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Punchestown 2024
Punchestown 2024
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Coral-Eclipse
(Group 1) (British Champions Series) of £750,000.00 3-y-o plus 1m. 1f. 209yds. 3.35
1m. 1f. 209yds. Flat (Class 1) 3-y-o plus 8 Declared
Coral-Eclipse
(Group 1) (British Champions Series) of £750,000.00- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - £425,325.00 2nd - £161,250.00 3rd - £80,700.00 4th - £40,200.00 5th - £20,175.00 6th - £10,125.00
Formscan - Derby hero CITY OF TROY is likely to prove a very warm order for this contest, as that form has already been franked with his stablemate, Los Angeles (third), taking the Irish Derby last week. Aidan O'Brien's colt has his first attempt at this trip, but he showed plenty of pace as a juvenile, so that is unlikely to catch him out. Ghostwriter looks the main danger after he finished in front of the selection in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and he backed that up with a respectable fourth in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly. Dancing Gemini may improve for this drop back in trip and he completes the shortlist.
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Wootton Bassett (GB)-Love On My Mind(Galileo)
cp1(28)
(Al Riffa Syndicate)
Rated 112
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7.50 |
Other | 2 | 0 | 0 |
8th Jun 24 Saratoga(1m 1f 110yds Flat, Fast) Rated 112 9/2 8-6 John Velazquez 6th of 8 runners, in race won by Measured Time
28th Apr 24 Longchamp(1m 2f 96yds Flat, Soft) Rated 112 10/3Fav 9-2 D Browne McMonagle 4th of 9 runners, 0.51L behind Haya Zark
1st Jul 23 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good, good to yielding in places) Rated 114 5/6Fav 9-4 Dylan Browne McMonagle 2nd of 5 runners, 4.75L behind Mashhoor
Quotes on Al Riffa (FR)
It was a special performance. He won his maiden well and the owners were keen to supplement him for this. It was a very impressive performance to come from the back of the field like that. He was a big shell of a horse as a yearling and I thought he'd make a lovely three-year-old, I didn't for a minute think he'd make the two-year-old that he has made. He was a big, good moving horse and a horse that was going to mature well. His family is all stamina and for him to be doing what he's doing at this stage is very positive for the future. We always thought he was a middle distance horse, and he's closely related to an Ascot Gold Cup winner so that's real stamina, but he's not slow and didn't look anyway slow today. I'd imagine he's a Guineas horse for sure and we'll take it from there. He's a classy horse and very exciting. The plan coming here was to go on to the race on Arc day but we'll see how he comes out of it today and discuss it with the owners. We thought if we ran in the first three it would be a really good run and that would set him up lovely for the race in France. That's what we were hoping and to see him come on the bridle down to the two today was quite special.
After Al Riffa (FR) finished 1st at Curragh on Sun, 11th Sep 2022 7f Flat Yielding
In the last 3 years Al Riffa (FR) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Hans Andersen (GB) | 2 | |
11th Sep 2022 Curragh(7f , Flat, Straight - Soft Round - Yielding) Al Riffa (FR) 1st (9/1 9-5) Dylan Browne McMonagle 4.25L in front of Hans Andersen (GB) 5th (9/1 9-5 Rated 106) J A Heffernan (6 ran) | ||
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16th Jul 2022 Curragh(7f , Flat Maiden, Good) Hans Andersen (GB) 1st (10/11Fav 9-5) R L Moore 1.75L in front of Al Riffa (FR) 2nd (17/2 9-5) Dylan Browne McMonagle (11 ran) | ||
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Frankel (GB)-Shadow Hunter(Arcano)
(17)
(Westerberg/mrs J Magnier/m Tabor/d Smi)
Rated 102
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 8 | 3 | 2 | -2.81 |
UK | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2.00 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19th Jun 24 Royal Ascot(1m 1f 212yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 103 100/1 9-2 W M Lordan 9th of 10 runners, 37.75L behind Auguste Rodin
26th May 24 Curragh(1m 2f 110yds Flat, Good: changed to Good to Yielding after Race 3; changed to Yielding after Race 6) Rated 104 33/1 9-5 W M Lordan 6th of 8 runners, 14.75L behind White Birch
10th May 24 Chester(1m 2f 70yds Flat, Good to Firm (Good in places)) Rated 105 11/2 9-3 W Buick 5th of 6 runners, 8L behind Passenger
Quotes on Hans Andersen (GB)
We're delighted with him, he had a lovely run the first day and he learned plenty,. He won well. He was a little bit green turning in in Tipperary and came forward lovely. He should have no problem stepping into stakes company now. He should have no problem going further but there is no rush to step him up. He could come back here for the Futurity or something like that.
After Hans Andersen (GB) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 16th Jul 2022 7f Flat Maiden Good
In the last 3 years Hans Andersen (GB) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Al Riffa (FR) | 2 | |
11th Sep 2022 Curragh(7f , Flat, Straight - Soft Round - Yielding) Al Riffa (FR) 1st (9/1 9-5) Dylan Browne McMonagle 4.25L in front of Hans Andersen (GB) 5th (9/1 9-5 Rated 106) J A Heffernan (6 ran) | ||
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16th Jul 2022 Curragh(7f , Flat Maiden, Good) Hans Andersen (GB) 1st (10/11Fav 9-5) R L Moore 1.75L in front of Al Riffa (FR) 2nd (17/2 9-5) Dylan Browne McMonagle (11 ran) | ||
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Fastnet Rock (AUS)-Starfala(Galileo)
ts6(7)
d1
(Ben & Sir Martyn Arbib)
Rated 112
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2.00 |
UK | 11 | 4 | 1 | 7.75 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
29th Jun 24 Curragh(1m 2f Flat, Good, good to yielding in places (Yielding to Soft at R3)) Rated 112 17/2 9-12 David Egan 5th of 8 runners, 10.5L behind Bluestocking
5th May 24 Newmarket(1m 1f Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 110 5/1 9-2 David Egan 1st of 6 runners, by 3.5L and 5.5L from Running Lion and Caernarfon
21st Oct 23 Ascot(1m 3f 133yds Flat, Soft) Rated 112 40/1 9-7 David Egan 13th of 14 runners, 39.63L behind Poptronic
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Justify (USA)-Together Forever(Galileo)
(35)
(Mrs John Magnier,mr M Tabor & Mr D Smi)
Rated 124
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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IRE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
UK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3.20 |
1st Jun 24 Epsom(1m 4f 6yds Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 124 3/1Fav 9-2 R L Moore 1st of 16 runners, by 2.75L and 3.25L from Ambiente Friendly and Los Angeles
4th May 24 Newmarket(1m Flat, Good) Rated 125 4/6Fav 9-2 R L Moore 9th of 11 runners, 16.78L behind Notable Speech
14th Oct 23 Newmarket(7f Flat, Soft) Rated 118 8/15Fav 9-3 R L Moore 1st of 8 runners, by 3.5L and 1L from Alyanaabi and Eben Shaddad
Quotes on City Of Troy (USA)
Ryan was delighted with him. He said he was very frightened going past the winning post, he said it's the first time he's ever ridden a two-year-old that he thought wasn't going to pull up. He said going to the winning post he just started to get longer and longer in his stride and galloped down to the boards. He gave him a lovely ride. He has a big long stride and he's relentless really, I'm delighted with him. He has great presence. We had his brother last year, Bertinelli, and he was a very big horse who we thought was going to be a three or four-year-old, but this horse is made like a two or three-year-old. Dean (Gallagher) has done a great job with him at home. He's strong and powerful and he does a great job keeping him relaxed. He's a medium-sized horse with a giant stride. He's very unusual, his stride is kind of twice the length of his body. When he started to extend inside the furlong marker, his stride is getting longer and longer - that's very rare. That's what Justify had as well, his stride was so long and it made him very different. That's what they (his progeny) have as well and that's why the big ones take a bit of time. They are very good movers and Justify had speed as well as stamina. He's matching great with the European mares. Ryan said you can go anywhere you want with him and go as far as you want. Obviously we have other horses to consider, but he'll go into one of those seven-furlong races next and it depends on how far the lads want to go with him,
After City Of Troy (USA) finished 1st at Curragh on Sat, 1st Jul 2023 7f Flat Maiden Good
In the last 3 years City Of Troy (USA) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
Dancing Gemini (IRE) | 1 | |
1st Jun 2024 Epsom(1m 4f 6yds, Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) City Of Troy (USA) 1st (3/1Fav 9-2 Rated 124) R L Moore 8.31L in front of Dancing Gemini (IRE) 6th (8/1 9-2 Rated 113) Dylan Browne McMonagle (16 ran) | ||
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Ghostwriter (IRE) | 1 | |
4th May 2024 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Good) Ghostwriter (IRE) 4th (14/1 9-2 Rated 111) R Kingscote 12.28L in front of City Of Troy (USA) 9th (4/6Fav 9-2 Rated 125) R L Moore (11 ran) | ||
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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UK | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6.50 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1st Jun 24 Epsom(1m 4f 6yds Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) Rated 113 8/1 9-2 Dylan Browne McMonagle 6th of 16 runners, 8.31L behind City Of Troy
12th May 24 Longchamp(7f 209yds Flat, Very Soft) Rated 109 22/1 9-2 D Browne McMonagle 2nd of 13 runners, 0.5L behind Metropolitan
28th Oct 23 Doncaster(1m Flat, Heavy) Rated 109 9/2 9-3 Lewis Edmunds 5th of 7 runners, 3.13L behind Ancient Wisdom
In the last 3 years Dancing Gemini (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
City Of Troy (USA) | 1 | |
1st Jun 2024 Epsom(1m 4f 6yds, Flat, Good to Soft (Good in places)) City Of Troy (USA) 1st (3/1Fav 9-2 Rated 124) R L Moore 8.31L in front of Dancing Gemini (IRE) 6th (8/1 9-2 Rated 113) Dylan Browne McMonagle (16 ran) | ||
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Invincible Spirit (IRE)-Moorside(Champs Elysees)
(34)
(Mr J C Smith)
Rated 112
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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UK | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12.24 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2nd Jun 24 Chantilly(1m 2f 96yds Flat, Very Soft) Rated 111 9/2 9-2 R Kingscote 4th of 14 runners, 3.75L behind Look De Vega
4th May 24 Newmarket(1m Flat, Good) Rated 111 14/1 9-2 R Kingscote 4th of 11 runners, 4.5L behind Notable Speech
30th Sep 23 Newmarket(1m Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 98 10/3 9-2 R Kingscote 1st of 9 runners, by 1.25L and 0.5L from Al Musmak and Capulet
In the last 3 years Ghostwriter (IRE) has met
Horse | No. Of times | |
City Of Troy (USA) | 1 | |
4th May 2024 Newmarket(1m , Flat, Good) Ghostwriter (IRE) 4th (14/1 9-2 Rated 111) R Kingscote 12.28L in front of City Of Troy (USA) 9th (4/6Fav 9-2 Rated 125) R L Moore (11 ran) | ||
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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UK | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33.00 |
Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20th Jun 24 Royal Ascot(1m 1f 212yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 108 7/1 9-2 S M Levey 1st of 12 runners, by 0.75L and 1.75L from King s Gambit and Bellum Justum
9th May 24 Chester(1m 2f 70yds Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 108 7/4Fav 9-5 S M Levey 3rd of 4 runners, 0.5L and 3.25L behind Capulet and Bracken s Laugh
17th Apr 24 Newmarket(1m 1f Flat, Good) 11/1 9-2 S M Levey 1st of 10 runners, by 3.25L and shd from Whip Cracker and Caviar Heights
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Flat Statistics | Runs | Wins | Places | €Level |
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UK | 5 | 1 | 2 | -0.50 |
21st Jun 24 Royal Ascot(7f 213yds Flat, Good to Firm) Rated 108 50/1 9-2 David Probert 5th of 9 runners, 3.78L behind Porta Fortuna
5th May 24 Newmarket(1m Flat, Good (Good to Firm in places)) Rated 108 15/2 9-2 Oisin Murphy 12th of 16 runners, 14.12L behind Elmalka
13th Oct 23 Newmarket(1m Flat, Soft) Rated 104 4/1 9-2 Oisin Murphy 3rd of 8 runners, 0.5L and 0.75L behind Ylang Ylang and Shuwari
Previous Winners of this Race by Year
2023 Paddington 3 8-13 R L Moore 8/11Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 2)
2022 Vadeni 3 8-13 C Soumillon 11/4 (J C Rouget) (Drawn 4)
2021 St Mark's Basilica 3 8-11 R L Moore 1/1Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 1)
2020 Ghaiyyath 5 9-3 W Buick 9/4 (Charlie Appleby) (Drawn 6)
2019 Enable 5 9-4 L Dettori 4/6Fav (John Gosden) (Drawn 8)
2018 Roaring Lion 3 8-11 Oisin Murphy 7/4Fav (John Gosden) (Drawn 7)
2017 Ulysses 4 9-7 Jim Crowley 8/1 (Sir Michael Stoute) (Drawn 6)
2016 Hawkbill 3 8-10 W Buick 6/1 (Charlie Appleby) (Drawn 3)
2015 Golden Horn 3 8-10 L Dettori 4/9Fav (John Gosden) (Drawn 1)
2014 Mukhadram 5 9-7 P Hanagan 14/1 (William Haggas) (Drawn 10)
2013 Al Kazeem 5 9-7 James Doyle 15/8Fav (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 2)
2012 Nathaniel 4 9-7 W Buick 7/2 (John Gosden) (Drawn 4)
2011 So You Think 5 9-7 J A Heffernan 4/6Fav (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 3)
2010 Twice Over 5 9-7 T P Queally 13/8Fav (Sir H R A Cecil) (Drawn 5)
2009 Sea The Stars 3 8-10 M J Kinane 4/7Fav (John M Oxx) (Drawn 5)
2008 Mount Nelson 4 9-7 J Murtagh 7/2 (A P O'Brien) (Drawn 1)
Previous Winners of this Race by Trainer (Since 1990)
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Previous Winners of this Race by Age
Previous Winners of this Race by Sire (Since 1990)
First Time - Cheekpiece Al Riffa» Full list of First Time Gear
Probable SP 1/3 City Of Troy, 6/1 Dancing Gemini, 7/1 Ghostwriter, 16/1 Jayarebe, 25/1 Al Riffa, 50/1 See The Fire, 66/1 Hans Andersen, Stay Alert.
Symbols Explained
ts2 Tongue Strap vs2 Visor hd2 Hood es2 Eye Shield ec2 Eye Cover cp2 Cheekpiece bl2 Blinkers tt2 Tongue Tie cd2 Course and Distance Winner c2 Course Winner d2 Distance Winner bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run
The superscript number on headgear bl2 indicates number of times worn. A plus bl+ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl1indicates first time.