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Celtic Steps Maiden

Killarney · 22 August 2018
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 20y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners12

Vivianite (IRE) (3/1J) won the Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney on 22 August 2018, beating Spirit Of Big Bang (IRE) by half a length under Ronan Whelan for trainer M Halford. 12 ran on Good going over 1m 20y; the winning time was 1m 42.56s (slow by 1.16s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 12 — The market

Winner Vivianite (IRE)
SP: 3/1 jt-favKTB Rating 91AKTB Speed 99A J: Ronan Whelan T: M Halford
Won by half a length
Pos Dr Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTBSpd Time Prize SP
1st 6 Vivianite (IRE) ht 3f Ronan Whelan M Halford 9-0 8291A99A 1:42.56 7,700 3/1 jt-fav
2nd 10 Spirit Of Big Bang (IRE) 3g ½ Shane Foley M Halford 9-5 —95A99A 1:42.64 2,387.50 7/2
3rd 2 Would Be King (IRE) b 3g 1¾ Colin Keane G M Lyons 9-5 9589A96A 1:42.94 1,137.50 3/1 jt-fav
4th 5 Fridtjof Nansen (GB) b 3g 2¾ Colm O'Donoghue John M Oxx 9-5 8181A91A 1:43.39 512.50 6/1
5th 4 Where To Next (IRE) 3f 1½ W J Lee John Joseph Murphy 9-0 —72A89A 1:43.64 200 33/1
6th 11 Encantador (GB) 3f 1¼ Robbie Colgan Ms Sheila Lavery 9-0 7968A87A 1:43.85 — 12/1
7th 15 Flicker Flame (IRE) 4f 1½ Shane Crosse(7) Joseph Patrick O'Brien 8-13 —62A85A 1:44.10 — 33/1
8th 3 Swiss Cottage (GB) 3g ½ Gary Carroll Joseph G Murphy 9-5 8067A84A 1:44.19 — 12/1
9th 12 Bahlwan (GB) 3g 4¾ Killian Leonard(3) Denis Gerard Hogan 9-2 —50A76A 1:44.98 — 100/1
10th 7 Fabulae (IRE) t 3f hd Seamie Heffernan Joseph Patrick O'Brien 9-0 —47A76A 1:45.05 — 20/1
11th 14 Ottava (IRE) 3g 4½ Chris Hayes J A Stack 9-5 —51C69C 1:45.77 — 20/1
12th 8 Latina Royale (IRE) h 3f 15 N G McCullagh John Joseph Murphy 9-0 —46C44C 1:48.27 — 33/1

Winning time 1m 42.56s (slow by 1.16s)

Against the standard Standard time for this trip here: 1m 43.77s. This race ran 1.21s (1.2% faster); the day's other races here ran 0.7% faster (N 7). Net of the day: 0.5% faster. As at 3 Oct 2026.

Non-runners Multan (unsuitable ground), Shareva (refused to load), Um Bel Di (unsuitable ground), Vintage Teardrop (reserve)

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 12 runners have a figure). KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 — how fast each horse ran against the course standard; 100 = the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on this code (12 of 12 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 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney in 2018?
Vivianite (IRE) won the Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney on 22 August 2018, ridden by Ronan Whelan and trained by M Halford.
What was the finishing order of the 2018 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney?
1st Vivianite (IRE) (3/1J), 2nd Spirit Of Big Bang (IRE) (7/2), 3rd Would Be King (IRE) (3/1J).
What price was the winner of the 2018 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney?
Vivianite (IRE) returned a starting price of 3/1J.
How many horses ran in the 2018 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney?
12 horses ran in the 2018 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney. Non-runners: Multan (unsuitable ground), Shareva (refused to load), Um Bel Di (unsuitable ground), Vintage Teardrop (reserve).
What was the winning time of the 2018 Celtic Steps Maiden at Killarney?
The winning time was 1m 42.56s (slow by 1.16s).

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