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CURRAGH 16:05 6r5s61

Name: COOLMORE SOTTSASS IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MOORESBRIDGE STAKES (Group 2)
Start: 2022-05-02T13:10:00
End: 2022-05-02T17:15:00
Location: Curragh

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16:05 Monday 02 May 2022 2g5h2k
COOLMORE SOTTSASS IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MOORESBRIDGE STAKES (Group 2) 1y5a2	Distance : 1m 2f
Prize : €120,000 Age : 4yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Gd/Sft
Race Type : Flat	Surface : Turf

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Pos (Draw)	Pos (Draw)	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos (Draw)		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1 (6)	1 (6)		5. LAYFAYETTE (IRE)	5. LAYFAYETTE (IRE)	-2 <	115	-17 >	73	C. D. Hayes	5	9-5	3/14	3/14
1 (6)			brg HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (IRE) 125	J: C. D. Hayes T: Noel Meade, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 9-5	-2 <	115	-17 >	73	Noel Meade, Ireland				3/14
in the form of his life at present, improved another little bit to complete the hat-trick, winning with a bit more in hand than the official margin would imply; dropped out, smooth headway out wide early in straight, quickened to lead 1f out, driven clear; holds an entry in the Hardwicke, but connections are reportedly considering supplementing him for the Tattersalls Gold Cup.
dropped out, headway wide early in straight, quickened to lead 1f out, driven clear
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2 (1)	2 (1)	¾	1. BEAR STORY (IRE)	1. BEAR STORY (IRE)	0 <	114	-9 >	72	R. P. Whelan	4	9-5	14/115	14/115
2 (1)		¾	bc GALILEO (IRE) 134	J: R. P. Whelan T: M. Halford, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5	0 <	114	-9 >	72	M. Halford, Ireland				14/115
has returned an improved performer this year but found the winner too good for the third successive start; mid-division, headway early in straight, led briefly under 2f out, kept on.
mid-division, headway early in straight, led briefly under 2f out, kept on
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3 (5)	3 (5)	1	7. VISUALISATION (IRE)	7. VISUALISATION (IRE)	-7 <	112	-1 >	70	Declan McDonogh	4	9-5	22/123	22/123
3 (5)		1	b or brg SADLER'S WELLS (USA) 132	J: Declan McDonogh T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5	-7 <	112	-1 >	70	Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland				22/123
wasted no time getting back to form; tracked pace, pushed along early in straight, every chance approaching final 1f, kept on; will continue to give a good .
tracked pace, pushed along early in straight, every chance approaching final 1f, kept on
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4 (3)	4 (3)	½	4. HIGH DEFINITION (IRE)	4. HIGH DEFINITION (IRE)	0 <	111	+9 >	69	Ryan Moore	4	9-5	5/23.5f	5/23.5f
4 (3)		½	bc FASTNET ROCK (AUS) 127	J: Ryan Moore T: Aidan O'Brien, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5	0 <	111	+9 >	69	Aidan O'Brien, Ireland				5/23.5f
sent off favourite yet again, is rapidly running out of excuses, disappointing that he couldn't even get third; hampered start, held up, ridden entering straight, one paced.
hampered start, held up, ridden entering straight, one paced
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5 (7)	5 (7)	4¼	3. GEAR UP (IRE)	3. GEAR UP (IRE)	+7 <	103	-1 >	61	S. M. Crosse	4	9-5	5/16	5/16
5 (7)		4¼	bc TOCCET (USA) 118	J: S. M. Crosse T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5 Eq: (t)	+7 <	103	-1 >	61	Joseph Patrick O'Brien, Ireland	(t)			5/16
ran just respectably; chased leaders, ridden when short of room briefly 2f out, not quicken.
chased leaders, ridden when short of room briefly 2f out, not quicken
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6 (4)	6 (4)	nk	2. CADILLAC (IRE)	2. CADILLAC (IRE)	+4 <	103	+10 >	61	Shane Foley	4	9-5	9/110	9/110
6 (4)		nk	bg DANSILI 127	J: Shane Foley T: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5	+4 <	103	+10 >	61	Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland				9/110
back up in trip, went backwards from reappearance; mid-division, pushed along 3f out, met some trouble soon after, one paced, not unduly punished.
mid-division, pushed along 3f out, not clear run soon after, one paced
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7 (2)	7 (2)	6½	6. LICENCE	6. LICENCE	+18 <	90	+16 >	47	C. T. Keane	4	9-5	10/34.33	10/34.33
7 (2)		6½	bg EMPIRE MAKER (USA) 129	J: C. T. Keane T: G. M. Lyons, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-5	+18 <	90	+16 >	47	G. M. Lyons, Ireland				10/34.33
failed to repeat last effort; made running, headed 2f out, weakened, not persevered with once held; well worth another chance.
led, headed 2f out, weakened
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All 7 ran.	Winning Owner: Mrs Patricia Hunt
Time: 2m 12.89s Closing Sectional: (3f): 37s (107.7%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 114%, Betfair SP 99.9%
Not a particularly deep Group 2 that went largely to form, Layfayette confirming superiority over a field that, with the exception of Cadillac, he had already beaten at least once this season; the pace was just fair. LAYFAYETTE (IRE) in the form of his life at present, improved another little bit to complete the hat-trick, winning with a bit more in hand than the official margin would imply; dropped out, smooth headway out wide early in straight, quickened to lead 1f out, driven clear; holds an entry in the Hardwicke, but connections are reportedly considering supplementing him for the Tattersalls Gold Cup. BEAR STORY (IRE) has returned an improved performer this year but found the winner too good for the third successive start; mid-division, headway early in straight, led briefly under 2f out, kept on. VISUALISATION (IRE) wasted no time getting back to form; tracked pace, pushed along early in straight, every chance approaching final 1f, kept on; will continue to give a good . HIGH DEFINITION (IRE) sent off favourite yet again, is rapidly running out of excuses, disappointing that he couldn't even get third; hampered start, held up, ridden entering straight, one paced. GEAR UP (IRE) ran just respectably; chased leaders, ridden when short of room briefly 2f out, not quicken. CADILLAC (IRE) back up in trip, went backwards from reappearance; mid-division, pushed along 3f out, met some trouble soon after, one paced, not unduly punished. LICENCE failed to repeat last effort; made running, headed 2f out, weakened, not persevered with once held; well worth another chance.

16:05 Curragh Result on Monday 02 May 2022 5p5sw

The 1M 2F 16:05 COOLMORE SOTTSASS IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MOORESBRIDGE STAKES (Group 2) at Curragh was run on Gd/Sft. It was open to 4yo+ and had a prize fund of €120,000. There were 7 runners. The winning horse was LAYFAYETTE (IRE) who won by ¾. LAYFAYETTE (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 3/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

BEAR STORY (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.75 - they had an ISP of 14/1
VISUALISATION (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 1.75 - they had an ISP of 22/1
HIGH DEFINITION (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 2.25 - they had an ISP of 5/2f
GEAR UP (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 5/1
CADILLAC (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 6.5 - they had an ISP of 9/1
LICENCE finished 7th and was beaten by 13 - they had an ISP of 10/3

CURRAGH 16:05 6r5s61

16:05 Monday 02 May 2022 2g5h2k

COOLMORE SOTTSASS IRISH EUROPEAN BREEDERS FUND MOORESBRIDGE STAKES (Group 2) 1y5a2

16:05 Curragh Result on Monday 02 May 2022 5p5sw