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Challenge Stakes (Listed)

Leopardstown · 14 July 2011
  • TypeFlat
  • PatternListed
  • Distance1m 6f
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners7

Sense Of Purpose (IRE) (5/1) won the Challenge Stakes (Listed) at Leopardstown on 14 July 2011, beating Bob Le Beau (IRE) by a neck under Pat Smullen for trainer D K Weld. 7 ran on Good going over 1m 6f; the winning time was 3m 1.82s (slow by 3.82s). The 13/8 favourite, Bob Le Beau (IRE), finished 2nd, beaten a quarter of a length.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 7 — The market

Winner Sense Of Purpose (IRE)
SP: 5/1KTB Rating 87A J: Pat Smullen T: D K Weld
Won by a neckFav: Bob Le Beau (IRE) 13/8 · 2nd
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 2 Sense Of Purpose (IRE) 4f Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-6 9887A 3:01.82 26,000 5/1
2nd 5 Bob Le Beau (IRE) 4g nk Fran Berry Mrs John Harrington 9-12 11093A 3:01.87 7,600 13/8 fav
3rd 3 Fictional Account (IRE) 6m ½ Gary Carroll V C Ward 9-9 10389A 3:01.94 3,600 9/2
4th 7 Kalabaya (IRE) 3f nk N G McCullagh John M Oxx 8-7 —73A 3:01.99 1,200 5/1
5th 4 Why (IRE) p 3f 3 Wayne Lordan A P O'Brien 8-7 9468A 3:02.49 — 14/1
6th 6 Zerashan (IRE) 4c 1¾ Shane Foley M Halford 9-9 10082A 3:02.78 — 9/2
7th 1 Drumfire (IRE) b 7g 1½ Kevin Manning Eoin Griffin 9-9 10479A 3:03.03 — 20/1

Winning time 3m 1.82s (slow by 3.82s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (7 of 7 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Challenge Stakes (Listed) at Leopardstown in 2011?
Sense Of Purpose (IRE) won the Challenge Stakes (Listed) at Leopardstown on 14 July 2011, ridden by Pat Smullen and trained by D K Weld.
What was the finishing order of the 2011 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
1st Sense Of Purpose (IRE) (5/1), 2nd Bob Le Beau (IRE) (13/8F), 3rd Fictional Account (IRE) (9/2).
What price was the winner of the 2011 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
Sense Of Purpose (IRE) returned a starting price of 5/1.
How many horses ran in the 2011 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
7 horses ran in the 2011 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown.
What was the winning time of the 2011 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
The winning time was 3m 1.82s (slow by 3.82s).

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