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Challenge Stakes (listed)

Leopardstown · 19 July 2012
  • TypeFlat
  • PatternListed
  • Distance1m 6f
  • GoingSoft
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners6

Galileo's Choice (IRE) (6/5F) won the Challenge Stakes (listed) at Leopardstown on 19 July 2012, beating Aklan (IRE) by 2 lengths under Pat Smullen for trainer D K Weld. 6 ran on Soft going over 1m 6f; the winning time was 3m 9.13s (slow by 11.13s). The winner was the favourite.

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 6 — The market

Winner Galileo's Choice (IRE)
SP: 6/5 favKTB Rating 99B J: Pat Smullen T: D K Weld
Won by 2 lengths
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st 5 Galileo's Choice (IRE) 6g Pat Smullen D K Weld 9-9 10999B 3:09.13 26,000 6/5 fav
2nd 4 Aklan (IRE) t 3g 2 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx 8-13 10286B 3:09.53 7,600 4/1
3rd 1 Steps To Freedom (IRE) t 6g ½ Fran Berry Mrs John Harrington 9-9 10995B 3:09.63 3,600 11/4
4th 6 Betterbetterbetter (IRE) 3f ¾ Colm O'Donoghue A P O'Brien 8-7 10478B 3:09.78 1,200 6/1
5th 3 Bob Le Beau (IRE) 5g 6 Kevin Manning Mrs John Harrington 9-9 10585B 3:10.98 — 16/1
6th 2 Demurely (IRE) 3f ¾ David McCabe A P O'Brien 8-7 9568B 3:11.13 — 25/1

Winning time 3m 9.13s (slow by 11.13s)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (6 of 6 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 2012?
Galileo's Choice (IRE) won the Challenge Stakes (listed) at Leopardstown on 19 July 2012, ridden by Pat Smullen and trained by D K Weld.
What was the finishing order of the 2012 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
1st Galileo's Choice (IRE) (6/5F), 2nd Aklan (IRE) (4/1), 3rd Steps To Freedom (IRE) (11/4).
What price was the winner of the 2012 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
Galileo's Choice (IRE) returned a starting price of 6/5F.
How many horses ran in the 2012 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
6 horses ran in the 2012 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown.
What was the winning time of the 2012 Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown?
The winning time was 3m 9.13s (slow by 11.13s).

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