Thursday 6 August · Leopardstown, Eire

18:00 Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes (Group 3)

Distance: 1m 0f 0y
Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
Class: 1
Prize: EUR 70000
Runners: 8

Race preview

SPARAN NUA may have lost her unbeaten tag when taking the bronze medal home in the Irish Oaks at the Curragh, but that was without a doubt a career-best performance. The daughter of Dawn Approach continues to go from strength to strength and can record her second success at this level, despite the sizeable drop in distance. Al Haarith justified cramped odds to get off the mark at Limerick last month and is one to keep a close eye on, while Audience is a Group 1 winner who cannot be dismissed lightly.

Pos	Horse	Form	Jockey	Trainer	Wgt	SP
1	Isaac Newton	4-45163	R L Moore	A P O'Brien	9 2	10-1
2	Needle Match	1-40	Tom Marquand	W J Haggas	9 2	13-2
3	Audience	000923	Colin Keane	D O'Meara	9 9	13-2
4	Sparan Nua	1113	Declan McDonogh	J S Bolger	9 2	6-4
5	Cowardofthecounty	0-82132	Ronan Whelan	J P O'Brien	9 9	13-2
6	Chicago Critic	264844	Ben Coen	J P Murtagh	9 9	8-1
7	Tokenomics	21-3426	Luke McAteer	D Marnane	9 9	16-1
8	Al Haarith	343-01	Dylan Browne McMonagle	J P O'Brien	9 2	10-1
NR	Celtic Motif	4/202-31	J M Sheridan	J P O'Brien	9 6