08 May 2015 19:25 Downpatrick
Winner: €9,000 (Penalty: €6,210); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Celebrity Judges Handicap Chase (0-102)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Le Grand Chene (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 11) | 416438- / 10 | Jump (16) | B J Cooper | G Elliott T Howley Jnr | 5/1 | |
| held up, 11th early, slight mistake 6th, improved to chase leaders 9th, 4th 4 out, 2nd 3 out, soon pushed along, challenged 2 out, came through tight gap on rail closing stages, stayed on well to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | HD | Halls Bridge (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 170U51- / 9 | Jump (25) | G N Fox | S K Ryder Denis Hannon | 4/1 | |
| soon disputed lead, headed 4th, led again before 4 out, pressed 2 out, attempted to assert from before last, pressed again run-in, kept on, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 4¾ L | Waltz Legend (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 5) | 563743- / 10 | Jump (14) | D E Mullins | L Lennon Niall Delany | 10/1 | |
| held up, 12th early, progress from before 7th, 3rd 4 out, pushed along from 3 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 4th | 9 |   | 9½ L | Banana Flambe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 55U540- / 7 | Jump (146) | S J Gray | E J O'Grady Mrs E J O'Grady | 14/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, 5th early, pushed along approaching 4 out, still 5th 3 out and slighty impeded and not fluent, kept on same pace from before next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 17 L | Dog Barrel Hill (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 6) | 222/075- / 11 | Jump (25) | J J Burke | J Dullea James Daniel Dullea | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th early, slightly slow 3rd, slight mistakes 7th and 8th, pushed along approaching 4 out where not fluent, no impression from after next, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | ½ L | The Last Hour (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 4) | 0F6057- / 5 | Jump (25) | N P Madden | F Flood John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| held up, 14th early, closed and not fluent 4 out, 6th 3 out and not fluent, no impression when jumped left 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11 |   | ½ L | High Talk (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 10) | 8/05913- / 12 | Jump (190) | D R Fox | M M McNiff Mr F J Brennan | 12/1 | |
| in rear, went moderate 7th 3 out, moderate 6th and jumped left 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 1¼ L | Fiery Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 688046- / 10 | Flat (720), Jump (36) | A J Fox | R Sweeney Patrick Convery | 12/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, 8th early, soon chased leaders, not fluent 6th, lost place approaching 4 out, no extra when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 28 L | Island Peak (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 808752- / 12 | Jump (25) | Mr E O'Connell | E O'Connell Mrs A O'Connell | 6/1 | |
| took keen hold, soon disputed lead, headed 4th, 2nd 4 out, 4th and not fluent 3 out, no extra, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | 13 L | Preswell Lad (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 064868- / 12 | Jump (25) | M P Butler | M Butler Light Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd early, lost place and under pressure from 9th, no extra from 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8 |   | 16 L | Mia's Anthem (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 15472F- / 9 | Jump (18) | K C Sexton | N C Kelly Don't Ask Now Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| not fluent 1st, 9th early, closer order after 8th, no extra from before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Tyrone House (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | P61085- / 13 | Jump (57) | T P Treacy | R K Watson Mrs Valerie Courtney | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Distracted (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 2F456F- / 10 | Jump (25) | S A Shortall | S Neville Mr Alan Roberts | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Monelissio (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 952/P69- / 9 | Jump (15) | A P Crowe | P Casey M R J Syndicate | ||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Le Feu Garde (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 13) | 6768UP- / 9 | Jump (17) | Andrew Ring | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | ||
| 16 |   | - | Personal Shopper (GB) (mare, bay, 9 10) | 403647- / 11 | Jump (16) | Reserve 1 | H Smyth Miss Aileen O'Sullivan | |||
