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19:30 Curragh (IRE)

Irish Daily Mail International Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding on Straight course)
  • Surface: Turf
  • €60,000 added
  • Winner: €39,025
  • 2nd: €11,425
  • 3rd: €5,425
  • 4th: €1,825
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.41s
  • Off Time: 19:32:07
  • 4 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Famous Name

4/5

    1(1)
    Silk - EMERALD GREEN, pink sash, white sleeves, pink cap

    Famous Name

    33 CD
    4/5
    • Form 671-113
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-12
    • Official Rating 117

    settled 3rd, headway into 2nd under 2f out, pused out to lead over 1f out, soon clear, easily

    3(2)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, orange disc, striped sleeves & cap

    Jan Vermeer (IRE)

    9 CD
    5/4
    • Form 1433-36
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-9
    • Official Rating 113

    tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no chance with winner, kept on same pace

    4(4)
    Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow diamond, striped sleeves, quartered cap

    Mid Mon Lady (IRE)

    6 b D
    25/1
    • Form 833456
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-6
    • Official Rating 99

    held up in rear, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace into 3rd inside final furlong

    5(3)
    Silk - Dark Blue

    Last Crusade (IRE)

    7 b
    16/1
    • Form 91-2546
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-12
    • Official Rating 95

    led and soon clear, ridden entering straight, reduced advantage under 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra and weakened

    2(5)
    NR

    Elusive Pimpernel (USA)

    29
    • Form 12/15-36
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-9
    • Official Rating 115

    Previous results

    2010
    (5)
    Silk -

    Precious Gem (IRE)

    9/2
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-4

    2009
    (9)
    Silk -

    Famous Name

    5/4
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-12

    2008
    (2)
    Silk -

    Lisvale (IRE)

    4/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 9-2

    In depth

    Verdict

    FAMOUS NAME won this in 2009 and can get back to winning ways after finding So You Think and Campanologist too strong in the Tattersalls Gold Cup over 1m3f here when Mid Mon Lady was well beaten. Elusive Pimpernel, runner-up to St Nicholas Abbey in the 2009 Racing Post Trophy and winner of the following year's Craven Stakes, is taking his time to regain his form after injury so Jan Vermeer, who looked to be slowly working his way back to his best before a poor attempt at making the pace for So You Think at Ascot, will probably provide the main threat as stablemate Last Crusade was beaten in a Listed race at Limerick last time.

    Formwatch

    Famous Name 7-1 (9-1) Settled 4th, ridden into 3rd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 7l behind So You Think (9-1) at Curragh 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd in May.

    Jan Vermeer (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Started slowly, rushed up on wide outside to lead after 2f, set strong pace and clear halfway, ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened soon after, eased, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Rewilding (9-0) at Royal Ascot 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gd.

    Mid Mon Lady (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, some late headway into 8th 1f out, ridden and kept on same pace, 6th of 10, 6l behind Celendine (8-8) at Down Royal 1m 2f fll hcp.

    Last Crusade (IRE) 14-1 (8-10) Soon led, joined over 4f out, soon headed, 5th over 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 6th of 8, 5l behind Bob Le Beau (9-9) at Limerick 1m 3f Listed stks (1) gd.

    Elusive Pimpernel (USA) 6-1 (9-0) Held up, ridden and headway 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 8, 15l behind Workforce (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs in May.