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LEOPARDSTOWN 18:23

Name: BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES (Group 3)
Start: 2025-08-07T17:20:00
End: 2025-08-07T20:25:00
Location: Leopardstown

17:20 17:53 18:23 18:53 19:23 19:53 20:25

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18:23 Thursday 07 August 2025
BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES (Group 3)	Distance : 1m
Prize : €36,000 Age : 3yo+ Race Type : Flat Surface : Turf	Going : Good
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 (4)	1 (4)		2. JOHAN	2. JOHAN	-6 <	113	-25 >	91	R. P. Whelan	8	9-9	12/113	12/113
1 (4)			bg ZOFFANY (IRE) 121 - SANDREAMER (IRE) 98 OASIS DREAM 129	J: R. P. Whelan T: Jack Channon Age: 8 Wgt: 9-9	-6 <	113	-25 >	91	Jack Channon				12/113
lightly raced for age, has a good record when fresh and proved at least as good as ever, on return from 9 months off, to win for the first time at this level; made running, tackled over 1f out, just held on, proved game.
led, tackled over 1f out, just held on, game
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2 (1)	2 (1)	½	7. ALAKAZI (FR)	7. ALAKAZI (FR)	-5 <	111	+4 >	89	Ben Martin Coen	3	9-2	15/82.87f	15/82.87f
2 (1)		½	b or brc FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND 120 - ALAIYA (FR) SEA THE STARS (IRE) 140	J: Ben Martin Coen T: John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland Age: 3 Wgt: 9-2	-5 <	111	+4 >	89	John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland				15/82.87f
the sole 3-y-o in the field, found only one too good again with what is rapidly becoming a typical performance, once again doing his best work at the finish; tracked pace, driven entering straight, stayed on, took second final 50 yds; previous comments about trip remain relevant.
tracked pace, under pressure entering straight, stayed on, took second final 50 yds
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3 (3)	3 (3)	½	1. CHICAGO CRITIC	1. CHICAGO CRITIC	-15 <	110+	-7 >	89	Seamie Heffernan	4	9-9	8/19	8/19
3 (3)		½	chg NIGHT OF THUNDER (IRE) 127 - CRITICISM 112 MACHIAVELLIAN (USA) 123	J: Seamie Heffernan T: John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-9	-15 <	110+	-7 >	89	John Patrick Murtagh, Ireland				8/19
back up in trip, bounced back to best despite being left poorly placed the way things panned out; dropped out, headway when forced wide early in straight, ran on, nearest at the finish.
dropped out, headway when forced wide early in straight, ran on, nearest finish
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4 (2)	4 (2)	nk	4. MUTASARREF	4. MUTASARREF	-1 <	110	+2 >	88	C. T. Keane	7	9-9	7/24.5	7/24.5
4 (2)		nk	bg DARK ANGEL (IRE) 113 - MULKEYYA (IRE) MAWATHEEQ (USA) 126	J: C. T. Keane T: G. M. Lyons, Ireland Age: 7 Wgt: 9-9	-1 <	110	+2 >	88	G. M. Lyons, Ireland				7/24.5
ran creditably, his consistency hard to knock, but was unable to repeat last year's victory; close up, effort early in straight, no extra only late on, had every chance.
close up, effort early in straight, no extra only late
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5 (6)	5 (6)	5	3. LORD MASSUSUS (IRE)	3. LORD MASSUSUS (IRE)	+12 <	97	+9 >	76	G. F. Carroll	5	9-9	9/110	9/110
5 (6)		5	brg MARKAZ (IRE) 121 - WAJAHA (IRE) 94 HAAFHD 129	J: G. F. Carroll T: Joseph G. Murphy, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 9-9 Eq: (h)	+12 <	97	+9 >	76	Joseph G. Murphy, Ireland	(h)			9/110
who won this contest 2 years ago, ran one of this season's lesser races; close up, lost place 3f out, faded; type to bounce back quickly.
close up, lost place 3f out, faded
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6 (5)	6 (5)	1¾	6. JANCIS (IRE)	6. JANCIS (IRE)	+15 <	90	+8 >	69	W. M. Lordan	4	9-6	11/43.75	11/43.75
6 (5)		1¾	chf TAMAYUZ 126 - BLAME THE RULER (IRE) RULER OF THE WORLD (IRE) 128	J: W. M. Lordan T: W. McCreery, Ireland Age: 4 Wgt: 9-6	+15 <	90	+8 >	69	W. McCreery, Ireland				11/43.75
turned in the first lacklustre display of her fairly short career, something presumably not right; waited with, came wide straight, made no impression; well worth another chance.
waited with, came wide straight, no impression
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Non Runners: DANCE NIGHT ANDDAY (IRE).	Winning Owner: Jon and Julia Aisbitt
Time: 1m 39.67s
Overrounds: Industry SP 112%, Betfair SP 99.4%
A fairly typical renewal of this Group 3, the last 2 winners in attendance, but the market got it all wrong, the outsider of the sextet making all. JOHAN lightly raced for age, has a good record when fresh and proved at least as good as ever, on return from 9 months off, to win for the first time at this level; made running, tackled over 1f out, just held on, proved game. ALAKAZI (FR) the sole 3-y-o in the field, found only one too good again with what is rapidly becoming a typical performance, once again doing his best work at the finish; tracked pace, driven entering straight, stayed on, took second final 50 yds; previous comments about trip remain relevant. CHICAGO CRITIC back up in trip, bounced back to best despite being left poorly placed the way things panned out; dropped out, headway when forced wide early in straight, ran on, nearest at the finish. MUTASARREF ran creditably, his consistency hard to knock, but was unable to repeat last year's victory; close up, effort early in straight, no extra only late on, had every chance. LORD MASSUSUS (IRE) who won this contest 2 years ago, ran one of this season's lesser races; close up, lost place 3f out, faded; type to bounce back quickly. JANCIS (IRE) turned in the first lacklustre display of her fairly short career, something presumably not right; waited with, came wide straight, made no impression; well worth another chance.

18:23 Leopardstown Result on Thursday 07 August 2025

The 1M 18:23 BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES (Group 3) at Leopardstown was run on Good. It was open to 3yo+ and had a prize fund of €36,000. There were 6 runners. The winning horse was JOHAN who won by ½. JOHAN was ridden by R. P. Whelan. JOHAN had an industry starting price (ISP) of 12/1.

How the rest of the runners fared:

ALAKAZI (FR) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.50 - they had an ISP of 15/8f
CHICAGO CRITIC finished 3rd and was beaten by 1.00 - they had an ISP of 8/1
MUTASARREF finished 4th and was beaten by 1.20 - they had an ISP of 7/2
LORD MASSUSUS (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 6 - they had an ISP of 9/1
JANCIS (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 8 - they had an ISP of 11/4

LEOPARDSTOWN 18:23

18:23 Thursday 07 August 2025

BAHRAIN TURF CLUB DESMOND STAKES (Group 3)

18:23 Leopardstown Result on Thursday 07 August 2025