11 May 2012 18:25 Downpatrick
Winner: €7,000 (Penalty: €4,830); Distance: 2m 1f 172y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Castlewellan Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 |   | - | Tough Mark (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 000984- / 8 | Jump (27) | D J Condon | Mrs G Callaghan Pearse Callaghan | 9/2 | |
| mid-division on inner, 7th halfway, ridden before 3 out, some headway when hampered and left 5th after 2 out, squeezed for room on inner entering straight, kept on under pressure, switched left and challenged between horses to lead on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | The Gnathologist (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 6) | 051P-98 / 9 | Flat (37), Jump (4) | T P Treacy | D Kinsella Barrow Vale Syndicate | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, some headway on outer approaching 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out where left in front, ridden and kept on run-in, no extra and headed on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | ½ L | Clonsilla Affairs (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 9) | 342609/ / 11 | Jump (733) | Mr J P McKeown | J F Brennan Michael Caldwell | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on under pressure run-in, no impression and dropped to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10 |   | 2¾ L | Pink Goddess (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 48027-2 / 10 | Jump (5) | I J McCarthy | G T Cuthbert Patrick J McDonagh… | 11/4 | |
| led, joined 4 out and headed before next, ridden along before 2 out where left 3rd, no impression and kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | ½ L | Daytime Dreamer (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 77P87/7- / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (227) | Robbie Colgan | J J Lambe J J Lambe | 8/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, some headway and ridden in 5th after 3 out, kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 2¼ L | Mylerstown (IRE) (gelding, g, 10 11) | F7UU26- / 7 | Jump (27) | A Ring | P J Rothwell Mrs Anne M Byrne | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, closer in 3rd approaching 2 out, ridden and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 4¾ L | Slivegullion Girl (IRE) (mare, baybrown, 11 4) | 86066-6 / 9 | Jump (5) | M W Bowes | P O Brady Shabra Charity… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders on inner, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th after 3 out, no impression when badly hampered next, kept on one pace from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 13 L | Hu Ha Jo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 08/F875- / 12 | Flat (924), Jump (36) | P N O'Brien | D J Barry Myles O'Brien | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 9th after 3 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3 |   | 15 L | Grand Fisher (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 06/024-6 / 6 | Jump (5) | M J Ferris | E O'Grady Thomas J Roche | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, dropped to 9th before halfway, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4 |   | 50 L | Three Monkeys (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 5/P900B- / 7 | Jump (89) | B T O'Connell | P J Rothwell Oliver Barden | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Kai Li (FR) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 7098/58- / 8 | Jump (41) | Sean Flanagan | Laurence Butler Mrs Nuala Barron | ||
| 7 |   | - | Breeze With Ease (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 62308-0 / 9 | Jump (5) | Liam McKenna | J J Lambe Famous Five Racing | |||
