24 Sep 2008 16:55 Downpatrick
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,911); Distance: 2m 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places).
Britvic Handicap Chase (0-95)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Mister Lucky (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 10) | 37-8853 / 24 | Jump (30) | P W Flood | B R Hamilton James Murdoch | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, progress into 3rd 3 out, led on inner before next, soon clear, stayed on strongly from last, eased final furlong, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | 3 L | Tully Cross (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 0055-4F / 8 | Jump (58) | Mr E J O'Connell | J J Lambe M G Quinn | 8/1 | |
| towards rear, some progress into moderate 9th 3 out, steady progress from next, kept on well to go moderate 2nd without threatening winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 3 L | Robertstown Rover (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 2) | P21225- / 13 | Jump (169) | S J Gray | G A Kingston Jarlath McDonagh | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th 4 out, soon ridden, kept on without threatening to go 3rd without threatening run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | 7 L | Harry Husyan (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 7) | P6/P6P-0 / 12 | Jump (12) | Alain Cawley | G Keane Brian M Reilly | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in moderate 6th 3 out, kept on one paced from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | HD | Cailin Go Maith (IRE) (Mare, chestnut, 11 0) | 500-474 / 10 | Jump (12) | D N Russell | D M Loughnane Lee Suir Syndicate | 11/2 | |
| tracked leaders, led 5 out, ridden and joined next, headed before 2 out, weakened run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 10 L | Mac Robin (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 774-578 / 13 | Jump (12) | M Darcy | G Keane Ms Heidi Lampert | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 4 L | Rock'n Roll Kate (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | F0P-P19 / 8 | Jump (12) | Mark Walsh | D Ahern Early Bird Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 8 L | Artic Island (IRE) (Mare, brown, 10 12) | 7F9F-46 / 8 | Jump (24) | Mr M J Scallan | E Sheehy Fintan Scallan | 12/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | HD | Hawkwind (USA) (Gelding, grey, 10 12) | 0400-85 / 11 | Jump (62), Flat (28) | Mr M W Bowes | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear, bad mistake 7th | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | NK | Fingal Fox (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | 030406- / 12 | Jump (315) | A P Thornton | D Harvey P McNamee | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 9 L | Balakar (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 8) | P-09624 / 13 | Jump (21) | Paul Carberry | J J Lambe Denis Robb | 3/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | 30 L | Dancing Impact (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 1) | 57PPF9/ / 12 | Jump (484) | Sean Flanagan | V T O'Brien V T O'Brien | 16/1 | |
| led and took keen hold, headed 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16 |   | - | Palace Storm (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 6UP-676 / 12 | Jump (45) | T G M Ryan | P Casey Mrs Peter Casey | |||
| 17 |   | - | Vox Populi (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 11) | 34/0F0-3 / 7 | Jump (11) | T G M Ryan | J McAuley James Gough | |||
| FE | 13 |   | - | Chancer Daly (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 5) | 07-7866 / 9 | Jump (12) | R Loughran | M Fitzsimons Abbeyvac Horse… | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Tile Man (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 9) | P0PP-87 / 7 | Jump (44) | M J Bolger | L Lennon Kevin McQuillan | ||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Norbrook (IRE) (Gelding, grey, 10 13) | 44P087/ / 12 | Jump (821) | M F Mooney | S Cox J R Cox | ||
| 18 |   | - | Dream Believer (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 12) | 10/9004- / 8 | Jump (268) | T G M Ryan | L Young P O Syndicate | |||
