Race cards · Sat 12 Sep
Saturday 12 September · Leopardstown, Eire
14:45 HKJC World Pool Golden Fleece Stakes (Group 1)
- Distance
- 1m 1f 0y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- EUR 399999
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
Darkness Falls progressed from his debut third behind Green Dreamer here to justify odds-on favouritism at the Curragh and he is the choice of Ryan Moore out of the four Aidan O'Brien contenders. Green Dreamer then ran better than his odds suggested he would when a close third in the Futurity and should go well again, but the unbeaten QUEST FOR STARS gets the nod. Charlie Appleby's juvenile produced a career-best effort when successful by a neck in a Listed event at Salisbury and should relish the extra furlong.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darkness Falls | 31 | R L Moore | A P O'Brien | 9 5 | 1-1 | |
| 2 | Jesus Green | 2 | Colin Keane | J P O'Brien | 9 5 | 12-1 | |
| 3 | Quest For Stars | 111 | James Doyle | C Appleby | 9 5 | 15-2 | |
| 4 | Pikachu | 25341 | D Egan | C Johnston | 9 5 | 14-1 | |
| 5 | Green Dreamer | 513 | J M Sheridan | J P O'Brien | 9 5 | 6-1 | |
| 6 | Nola Soul | 114 | Seamie Heffernan | J A Stack | 9 5 | 15-2 | |
| 7 | Shakespeare | 321 | Pierre-Charles Boudot | A P O'Brien | 9 5 | 17-2 | |
| 8 | Zarak Pasha | 421 | Declan McDonogh | J P O'Brien | 9 5 | 50-1 | |
| 9 | Victory Speech | 21 | Gavin Ryan | A P O'Brien | 9 5 | 40-1 | |
| NR | Aix La Chapelle | 1D | C Soumillon | A P O'Brien | 9 5 |