14 Feb 2009 16:40 Gowran Park
Winner: €16,480 (Penalty: €11,388); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy (Chase Course;Hurdles;Soft, Heavy in places).
Happy Valentines Day Handicap Hurdle (81-123)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 |   | - | Hangover (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 13) | 70161U / 23 | Jump (20) | N J O'Shea | C O'Dwyer Gigginstown House… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th and headway after 4 out, 3rd after next and on terms into straight, soon narrowly in front, stayed on best run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 1½ L | Prudent Honour (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | 528-031 / 8 | Jump (28) | A P Thornton | T Cooper Humble Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th and improved after 4 out, 5th after next, 3rd into straight, challenged in 2nd between last 2, kept on without matching winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 10 |   | ½ L | Rossbeigh (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 13) | 935F5U / 9 | Flat (147), Jump (55) | A P Crowe | P Hughes E Roberts | 33/1 | |
| always prominent, on terms into straight, 3rd between last 2, kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 15 |   | 9 L | East Beach (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 32-2881 / 9 | Jump (22) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | T O'Brien Desmond English… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, led after 4 out, headed before straight, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 4 L | Whinstone Boy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 66/2011 / 12 | Jump (17) | E Mullins | J J Mangan The King's Troop… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 6th after 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | 2 L | Bit Of A Devil (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 0-178 / 8 | Jump (17) | D N Russell | C Byrnes Sliabh Na mBan… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, kept on without threatening from after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 1½ L | Conem (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 4) | 175101 / 11 | Jump (20) | A D Leigh | W J Austin T A Austin | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 7th after 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 19 |   | 1¾ L | Covie Lad (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 8) | 1F2546 / 8 | Jump (16) | P W Flood | G T Lynch NSW Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 8th after 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14 |   | 2½ L | Dante Hall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | F16-1P7 / 9 | Jump (34) | Mark Walsh | T Stack Mr John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 7th approaching 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 5½ L | Who's Deal (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 433314 / 10 | Jump (16) | R Loughran | G J O'Keeffe Gerard J O'Keeffe | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Mullach Na Si (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 618-9F / 5 | Flat (565), Jump (34) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Thomas Gilligan | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, lost place and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16 |   | ½ L | Motaraqeb (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 10) | 33U-079 / 9 | Flat (589), Jump (23) | M J Bolger | Robert Hennessy Edward Cawley | 20/1 | |
| mid-division best, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 20 |   | 3 L | Rocheford Bridge (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 122337 / 8 | Jump (48) | Paul Carberry | N Meade R J Bagnall | 10/1 | |
| mid-division best, no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11 |   | 10 L | One Cool Day (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | P4U700 / 6 | Jump (50) | A E Lynch | P J Gilligan John Joseph Kelly | 50/1 | |
| soon led, headed after 4 out, 4th after next, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 15th | 17 |   | 1½ L | Afterburn (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 9) | 5-22701 / 11 | Jump (16) | Alain Cawley | D Miley Stephen O'Connell… | 20/1 | |
| prominent, lost place and no extra from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13 |   | 9 L | Mystical Breeze (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 11) | 331128 / 9 | Jump (56) | T J Doyle | M Hourigan John McLarnon | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, closed to track leaders before 4 out, no extra from after next | ||||||||||
| 17th | 5 |   | 14 L | Kasimali (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 3) | 770524 / 9 | Flat (542), Jump (13) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Roger & Jenny Legg | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed 5 out, lost place and no extra from after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 18 |   | 12 L | Gabrona (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 9) | 0520-00 / 9 | Jump (90) | Phillip Enright | H De Bromhead Michael Kehoe | 33/1 | |
| close up, lost place and weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 8 |   | 27 L | Atelios (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 13) | 9F977-0 / 8 | Flat (530), Jump (28) | S E Ryder | K Fetherston K P 's Syndicate | 40/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, weakened from before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 20th | 3 |   | 3½ L | Jack Finch (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 21/71- / 9 | Jump (421) | T P Treacy | E J O'Grady Patrick Blee | 20/1 | |
| towards rear for most, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 22 |   | - | Alickadoo (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 7-111PP / 12 | Jump (13) | S J Gray | T J Nagle-Jr Mrs U Nagle | |||
