18 Dec 2016 13:00 Thurles
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €7,688); Distance: 3m 187y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.
Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Back Before Dawn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5) | 6P-9066 / 8 | Jump (26) | C Brassil | M S Sandra Hughes Brian Mulvihill | 10/1 | |
| prominent, 6th after 3rd, progress to 3rd after 6th, 4th after 4 out, travelled well into 3rd after 3 out, improved to lead after 2 out, asserted before last, eased run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 7½ L | Garrai Phaidin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 1F-5353 / 14 | Jump (17) | B T O'Connell | S K Ryder John Paul Collevy | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, improved to 3rd after 3rd, progress to 2nd before 6th, mistake at 9th, led narrowly 3 out, soon ridden, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1 L | Mick The Jiver (GB) (gelding, not availiable, 11 9) | 0-09431 / 12 | Jump (17) | D E Splaine | E O'Grady Jiver Syndicate | 5/1 | |
| chased leader, 5th after 3rd, 4th after 6th, progress to 3rd after 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, kept on run-in to 3rd | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 1½ L | Capture The Drama (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5) | 142121 / 15 | Jump (26) | Andrew Ring | Aengus King Aengus King | 6/1 | |
| led, jumped big at 3rd, headed 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no impression in 3rd at last, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th closing stages | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 8½ L | The Gatechecker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12) | 125-860 / 11 | Jump (36) | Donagh Meyler | M Hourigan John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, 10th after 6th, 9th before 10th, headway to 5th after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, bad mistake at last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | 4 L | Gibbstown (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5) | 14-27P3 / 12 | Jump (11) | Robbie Colgan | P Stafford Mrs L Skelly | 20/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 11th after 6th, improved to 7th before 10th, ridden in 8th after 4 out, no impression in 7th before 2 out where jumped left, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 14 |   | 1 L | Willow Grange (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7) | 314732 / 9 | Jump (16) | D E Mullins | J P Ryan John Patrick Ryan | 13/2 | |
| towards rear, 13th after 6th, headway to 7th after 4 out, no impression in 6th before 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 7½ L | Theatre Princess (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | 1-22283 / 10 | Jump (7) | B J Foley | M Winters Michael Winters | 8/1 | |
| chased leader, 7th after 3rd, 8th after 6th, pushed along in 6th after 4 out, no extra in 8th after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 16 L | Betterthanalright (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 79F94-9 / 13 | Jump (17) | P E Corbett | L Casey D Casey | 16/1 | |
| soon tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 5th after 6th, weakened to rear before 4 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2 |   | 22 L | Sunsetstorise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11) | 2115PP- / 11 | Jump (262) | G N Fox | F J Flood Mrs F Murphy/mrs… | 25/1 | |
| rear, 14th after 6th, improved to 10th before 10th, 9th after 4 out, no extra before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 13 |   | - | Kostar (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8) | 0P500-P / 9 | Jump (223) | P D Kennedy | I Madden I Madden | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, 12th after 6th, dropped to rear and detached at 10th, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Prosperity Square (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12) | 688826 / 12 | Jump (32) | Ricky Doyle | C O'Dwyer Owen Curtin | 20/1 | |
| settled 6th early, rear of mid-division after 3rd, 9th after 6th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Spancil Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 5457-02 / 13 | Jump (36) | M A Enright | M J McDonagh AE Melia Partnership | 8/1 | |
| raced 4th, dropped to mid-division before 4th, 7th after 6th, no impression in 10th after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Bottle Rattler (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 50/02P2- / 9 | Jump (456) | John J Fitzpatrick | P J Rothwell John P McManus | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 6th after 6th, dropped to 8th 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Ancient Highway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 1P-U09F / 9 | Jump (22) | C M Leonard | P A Fahy Mrs N Fahy | 25/1 | |
| in rear, niggled along after 4th, not fluent at 6th in detached rear, no extra from 10th, jumped right at 11th, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
