13 Jul 2016 16:50 Downpatrick
Winner: €9,000 (Penalty: €5,535); Distance: 2m 2f 50y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
Meet Your Friends Here Handicap Hurdle (80-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | L'attesa (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 045-365 / 10 | Jump (33) | I J McCarthy | S Nolan Mr S Garnett | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed up travelling smoothly from 2 out, soon on terms, led before last, soon asserted and ridden clear, reduced lead but kept on well close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1¾ L | Magnetic Force (IRE) (gelding, not availiable, 12 4) | 50-6341 / 11 | Flat (306), Jump (5) | J M Moore | R Hennessy Round Table Gang… | 2/1 | |
| held up towards rear on inner, briefly tight for room after 4 out, closed from before 2 out, 2nd run-in, kept on well closing stages without reaching winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 9 L | Persian Wind (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 8) | 56B6P-2 / 10 | Jump (13) | L P Dempsey | J P Dempsey Robert Honner | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, mistake last, soon one pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | SHD | Valours Minion (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 17-06P4 / 13 | Jump (37) | M P Fogarty | V T O'Brien Sean O'Brien | 8/1 | |
| held up, soon rear of mid-division, no impression on outer from before last where improved to chase leaders, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | ¾ L | Exit Seven (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 2335-45 / 7 | Flat (936), Jump (29) | Jack Kennedy | T G McCourt Mrs J Manley &… | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, pushed along briefly from 3 out, pushed along again to chase leaders from next, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | NK | Rapid Fritz (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 0364-80 / 11 | Jump (10) | M P Flanagan | G Keane Mr V Thompson | 25/1 | |
| mid-division. pushed along to chase leaders from 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Silverpockets (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 6) | 99-0451 / 10 | Flat (370), Jump (12) | Brian Hayes | R Murphy Robert Murphy | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, one pace under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 1¼ L | Swift (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | B404-C9 / 7 | Jump (11) | Rachael Blackmore | J W Nicholson Fair Of Borris… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, mistake next, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 5½ L | Carrickcloughanboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 0/0670-P / 8 | Jump (12) | R Loughran | T Foley J Joseph Byrne | 66/1 | |
| close up, slightly slow jump 3rd, on terms briefly from 4th, disputed lead again after 2 out, headed before last, no extra and not much room run-in | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | NK | Personal Shopper (GB) (mare, bay, 10 11) | 43-6233 / 11 | Jump (31) | D E Mullins | H Smyth Miss Aileen O'Sullivan | 12/1 | |
| led, joined briefly from 4th, joined again after 2 out, headed before last, no extra and not much room run-in | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | 3½ L | Gabriel Brandy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 88006-7 / 8 | Jump (60) | S A Shortall | R Hennessy W Hennessy | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along from 3 out, not fluent next, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 3¼ L | Hello Humpfrey (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 703/76P / 8 | Flat (89), Jump (12) | A McCurtin | P Casey Peter Casey | 28/1 | |
| in rear, some headway but no impression from before last | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5 |   | Dist | Tikkereasy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 000BF- / 7 | Jump (84) | C D Maxwell | S McParlan Paul Trainor | 40/1 | |
| held up, soon towards rear, dropped to last and detached at 5th, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9 |   | - | Fiddle The Till (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 1) | 7879-4P / 7 | Jump (26) | Andrew Ring | P J Rothwell Patrick P Dowling | 0/0 | ||
