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Punchestown 2024
Punchestown 2024
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2.40
5f. 3-y-o plus8 Ran
William Fry Sapphire Stakes (Group 3) of €100,000.00 3-y-o plus
1st - €65,000.00, 2nd - €20,000.00, 3rd - €10,000.00, 4th - €4,000.00
8 Ran
Not for the first time a major sprint at the Curragh had all three places filled by English trained runners.
Tax Free, a winner at Naas on his last start, came home best collaring the joint-favourite Benbaun inside the final 100 yards.
Benbaun, a six-time course winner, got a good lead from Desert Lord, but while he again ran a fine race the edge may be gone off him at seven years of age.
The first three home were the first three throughout. Dermot Weld's Italian import Le Cadre Noir ran a pleasing race on his Irish debut to finish fourth and will certainly pick up less competitive races.
The other joint-favourite Myboycharlie has run below expectations on both his starts this season and at this stage there is a distinct possibility that he may not have trained on.
- Race Conditions
For three yrs old and upwards
Weights - 3-y-o 8st 12lb; 4-y-o and up 9st 4lb; Fillies allowed 3lb
Penalties - (to count from 1st June, 2007) Winner of a Group 3 race 3lb extra; Of a Group 2 or a Group 1 race 5lb extra;
(59.03) (Drawn 3)
Tagula (IRE) - Grandel (GB)(Owington (GB))
Breeder - Denis and Mrs Teresa Bergin
SP 4/1
(59.24) (Drawn 6)
Stravinsky (USA) - Escape To Victory (GB)(Salse (USA))
Breeder - Dr T A Ryan
SP 5/2Jfav
(59.60) (Drawn 1)
Green Desert (USA) - Red Carnival (USA)(Mr Prospector (USA))
SP 7/1
(59.69) (Drawn 7) Rated 110
Danetime (IRE) - Rinass (IRE)(Indian Ridge)
Breeder - Deni Srl
SP 12/1
(59.94) (Drawn 2) Rated 120
Danetime (IRE) - Dulceata (IRE)(Rousillon (USA))
Breeder - Denis Noonan
SP 5/2Jfav
(1:00.10) (Drawn 8) Rated 105
Elnadim (USA) - Flamanda (GB)(Niniski (USA))
Breeder - Timothy Gleeson & Ashley O'Leary
SP 20/1
(1:00.18) (Drawn 5) Rated 106
Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Mala Mala (IRE)(Brief Truce (USA))
Breeder - Mrs D Nagle
SP 6/1
(1:00.65) (Drawn 4) Rated 101
Benny The Dip (USA) - Senora Tippy (USA)(El Gran Senor (USA))
Breeder - Landon Knight
SP 33/1
Tote Exacta- €21.10
Tote Trifecta- €22.10.
2007 Snaefell 3 9-1 J P Murtagh 16/1 (M Halford) (Drawn 6)
2006 Dandy Man 3 9-6 P Shanahan 5/4Fav (C Collins) (Drawn 4)
2005 Benbaun 4 9-4 K Fallon 13/2 (M J Wallace) (Drawn 4)
2004 Osterhase 5 9-7 F M Berry 3/1 (J E Mulhern) (Drawn 6)
2003 Deportivo 3 9-1 J P Murtagh 11/8Fav (Roger Charlton) (Drawn 9)
