26 Jan 2012 13:05 Gowran Park
Winner: €21,000 (Penalty: €13,650); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft.
P.J.Foley Memorial Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Burrenbridge Lodge (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 3) | 112433 / 7 | Flat (254), Jump (12) | T J Doyle | K Purcell Big Five Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| tracked leader at ordinary pace & niggled along when gallop quickened from 3 out, challenged from before next, gained narrow lead last, edged on to rail & stayed on well closing stages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | One Cool Shabra (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 3) | 213124 / 7 | Flat (113), Jump (12) | J L Cullen | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 12/1 | |
| led, increased pace from before 3 out, strongly pressed from before next, narrowly headed last, struggling when badly hampered closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | ½ L | Gorgeous Sixty (FR) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 21 / 4 | Flat (193), Jump (119) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci | 5/4 | |
| held up last of the 5 at ordinary pace, 4th from 3 out, challenged under pressure and almost on terms last, every chance and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 1 L | Arnaud (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 1 / 7 | Flat (103), Jump (29) | D N Russell | C Byrnes Gigginstown House… | 6/4 | |
| waited with 4th of the 5 at ordinary pace, 3rd and niggled along 3 out, jumped left and slight mistake 2 out, no impression in 4th and kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | In Bloom (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 1 / 4 | Flat (113), Jump (60) | N P Madden | E P Harty Mrs E P Harty | ||
