06 Mar 2013 17:15 Downpatrick
Winner: €7,000 (Penalty: €4,830); Distance: 2m 2f 50y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO to 7YO; Going: Yielding (Good to Yielding in places).
Ballyalton Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Benemeade (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 53 / 10 | Jump (11) | Ms N Carberry | N Meade Mr M J Bassett | 9/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden 2f out and headway to lead entering straight, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | ¾ L | The Job Is Right (GB) (gelding, g, 12 0) | 32-050 / 9 | Jump (68) | Mr D O'Connor | M Hourigan Mrs M Devine | 25/1 | |
| led, ridden and dropped to 3rd approaching straight, no impression over 1f out, kept on under pressure to go 2nd 100 yards out, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | HD | Bally Longford (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | F2-24 / 12 | Jump (68) | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins Ann & Alan Potts… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, led briefly approaching straight, headed and soon ridden, no impression and dropped to 3rd 100 yards out, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 4 L | Seskinane (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | F/44-41 / 14 | Jump (52) | Mr N McParlan | M M McNiff Mrs Anne McMahon | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, 10th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out and went 4th entering straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 5½ L | Sizing Solution (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 315 / 12 | Jump (68) | Mr J E Flynn | J T R Dreaper Beta Chance Syndicate | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3f out but ridden and no impression in 5th entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | ½ L | Whinstone Dee (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) | 350 / 12 | Jump (46) | Miss J M Mangan | C Cannon Peter Killeen | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden on outer 5f out and no impression in 10th 3f out, moderate 6th entering straight and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 7 L | The Bard O Tully (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | P-P6P0 / 5 | Jump (14) | Mr J C Barry | B Arthey Francis Daly | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in 8th approaching straight, no threat and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 3 |   | 7 L | Little Boy Boru (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 3 / 12 | Jump (13) | Mr B G Crawford | S R B Crawford J Logan, D Harrison,… | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, pushed along in 7th approaching straight and no threat from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 3¾ L | One Cool Boy (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 2) | / 9 | Rachael Blackmore | J J Hanlon Mr K M Parry | 14/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no extra approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 23 L | Top Cat Henry (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 28231 / 10 | Jump (31) | M P Fogarty | K Purcell Alexander Family | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, ridden in 5th over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | No Direction Home (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 9) | / 4 | Mr J P McKeown | Nigel Johnston Nigel Johnston | |||
