25 Feb 2012 13:55 Fairyhouse
Winner: €37,500 (Penalty: €24,374); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Burrenbridge Lodge (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 3) | 243315 / 7 | Flat (284), Jump (13) | T J Doyle | K Purcell Big Five Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| always prominent, in front when mistake 2 out, headed before last, regained lead run-in and stayed on well, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | NK | Minsk (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 6 | Flat (139) | B J Cooper | D T Hughes Barry Connell | 4/6 | |
| waited with in mid-division, improved to track leaders from 3 out, challenged and led before last where not as quick as winner, headed, rallied but not quite get back up | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | SHD | Bat Masterson (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 732251 / 5 | Flat (255), Jump (14) | D J Condon | N Meade Queen Maeve Racing… | 7/1 | |
| attempted to make all, a bit awkward 1st, headed 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd and struggling before last, rallied well run-in but not quite get back up | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | 6 L | Loch Ard (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | / 7 | Flat (133) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mr John D Hankinson | 20/1 | |
| prominent, no impression under pressure in 4th from 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 17 L | Arnaud (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 14 / 7 | Flat (133), Jump (30) | Phillip Enright | C Byrnes Gigginstown House… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 7th approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure approaching straight, kept on same pace without threatening | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | NK | Discoteca (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 25 / 5 | Flat (131), Jump (42) | Andrew J McNamara | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 33/1 | |
| waited with, 9th approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 9½ L | Celebrity Sevi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 6 / 4 | Flat (106), Jump (61) | Mark Walsh | D K Weld John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| waited with early, good headway to track leaders approaching 5th, slight peck 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 3¾ L | Military Bowl (USA) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 00 / 5 | Flat (105), Jump (14) | D J Casey | A J Martin Bowled Over Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| prominent, weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 16 L | Pur Style (FR) (filly, chestnut, 10 7) | 156937 / 6 | Jump (61) | A E Lynch | E J O'Grady Mrs Olivia Cox… | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 14 L | Midnight Oil (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 2 / 5 | Flat (148), Jump (14) | D N Russell | W P Mullins Gigginstown House… | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, slight mistake 4th, slightly slow next, no extra 3 out | ||||||||||
