Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 15:40 Dubai Duty Free Voyager European Breeders Fund Maiden6f

  • Weighed In - €16,500 added, 2yo, 9 runners
  • Winner €11,386 2nd €2,640 3rd €1,154 4th €660
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 18.05s
  • Off time: 15:42:37
Pos Horse Odds
1st Rawaaq 20/1
2nd Leitir Mor (IRE) 5/2
3rd Afonso De Sousa (USA) 10/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (6) PURPLE, white seams, striped sleeves, purple cap Afonso De Sousa (USA) 2 9-5 J A Heffernan A P O'Brien 10/1
2 (1) Grey, pink star & sleeves, pink star on cap Clancy Avenue (USA) 2 9-5 t1 W M Lordan T Stack 11/1
3 (5) 5 Dark Blue George Vancouver (USA) 15 Beaten Favourite 2 9-5 J P O'Brien A P O'Brien Evs
4 (10) 3 RED & EMERALD GREEN DIAMONDS, striped sleeves, red cap Hard Yards (IRE) 20 2 9-5 C D Hayes A Oliver 7/1
5 (4) 42 ROYAL BLUE, white sash, check cap Horizon Sky (IRE) 8 2 9-5 W J Lee D Wachman 12/1
6 (2) 2227 WHITE, purple panel, check cap Leitir Mor (IRE) 11 2 9-5 p K J Manning J S Bolger 5/2
8 (9) BLACK, red epaulettes, yellow sleeves, yellow cap, red star Dancing Cosmos (IRE) 2 9-0 C O'Donoghue J P Shanahan 25/1
9 (3) 5 Royal blue,white epaulettes, light blue and dark Blue striped cap Nabat Sultan 20 2 9-0 D P McDonogh K Prendergast 12/1
10 (8) Royal blue,white epaulettes, light blue and dark Blue striped cap Rawaaq 2 9-0 P J Smullen D K Weld 20/1
Non runners
7 (7)Your Pal Tal29-5T StackS A Gray

Verdict

Jim Bolger completed a hat-trick in this from 2005 including with Teofilo and New Approach. LEITIR MOR won't be in their class but it's about time he gained his first success after three narrow defeats and a fine effort behind stablemate Dawn Approach in last week's Coventry Stakes. Aidan O'Brien's George Vancouver started a short-priced favourite for his debut at Navan but never really got into contention behind Versilia Gal. Much better is expected of him though his stablemate Afonso De Sousa is a half-brother to the brilliant dual USA classic winner Big Brown and is definitely worth watching. Hard Yards made a very promising start behind Gale Force Ten here earlier this month when Leitir Mor was just under 3l in front of him so he's another to keep an eye on.

Formwatch

Afonso De Sousa (USA) Henrythenavigator colt out of Mien.

Clancy Avenue (USA) Henrythenavigator colt out of Saintly Speech.

George Vancouver (USA) Evensfav (9-0) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 6, 4l behind Versilia Gal (8-13) at Navan 6f 2yo aut sft.

Hard Yards (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Soon tracked leaders, no impression under pressure in 4th from over 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Gale Force Ten (9-5) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn sft.

Horizon Sky (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Soon raced in 3rd, pushed along halfway, went in pursuit of winner but not getting there final furlong, kept on without threatening, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Kingston Jamaica (9-5) at Limerick 7f 2yo mdn sft.

Leitir Mor (IRE) 66-1 (9-1) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 22, 7l behind Dawn Approach (9-1) at Royal Ascot 6f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gd.

Your Pal Tal Dark Angel colt out of Good Health.

Dancing Cosmos (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor filly out of The Real Thing.

Nabat Sultan 14-1 (9-0) Waited with, improved to challenge 2f out, no impression under pressure in 3rd and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 8, 7l behind Gale Force Ten (9-5) at Curragh 6f 2yo mdn sft.

Rawaaq Invincible Spirit filly out of Zaqrah.

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