29 Mar 2012 19:05 Limerick
Winner: €8,000 (Penalty: €5,520); Distance: 1m 3f 70y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places).
'It's A Student's Life' Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(7) |   | - | The Four Elms (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 00065- / 6 | Flat (162), Jump (10) | Chris Hayes | J J Walsh D M O'Meara | 6/1 | |
| always prominent, mainly 2nd, challenged and led under 2f out, stayed on well from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(3) |   | 2¾ L | East Of Tara (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 10) | 704R-11 / 5 | Flat (6) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 5/4 | |
| waited with towards rear, progress on inner straight, bumped 1 1/2f out, chased winner and no impression final furlong where edged left, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(6) |   | 1 L | Wrekin Rock (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 1) | 503947- / 8 | Flat (162), Jump (10) | B A Curtis | J T Gorman W Foley | 14/1 | |
| led, headed under 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(11) |   | NK | Mind The Steps (IRE) (gelding, brown, 9 9) | 6670- / 7 | Flat (176), Jump (241) | J A Heffernan | D M Kelly Nature Calls Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, progress 5f out, 4th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(1) |   | NK | Atmospheric High (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 8) | 7/7333 / 5 | Flat (41) | W J Lee | E Lynam Ms Aileen Lynam | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th before straight, kept on without threatening under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9(2) |   | ¾ L | El Toreros (USA) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 202458- / 8 | Flat (174), Jump (70) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mrs T Hill | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(4) |   | HD | Norah Starr (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 0) | 991122- / 8 | Flat (245), Jump (54) | D G Hogan | D Hogan M G Hogan | 12/1 | |
| in rear, kept on without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(12) |   | HD | Darwins Theory (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 13) | 67/65- / 11 | Flat (293), Jump (12) | Paul Townend | J Queally Mrs Fiona Shaw | 11/2 | |
| dwelt, chased leaders, 3rd before straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(5) |   | ½ L | Casimir Road (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 40450-2 / 9 | Flat (55), Jump (40) | N G McCullagh | M J Grassick Patrick G McKeon | 16/1 | |
| prominent, 5th before straight, no impression under pressure from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(10) |   | 1 L | Gra Geal Mo Chroi (IRE) (Filly, brown, 9 4) | 514464- / 8 | Flat (162) | Ronan Whelan | A Leahy J B Fitzgerald | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, 10th 5f out, no impression under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(8) |   | 4¼ L | Rio Silver (IRE) (gelding, brown, 8 7) | 059056- / 4 | Flat (218), Jump (92) | Wayne Lordan | J G Murphy Mr S A Harris | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, no extra from before straight | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1(9) |   | 4½ L | Binocular (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 10 0) | 60/9318- / 8 | Flat (207), Jump (12) | Colin Keane | P J Flynn Michael W Duggan | 20/1 | |
| dwelt, soon mid-division, no extra from before straight | ||||||||||
