26 Feb 2015 16:20 Thurles
Winner: €16,000 (Penalty: €11,040); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft in places).
Littleton Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Captainofthefleet (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 11 10) | 954166 / 12 | Flat (283), Jump (25) | Mr E O'Connell | E O'Connell Ab Initio Syndicate | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, went 3rd 4 out, ridden straight, progress to lead last and slight mistake, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | 1¼ L | Tiger Bay Lady (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 3) | 3-11543 / 7 | Jump (59) | Mark Walsh | Peter Fahey Bogmen Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, progress to dispute 3 out and led entering straight, ridden and headed last, no impression on winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 1½ L | Toon River (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 595361 / 13 | Jump (12) | D N Russell | Miss M L Hallahan Teergay Syndicate | 7/2 | |
| prominent, disputed lead from 3rd, led before 4 out, joined 3 out and headed after next, under pressure and challenged last where not fluent, 3rd and no impression run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 31 L | Betterthanalright (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | 464124 / 13 | Jump (33) | K C Sexton | L Casey D Casey | 11/1 | |
| led and disputed lead, headed before 4 out, no impression in 5th and slight mistake next, moderate 4th approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 3 L | The Bishop Looney (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 7-20666 / 11 | Jump (60) | Brian Hayes | T J Nagle-Jr Looney Bishop Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, never a factor, pushed along in rear before 8th, moderate 7th entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Ryansbrook (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 25-7021 / 7 | Jump (28) | M P Fogarty | Colm Murphy Thomas Friel | 9/4 | |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, no impression in 4th 3 out, no extra approaching straight, weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Triplets Joy (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 9) | 431203 / 6 | Jump (28) | L P Dempsey | P Nolan D J Stafford | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th 4 out, soon pushed along and no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 29 L | Golden Plan (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 1-44010 / 11 | Flat (486), Jump (25) | S E Butler | M Fahey Mrs Maureen Fahey | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, 9th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Whatuthink (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 4-40090 / 13 | Flat (260), Jump (25) | S J Crimin | O McKiernan Redgap Partnership | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Really Unique (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 40-6631 / 10 | Jump (28) | B T O'Connell | J J Walsh JMS Syndicate | ||
