03 Aug 2012 18:50 Galway
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €36,000); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Guinness Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(7) |   | - | Inis Meain (USA) (colt, bay, 8 5) | 7/70112 / 11 | Flat (1), Jump (111) | Chris Hayes | D Hogan M G Hogan | 5/1 | |
| made all, asserted from 2f out, stayed on well straight, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(1) |   | 7 L | Shamiran (IRE) (Colt, brown, 8 11) | 0020/91 / 12 | Flat (35), Jump (100) | C P Hoban | S T Nolan Ms Julianne McNally… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leader, no impression under pressure from 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(9) |   | 2 L | Olympiad (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 02-1 / 7 | Flat (113) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Sir Robert Ogden | 3/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd and wide over 3f out, struggling from over 2f out, soon no impression in 5th, kept on without threatening final furlong into 3rd again near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1(6) |   | ½ L | Chicago (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) | 193311 / 11 | Flat (7) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Scuderia Aichner… | 4/1 | |
| waited with, 6th 4f out, 5th approaching 2f out, moderate 4th before straight and no impression, kept on same pace between horses from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6(2) |   | HD | Authorization (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 3-1 / 6 | Flat (13) | Wayne Lordan | J Motherway Mrs Claire Gleeson | 7/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, keen hold, no impression in moderate 3rd from before straight, no extra and dropped to 5th near finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(3) |   | 16 L | Clarach (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 332-13 / 7 | Flat (4), Jump (26) | Fran Berry | A Mullins Castlebar Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| waited with, some headway in 7th approaching 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3(5) |   | ½ L | Paddy The Celeb (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 12) | 30-3613 / 13 | Flat (35), Jump (443) | S Foley | M Halford Paul J McMahon | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, struggling to get there from over 3f out, 6th approaching 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(4) |   | 19 L | King's Bastion (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 000-893 / 10 | Flat (104), Jump (40) | M C Hussey | L Comer Luke Comer | 50/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(8) |   | 27 L | Man of God (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 822684- / 8 | Flat (299), Jump (27) | S H James | J Cullen Optimumracing Co… | 25/1 | |
| keen hold, waited with, no impression from 3f out, no extra from before straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
