14 Feb 2009 16:10 Gowran Park
Winner: €12,360 (Penalty: €8,541); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Heavy (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places).
Shantou At Burgage Stud Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Art Sleuth (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | 3 / 20 | Flat (163), Jump (23) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Patrick Purcell | 4/5 | |
| always prominent, travelling well in 2nd from 2 out, on terms before last, in front and pushed out run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 3 L | Timari (IRE) (Colt, g, 11 7) | 65 / 5 | Flat (118), Jump (10) | E Mullins | S Donohoe Gigginstown House… | 6/1 | |
| led, raced wide in back straight, mistake 2 out and soon strongly pressed, joined before last, headed and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 5½ L | Blindspin (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | / 7 | Flat (113) | N P Madden | A Lee Gone Dutch Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, closer in 4th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from between last 2, 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Donegal (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | 0 / 7 | Flat (162), Jump (49) | P A Carberry | Robert Hennessy W Hennessy | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, raced wide in back straight, pushed along after 4 out, 5th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from after 2 out, 4th run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Fool's Wildcat (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | 003 / 7 | Flat (131), Jump (10) | J L Cullen | V P Donoghue Mr F Allan & Mr… | 10/1 | |
| prominent throughout, 3rd under pressure from 2 out, no impression from before last and dropped to 5th run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 9 L | Prunelle De L'orme (FR) (filly, bay, 11 2) | / 4 | P F Mangan | J J Mangan Mrs M Mangan | 33/1 | ||
| towards rear, headway into 6th approaching 3 out, soon 7th, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 12 L | Totoman (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | 8 / 6 | Flat (124), Jump (23) | A D Leigh | Mrs Harrington Triple B Stables | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, dropped to 6th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 3½ L | Polka Dot (IRE) (Filly, bay, 11 2) | / 4 | Flat (240) | D G Hogan | C F Swan Mrs John Magnier | 16/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, mistake 2nd, dropped to 8th approaching 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7 |   | Dist | Horseguard (GB) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 7) | / 5 | Flat (212) | K Whelan | Timothy O'sullivan Declan Devane | 40/1 | |
| towards rear, moderate 9th approaching 3 out, soon no impression, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | Dist | Crazy Eyes (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | / 9 | A E Lynch | P J Gilligan Mrs H J Cobb | 33/1 | ||
| chased leaders, lost place from 4 out, soon weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12 |   | Dist | Whenugetup Wakeup (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2) | / 4 | J M Sheehy | E Sheehy KILMOGANNY RACING… | 40/1 | ||
| towards rear, slight mistake 5th, weakened from 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | First Trim (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 7) | / 10 | Flat (23) | S E Butler | S Fahey Mrs Bernadette… | |||
