04 Sep 2005 04:30 GALWAY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £16,160); Distance: 4840; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Smirnoff Handicap Chase (Listed 0-135)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Rocking Ship (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 27 | J P Elliott | Ms J Morgan Clare Connection… | |||
| made all, slight mistake 4th, strongly pressed and joined before 2 out, ridden and clear approaching straight, reduced lead and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Golden Storm (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 8 | J M Allen | J Crowley Crock of Gold Syndicate | |||
| tracked leaders, mainly 2nd, dropped to 3rd approaching 2 out, ridden to challenge in 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 4.00 L | Curfew Tolls (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 12 | D J Condon | H De Bromhead M J E Thornhill | |||
| chased leaders, improved to dispute lead travelling well before 2 out where slow, soon ridden, dropped to 3rd and kept on one pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Light On The Broom (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 13 | Mark Walsh | G Stack J Stafford | |||
| towards rear, 7th and headway from before 2 out, went 4th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 8.00 L | The Culdee (IRE) (Gelding, , 144) | / 11 | P A Carberry | F Flood C E Falls | |||
| mid-division, some slight mistakes, 6th and ridden approaching 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 13 L | Blitzy Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 136) | / 14 | N P Madden | G T Lynch F O'Grady | |||
| towards rear, progress into 4th approaching 2 out, 5th and no impression under pressure from before straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 15 L | Trotsky (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 13 | G Cotter | D T Hughes Malachy McKenna | |||
| close up, slight mistake 4th, dropped to 6th before 5 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 12 L | Quadco (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | D N Russell | P A Fahy John G Doyle | |||
| tracked leaders, 5th and ridden approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3.00 L | Il En Reve (FR) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | J L Cullen | S J Treacy G Tierney | |||
| chased leaders early, mid-division and ridden from 7 out, soon no danger | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 12 L | Fatherofthebride (IRE) (Gelding, , 142) | / 10 | T G M Ryan | J Crowley John P Mangan | |||
| behind and ridden from early, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Satco Express (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 11 | M Darcy | E Sheehy J B Ryan | ||||
| towards rear until fell | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Wests Awake (IRE) (Gelding, , 143) | / 10 | P Flynn | I Madden I Madden | ||||
| towards rear, mistake 7 out and pulled up | ||||||||||
