Race report
Stallion statistics: Danehill Dancer

BOYLESPORTS.COM IRISH 2000 GUINEAS-G1

€400,000, Curragh, 5-23, 3yo, c/f, 1mT, 1:48.16, hy.

1--MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE), 126, c, 3
Danehill Dancer (Ire)--Starlight Dreams, by Black Tie Affair (Ire)
O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Lynch Bages Ltd; T-Aidan O'Brien; J-J Murtagh; €228,500.

2--Rayeni (Ire), 126, c, 3
Indian Ridge (Ire)--Rayyana (Ire), by Rainbow Quest.
O-His Highness The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan's Studs SC; T-John Oxx; €80,000.

3--Soul City (Ire), 126, c, 3
Elusive City--Savage (Ire), by Polish Patriot.
O-Patrick Fahey; B-Peter Thome; T-Richard Hannon; €40,000.

Margins: 4HF, 1 3/4, 1HF. Odds: 6-4, 5-1, 9-1.
Also Ran: Recharge (Ire), Fergus McIver (Ire), Drumbeat (Ire), Hail Caesar (Ire), Delegator (GB), Viceroy of India.

Mastercraftsman is a three parts brother to the US turf sprinter Genuine Devotion (Rock Of Gibraltar) out of a winning mare who is a half sister to Matahif from the family of Sakhee.

This is a first Group One win of the season for Danehill Dancer, who has nothced five stakes wins in France so far this term. He has 44 winners from 150 runners so far.

Pedigree of MASTERCRAFTSMAN (IRE), 2006