09 Mar 2006 03:40 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £33,442); Distance: 4400; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Soft.
Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Mounthenry (IRE) (Gelding, , 162) | / 25 | Andrew J McNamara | C Byrnes Mrs Martha Reidy | |||
| tracked leaders in 4th, improved inside to 3rd 3 out, 2nd after 2 out, led before last, kept on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 2.00 L | Tengo Ambro (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 7 | P W Flood | E J O'Grady The Duke of Bedford | |||
| held up in touch, 5th and driven along 4 out, headway after next, led under pressure 2 out, headed before last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 5.00 L | One Cool Cookie (IRE) (Gelding, , 155) | / 10 | D J Casey | C F Swan Gigginstown House… | |||
| prominent, 2nd from 5th, lost place before 3 out, 5th before next, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | HD | Oscar's Advance (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 7 | A P McCoy | C Roche Mr John P McManus | |||
| held up in touch, 6th 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 4.00 L | County Final (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 7 | Paul Carberry | N Meade John P McManus | |||
| held up early, progress into 5th halfway, close 2nd and challenged 3 out, no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Knight Legend (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington Yen Hall Farm Racing | |||
| led, clear halfway, reduced advantage when slight mistake 5 out, strongly pressed 3 out, headed next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | Dist | Mercuric (GB) (Gelding, , 155) | / 7 | T P Treacy | Mrs J Harrington G C Hartigan | |||
| tracked leaders in 5th, slight mistake 7th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Dancing Water (GB) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | D F O'Regan | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | ||||
| held up in touch, ridden and weakened from 4 out, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Sir Overbury (GB) (Gelding, , 155) | / 8 | D N Russell | D O'Connell Hannigans Bar Again… | ||||
| 2nd early, 3rd halfway, close up when fell | ||||||||||
