3 Olly Stevens57 Colin Keane 100 104 116
75 14-807   Fountain Of Youth 9 b1  3 9-3 A P O´Brien66 Seamie Heffernan 94 70 105

Betting forecast: 11/4 Extortionist, 9/2 Jamesie, 7/1 Monsieur Joe, 7/1 Timeless Call, 9/1 Scream Blue Murder, 20/1 Fountain Of Youth.

 

4:15

PADDY POWER SCURRY (3yo+) Winner €60,000 25 runners 6f63y Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 100000.00 For 3yo+, that at entry, have run at least twice under any Rules of Racing and are eligible for a handicap rating (105 = 9st 12lb) Weights Top weight in the original handicap shall not be less than 9st 12lb Minimum weight 8-4 Penalties (after calculation of the handicap), each race won 5lb An Saighdiur’s Handicap Mark 106 Confirmed 36 Penalty value 1st €60,000.00 2nd €19,000.00 3rd €9,000.00 4th€3,000.00 5th €2,000.00 6th €1,000.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
111 21838   An Saighdiur 13  7 9-13 Andrew Slattery75 DOUBTFUL 106 81 112
225 251404   Alben Star 7  6 9-11 Richard Fahey54 Joseph O’Brien 104 106 113
34 0-0126   Gathering Power 16  4 9-8 Edward Lynam63 Fergal Lynch 101 73 107
45 011   Alkasser 54  3 9-6 D K Weld70 Pat Smullen 106 85 113
523 831213   Barkston Ash 35 p  6 9-4 Eric Alston33 Jason Hart 97 103 114
616 6562-7   Yulong Baoju 23 t  4 9-3 Edward Lynam63 C O’Donoghue 96 106 112
72 60-504   Arctic 34  7 9-2 Tracey Collins100 Michael Hussey 95 97 112
813 5198-0   Burn The Boats 49 p  5 9-1 G M Lyons81 Colin Keane3 94 105 107
910 558214   Harry Trotter 23  5 9-1 David Marnane50 F M Berry 94 87 107
103 083203   Yeeoow 13  5 9-0 K R Burke60 Joey Haynes3 93 107 113
1117 181-54   Greek Canyon 14  5 8-13 G M Lyons81 Emmet McNamara 92 96 112
126 91365   Intensical 17  3 8-13 J S Bolger79 Kevin Manning 99 85 113
1314 1323-2   Seanie 41 5 8-13 David Marnane50 Connor King3 92 101 109
1415 22170   Srucahan 34 v  5 8-12 P D Deegan50 Chris Hayes 91 106 116
1521 211-13   Discussiontofollow 75  4 8-10 Mike Murphy38 Shane Kelly 89 90 113
1622 640221   Shipyard 14  5 8-10 A Oliver41 Gary Carroll 89 101 109
179 3516   Earth Drummer 6 4 8-9 J S Bolger79 Ronan Whelan 88 81 102
1812 43-134   Fly To The Moon 45 p  3 8-8 David Wachman74 Wayne Lordan 94 89 109
197 61-454   Zalty 26 b1  4 8-8 David Marnane50 Conor Hoban3 87 84 109
201 81622   Dashwood 23 t  7 8-7 J F Levins Shane Foley 86 99 106
2118 95281   Line Of Reason 11 5x  4 8-6 Paul Midgley56 Leigh Roche3 85 87 114
228 226-77   Twenty One Choice 20 5 8-5 Ed de Giles64 Andrea Atzeni 84 107 105
2320 72995   Antiquus 14 e/sp1  5 8-4 Ms Joanna Morgan33 Rory Cleary 81 92 114
2424 670-0U   Arbitrageur 14  5 8-4 Donal Kinsella J F Egan 80 — 108
2519 14348   Grey Danube 92 tb  5 8-4 D J Bunyan N G McCullagh 72 55 109

Long Handicap:  Antiquus 8-2, Arbitrageur 8-1, Grey Danube 7-7

Betting forecast: 13/2 Alkasser, 7/1 Shipyard, 8/1 Alben Star, 10/1 Seanie, 12/1 Barkston Ash, 12/1 Discussiontofollow, 12/1Zalty, 14/1 Burn The Boats, 14/1 Fly To The Moon, 14/1 Harry Trotter, 14/1 Intensical, 14/1 Line Of Reason, 14/1 Srucahan, 16/1Dashwood, 16/1 Gathering Power, 16/1 Greek Canyon, 16/1 Yeeoow, 16/1 Yulong Baoju, 20/1 Antiquus, 20/1 Earth Drummer, 25/1Arbitrageur, 25/1 Arctic, 25/1 Twenty One Choice, 33/1 Grey Danube.

 

4:50

GAIN RAILWAY STAKES (GROUP 2) (2yo) Winner €60,000 8 runners 6f Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 100000.00 guaranteed For 2yo Weights 9st 3lb Allowances fillies 3lb Confirmed 14 Penalty value 1st €60,000.00 2nd €19,000.00 3rd €9,000.00 4th €3,000.00 5th €2,000.00 6th €1,000.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
13 13   Ahlan Emarati 9 2 9-3 Peter Chapple-Hyam55 Pat Smullen — 94 106
26 71   Battle Of Marathon 9  2 9-3 A P O´Brien66 Seamie Heffernan — 74 104
35 1112   Cappella Sansevero 11  2 9-3 G M Lyons81 Colin Keane — 99 113
42 52   I Will Excel 9  2 9-3 M D O´Callaghan20 Declan McDonogh — 80 99
51 1110   Kool Kompany 11  2 9-3 Richard Hannon70 F M Berry — 96 110
68 1   Rapid Applause 70  2 9-3 M D O´Callaghan20 Fergal Lynch — 14 99
77 2   Vert De Grece 22 2 9-3 Joseph G Murphy25 DOUBTFUL — 43 94
84 139   War Envoy 11 tb1  2 9-3 A P O´Brien66 Joseph O’Brien — 92 107

Betting forecast: 13/8 Cappella Sansevero, 5/2 War Envoy, 6/1 Ahlan Emarati, 13/2 Kool Kompany, 10/1 Battle Of Marathon, 14/1 Rapid Applause, 25/1 I Will Excel.

 

5:30

DUBAI DUTY FREE IRISH DERBY (GROUP 1) (ENTIRE COLTS & FILLIES) (3yo) Winner €725,000 7 runners 1m4f Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 1250000.00 For 3yo entire colts and fillies Weights Colts 9st; fillies 8st 11lb Confirmed 11Penalty value 1st €725,000.00 2nd €237,500.00 3rd €112,500.00 4th €37,500.00 5th €25,000.00 6th€12,500.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
15 211-31   Australia 21  3 9-0 A P O´Brien66 Joseph O’Brien 123 133 139
23 5-1118   Fascinating Rock 21 3 9-0 D K Weld70 Pat Smullen 112 107 124
36 11-30   Geoffrey Chaucer 21  3 9-0 A P O´Brien66 Seamie Heffernan 112 — 126
47 35-510   Kingfisher 21 3 9-0 A P O´Brien66 C O’Donoghue 105 100 115
54 111-82   Kingston Hill 21 3 9-0 Roger Varian79 Andrea Atzeni 120 130 137
62 21-10   Orchestra 21  3 9-0 A P O´Brien66 Michael Hussey 110 115 128
71 3-11   Ponfeigh 14 3 9-0 John M Oxx67 Declan McDonogh 102 75 120

Betting forecast: 1/3 Australia, 7/2 Kingston Hill, 14/1 Fascinating Rock, 16/1 Geoffrey Chaucer, 25/1 Ponfeigh, 33/1Orchestra, 50/1 Kingfisher.

 

6:10

DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND HANDICAP (4yo+ 60-100) Winner €15,925 12 runners 2m Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 24500.00 For 4yo+ Rated 60-100 that are EBF eligible Minimum weight 8-4 Penalties (after calculation of the handicap), each race won 5lb Mutual Regard’s Handicap Mark 95 Penalty value 1st€15,925.00 2nd €4,655.00 3rd €2,205.00 4th €735.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
1 41222-   Mutual Regard 264 p  5 10-0 J P Murtagh82 Ross Coakley7 95 80 100
2 263-65   Drifting Mist 13 t 4 9-13 M Halford44 Shane Foley 94 80 95
3 01-152   Edge Of Sanity 22 5 9-11 J S Bolger79 Kevin Manning 92 74 96
4 1182/4   Mourad 8 9 9-11 W P Mullins60 Joseph O’Brien 92 — 80
5 90400-   Paddy The Celeb 24J h  8 9-9 M Halford44 Conor Hoban3 90 94 100
6 1-781   Ballyadam Brook 27 10 9-3 Terence O´Brien Rory Cleary 84 48 92
7 1-3219   Carried 22 4 9-3 Mrs Prunella Dobbs Pat Smullen 84 77 94
8 3210-3   Nateeja 13 t 4 9-2 Mrs John Harrington36 F M Berry 83 78 100
9 2175-   Rawnaq 223J 7 8-13 Matthew J Smith Declan McDonogh 80 92 100
10 324   Moon Dice 9 9 8-10 Paul W Flynn33 Chris Hayes 77 79 94
11 9-8411   Money Spider 21  5 8-9 J F Levins Gary Carroll 76 52 93
12 0620-1   Secret Seven 28 h 4 8-7 J L Hassett Wayne Lordan 74 82 94

Betting forecast: 5/1 Edge Of Sanity, 11/2 Drifting Mist, 6/1 Money Spider, 6/1 Nateeja, 8/1 Rawnaq, 9/1 Secret Seven, 10/1Carried, 10/1 Moon Dice, 12/1 Ballyadam Brook, 12/1 Mourad, 12/1 Mutual Regard, 14/1 Paddy The Celeb.

 

6:40

DUBAI DUTY FREE MILLENIUM MILLIONAIRE CELEBRATION STAKES (LISTED RACE) (3yo+) Winner €29,250 7 runners 1m Good To Firm RTE1

Race Conditions: 45000.00 For 3yo+ that have not won a Group 1 or a Group 2 race Weights 3yo 8st 13lb; 4yo+ 9st 9lb Penalties (to count from 1st June, 2013), a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group 3 race 5lb Allowancesfillies 5lb Penalty value 1st €29,250.00 2nd €8,550.00 3rd €4,050.00 4th €1,350.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
15 8221-4   Paene Magnus 54  5 9-12 J S Bolger79 Kevin Manning 102 77 108
26 4-6076   Captain Joy 16  5 9-9 Tracey Collins100 Pat Smullen 103 101 110
33 012244   Einsteins Folly 20 4 9-9 J S Bolger79 Ronan Whelan 98 73 107
44 22-574   Manalapan 121  4 9-9 P J Prendergast38 Declan McDonogh 106 94 112
57 62912   Talitha Kum 21  4 9-4 P D Deegan50 Chris Hayes 92 95 104
61 2-4753   Giovanni Boldini 10 3 9-2 A P O´Brien66 Joseph O’Brien 108 96 113
72 15-157   He´s No Saint 16 3 8-13 David Marnane50 Fergal Lynch 102 96 108

Betting forecast: 8/11 Giovanni Boldini, 13/2 Captain Joy, 7/1 He´s No Saint, 7/1 Paene Magnus, 10/1 Manalapan, 20/1Einsteins Folly, 20/1 Talitha Kum.

 

7:15

DUBAI DUTY FREE JUMEIRAH CREEKSIDE HOTEL SUMMER FILLIES HANDICAP (3yo+) Winner €30,000 11 runners 7f Good To Firm ATR

Race Conditions: 50000.00 For 3yo+ Minimum weight 8-4 Penalties (after calculation of the handicap), each race won 5lb Slipper Orchid’s Handicap Mark 100 Penalty value 1st €30,000.00 2nd €9,500.00 3rd€4,500.00 4th €1,500.00 5th €1,000.00 6th €500.00
NO. FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER RTF% JOCKEY OR TS RPR
110 5-1021   Slipper Orchid 17  5 10-0 M Halford44 Damien Melia7 100 73 102
26 70-770   Tobann 35 t  4 9-12 J S Bolger79 Kevin Manning 98 69 105
32 1-46   Harry´s Princess 48 h1  3 9-4 John M Oxx67 Declan McDonogh 99 36 102
44 65-00   Whimsical 26 h1  5 9-4 P D Deegan50 Chris Hayes 90 65 104
53 2-6607   Maremmadiavola 14 p 3 8-11 Edward Lynam63 Fergal Lynch 92 86 104
611 34-721   Colour Blue 46 t  3 8-9 W McCreery67 Connor King3 90 82 101
79 561-12   Elegant Peace 72 b  3 8-7 D K Weld70 Andrea Atzeni 88 80 105
85 231   Photo Call 17  3 8-7 David Wachman74 Wayne Lordan 88 74 99
97 23-574   Glassatura 6  3 8-5 M Halford44 Shane Foley 86 77 103
101 23-13   Sparkle Factor 62  3 8-4 D K Weld70 Leigh Roche3 85 75 101
118 234555   Califante 16 4 8-4 T Hogan50 Rory Cleary 75 78 103

Long Handicap:  Califante 8-3

Betting forecast: 7/2 Photo Call, 6/1 Slipper Orchid, 7/1 Elegant Peace, 7/1 Sparkle Factor, 8/1 Colour Blue, 8/1 Harry´s Princess, 10/1 Maremmadiavola, 10/1 Tobann, 10/1 Whimsical, 12/1 Glassatura, 14/1 Califante.

fonte: RacingPost

 

Irlanda: Australia verso l’Irish Derby del Curragh, potrebbe diventare il 17° a completare il doppio. Contro ancora Kingston Hill

 
 
 
In fondo, è l’unico che sta andando forte di una scuderia fatta di centinaia di cavalli. Potrebbe sembrare un paradosso ma, al netto di Leading Light nella Gold Cup, Australia è quello che sta svoltando la stagione di Padre Aidan. Se non ci fosse stato lui, tutti parlerebbero di flop clamorosi nella stagione ed in effetti, i cavalli di Aidan O’Brien non stanno volando. Questa è una settimana importante per l’allenatore irlandese: Dovrà provvedere alla preparazione del vincitore del Derby Inglese verso quello irlandese (Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby) al Curragh di sabato 28 Giugno ma, forse, la vera brutta notizia potrebbe essere quella di dover fronteggiare le autorità del Curragh nella possibilità che questi, gli dicano “terreno pesante”. Un incubo per lui, che sogna gli forniscano un terreno ideale per permettere al favorito di correre. Uno scenario brutto potrebbe profilarsi, in termini di condizioni meteo, per ora pioviccica, sono caduti 4mm nella giornata di ieri e per un paio di giorni lo farà ancora al Curragh. E non è la prima volta che il tempo irlandese non gli fa dormire sonni tranquilli nella corsa da €1.25 milioni. Quando sellò il suo 10° vincitore di Derby Camelot, che rincorreva anche la triplice inglese, era stato in dubbio fino all’ultimo. Poi vinse. Nel 2009 Sea The Stars, per John Oxx, invece non corse proprio per le avverse condizioni meteo ma li a ridere fu Padre Aidan con Fame And Glory. In caso ci fosse qualche problema, comunque, ne avrà altri 6. Solo 6? Comunque Australia potrebbe diventare il 17° cavallo a vincere Derby inglese ed Irlandese, l’11° per O’Brien: Avrà contro di nuovo Kingston Hill (Mastecraftsman), battuto ad Epsom e di proprietà del figlio di Derrick Smith, boss Coolmore, con Andrea Atzeni in sella che spera proprio nel diluvio universale. Gli altri O’Brien sono Geoffrey Chaucer, male ad Epsom, Kingfisher, Orchestra, Mekong River e War Command, che allunga dopo le St James Palace Stakes della settimana scorsa. Gli altri sono True Story, settimo nel Derby e la scelta di Godolphin, poi Fascinating Rock lasciato dentro da Dermot Weld e 8° nel Derby, e Ponfeigh,, un outsider per John Oxx. Alla fine saranno in 7 al via, ecco anche la distribuzione delle monte:
1 5 Australia (GB) Galileo (Ire) J O’Brien A O’Brien
2 3 Fascinating Rock (Ire) Fastnet Rock (Aus) Smullen Weld
3 6 Geoffrey Chaucer Montjeu (Ire) Heffernan A O’Brien
4 7 Kingfisher (Ire) Galileo (Ire) O’Donoghue A O’Brien
5 4 Kingston Hill (GB) Mastercraftsman (Ire) Atzeni Varian
6 2 Orchestra (Ire) Galileo (Ire) Hussey A O’Brien
7 1 Ponfeigh (Ire) Teofilo (Ire) McDonogh Oxx
 
 
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