The Curragh Sunday August 12
Record-breaking O'Brien lands eventful Phoenix Stakes
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Race Replay
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R4 €190,000 G1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes 6 Furlongs
1ST 5 Pedro The Great J A Heffernan 2 9-3
2ND 3 Leitir Mor R P Whelan 3 9-3
3RD 9 Lottie Dod J P Murtagh 8 9-0
ALSO RAN
6 Probably W M Lordan 5 9-3
1 Bungle Inthejungle Martin Harley 4 9-3
2 Cristoforo Colombo J P O'Brien 6 9-3
Margins 2 3/4 x 1 3/4 Time 1m 19.05s
Trainer A P O'Brien
4 Parliament Square (Non Runner)
7 Scrapper Blackwell (Non Runner)
8 Wexford Opera (Non Runner)
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Dermot Weld's Famous Name landed the first Group Two race of his career in the Royal Whip Stakes
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R2 €95,000 G2 Keeneland Royal Whip Stakes 10 Furlongs
1ST 2 Famous Name P J Smullen (3) 9-10
2ND 3 Born To Sea J P Murtagh (4) 9-1
3RD 4 Warwick Avenue J P O'Brien (2) 9-1
ALSO RAN
1 Bob Le Beau S Foley (1) 9-10
Margins 6 1/2 x 13 Time 2m 19.39s
Trainer D K Weld
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My Special J's will head to Paris in the autumn following her Group Two success at the Curragh.
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R3 €95,000 G2 Keeneland Debutante Stakes 7 Furlongs
1ST 4 My Special J's C O'Donoghue (4) 9-0
2ND 2 Harasiya J P Murtagh (8) 9-0
3RD 1 Diamond Sky K J Manning (2) 9-0
ALSO RAN
8 Roseraie C D Hayes (3) 9-0
5 Nandiga D P McDonogh (6) 9-0
3 Magical Dream J P O'Brien (7) 9-0
Margins Nck x 2 1/2 Time 1m 34.61s
Trainer John Patrick Shanahan
6 Private Alexander (Non Runner)
7 Reglisse (Non Runner)
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Lily Fires as Banner Flops
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R5 €60,000 G3 Patrick P. O'Leary Memorial Phoenix Sprint Stakes 6 Furlongs
1ST 8 Fire Lily W M Lordan (6) 9-3
2ND 3 Gordon Lord Byron S Foley (3) 9-7
3RD 1 Definightly J P Murtagh (2) 9-10
ALSO RAN
7 Invincible Ash P J Smullen (8) 9-4
4 Norville M M Monaghan (5) 9-7
5 Starspangledbanner J P O'Brien (9) 9-7
Margins 1/2 x 3 1/2 Time 1m 17.54s
Trainer David Wachman
2 Arctic (Non Runner)
9 After (Non Runner)
6 The Reaper (Non Runner)
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