Dubai Duty Free Derby Festival Handicap (Premier Handicap)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Booyea (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Thomas Gibney | 128 lbs | 12/1 | Won | Midfield - headway from over 2f out - prominent and ridden when switched left and hampered rival 1f out - led and ran on when edged right inside final furlong - pushed out(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | No More Porter (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Adrian McGuinness | 122 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Prominent behind clear leaders - headway when hampered and carried left 1f out - went second inside final 110yds - no match for winner (jockey said gelding received a bump 1f out)(tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Verhoyen (GB) | 10 G | Poor | M C Grassick | 122 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | Led at fast pace - soon clear with one other - headed inside final furlong - soon no extra(op 20/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | State Actor (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | W T Farrell | 134 lbs | 9/4F | 2.5 | Dwelt start - soon midfield - bit short of room from 2f out - ridden and headway against far rail over 1f out - switched left inside final furlong - went fourth towards finish - not reach leaders(tchd 2/1) | ||
| 5th | 15 | May Night (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 119 lbs | 25/1 | 1 | Soon pressed leader and clear with one other - challenging going okay under 2f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong(op 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Blues Emperor (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Rory Mulligan
(7)lbs
|
J P Murtagh | 128 lbs | 15/2 | .5 | Soon prominent behind clear leaders - lost position when outpaced over 1f out - soon hung right and weakened(op 10/1) | |
| 7th | 4 | Shayzann (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | J P Murtagh | 133 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - reminders from over 2f out - some headway over 1f out - kept on final 110yds(op 28/1) | ||
| 8th | 11 | Benavente (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Kevin Thomas Coleman | 120 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Never better than midfield - kept on against far rail from over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Physique (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Micky Fenton | 125 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Soon prominent behind clear leaders - weakening when bit short of room under 2f out(op 10/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Coeur d'Or (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | D K Weld | 140 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 5/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Concluding Call (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | W McCreery | 119 lbs | 16/1 | 0.1 | Dwelt start - towards rear - brief headway when switched right under 2f out - kept on but no impression inside final furlong(op 20/1) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Casanova (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(3)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 124 lbs | 16/1 | .75 | Never better than midfield(tchd 14/1) | |
| 13th | 5 | Cheers Again (GB) | 6 G | AVG | Paul W Flynn | 130 lbs | 17/2 | 1.75 | Held up in last - some headway when switched right 2f out - no impression(op 15/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 14th | 12 | Morse (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Charles Weld | 120 lbs | 25/1 | 0.05 | Slightly awkward start - in rear throughout(op 20/1) | ||
| 15th | 13 | Brains (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Wayne Hassett
(5)lbs
|
R Donohoe | 114 lbs | 25/1 | 20 | Midfield - prominent behind clear leaders over 4f out - weakened from over 2f out(op 22/1 tchd 28/1) |
Curragh (IRE) Races