28 Nov 2012 12:50 Limerick
Winner: €7,500 (Penalty: €5,174); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy (Heavy in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Courageous Cry (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 4F / 8 | Flat (765), Jump (17) | M P Burke | T Doyle Mrs Claire Doyle | 12/1 | |
| settled in mid-division, good headway into 4th early straight, smooth progress to lead last, driven out and kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 13 |   | 3½ L | Sarabad (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2270-2 / 7 | Flat (459), Jump (14) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins James Marley &… | 8/13 | |
| tracked leaders in mid-division on inner, headway into 3rd entering straight and ridden after 2 out, went 2nd run-in but no impression on winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | 2¼ L | Back Off Mate (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 3-7 / 9 | Jump (25) | B M Cash | A L T Moore Marcus Beresford | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, headway after 3 out and led next, soon edged right over to rail, strongly pressed and headed last, soon dropped to 3rd and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1 |   | 3¾ L | Carhue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | PU1-98 / 9 | Jump (24) | D J Condon | T O'Brien Mr Brian Davies | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead briefly approaching straight, headed 2 out, soon short of room and stumbled, no extra in 4th from before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | ½ L | Ciarans Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 0-002 / 5 | Jump (32) | M N Doran | P Nolan John F Kenny | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along after 3 out and no impression from early straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | ¾ L | Lions Charge (USA) (colt, chestnut, 11 12) | 6/7-0 / 10 | Flat (355), Jump (94) | Robbie Colgan | C Wilkinson First Impressions… | 40/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden and no impression in 5th early straight, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 7½ L | Rolling Rocket (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 0- / 11 | Jump (307) | R M Moran | S Ryan J T Kearney | 66/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no threat in straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Theshowisover (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 12) | 5-38 / 7 | Jump (32) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead J O McCarthy | 7/1 | |
| led, headed 5th, remained prominent until ridden and no extra approaching straight, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 2¼ L | Explosive Issues (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 0 / 7 | Jump (53) | M W Bowes | P Byrne Mrs Michael Byrne | 66/1 | |
| towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5 |   | 5½ L | Icthec (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 12) | 33-F50 / 8 | Jump (192) | M J Ferris | Mrs M C O'Connor The General Asphalte… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Fourmilewater (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | P-0 / 6 | Jump (83) | S G McDermott | J F O'Shea Bernard Cullinane | 66/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 3 |   | NK | Flying Acrobat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | U-0R9 / 7 | Jump (34) | R Loughran | John O'Shaughnessy P G Murphy | 50/1 | |
| always rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | 1¾ L | Caradan (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | / 5 | Flat (486) | B T O'Connell | J J Walsh Mrs W M Fitzpatrick | 50/1 | |
| tracked leader and took keen hold, led 5th, strongly pressed and headed approaching straight, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Zane Grey (IRE) (gelding, g, 11 12) | B7- / 7 | Jump (218) | Reserve 2 | H De Bromhead Garristown Aintree… | |||
| 15 |   | - | Mala Beach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 90-9 / 11 | Jump (32) | Reserve 1 | G Elliott C Jones | |||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Urban Desert (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 39/05 / 9 | Jump (31) | Mr P J O'Neill | S Braddish J Braddish | ||
| 17 |   | - | Foolish Notions (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 0 / 6 | Jump (17) | Reserve 3 | R Sweeney Mrs J B Sweeney | |||
