10 Jul 2009 18:35 Gowran Park
Winner: €7,000 (Penalty: €4,837); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Soft in places).
Castlecomer Apprentice Handicap (47-65)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2(16) |   | - | Le Diablo Rouge (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 8) | 0430/ / 21 | Flat (648) | Julie Burke | D M Leigh Michael A Donohoe | 16/1 | |
| soon led, ridden and challenged 2f out, kept on well under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(8) |   | 1½ L | Gothen Niece (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 096 / 11 | Flat (19) | K T O'Neill | C P Donoghue C P Donoghue | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, kept on final furlong to 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(2) |   | SHD | Catherine (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 10) | 079- / 3 | Flat (280) | S M Levey | M L Fagan C J Kiernan | 16/1 | |
| chased leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge 2f out, drifted right under pressure 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 18 |   | NK | Fire Drill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 1) | 77-006 / 4 | Flat (22) | Reserve 2 | D Marnane Fire Drill Partnership | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, headway in 5th 2f out, ridden in 3rd when hampered 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9(1) |   | ¾ L | Newparks Doughter (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 87-8030 / 5 | Flat (56) | D E Mullins | E Hughes Sax Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 1 1/2f out, ridden into 7th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7(9) |   | 1 L | Step Dancing (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 775-350 / 4 | Flat (38) | S M Gorey | A J McNamara David M Fitzgerald | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 11(15) |   | SHD | Shrone (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 7/556-78 / 7 | Flat (30), Jump (452) | C P Hoban | L Young P O Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden 2f out, no extra in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(3) |   | 1½ L | Scopey (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 12) | 902466 / 6 | Flat (21) | Amy Kathleen Parsons | Ms J Morgan Mrs E Keane | 6/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway to 8th 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(10) |   | HD | Shanrod (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 9) | 08-00 / 6 | Flat (82) | S Foley | M Halford Paul Rooney | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, collided with rail after 3f, ridden in rear halfway, 13th over 1f out, kept on final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(6) |   | NK | Fast Hanna (USA) (Colt, brown, 9 5) | 8350-87 / 5 | Flat (23) | M A Cleere | T J O'Mara Dollwell Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 9th 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 11th | 16(7) |   | ½ L | Our Nana Rose (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 5) | 0002 / 6 | Flat (30) | P B Beggy | P Martin John A Creaner | 5/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 15(5) |   | NK | Sudest Rose (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 056-00 / 3 | Flat (23) | Gary Carroll | M Halford O Perrozzi | 20/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(14) |   | 6 L | Go The Distance (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 820600/ / 7 | Flat (861) | D E Egan | P W Flynn Seven Dwarfs Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3(4) |   | 7 L | Buckthorn (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 0260-90 / 5 | Flat (26), Jump (254) | C P Harrison | P A Roche Mollers Racing | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway to 9th 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 10(11) |   | 13 L | Rio Rouge (IRE) (Colt, chestnut, 8 11) | 0/070-0 / 4 | Flat (16) | Gillian Dawson | P Delaney Damian C Nolan | 25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 16th | 13(13) |   | Dist | Little Arnoldino (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 10) | 00-0 / 3 | Flat (16) | B A Curtis | L McAteer Liam Queally | 20/1 | |
| disputed early, soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened over 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Vaporetto (IRE) (Mare, g, 9 1) | 84/7414 / 7 | Flat (7), Jump (193) | Reserve 1 | P J Rothwell P J Rothwell | |||
| 8(12) |   | - | Little Actress (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 0844-07 / 4 | Flat (20) | Karen Kenny | T Cooper Always Optimists… | |||
| 19 |   | - | Tradewinds (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 6) | 000325 / 4 | Flat (7) | Reserve 3 | Mrs Dobbs A J McNamara | |||
