29 Apr 2007 03:45 GOWRAN PARK
Winner: £ (Penalty: £4,669); Distance: 2080; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Kilkenny Handicap (42-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0(5) |   | - | Closetocrazy (IRE) (Mare, , 125) | / 25 | J Quinn | Ms J Morgan Good To Go Syndicate | |||
| soon prominent, 3rd approaching straight, 2nd over 2f out, challenged under pressure and soon led, clear inside final furlong, all out to hold on close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0(6) |   | NK | Always The Groom (IRE) (Gelding, , 134) | / 6 | D M Grant | P J Flynn Alexander Stafford | |||
| mid-division, poor 9th over 2f out, ridden and ran on well from 1 1/2f out, not reach winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0(10) |   | 2.50 L | Dane Blue (IRE) (Mare, , 129) | / 7 | Fran Berry | S J Treacy M J Conlon | |||
| raced wide early, prominent, led after 3f, strongly pressed and headed under 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0(9) |   | HD | Tin Town Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 130) | / 13 | P Shanahan | H Rogers L P McCormack | |||
| rear of mid-division, headway into moderate 5th under 2f out, kept on without threatening under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0(15) |   | 0.50 L | Mr Napoleon (IRE) (Gelding, , 125) | / 7 | S M Gorey | D K Weld G Olivero | |||
| chased leaders, ridden in 5th approaching straight, moderate 6th over 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | - | Blueberry Tart (IRE) (Mare, , 125) | / 6 | C D Allen | J F O'Shea J Mulvaney | |||
| mid-division, 8th approaching straight, moderate 7th over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0(4) |   | - | Kilmannin (IRE) (Gelding, , 123) | / 10 | Chris Hayes | H Rogers M T Grogan | |||
| dwelt, towards rear, kept on without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0(2) |   | - | Laurannah (GB) (Mare, , 133) | / 6 | C O'Donoghue | A Oliver L J Mallon | |||
| mid-division, kept on without threatening straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0(7) |   | - | Masiyr (IRE) (Colt, , 127) | / 5 | R Aguiar | J Leavy Mrs Ann M Donnelly | |||
| never better than mid-division, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0(12) |   | - | Dollars Rock (IRE) (Gelding, , 130) | / 8 | M A Cleere | T J O'Mara W G Hill Syndicate | |||
| mid-division, 8th halfway, lost place and kept on same pace under pressure from before straight | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0(16) |   | - | Real Empire (IRE) (Mare, , 133) | / 7 | A D Leigh | T G McCourt Martin Leonard… | |||
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 12th | 0(14) |   | - | Ginger Princess (IRE) (Mare, , 125) | / 7 | C P Geoghegan | O McKiernan Mrs C McKiernan | |||
| mid-division, 7th halfway, 9th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 13th | 0(17) |   | - | Forbidden (IRE) (Gelding, , 134) | / 9 | N P Madden | D M Loughnane Mr J Morris | |||
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 14th | 0(11) |   | - | Compton Eclipse (GB) (Gelding, , 121) | / 9 | S M Levey | J J Lambe Orchard County… | |||
| mid-division, 7th approaching straight, soon no extra under pressure | ||||||||||
| 15th | 0(8) |   | - | Art Elegant (GB) (Gelding, , 121) | / 6 | R D Egan | T G McCourt T Manley | |||
| prominent, 3rd over 2f out, soon weakened under pressure | ||||||||||
| 16th | 0(13) |   | - | Pauline'sanalysis (IRE) (Filly, , 117) | / 5 | D Cannon | W J Austin W J Austin | |||
| led, headed after 3f, remained prominent, 4th approaching straight, no extra under pressure from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 0(3) |   | - | Oporto (UAE) (Filly, , 130) | / 3 | F F Da Silva | D M Fogarty Sheikh Mohammed | |||
| chased leaders, ridden in 6th approaching straight, soon weakened | ||||||||||
