Sunday August 17 2008
Leopardstown 17:15 - Result
Royal Whip Stakes (group 2)
€125001 added, 3yo plus, 1m 2f, €77500 penalty,
5 ran
Going: Soft to Heavy, Heavy in places
Winning Time: 2m 12.84s 14:15 14:45 15:15 15:45 16:15 16:45 17:15 17:45 Pos. Dr. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 2 King Of Rome (IRE) 9-0 J P Murtagh A P O'Brien 3 9/10 f
tracked leaders in 3rd, moderate 3rd and pushed along from halfway, closed approaching straight, led 1 1/2f out, stayed on well, comfortably opened 11/8 touched 5/6
2 4 3½ Alarazi (IRE) 9-9 M J Kinane J M Oxx 4 7/1
raced moderate 4th, ridden in closer 3rd 1 1/2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, kept on without threatening winner opened 13/2
3 5 1¾ Zulu Chief (USA) 9-0 J A Heffernan A P O'Brien 3 5/2
raced in last, closer in 3rd 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, 2nd 1 1/2f out, no extra and dropped to 3rd final furlong opened 2/1
4 1 11 Moiqen (IRE) 9-0 D P McDonogh K Prendergast 3 6/1
took keen hold and led after 2f, ridden entering straight, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened opened 9/2
5 3 7 King Of Westphalia (USA) 9-0 C O'Donoghue A P O'Brien 3 20/1
led, headed after 2f, ridden and weakened from 3f out, behind over 1f out
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