Result 18:23 · Leopardstown (IRE)

Bahrain Turf Club Desmond Stakes

Group 31mGood3yo+ · 6 ran

Result

Official · time 1m 39.67s · Report

Pos	Horse	Jockey	Trainer	Beaten	SP	BSP
1	Johan (GB)	Ronan Whelan	Jack Channon	—	13.0	15.5
2	Alakazi (FR)	Ben Coen	J P Murtagh	½L	2.88	2.86
3	Chicago Critic (GB)	Seamie Heffernan	J P Murtagh	1L	9.00	11.5
4	Mutasarref (GB)	Colin Keane	G M Lyons	1¼L	4.50	5.60
5	Lord Massusus (IRE)	Gary Carroll	Joseph G Murphy	6¼L	10.0	14.3
6	Jancis (IRE)	Wayne Lordan	W McCreery	8L	3.75	4.10

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1 (3)

Chicago Critic (GB)

4yo · 9-9 · OR 110

374719 J Seamie Heffernan T J P Murtagh —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jul 25	Curragh	7f	Good To Yielding	—	9/10	6¼L	12.0
11 May 25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	—	1/6	—	15.0
06 Apr 25	Cork	6f	Good	—	7/8	7½L	6.00

3 wins from 11 · placed 6

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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2 (4)

Johan (GB)

8yo · 9-9 · OR 109

801501 J Ronan Whelan T Jack Channon —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
14 Sep 24	Doncaster	1m	Good	C2	1/14	—	19.0
23 Mar 24	Doncaster	1m	Soft	C2	19/20	25L	12.0
07 Oct 23	Redcar	7f	Good	C1	5/9	4¼L	5.00

8 wins from 21 · placed 8

Won 7 of 18 at around this trip

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Lord Massusus (IRE) h

5yo · 9-9 · OR 106

815544 J Gary Carroll T Joseph G Murphy —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jul 25	Curragh	7f	Good To Yielding	—	4/10	1¾L	17.0
17 Jul 25	Leopardstown	1m 1f	Good	—	4/4	3¾L	26.0
29 Jun 25	Curragh	1m	Good	—	5/8	7L	9.50

7 wins from 28 · placed 14

Course winner: 2 wins from 9 here

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4 (2)

Mutasarref (GB)

7yo · 9-9 · OR 108

212373 J Colin Keane T G M Lyons —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
20 Jul 25	Curragh	7f	Good To Yielding	—	3/10	1¾L	15.0
12 Jun 25	Leopardstown	7f	Soft	—	7/11	9¾L	5.00
11 May 25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	—	3/6	2¼L	4.33

10 wins from 26 · placed 18

Course winner: 4 wins from 12 here

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Jancis (IRE)

4yo · 9-6 · OR 104

182554 J Wayne Lordan T W McCreery —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
26 Jul 25	Ascot	1m	Good	C1	4/9	½L	6.00
28 Jun 25	Curragh	1m 2f	Good	—	5/7	7½L	34.0
25 May 25	Curragh	1m	Good	—	5/8	3L	9.00

2 wins from 7 · placed 3

Course winner: 2 wins from 3 here

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Alakazi (FR)

3yo · 9-2 · OR 108

7132 J Ben Coen T J P Murtagh —

Date	Course	Dist	Going	Class	Pos	Beaten	SP
29 Jun 25	Curragh	1m	Good	—	2/8	2¼L	3.75
05 May 25	Curragh	1m	Good	—	3/8	3½L	5.50
09 Apr 25	Leopardstown	1m	Good	—	1/7	—	3.25

1 win from 4 · placed 3

Course winner: 1 win from 2 here

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