21 Sep 2015 17:15 Navan
Winner: €8,001 (Penalty: €5,520); Distance: 1m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Simonstown Handicap (47-65) (Div 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 15(6) |   | - | The Nutcracker (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 795087- / 7 | Flat (297), Jump (4) | J A Heffernan | T Gibney Mrs Heidi Gibney | 10/0 | |
| soon raced in 9th, improved to challenge from 2f out, on terms over 1f out, soon led and asserted inside final furlong, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(12) |   | 4½ L | Athenry Boy (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 10) | 47-3040 / 7 | Flat (22) | Ronan Whelan | J T Gorman P Reilly | 16/0 | |
| prominent, soon 3rd, on terms over 3f out, headed and kept on same pace from under 1f out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(18) |   | 1¼ L | Scenic Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 70691 / 8 | Flat (10), Jump (79) | P J Smullen | G P Cromwell Mr Mark Shears | 7/0 | |
| held up, soon 13th, ridden to go 5th 1f out, kept on without threatening final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7(5) |   | ½ L | Last Garrison (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 9 7) | 05075 / 7 | Flat (16) | D M Grant | N Carolan Atlantic Wave Syndicate | 13/0 | |
| chased leaders, soon 7th, chased principals 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(17) |   | 3½ L | Dew Line (IRE) (filly, baybrown, 9 12) | 4S3541 / 5 | Flat (5) | L F Roche | M Mulvany Thomas G Cooke | 5/0 | |
| prominent early, mid-division, soon 11th, improved to get on terms over 3f out, dropped to 3rd 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 17(4) |   | 1¾ L | Ondamoura (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 8) | 00-7692 / 5 | Flat (10) | Wayne Lordan | T Hogan T J Doran | 15/0 | |
| chased leaders, soon 8th, improved to challenge straight, still chasing leaders 2f out, dropped to 6th 1f out, one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13(16) |   | ½ L | Elusive Award (USA) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 70955-0 / 8 | Flat (81), Jump (820) | W J Lee | T J O'Mara Miss R Hickey | 25/0 | |
| held up, soon 15th, kept on same pace without threatening final 2f | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16(9) |   | 2½ L | Miss America (GB) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 006 / 4 | Flat (39) | S Foley | K J Condon Zinlo Syndicate | 20/0 | |
| soon in rear, kept on same pace without threatening final 2f | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9(10) |   | 1¼ L | Best Kept Secret (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 2) | 714865 / 4 | Flat (32) | Anastasia O'Brien | A P O'Brien John P McManus | 8/0 | |
| mid-division, soon 10th, progress on inner straight, no impression over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(13) |   | 3¾ L | Sea Bank (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 070 / 7 | Flat (80), Jump (152) | Chris Hayes | H Rogers Thomas Cox & Ralph… | 25/0 | |
| led briefly early, soon raced in 5th, no impression 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 20 |   | NK | Solar Benny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 706 / 8 | Flat (34) | Reserve 2 | K H Clarke ABLE Syndicate | 14/0 | |
| prominent, soon 4th, no impression 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2(2) |   | 12 L | High Focus (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12) | 4-05410 / 5 | Flat (14) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Gerard Jude Murphy | 12/0 | |
| chased leaders, soon 6th, no impression 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12(7) |   | 1½ L | Cape Explorer (GB) (colt, bay, 8 12) | 064450 / 7 | Flat (14), Jump (847) | K P Moriarty | A Moriarty Albert Moriarty | 18/0 | |
| prominent, soon 2nd, led 4f out, soon under pressure, headed 3f out, no extra from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6(15) |   | 1 L | Mawj Tamy (USA) (colt, bay, 9 8) | 277/67 / 6 | Flat (135), Jump (119) | Fran Berry | D Cullen Budi Beag Partnership | 20/0 | |
| prominent early, held up, soon 14th, under pressure from before straight, no impression from 3f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 15th | 18(14) |   | 5½ L | Millennium Dancer (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 8-90880 / 3 | Flat (15) | C P Hoban | N Lupini Leslie Laverty | 50/0 | |
| held up, soon 12th, pushed along to chase leaders 4f out, raced towards outer straight, no impression from 3f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 16th | 11(11) |   | 17 L | Ktclouseau (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 13) | 8008 / 3 | Flat (88) | C R King | J J Murphy Luke Lillingston | 33/0 | |
| towards rear, soon 16th, no extra and eased 2f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 4(8) |   | 31 L | Sacred Dragon (USA) (colt, bay, 9 11) | 600/7-07 / 5 | Flat (11), Jump (17) | D O'Brien | J J Hanlon Dunk Again Syndicate | 20/0 | |
| soon led, headed and pushed along 4f out, dropped behind 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14(1) |   | - | Noble Aussie (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 8 12) | 0-0070 / 6 | Flat (80) | Colin Keane | J C McConnell Mr Patrick Whearty | 0/0 | ||
| 19 |   | - | Miss Mountcharles (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 7) | 6680 / 3 | Flat (15) | Reserve 1 | J C McConnell John O Lyons | 0/0 | ||
| 3(3) |   | - | Black Label (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 341-907 / 10 | Flat (53), Jump (1) | Declan McDonogh | A McGuinness Miss E J Butterworth | 0/0 | ||
| 21 |   | - | Hipster (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 288/0-00 / 5 | Flat (16), Jump (500) | Reserve 3 | R O'Sullivan John Bowden | 0/0 | ||
