24 Jul 2009 18:05 Wexford
Winner: €7,000 (Penalty: €4,837); Distance: 1m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding.
Belmont Handicap (47-65)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(16) |   | - | Akinspirit (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 3) | 00/061 / 21 | Flat (20), Jump (42) | W J Lee | M Butler Dragon Racing | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, good progress on outer from over 4f out, challenged travelling well from 2f out, soon narrowly in front, stayed on well under pressure final furlong, just held on | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(8) |   | SHD | Baltimore Patriot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9) | 077/683 / 8 | Flat (8), Jump (56) | D M Grant | G Cully Mrs Joanna Hughes | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, ridden into 3rd from under 2f out, challenged in 2nd and kept on well final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(5) |   | 1½ L | Binocular (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 087-290 / 8 | Flat (15) | C P Geoghegan | P J Flynn Michael W Duggan | 14/1 | |
| always prominent, in front from over 4f out, narrowly headed from 2f out, dropped to 3rd and no impression inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(9) |   | ½ L | Lus Na Hoiche (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 61-2231 / 7 | Flat (4), Jump (224) | Gary Carroll | Miss Dunphy S J Mullin | 13/2 | |
| soon mid-division, 8th 3f out, ridden to chase leaders from 2f out, no impression and kept on from 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | 2½ L | Cannot Give (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 0796-92 / 7 | Flat (5) | Joseph O'Brien | P Tallis Patrick Tallis | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th 3f out, kept on without threatening under pressure from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 1(1) |   | 1¾ L | Mutadarek (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 909/80-4 / 10 | Flat (15), Jump (33) | P J Smullen | Ms J Morgan Prospectors Partnership | 9/2 | |
| mid-division, closer from over 4f out, 3rd 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13(7) |   | HD | Porto Calero (GB) (Filly, chestnut, 9 2) | 354685- / 4 | Flat (315), Jump (92) | K J Manning | W C O'Brien Symposium Racing… | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden to go moderate 9th over 1f out, kept on without threatening | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15(12) |   | 1¼ L | Gimli's Treasure (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 11) | 13-8784 / 5 | Flat (5), Jump (224) | Rory Cleary | Sabrina J Harty Patrick B Martin | 12/1 | |
| ponied to start early, mid-division, 9th 3f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(15) |   | 3½ L | Catskill (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 76700/3 / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (41) | Declan McDonogh | A McGuinness K G C Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, closer in 3rd over 4f out, 4th 3f out, no impression from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(10) |   | 6 L | Tauranga (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 3120/3 / 9 | Flat (147), Jump (204) | Fran Berry | J A Codd John J Brennan | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression and kept on same pace from 4f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 5(11) |   | 2½ L | Vintage Port (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 7) | 481/44-0 / 9 | Flat (15), Jump (9) | Wayne Lordan | T J O'Mara J P O'Shea | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden 6f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 12th | 16(13) |   | SHD | Kerzak (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 11) | 72000/1 / 10 | Flat (83), Jump (40) | Chris Hayes | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 8th 5f out, lost place and no extra from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 14(2) |   | 5 L | Corcoon (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 08000 / 5 | Flat (5), Jump (282) | M C Hussey | M P Sunderland Joseph Fenlon | 33/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd 3f out, soon weakened under pressure | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(6) |   | 4 L | Flamenco Prince (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 0/00030- / 10 | Flat (289), Jump (3) | G Lavery | P O Brady Miss A Brady &… | 20/1 | |
| soon prominent on outer and disputed lead, 2nd 5f out, weakened from 4f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11(14) |   | 28 L | Ridgey Didge (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 407-92 / 4 | Flat (11) | R M Burke | D P Myerscough Peter M O'Shea | 8/1 | |
| led and disputed, headed over 4f out, weakened and eased from over 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 4(4) |   | Dist | Solomons Secret (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 5-60 / 8 | Flat (44), Jump (18) | E J McNamara | I J Monaghan S Monaghan | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden from 5f out, weakened from 4f out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Hill Fairy (GB) (Mare, chestnut, 9 13) | 8/46150- / 8 | Flat (328), Jump (11) | M A Cleere | J Morrison J Morrison | |||
| 18 |   | - | Yaldanesque (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 11) | 008- / 7 | Flat (350) | Reserve 2 | P McCreery Mrs P D McCreery | |||
| 19 |   | - | Eye Candy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 4) | 070/7-67 / 8 | Flat (19), Jump (46) | Victoria Howell | A Mullins Mrs Sandra McCarthy | |||
