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Friday 22 August 2025

19:41

Killarney Welcomes Bordeaux Racecourse Apprentice Handicap

1m6f80y, Flat, 3yo+, 12 runners

Winning time 3m 10.64s

Going
Good
Surface
Turf

Result

1st

Gangster Granny (IRE) b

No. 2, stall 2

4yo, 9-13, OR 69

J: Keithen Kennedy · T: Mrs John Harrington

3:10.64

Sat handy behind pace - 4th at halfway - into 2nd turning in and pushed to front 2f out - headed 1 1/2f out but battled back gamely late - got up close home

2nd

Atheneum (IRE) p

No. 4, stall 12

4yo, 9-7, OR 67

J: Sam Coen (4) · T: John Joseph Murphy

0.1

Sat close to front pace early - third at halfway - checked slightly on entering straight - rallied to reach front rank with 1 1/2f left - fought on strongly inside final furlong but caught right on the line for second

3rd

Ehteyat (GER) b

No. 6, stall 10

6yo, 9-8, OR 66

J: Paddy Harnett (2) · T: Michael Flannery

2

Went straight to front early - dropped into midfield around halfway - asked for effort in the straight and finished strongly to grab third late on

4th

Beautiful Chaos (IRE) p

No. 5, stall 1

7yo, 9-4, OR 67

J: Shane Markey (7) · T: Ross O'Sullivan

0.3

Went straight to front - lost command at halfway - dropped to 3rd and driven approaching final 2f - into 4th with a furlong left then stayed on same stride to finish

5th

Eagles Dream (IRE) p

No. 10, stall 3

3yo, 8-11, OR 69

J: Jimmy Dalton (7) · T: John Joseph Murphy

½

Settled in the middle order - moved into 3rd approaching the final furlong - could make no further impact and finished 5th

6th

Makaiah (IRE)

No. 7, stall 14

4yo, 9-6, OR 66

J: Nicola Burns (4) · T: Gerard O'Leary

0.3

Sat handy behind front group racing keenly - moved through to hit the front by halfway and opened a 3-length advantage 4f out - driven and lost command over 2f out - dropped to 6th a furlong later under pressure - stayed on same gait to finish sixth

7th

Empress Alma (IRE)

No. 1, stall 11

4yo, 10-0, OR 70

J: Robert Whearty · T: Gavin Cromwell

2¾

Held up towards the back - improved a touch into the straight and pushed along in 8th with two furlongs left - stayed on at one speed to finish 7th

8th

Wertpol (IRE)

No. 12, stall 4

3yo, 9-0, OR 69

J: Patrick McGettigan (4) · T: J P Murtagh

0.05

Settled midpack early - still 7th at halfway - driven into the straight but unable to close and finished 8th one-paced

9th

Decorated Elle (IRE)

No. 13, stall 7

4yo, 8-8, OR 57

J: Darragh O'Sullivan (7) · T: Daniel William O'Sullivan

13

Held up towards the back - still 8th at halfway - driven but unable to gain ground into the straight and found nothing thereafter to finish well held

10th

Bear Creek (GB) p

No. 9, stall 5

3yo, 9-7, OR 72

J: Wayne Hassett · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2¾

Towards the back - ridden and making no headway from 5f out - well held in the straight

11th

Ellaat (GB)

No. 11, stall 6

9yo, 8-11, OR 60

J: Julian Pietropaolo (7) · T: Ian O'Connor

10

Held up towards the back - driven into 6th turning for home - held no threat 2f out and allowed to drop away late

12th

You'llfindandsee (IRE) tp

No. 14, stall 13

10yo, 8-3, OR 40

J: Rory Mulligan (4) · T: Ian O'Connor

9

Sluggish to begin - settled last of the group - urged forward but made no headway approaching the straight - unable to find more late - finished well beaten in 12th

Non-runners: Lady Kai (in season), Miss Gitana (in season)

Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.

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