Horse Alert

26 Dec 2008 15:00 Down Royal

Winner: €12,499 (Penalty: €8,638); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Soft to Heavy in places).

Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (81-102)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	14	-	Crerum (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 6)	4PP-8F9 / 22	Flat (897), Jump (7)	R J Molloy	R K Watson R K Watson	25/1
		chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 2 out, soon ridden to lead, kept on well from before last
2^nd	3	7 L	Mission Possible (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7)	041/P00 / 10	Flat (877), Jump (40)	E C McCarthy	P J Rothwell G Kinch	8/1
		chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd before 3 out, challenged after 2 out, ridden and no impression leader before last, kept on same pace
3^rd	10	3 L	Takendo (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 12)	37326-5 / 9	Flat (88), Jump (48)	S G Carey	A L T Moore Earls Racing Syndicate	9/2
		mid-division, 9th halfway, headway to 4th 4 out, challenged after 2 out, ridden in 3rd before last, no extra and kept on same pace
4^th	13	2 L	Her Courtesy (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 7)	660-703 / 5	Flat (21), Jump (19)	S E Butler	J P Fahey D P Coakley	10/1
		mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 6th 4 out, ridden and no extra before 2 out, kept on to moderate 4th before last, no impression leaders
5^th	1	17 L	Arondo (GER) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 13)	F13171 / 10	Flat (188), Jump (7)	A P Thornton	M Torrens Miss Claire Simpson	11/4
		led, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra and kept on one pace
6^th	7	4½ L	Lugato (GER) (Gelding, brown, 11 3)	242065 / 8	Flat (231), Jump (32)	A F O'Neill	J J Lambe JMCL Construction…	9/1
		held up towards rear, headway to 8th 4 out, ridden into 4th 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
7^th	4	½ L	Crack At Dawn (IRE) (Gelding, bbr, 11 6)	8457-00 / 12	Jump (41)	D G Hogan	P M Pierce Mr Michael Gates	16/1
		mid-division, headway to 7th 3 out, ridden and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace
8^th	15	2½ L	Drumnavaddy Lough (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6)	83587P / 11	Jump (23)	S J Hassett	M Kidd R Mulligan	14/1
		chased leaders, 7th halfway, weakened before 4 out, kept on one pace from before straight
9^th	12	25 L	Culcavy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7)	F84-057 / 8	Jump (6)	K H Clarke	C A McBratney Mrs Rose Boyd	25/1
		mid-division, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off
10^th	9	2 L	Garamor Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2)	0P7042 / 10	Jump (6)	M W Bowes	P O Brady Colm O'Higgins	11/2
		towards rear, headway to 9th 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, tailed off
11^th	6	1¼ L	Atom Hill Ace (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4)	093005 / 6	Jump (7)	J M Sheehy	R T J Wilson R T J Wilson	16/1
		disputed early, chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off
12^th	16	Dist	Honest Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6)	6000-09 / 6	Jump (44)	C D Maxwell	B R Hamilton P Donaldson	16/1
		chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened before 3 out, completely tailed off
13^th	2	10 L	Buenos Dias (FR) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 11)	215-08 / 5	Flat (28), Jump (68)	M P Butler	E Doyle Jpj Dubois	12/1
		mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, weakened and completely tailed off
14^th	11	6 L	Mr McGonagle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8)	290630- / 7	Jump (348)	J J Gerrard	V P Donoghue Gerard Byrne	25/1
		always towards rear, completely tailed off
15^th	8	1½ L	My Auld Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3)	0032/5F- / 8	Jump (586)	S J Gray	P Allen John P Lynch	12/1
		chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off
PU	5	-	Major Title (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6)	283/44-P / 10	Flat (252), Jump (7)	L Mcniff	J J Lambe Tour Syndicate