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Going - Good To Firm (Watering To Maintain). Fine and sunny
Jackpot Pool - €11,179.00 Winning Units - 104 Dividend - €80.60. Placepot Pool - €19,635.16 Winning Units - 108.31 Dividend - €135.90. Tote Aggregate - €441607.85.
Doubtless the Ballydoyle plan is to try and exploit any chinks in our stamina, but none of us have ever had any doubts about Canford Cliffs' ability to get the mile and we are going there with our tails up,. Canford Cliffs worked brilliantly for Hughesie (Richard Hughes) on Wednesday morning. It was the best gallop that he has produced this season and Richard got off and said that he was finally getting the same sort of feel that the horse gave him before Royal Ascot last year. Before Newbury, Canford Cliffs' morning exercise was satisfactory but no more than that, but that trial seemed to snap him into action, and we were much happier with him going to Newmarket. I thought he was sure to win going into the Dip, but he hesitated on the ridge of the course and people don't realise how many horses get found out by the undulations of Newmarket. Canford Cliffs will be much more at home at the Curragh and after two disappointments it would be great if we could get him back on track and prove to everybody that he really is a superstar. I know there are still plenty who think that he is a sprinter, but they said the same about Paco Boy. Maybe this time they will be proved right, and if so, we will come back in distance, but we are going to Ireland in a positive frame of mind and we won't be making excuses if we get beat.
R Hannon, trainer
(1:37.64 1.58 secs faster on today's going ) (Drawn 5)
Tagula (IRE) - Mrs Marsh (GB)(Marju (IRE))
Breeder - S and S Hubbard Rodwell
(Morning price: 11/4 3/1 11/4)
SP 9/4fav
(1:38.12) (Drawn 3) Rated 109
Vindication (USA) - South Bay Cove (CAN)(Fusaichi Pegasus (USA))
Breeder - Twin Hopes Farm Inc
(Morning price: 20/1 25/1)
SP 25/1
(1:38.38) (Drawn 11) Rated 108
Giant's Causeway (USA) - Imagine (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))
Breeder - Barronstown Stud
(Morning price: 33/1 25/1)
SP 20/1
(1:38.48) (Drawn 6)
Footstepsinthesand (GB) - Castara Beach (IRE)(Danehill (USA))
Breeder - Dr D Harron
(Morning price: 3/1 7/2 4/1)
SP 9/2
(1:38.51) (Drawn 8)
Xaar (GB) - Great Joy (IRE)(Grand Lodge (USA))
(Morning price: 6/1 5/1)
SP 5/1
(1:38.90) (Drawn 7) Rated 106
Oasis Dream (GB) - Kerataka (IRE)(Doyoun)
Breeder - H.H. the Aga Khan's Studs SC
(Morning price: 8/1 13/2 8/1)
SP 11/1
(1:39.23) (Drawn 10) Rated 107
Observatory (USA) - Aravonian (GB)(Night Shift (USA))
Breeder - Perle O'Rourke
(Morning price: 100/1 80/1)
SP 66/1
(1:39.24) (Drawn 1) Rated 103
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Dash To The Top (GB)(Montjeu (IRE))
Breeder - Meon Valley Stud
(Morning price: 25/1)
SP 20/1
(1:39.31) (Drawn 4) Rated 109
High Chaparral (IRE) - Annie Girl (IRE)(Danehill (USA))
Breeder - Eugenia Farms
(Morning price: 10/1 9/1 10/1 8/1)
SP 8/1
(1:39.89) (Drawn 12) Rated 116
Oratorio (IRE) - Moonlight Dance (USA)(Alysheba (USA))
Breeder - Bjorn Nielson
(Morning price: 9/2)
SP 9/2
(1:40.49) (Drawn 13)
Oasis Dream (GB) - Good Enough (FR)(Mukaddamah (USA))
(Morning price: 25/1 20/1)
SP 16/1
(1:42.83) (Drawn 2) Rated 94
Sadler's Wells (USA) - Brigid (USA)(Irish River (FR))
Breeder - Brittas House Stud
(Morning price: 200/1)
SP 150/1
(1:43.12) (Drawn 9) Rated 100
Montjeu (IRE) - Sophisticat (USA)(Storm Cat (USA))
Breeder - Pacelco
(Morning price: 100/1 150/1)
SP 150/1
Time 1m. 37.64 secs, which is 1.58 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €42.90
Tote Trifecta- €113.20.
2009 Mastercraftsman 3 9-0 J P Murtagh 6/4Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 6)
2008 Henrythenavigator 3 9-0 J P Murtagh 5/4 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 7)
2007 Cockney Rebel 3 9-0 O Peslier 6/4Fav (G A Huffer) (Drawn 7)
2006 Araafa 3 9-0 A Munro 12/1 (Jeremy Noseda) (Drawn 8)
2005 Dubawi 3 9-0 L Dettori 7/4JFav (Saeed Bin Suroor) (Drawn 7)
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