10 Dec 2006 01:45 CORK
Winner: £ (Penalty: £26,753); Distance: 3520; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Heavy.
O'Connell Hilly Way Chase (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Tumbling Dice (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 26 | S M McGovern | T J Taaffe Mrs John Donegan | |||
| soon prominent, led before 4 out, quickly clear, bad mistake last, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 10 L | Jim (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | A E Lynch | J T R Dreaper Mrs P J Conway | |||
| led, headed after 3rd, remained prominent, ridden to go moderate 2nd 2 out, kept on without threatening winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 11 L | Steel Band (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | D N Russell | P A Roche Irish World Partners… | |||
| towards rear, headway into moderate 5th approaching 4 out, ridden to go 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Strong Project (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | J M Allen | S O O'Brien J Patrick O'Brien | |||
| chased leaders, went moderate 3rd approaching 4 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 15 L | Kahuna (IRE) (Gelding, , 161) | / 13 | D F O'Regan | E Sheehy P J McCorry | |||
| prominent, led from 3rd, strongly pressed and headed before 4 out, soon lost place and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | - | Petersham (GB) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | R T Dunne | M J P O'Brien Ardbraccan Stud… | |||
| mid-division, moderate 8th approaching 4 out, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | - | Ground Ball (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | D J Casey | C F Swan Mr John P McManus | |||
| chased leaders, 3rd when bad mistake 5 out, soon lost place and no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | - | Carrigeen Victor (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Richard A Doyle | |||
| towards rear throughout, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Kill Devil Hill (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 8 | J L Cullen | P Nolan Gigginstown House… | ||||
| mid-division, moderate 6th and no from before 4 out, beaten when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Cloudy Bays (IRE) (Gelding, , 158) | / 11 | B M Cash | C Byrnes Cloudy Bay Syndicate | ||||
| prominent, mistake 4th, lost place quickly, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Manilou (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 8 | A D Leigh | E Griffin Back On Track Syndicate | ||||
| mid-division, moderate 7th before 6 out, lost place next, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
