08 Jan 2009 15:25 Great Leighs
Winner: £11,800 (Penalty: £7,353); Distance: 6f; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
Liffey Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(2) |   | - | Matsunosuke (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 32213-9 / 23 | Flat (7) | T P Queally | A B Coogan Mr A B Coogan | 4/1 | |
| held up in rear, headway on bit over 2f out, switched right, led 1f out, driven clear | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(5) |   | 4 L | Epic Odyssey (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 8 6) | 470624- / 4 | Flat (11) | M Dwyer | J R Boyle Mrs G Hourigan | 11/2 | |
| led, ridden, headed 1f out, not pace of winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5(1) |   | ¾ L | Soopacal (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 9) | 129485- / 7 | Flat (30) | Jim Crowley | B Smart Lee Bolingbroke… | 7/2 | |
| behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on, never able to challenge | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6(3) |   | 2¼ L | Came Back (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 8) | 24411-6 / 7 | Flat (2) | Ann Stokell | Miss A Stokell Ms Caron Stokell | 7/1 | |
| prominent, under pressure over 2f out, weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(8) |   | NK | Beat The Bell (GB) (Colt, bay, 8 13) | 142444- / 9 | Flat (32) | N Chalmers | A Bailey Lisbunny Syndicate | 5/2 | |
| chased leaders, driven over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(4) |   | 5 L | Mr Lambros (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 152608- / 8 | Flat (20) | S J Drowne | Miss Gay Kelleway Winterbeck Manor… | 16/1 | |
| in touch, under pressure well over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1(6) |   | 10 L | Irish Pearl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 01140-6 / 4 | Flat (7) | Declan Cannon | K R Burke Mr M J Halligan | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon with leader, struggling over 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8(7) |   | - | Inwood (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 5) | 008912- / 8 | Flat (34) | E Creighton | P Magnier Stablegate Racing… | |||
