14:30 Killarney

Wednesday 19 August 2020

All13:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3016:0516:40

Kerry Group Kingdom Gold Cup Handicap (Premier Handicap)

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 3m 18.95s

1^st

(13)

Zenon

69-5

7/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Shane Foley

Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, closer and pushed along 2f out, ridden and led 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong op 8/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(12)

Golden Spear

99-2

20/1

T: A J MartinJ: Dylan Browne McMonagle (7)

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and headway under 2f out, ridden to challenge 1f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on one pace op 16/1

3^rd

(3)

Great Bear

48-12

14/1

T: T GibneyJ: Chris Hayes

Led, pushed along early straight, ridden under 2f out and headed 1f out, 3rd and no impression final 150 yards, kept on one pace op 16/1 tchd 20/1

4^th

(10)

King's Vow

49-10

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh

Slowly into stride and pushed along early, towards rear, pushed along under 4f out, ridden on outer 2f out and 9th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish op 16/1

5^th

1 ½

(14)

Questionare

49-8

50/1

T: L ComerJ: S M Crosse

Mid-division on outer, pushed along in rear of mid-division under 4f out, ridden 2f out and some headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong op 33/1

6^th

(8)

Brazos

69-10

25/1

T: J J MurphyJ: J M Sheridan (5)

Mid-division, pushed along and some headway 3f out, ridden under 2f out and 4th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong tchd 28/1

7^th

2 ½

(2)

Red Gerry

49-0

10/1

T: N MeadeJ: O J Orr

Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place early straight, ridden and no impression under 2f out tchd 9/1

8^th

(1)

Chiricahua

38-13

3/1f

T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along 2f out, soon ridden and no impression over 1f out, no extra final furlong op 11/4

9^th

(9)

Isotope

49-5

18/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Mikey Sheehy (7)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, no extra inside final furlong op 11/1

10^th

4 ½

(11)

Dalton Highway

710-0

15/2

T: D K WeldJ: Andrew Slattery (3)

Rear of mid-division, towards rear before halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, no threat under 2f out op 13/2

11^th

(7)

Western Boy

119-5

66/1

T: P A FahyJ: Seamie Heffernan

Towards rear, headway on inner into mid-division 5f out, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra op 50/1

12^th

3 ½

(6)

Sharp Focus

58-6

17/2

T: G ElliottJ: Wayne Lordan

Tracked leaders on inner, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, soon no extra op 10/1

13^th

(5)

De Name Escapes Me

109-3

7/2

T: N MeadeJ: Gavin Ryan (3)

Towards rear, pushed along early straight, ridden under 2f out and soon no impression, no extra and eased final furlong op 4/1 tchd 10/3

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Non-Runners

(4)

Excelcius¹⁸

Weight: 8-9| Age: 4

T: T Mullins J: James J Doyle

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.30Pl:€2.30, €4.50, €4.70EX:€67.20Trifecta:€1,361.10Tricast:€1,922.47SF:€145.92

Forecasts

Chiricahua (3/1), De Name Escapes Me (7/2), Zenon (7/1), Dalton Highway (15/2), Sharp Focus (17/2), Red Gerry (10/1), Great Bear (14/1), King's Vow (14/1), Isotope (18/1), Golden Spear (20/1), Brazos (25/1), Excelcius (25/1), Questionare (50/1), Western Boy (66/1)

ZENON signalled he's ready to shine brightly again when an excellent fourth at Galway last month so Willie Mullins' well-treated 6-y-o gets the nod ahead of handicap debutant Chiricahua, who rates a big threat after his taking Down Royal win. Past-winner Brazos appeals as the pick of the rest.

ZENON (IRE)
CHIRICAHUA (IRE)
BRAZOS (USA)

Previous Winners

2019

Davids Charm

Weight: 9-2 |Age: 8

J: Chris Hayes | T: J J Walsh

2/1

Prize Money

1st: €24,000.002nd: €8,000.003rd: €4,000.004th: €2,000.005th: €1,200.006th: €800.00