04 Aug 2006 06:50 GALWAY
Winner: £ (Penalty: £31,212); Distance: 2640; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3yo plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Guinness Premier Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(2) |   | - | Kevkat (IRE) (Gelding, , 120) | / 24 | Declan McDonogh | E Griffin R Stokes | |||
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, progress under 3f out, 3rd 1f out, led 100yds from finish, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(8) |   | NK | Le Leopard (USA) (Gelding, , 113) | / 10 | S M Gorey | D K Weld P M Gleeson & Dominick… | |||
| soon 3rd, disputed lead 3f out, slight advantage entering straight, headed 100yds from finish, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(18) |   | 1.25 L | Hitchcock (USA) (Colt, , 120) | / 5 | Kieren Fallon | A P O'Brien Mr M Tabor & Mrs… | |||
| settled 4th, 5th halfway, dropped to 8th 2f out, 5th and ridden early straight, 3rd when not clear run and checked 100yds from finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(9) |   | NK | High Reef (FR) (Mare, , 124) | / 10 | J A Heffernan | C F Swan Aidan Connolly | |||
| held up in touch, 10th halfway, progress 4f out, 4th and ridden early straight, kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(15) |   | 0.5 L | Telemachus (GB) (Gelding, , 128) | / 6 | Johnny Murtagh | N Meade The Travellers | |||
| mid-division, 11th when not clear run 2f out, progress into 8th 1f out, staying on well when not clear run near finish | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | NK | Fire Finch (GB) (Filly, , 113) | / 5 | Chris Hayes | T Hogan Mrs John Moore | |||
| held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3f out, 5th approaching straight, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(7) |   | NK | Davorin (JPN) (Horse (entire), , 129) | / 7 | K J Manning | R P Burns Leo McCreesh | |||
| held up, 10th over 3f out, kept on straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(16) |   | SHD | Sandton City (IRE) (Colt, , 120) | / 6 | W J Supple | F Ennis Mrs Mary J Walshe | |||
| settled 2nd, disputed lead from 3f out, headed entering straight, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(3) |   | 0.5 L | Fitzroy (IRE) (Gelding, , 122) | / 8 | N G McCullagh | R Donohoe Twenty Something… | |||
| towards rear, kept on from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(10) |   | 0.5 L | Mr Jack Daniells (IRE) (Gelding, , 128) | / 7 | D J Condon | A Mullins Mr Sean J Murphy | |||
| towards rear, kept on one pace from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(12) |   | 1 L | Quai Du Roi (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 10 | P Shanahan | T G McCourt It Could Be Worse… | |||
| slowly into stride, progress into 5th before halfway, 4th 4f out, ridden to challenge under 3f out, no extra entering straight | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(13) |   | 0.75 L | Callow Lake (IRE) (Gelding, , 122) | / 10 | P J Smullen | Mrs J Harrington Miss Coirle Forde | |||
| led, headed 3f out, soon weakened and eased | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0(4) |   | SHD | Navajo Chieftain (USA) (Colt, , 115) | / 4 | Rory Cleary | W P Mullins Geoffrey Bishop | |||
| held up in touch, 7th and progress halfway, 4th and challenged approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0(14) |   | 3 L | Moratorium (USA) (Gelding, , 121) | / 13 | Fran Berry | N Meade John P McManus | |||
| held up towards rear, pulled hard early, effort on outer 2f out, no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0(5) |   | 1.75 L | Seeking Bellissimo (IRE) (Colt, , 111) | / 6 | D J Moran | W P Mullins Ballylinch Stud | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0 |   | HD | Eckbeag (USA) (Mare, , 113) | / 7 | D M Grant | J Clarke John Clarke | |||
| rear of mid-division, no extra from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0(17) |   | SHD | Kalmez (IRE) (Gelding, , 119) | / 9 | Mick Kinane | J M Oxx Oliver Barden | |||
| towards rear from before halfway | ||||||||||
