28 Jun 2009 17:05 Curragh
Winner: €82,500 (Penalty: €53,708); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Round Course: Good).
Dubai Tennis Championship E.B.F Premier Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(1) |   | - | Via Galilei (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 12) | 29-9875 / 20 | Flat (48) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mr C E Stedman | 11/1 | |
| chased leader, led after 1f, ridden clear 2f out, kept on well from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8(8) |   | 4½ L | Drunken Sailor (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 10) | 024-572 / 6 | Flat (8), Jump (184) | P B Beggy | P W Flynn Tony Bloom & OTI… | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 2nd and no impression leader 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9(3) |   | SHD | Whispering Wind (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 1007-37 / 9 | Flat (7), Jump (598) | Chris Hayes | Ms J Morgan Mr T S M S Riley-Smith | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, headway in 9th 3f out, 6th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(11) |   | 2½ L | Bobs Pride (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 1055-16 / 9 | Flat (100), Jump (44) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Dr R Lambe & R… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, headway in 5th 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, stayed on to 3rd 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(9) |   | ½ L | Aliyfa (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 431-213 / 3 | Flat (9) | Mick Kinane | J M Oxx H H Aga Khan | 5/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 3f out, no extra in 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13(2) |   | ¾ L | Sunwise (USA) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 3-441 / 5 | Flat (17) | N G McCullagh | J M Oxx Highclere Thoroughbred… | 7/1 | |
| led early, chased leader after 1f, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, weakened final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(13) |   | 7 L | Lesoto Diamond (IRE) (Mare, bay, 8 8) | 50-4617 / 8 | Flat (16), Jump (74) | Declan McDonogh | P A Fahy M Foley | 16/1 | |
| slowly into stride, rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden into moderate 7th under 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(4) |   | 1¾ L | Eagle's Pass (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 76428-1 / 12 | Flat (49), Jump (61) | Wayne Lordan | T J O'Mara T J O'Mara | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden in 8th 3f out, soon no extra and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(12) |   | 10 L | Cochlear (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 6-21139 / 5 | Flat (17) | W J Lee | T Stack C2 Financial Group… | 25/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(6) |   | ½ L | Crowfoot (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 8-701 / 3 | Flat (8) | C O'Donoghue | A P O'Brien Derrick Smith | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, soon no extra and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(7) |   | 9 L | Blackwitch Woman (IRE) (filly, brown, 8 7) | 0-210 / 6 | Flat (2) | B A Curtis | T Hogan Mrs Josephine Hogan | 14/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6(5) |   | 13 L | The Fist Of God (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 418144- / 4 | Flat (294), Jump (15) | E J McNamara | N Meade A S O'Brien | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th 3f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 2(10) |   | - | Farinelli (GB) (Gelding, brown, 9 12) | 03/7208- / 6 | Flat (212), Jump (24) | Fran Berry | Mrs Harrington Sheikh Mohammed | |||
