413:). The outsider Spiritual Star set the pace, with Manning settling Parish Hall just behind the leader before going to the front approaching the final furlong. He held off several challengers in the closing stages before prevailing by half a length from Power, with Most Improved, Bronterre and Trumpet Major finishing close behind. After the race Bolger who was winning the race for the fourth time said "The ground is the key to this horse and, on good ground, I thought we had a serious chance. He is right there with his father – there's no doubt he's in that league. I think this fella's chance of staying a mile and a half is at least as good as
588:-trained mare Massinga. The outsider Queen of Alba opened up a long lead with Parish Hall held up towards the rear of the eight-runner field before producing a sustained run on the outside. He took the lead inside the last quarter mile and stayed on well to win by two lengths from his stablemate Loch Garman. Bolger commented "He always runs a good race. I think he'll get back maybe to the level where he was as a two-year-old. He is in great form at the moment and loving life" whilst Manning said "He won very well. When I let him go he quickened up. He is a real uncomplicated horse."
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Afternoon Sunlight. After racing at the rear of the field, he moved into second place behind Afternoon Sunlight approaching the final furlong and overtook the filly in the final strides and won by half a length. Una Manning, daughter of winning trainer Jim Bolger, said: "Dad was delighted. The
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Curragh but was beaten a neck by the Dermot Weld-trained three-year-old Postulation. An unusual feature of the race was that Parish Hall lunged at his younger rival and attempted to bite him in the final strides. On his final racecourse appearance three weeks later Parish Hall finished second
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On 7 April Parish Hall made his first appearance for eighteen months in the Listed
Alleged Stakes over ten furlongs at the Curragh and started the 11/8 favourite against five opponents. He raced towards the rear of the field before taking the lead inside the final furlong and winning by one and a
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On his six-year-old debut Parish Hall started odds-on favourite for a minor event at
Dundalk on 6 March but was beaten a head by the gelding Shalaman. On 19 April the horse attempted to repeat his 2013 success in the Alleged Stakes and started the 9/2 second favourite behind the
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but sustained a serious leg injury in the spring and missed the whole of his second season. He returned to the track in 2014 and in the next three seasons he proved himself to be a consistent middle-distance performer although slightly below top class. He won the
490:-trained Alfonso de Sousa. After racing in third place he overtook the favourite approaching the final furlong and won "comfortably" by one and a quarter lengths from the three-year-old Manalapan. The colt ended the year with a trip to England to contest the
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owing to a leg infection. Bolger stated "It's not a very pleasant experience so close to the race. At this stage I've no idea how long it will keep him off for but this rules out Epsom as well". In fact Parish Hall did not race again in 2012.
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horse showed a good turn of foot and he'll stick to races over this trip and on fast ground. He really feels that he's finally getting over his injury and that he'll go on to better things".
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Leopardstown on 21 July and finished second to the filly Remember Alexander. Just over two weeks later he was promoted in class again and started a 14/1 outsider for the Group One
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Thoroughbred Rankings, Parish Hall was given a rating of 117, making him the equal-third best juvenile of the year, two pounds behind the top-rated pair
378:. He was among the leaders approaching the last quarter mile but the faded from contention and finished eighth behind La Collina, a filly who won by a neck from the favoured
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Curragh on 29 June. In the Meld Stakes over ten furlongs at the Curragh on 20 July Parish Hall started the 11/8 favourite against three opponents including the
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racehorse. Bred, owned and trained by the Bolger family he won one of his first four starts as a two-year-old in 2011 before recording an upset victory in the
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Alleged Stakes and then ran poorly when running sixth in the
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Alleged Stakes in 2015. Apart from his victories he was placed in numerous good races including the
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On his final run of the year, Parish Hall was sent to England for the Group One Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlong at
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second favourite in a seven-runner field. After chasing the leaders he produced a strong late run to overtake the
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had. He is a very sound horse, so I would be looking at him as an
603:. On 7 June Parish Hall started odds-on favourite for the Listed
547:. In the following month he was dropped back in distance for the
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and then finished second, beaten a neck by Mekong River in the
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in December, making little impact as he finished eleventh to
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over the same course and distance and finished third to
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After a four-month absence Parish Hall returned in the
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Like his sire, Parish Hall was trained by Bolger in
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268:of 2006. Teofilo's other offspring have included
207:. He was regarded as a serious contender for the
539:In August Parish Hall started favourite for the
633:Pedigree of Parish Hall (IRE), bay colt, 2009
523:. The horse was well beaten when sixth in the
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336:Parish Hall made his racecourse debut in a
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196:(foaled 7 February 2009) is an Irish-bred
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1048:"Curragh Moore at his best on Mango Diva"
918:"Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden result"
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486:and started second favourite behind the
429:In 2012 Parish Hall was trained for the
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260:Parish Hall is a bay colt with a white
455:Inis Meain. On 6 May he contested the
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1127:. The British Horseracing Authority.
887:"Halla Siamsa – Record By Race Type"
533:Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial
451:half lengths from the six-year-old
284:). Parish Hall's dam Halla Siamsa (
1046:Racing Post staff (20 July 2014).
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1087:"Bolger bags huge Curragh treble"
16:Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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1021:. Racing Post. 4 October 2013.
945:Will Hayler (8 October 2011).
934:. Racing Post. 8 October 2011.
266:European Champion Two-Year-Old
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1154:Racehorses trained in Ireland
1085:Paul Eacott (19 April 2015).
1074:. Racing Post. 19 April 2015.
920:. Racing Post. 10 April 2011.
42:Racing silks of Jackie Bolger
1035:. Racing Post. 20 July 2014.
1007:. Racing Post. 7 April 2013.
975:. 3 May 2012. Archived from
348:on 10 April and started the
298:Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial
1113:. Racing Post. 7 June 2015.
823:Visala (FR) (Family: 13-c)
425:2012: three-year-old season
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1149:Racehorses bred in Ireland
906:. Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
904:"Stray Shot – Family 13-c"
507:2014: five-year-old season
446:2013: four-year-old season
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1125:"Ratings Classifications"
993:. BBC Sport. 26 May 2012.
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1159:Thoroughbred family 13-c
932:"Dewhurst Stakes result"
525:Prince of Wales's Stakes
1072:"Alleged Stakes result"
1019:"Diamond Stakes result"
1005:"Alleged Stakes result"
873:"Teofilo – Stud Record"
553:Cumberland Lodge Stakes
346:Leopardstown Racecourse
246:Cumberland Lodge Stakes
1111:"Silver Stakes result"
855:"Parish Hall pedigree"
730:Victorian Queen (CAN)
549:Clipper Boomerang Mile
1144:2009 racehorse births
1060:on 14 September 2014.
468:Irish Champion Stakes
1033:"Meld Stakes result"
601:Tattersalls Gold Cup
529:International Stakes
513:Martin Molony Stakes
391:Newmarket Racecourse
238:International Stakes
979:on 2 February 2017.
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517:Limerick Racecourse
457:Mooresbridge Stakes
435:Irish 2,000 Guineas
382:. In the Group Two
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565:Sha Tin Racecourse
484:Dundalk Racecourse
411:Superlative Stakes
282:Doncaster Handicap
278:Summer Mile Stakes
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1092:Racing Post
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972:Racing Post
817:Northfields
586:Dermot Weld
482:surface at
365:Group Three
338:maiden race
290:maiden race
222:Meld Stakes
194:Parish Hall
185:Meld Stakes
31:Parish Hall
21:church hall
1138:Categories
859:Equineline
839:References
697:Speirbhean
612:Assessment
569:Flintshire
545:Kingsbarns
294:Fairyhouse
256:Background
164:Major wins
143:Jim Bolger
126:Jim Bolger
781:Toute Cy
774:Top Ville
680:Urban Sea
597:Al Kazeem
480:Polytrack
476:Al Kazeem
472:The Fugue
439:The Derby
340:over six
274:Pleascach
240:(twice),
202:Group One
151:26: 6-9-3
58:Grandsire
715:Razyana
703:Danehill
628:Pedigree
622:Dabirsim
521:Magician
421:horse."
342:furlongs
310:Estimate
304:winners
276:, Arod (
216:and the
159:£428,631
156:Earnings
90:Stallion
813:Amoura
806:Aryenne
743:Montjeu
686:Miswaki
648:Galileo
641:Teofilo
618:Camelot
571:in the
461:Camelot
453:gelding
376:Curragh
140:Trainer
122:Breeder
107:Ireland
104:Country
80:Montjeu
76:Damsire
62:Galileo
52:Teofilo
832:inbred
800:(USA)
776:(IRE)
758:(CAN)
752:(USA)
709:Danzig
705:(USA)
682:(USA)
667:(CAN)
659:(USA)
358:length
306:Enzeli
187:(2014)
182:(2013)
172:(2011)
148:Record
112:Colour
96:Foaled
808:(FR)
794:(GB)
788:1997
746:1996
739:2004
699:1998
651:1998
644:2004
561:Encke
559:with
501:Farhh
419:Epsom
380:Power
286:Irish
132:Owner
638:Sire
620:and
437:and
308:and
262:star
248:and
48:Sire
735:Dam
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344:at
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86:Sex
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