01 Jan 2015 13:25 Fairyhouse
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €10,350); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Soft to Heavy in places).
Start The New Year At Fairyhouse Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Frontline (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 7160-7 / 10 | Jump (240) | D N Russell | Peter Fahey Tower Hamlets Partnership | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th travelling well 2 out, improved to dispute lead when bad mistake at last, pushed along run-in, stayed on well under hands and heels to lead close home, cosily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Asitsohappens (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 2319-44 / 11 | Jump (11) | A E Lynch | M McCabe Each Way Syndicate | 7/1 | |
| led, slight mistake 3rd, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed at last, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2¾ L | Wooly Tom (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 5) | 12430-0 / 12 | Jump (82) | M F Mooney | P Mooney Paul Donnelly | 18/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 2nd entering straight, dropped to 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Dandridge (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 1) | 221520 / 11 | Jump (33) | Robbie Colgan | A L T Moore Mrs J A Wakefield | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd entering straight, 2nd briefly 2 out, 3rd approaching last, no extra in 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 9½ L | Diamond's Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | P-08499 / 11 | Jump (11) | Katie O'Farrell | S O'Farrell Mr Seamus O'Farrell | 40/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress before 3 out, ridden in 6th entering straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | College Boy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 13) | 78/4018- / 8 | Flat (564), Jump (382) | Mark Walsh | C O'Dwyer John P McManus | 16/1 | |
| held up in rear, off pace in last halfway, progress into 7th and ridden entering straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 3¼ L | Rocky Wednesday (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 0-00904 / 8 | Flat (435), Jump (6) | L P Dempsey | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden in moderate 9th after 3 out, no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13 |   | 2¾ L | Blackwater Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | P-40800 / 7 | Jump (18) | D E Mullins | A J Martin A J Mulvey | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 8th entering straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 11 |   | 4 L | Specific Gravity (FR) (colt, bay, 10 5) | 53827 / 10 | Flat (27), Jump (4) | S A Shortall | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th entering straight, weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8 |   | 18 L | Vicangelome (FR) (gelding, brown, 10 13) | 145-008 / 8 | Jump (18) | Phillip Enright | R Tyner Mrs Carolyn Kendrick | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, nudged along 3 out, soon dropped behind | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 9½ L | Owen Mc (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 11/960 / 7 | Jump (18) | Paul Carberry | N Meade John P McManus | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, ridden along after 4 out, soon dropped to rear, no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | 24 L | Keith's Delight (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 6) | 8433P3- / 7 | Flat (238), Jump (256) | Brian Hayes | P A Fahy James Coen | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden and no impression from before 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12 |   | - | Decade Player (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 0) | 470806 / 9 | Jump (12) | S J Crimin | P J Rothwell Mr J R Weatherby | |||
