Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 15:30 Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes 1m 1f 100y

  • Weighed In - (Class 1), €60,000 added, 3yo+, 7 runners
  • Winner €39,000 2nd €11,400 3rd €5,400 4th €1,800
  • Going: Soft to Heavy (Hurdle: Yielding to Soft, Soft in places) Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 11.23s
  • Off time: 15:30:53
Pos Horse Odds
1st Tannery (IRE) 12/1
2nd Soon (IRE) 25/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (2) 1/736-11 ROYAL BLUE, orange disc, striped sleeves & cap Chrysanthemum (IRE) 14 4 9-12 b W M Lordan D Wachman 106 8/13
2 (5) 1/521-5 EMERALD GREEN, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap Zaminast 14 4 9-12 P J Smullen D K Weld 108 9/4
3 (1) 5856-36 BLACK & WHITE HOOPS, royal blue cap, white star Malayan Mist (IRE) 14 Distance Winner Course and Distance Winner 4 9-9 b L F Roche D K Weld 91 20/1
4 (6) 1670- ROYAL BLUE & YELLOW DIABOLO, royal blue sleeves & cap Mesariya (IRE) 316 4 9-9 J F Egan R Roberts 95 33/1
5 (4) 14270-5 White, Black Sash, Black Cap Spirit Of Cuba (IRE) 21 4 9-9 S H James K Prendergast 94 16/1
6 (7) 16585-5 Dark Blue Soon (IRE) 15 3 8-9 D R McCabe A P O'Brien 88 25/1
7 (3) 0822-21 Red, yellow cross sashes, yellow armlet, yellow star on cap Tannery (IRE) 18 3 8-9 N G McCullagh D Wachman 86 12/1

Verdict

This has been run six times and five favourites have won. Dermot Weld has been successful twice in recent years and is doubly-represented with Zaminast likely to prove better than Malayan Mist. However, he was a long way behind CHRYSANTHEMUM in the Alleged Stakes at the Curragh and the winner, who may not have been suited by making the running, should take this before heading for Group company. Her trainer, David Wachman, also runs the progressive Tannery but she has plenty to find and it's the other three-year-old, Soon, who looks a better prospect as, like so many of her stable's runners, she'll have come on for her opening run behind Backbench Blues at Naas.

Formwatch

Chrysanthemum (IRE) 5-4fav (9-5) Made all, ridden over 1f out and kept on well final furlong, won at Curragh 1m 2f Listed stks (1) in Apr beating Vivacious Vivienne (9-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.

Zaminast 6-4 (9-3) Tracked leader racing keenly, 3rd halfway, ridden entering straight and no extra from 2f out, soon dropped to 5th, eased when beaten inside final furlong, 5th of 7, 11l behind Chrysanthemum (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Listed stks (1) in Apr.

Malayan Mist (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out and no impression, 6th of 7, 15l behind Chrysanthemum (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f Listed stks (1) in Apr.

Mesariya (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Prominent early, 5th halfway, soon ridden and dropped to rear, no threat from 2f out, 15th of 18, 19l behind Future Generation (9-4) at Curragh 7f fll hcp gd in Jun.

Spirit Of Cuba (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Chased leader on inner, 7th halfway, ridden early straight and 8th 1f out, kept on inside final furlong without troubling leaders, 5th of 11, 5l behind Famous Name (9-8) at Leopardstown 1m Listed stks (1) gd in Apr.

Soon (IRE) 6-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, travelling well straight, 4th from 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 5l behind Backbench Blues (9-7) at Naas 1m 3yo stk gd in Apr.

Tannery (IRE) 11-4 (9-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd entering straight, ridden to challenge and led inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, won at Dundalk 1m 3f 3yo hcp pol in Apr beating Shabra Emperor (8-4) by 1/2l, 6 ran.

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