19:20 Leopardstown

Thursday 16 August 2018

All17:1517:4518:1518:4519:2019:5020:20

Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 19:22 | Winning time: 1m 41.36s

1^st

(9)

Pincheck

49-7

10/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: C O'Donoghue

Broke well, tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead entering straight, ridden to assert and 3 lengths clear 1f out, driven out and stayed on well inside final furlong tchd 11/1

2^nd

3 ¼

(5)

Masaarr

39-1

7/4f

T: R VarianJ: Colin Keane

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, some headway entering straight and pushed along in 2nd under 2f out, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong op 5/2 tchd 13/8

3^rd

(8)

Zorion

49-7

16/1

T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression on winner over 1f out, kept on one pace op 14/1 tchd 18/1

4^th

nse

(4)

Xenobia

49-7

10/1

T: W T FarrellJ: Billy Lee

Mid-division, 6th halfway, pushed along and switched right 1 1/2f out, ridden in 4th 1f out, under pressure and kept on inside final furlong op 8/1

5^th

2 ¾

(6)

On The Go Again

59-7

16/1

T: M MulvanyJ: Gary Carroll

Towards rear, never a factor, pushed along early straight, ridden and no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong tchd 18/1

6^th

1 ½

(2)

Zihba

39-4

5/1

T: J A StackJ: Chris Hayes

Mid-division, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out tchd 9/2 and 11/2

7^th

4 ½

(1)

Escobar

49-7

7/2

T: D O'MearaJ: D Tudhope

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra final furlong, eased close home op 11/4

8^th

4 ¾

(3)

St Patrick's Day

39-1

8/1

T: A P O'BrienJ: D O'Brien

Soon led, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden and no extra over 1f out, weakened, eased final 100 yards op 7/1 tchd 17/2

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Non-Runners

(7)

Threeandfourpence¹³

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: A P O'Brien J: Seamie Heffernan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.80Pl:€2.30, €1.20, €3.60EX:€27.70Trifecta:€245.60SF:€28.50

Forecasts

Masaarr (7/4), Escobar (7/2), Zihba (5/1), St Patrick's Day (8/1), Threeandfourpence (8/1), Pincheck (10/1), Xenobia (10/1), Zorion (16/1), On The Go Again (16/1)

The Classic generation looks strong here and MASAARR gets the vote in first-time headgear after the colt's display in Listed class at Deauville when last seen. It's likely we haven't seen the best of St Patrick's Day just yet and he's another who gets first-time blinkers here while Zihba was unbeaten in three starts before his run in the Irish Guineas at the Curragh and he can resume progress here.

Masaarr
St Patrick's Day
Zihba

Previous Winners

2017

Alexios Komnenos

Weight: 9-1 |Age: 3

J: Chris Hayes | T: J A Stack

6/1

Prize Money

1st: €37,170.002nd: €11,970.003rd: €5,670.004th: €2,520.005th: €1,260.006th: €631.00