15 Jan 2009 13:05 Thurles
Winner: €6,400 (Penalty: €4,408); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 6YO only; Going: Heavy.
Ballynonty Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Ballysassian (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 1-57 / 22 | Jump (96) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | T O'Brien Terence O'Brien | 20/1 | |
| in rear, niggled along in last 5 out, headway after 4 out, close 3rd travelling well entering straight, led 2 out, pushed out and kept on well from last, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 15 |   | 3 L | Some Song (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | FFU10 / 6 | Jump (18) | T P Treacy | Edward P Mitchell Mrs N Mitchell | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, close 2nd after 3 out, disputed lead briefly 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace with threatening winner before last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8 |   | 10 L | My Light (GB) (Horse (entire), chestnut, 11 4) | 90-4P00 / 7 | Jump (56) | S G McDermott | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, improved to lead after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 22 L | Annual Report (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 5-548 / 8 | Jump (14) | N P Madden | M Cullen L Murray | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, moderate 7th entering straight, kept on one paced | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 8 L | Definite Appeal (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 15-50F4 / 11 | Jump (11) | K Whelan | William P Murphy Mr W F Corbett | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, moderate 8th 3 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 5 L | I Just Don't No (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 13) | 0-4B69 / 6 | Jump (15) | Andrew J McNamara | Miss M M Gannon Miss M M Gannon | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Shadow Of The Wind (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 69-3895 / 6 | Jump (14) | Ruby Walsh | H De Bromhead Demure Syndicate | 11/4 | |
| attempted to make all, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 15 L | Freemans Leap (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 232-4P5 / 9 | Jump (12) | W J Lee | D E Finn John Joseph O'Connor | 50/1 | |
| prominent, ridden and weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 16 L | Bannow Rose (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 7) | 424222 / 6 | Jump (15) | E Mullins | Ms M Mullins P J Magnier | 4/7 | |
| prominent, not fluent 5 out, ridden along from next, weakened quickly from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 4 L | Time Out Gaffer (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | F2100 / 9 | Jump (12) | J L Cullen | D P Murphy Denis Paul Murphy | 40/1 | |
| mid-division, weakened from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5 |   | 1¼ L | Chu Chu Thomas (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 9 | Robbie Colgan | W Harney Mrs W Harney | 33/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12 |   | Dist | Durless Lady (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | / 6 | R Loughran | D T Hughes F J Conroy | 14/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, weakened from 4 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14 |   | 29 L | Nuala's Joy (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 00 / 6 | Jump (26) | T J Doyle | M Hourigan James Grace | 50/1 | |
| always behind, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Cindys Schindler (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | P-P0 / 8 | Jump (15) | Paul Carberry | A Maguire J Horgan | ||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Val Giordana (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0 / 6 | Jump (20) | S P Walsh | M J Phillips M P Murphy | ||
