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Sunday 18 May 2025

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Sole Power Sprint Stakes (Listed)

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   5f  |   Good (Good to Firm in places)  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:05  |   Winning time: 57.85s
1st
Horse silk
2
(5)
Bucanero Fuerte
49-9
13/8f
T: A MurrayJ: D Egan
Edged a bit right from stalls and soon led, joined halfway, ridden and regained lead from 1f out, asserted inside final furlong tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
6
(3)
Powerful Nation
39-1
3/1
T: A SlatteryJ: Andrew Slattery
Tracked leaders and 4th halfway, pushed along and ridden in 3rd from 1f out, kept on well into 2nd inside final furlong, not threatening winner tchd 10/3
3rd
Horse silk
½
5
(2)
Gutsy Girl
49-4
20/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: Declan McDonogh
Tracked leader in 2nd, improved to dispute lead halfway, ridden and headed from 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and dropped to 3rd close home op 18/1 tchd 16/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
7
(6)
Saratoga Special
38-10
50/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Shane Foley
Slightly slow into stride and raced in rear, a bit short of room 1 1/2f out and soon ridden, kept on into 4th inside final furlong, never nearer op 40/1
5th
Horse silk
¾
1
(4)
Big Gossey
89-12
10/1
T: C O'BrienJ: Billy Lee
Tracked leaders and 3rd on outer halfway, ridden 1 1/2f out and soon dropped to 4th, no extra and dropped to 5th inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 8/1
6th
Horse silk
2
3
(1)
Ostraka
59-7
33/1
T: Daniel MurphyJ: Seamie Heffernan
Awkward from stalls, mid-division on inner and 5th halfway, pushed along and took closer order from 2f out, ridden and a bit short of room from over 1f out, no extra and weakened inside final furlong
7th
Horse silk
¾
4
(7)
Magnum Force
39-6
9/4
T: G M LyonsJ: Colin Keane
Edged a bit right from stalls, towards rear and 6th halfway, briefly pushed along and dropped to rear over 1f out, soon no extra tchd 11/4
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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.63Pl:€1.40, €1.70EX:€6.20Trifecta:€48.50SF:€6.57

Forecasts

Bucanero Fuerte (13/8), Magnum Force (9/4), Powerful Nation (3/1), Big Gossey (10/1), Gutsy Girl (20/1), Ostraka (33/1), Saratoga Special (50/1)

Verdict

BUCANERO FUERTE was kept to the highest level after making a winning return in the Lacken on this card last season and shades the vote over Magnum Force, who has a 5 lb penalty for his win in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar.

  1. BUCANERO FUERTE
  2. MAGNUM FORCE (IRE)
  3. POWERFUL NATION (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024
Aesop's Fables
Weight: 9-9  |Age: 4
J: R L Moore  |  T: A P O'Brien
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €30,000.002nd: €9,999.003rd: €5,000.004th: €2,500.005th: €1,500.006th: €999.00

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