21 Dec 2012 19:00 Dundalk
Winner: €8,000 (Penalty: €5,520); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4(11) |   | - | Great Soprano (USA) (colt, brown, 9 5) | 75 / 4 | Flat (28), Jump (136) | J A Heffernan | T J Taaffe Mrs T J Taaffe | 7/4 | |
| chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to lead under 2f out, ridden over 1f out, pressed closing stages, kept on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(3) |   | NK | Heuston (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | / 4 | Ronan Whelan | R Roberts Reginald Roberts | 7/2 | ||
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into 2nd 1 1/2f out, pressed winner closing stages, held | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(6) |   | 3½ L | Legal Lyric (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 7 / 4 | Flat (49) | Wayne Lordan | W P Mullins J P M O'Connor | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, headway into 6th 2f out, soon ridden, no impression in 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(4) |   | HD | Strawberry Flavour (GER) (filly, g, 9 0) | 8504 / 4 | Flat (56) | Chris Hayes | A Oliver A Oliver | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(14) |   | 1¼ L | Oh So Lucy (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 323-434 / 3 | Flat (21) | N G McCullagh | W Durkan Mrs Beatrice Durkan | 5/2 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(2) |   | 1¼ L | Elusive Leona (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 90 / 7 | Flat (28) | S M Gorey | C P Donoghue C P Donoghue | 50/1 | |
| held up towards rear, some late headway in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6(7) |   | 1 L | Smoke Charger (IRE) (colt, g, 9 5) | 00 / 4 | Flat (66) | Rory Cleary | P D Deegan Another Ballymoe… | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway into 8th 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3(1) |   | 1½ L | Baby Jake (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 0 / 12 | Flat (28) | F Lynch | J J Hanlon Max Young Racing… | 33/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(5) |   | 2 L | Tessie Jubilee (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | / 4 | M C Hussey | T Collins Mrs T Kilmartin | 16/1 | ||
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no extra 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(10) |   | 8 L | College Times (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 0) | 0-6 / 8 | Flat (343) | E J McNamara | L McAteer M Kangley | 50/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(12) |   | 4½ L | Craig Lea (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 6) | 9 / 6 | Flat (169), Jump (112) | I J Brennan | P Allen Hopeful Again Syndicate | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 3f out, no extra 2f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(9) |   | ½ L | Devine Acclaim (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 840 / 4 | Flat (7) | P J Smullen | M J Browne Michael J Browne | 25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 7(8) |   | 21 L | Tincan Tom (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 70 / 3 | Flat (28) | W J Lee | D P Nagle Thomas A Keating | 50/1 | |
| mid-division early, towards rear and pushed along halfway, weakened and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2(13) |   | - | Shouts Of Acclaim (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0 / 5 | Flat (28) | D A McCormack | J J Murphy John M Kennedy | |||
| 15 |   | - | Catchy Lass (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 9 / 9 | Flat (21) | Reserve 1 | A Mulholland J F Wright & J… | |||
| 16 |   | - | Thrupenny Blue (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 0/ / 8 | Flat (1267), Jump (12) | Reserve 2 | N Meade Gone To Ground… | |||
| 17 |   | - | Daring Queen (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) | 960 / 4 | Flat (28) | Reserve 3 | P Stafford Sean F Gallagher | |||
