14 May 2012 19:50 Killarney
Winner: €23,500 (Penalty: €15,275); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good.
McSweeney Arms Hotel Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Casey Top (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 20/1336- / 12 | Jump (218) | B J Cooper | L Whitmore Casey Brothers… | 5/1 | |
| always prominent, travelled well to lead from 2 out, soon ridden to assert, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4½ L | Tranquil Sea (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) | P23415- / 13 | Jump (16) | B J Geraghty | E J O'Grady Jean & Clemmie… | 13/2 | |
| waited with, slight mistake 7th, soon progress, 3rd before 3 out, no impression from before last, chased winner and kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | ½ L | Derinlaur (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 32S166- / 10 | Jump (25) | D G Hogan | C F Swan Mrs A S O'Brien | 25/1 | |
| disputed early, soon led, slight mistake 5th, attempted to assert from before 4 out where mistake, pressed and headed 2 out, no impression and slight mistake last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | NK | Powerstation (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 313476- / 15 | Jump (35) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | E O'Connell Mrs A O'Connell | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, progress to chase leaders approaching straight, 5th before 3 out, 4th before next, kept on same pace under pressure from before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12 |   | 21 L | Barel Of Laughs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 2/F1134- / 12 | Jump (35) | Mr D J Benson | J H Culloty Mrs Peter Andrews | 7/1 | |
| soon mid-division, struggling from before 5 out, ridden into 5th approaching straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | ½ L | Long Strand (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 1P/P903- / 13 | Flat (66), Jump (16) | Miss E McCutcheon | D P Nagle Miss Evanna McCutcheon | 25/1 | |
| in rear, kept on without threatening under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Sebadee (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 4) | 151020- / 13 | Flat (690), Jump (35) | Paul Townend | D Cullen Mrs E Scott | 16/1 | |
| prominent, no impression from before 2 out, bad mistake and kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 4¼ L | Ordinary Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 47F313- / 12 | Jump (20) | J R Barry | W J Burke W J Burke | 8/1 | |
| waited with towards rear, progress into 8th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 1½ L | Campbonnais (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 4/1613P- / 9 | Jump (292) | A E Lynch | C Byrnes Robert Tyrrell… | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 5 L | Your Busy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 13) | 225402- / 14 | Jump (43) | A P Crowe | J Nash J A Nash | 7/1 | |
| soon mid-division, struggling from before 4 out, 9th and kept on same pace approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 6½ L | Original Option (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 0) | 151117- / 8 | Jump (44) | D J Condon | N Meade Mrs M O'Driscoll | 14/1 | |
| soon mid-division, lost place and no impression from 5 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | 8½ L | Gala Dancer (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 2) | 311F1-8 / 8 | Jump (6) | Paul Carberry | P Nolan Declan Brennan | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders early, closed up 8th, weakened approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 13 |   | - | The Big Boyo (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 9928P-9 / 8 | Jump (1) | N P Madden | C Byrnes Ms Pauline Twiss… | |||
| 8 |   | - | Jack Absolute (IRE) (Gelding, g, 9 12) | 61P120- / 11 | Flat (2159), Jump (25) | Phillip Enright | J J Walsh John H Kierans | |||
