19:00 Leopardstown
Thursday 15 August 2019
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Invesco Pension Consultants Desmond Stakes (Group 3)
- 3YO plus  |  Class 1  |  1m  |  Good (Good to Yielding in Places)  |  7 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 19:02Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 42.01s
T:Â K PrendergastJ:Â Chris Hayes
Dwelt and slowly into stride, soon raced towards rear, 6th halfway, pushed along in 5th under 2f out, closed 1f out, ridden to lead final 150 yards, kept on well op 8/13 tchd 4/6
T:Â D K WeldJ:Â O J Orr
Dwelt and slowly into stride, soon raced in rear, 7th halfway, ridden and headway 1f out, 3rd final 150 yards, kept on well to 2nd close home, not trouble winner op 33/1
T:Â M O'CallaghanJ:Â Leigh Roche
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, took closer order in 3rd 2f out, closed over 1f out, soon led, ridden 1f out, strongly pressed and headed final 150 yards, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd close home op 9/2
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â D O'Brien
Broke well to lead, soon headed and raced 3rd, 4th on inner entering straight, not much room and switched right over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace final furlong op 16/1
T:Â Mrs J HarringtonJ:Â Shane Foley
Prominent, led briefly, soon headed, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead under 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong op 8/1
T:Â J S BolgerJ:Â K J Manning
Prominent on outer, soon led, headed under 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out op 10/1
T:Â A P O'BrienJ:Â Seamie Heffernan
Towards rear, 5th halfway, lost place and ridden over 1f out, dropped to rear and weakened final furlong
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Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€1.40Pl:€1.02, €8.00EX:€13.80Trifecta:€35.90SF:€19.92
Forecasts
Madhmoon (4/7), I Am Superman (5/1), Ancient Spirit (8/1), Pincheck (9/1), Turnberry Isle (12/1), Zuenoon (25/1), I Remember You (33/1)
MADHMOON can be forgiven for his effort in the Irish Derby in June when the winner stole the race, and on the evidence of his top-class form in the 2000 Guineas and the Espom Derby plus the drop in trip, he should take this race in his stride on his way to loftier targets in the autumn. There is a risk that he may not be fully wound up for this contest and if not, I Am Superman is still improving and looks to be a Group race performer in the making, while Ancient Spirit is proven at this level and higher so would be dangerous to ignore.
- Madhmoon
- I Am Superman
- Ancient Spirit
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €37,169.002nd: €11,970.003rd: €5,670.004th: €2,520.005th: €1,260.006th: €630.00
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