29 Jul 2009 17:05 Galway
Winner: €18,000 (Penalty: €12,438); Distance: 1m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft.
William Hill Irish Sports Book 2009 Handicap (60-90)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13(5) |   | - | Gimli's Rock (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 4-70648 / 8 | Flat (35) | K Latham | Mrs Harrington Geoffrey Ruddock | 14/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd halfway, improved to lead under 2f out, strongly pressed straight, drifted left under pressure well inside final furlong, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2(8) |   | SHD | Izagonawin (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 8) | 8-03135 / 4 | Flat (53) | W J Lee | T Stack Andrew Boyle | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, improved into 3rd approaching straight, challenged and every chance final furlong, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(13) |   | 1¾ L | Tatacoa (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 2) | 813-450 / 3 | Flat (19) | Wayne Lordan | T J O'Mara Miss R Hickey | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, progress 3f out, 2nd approaching straight, soon challenged and every chance, short of room and checked well inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3(2) |   | 9 L | Moving Heart (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 8) | 5-5216 / 3 | Flat (32) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Moyglare Stud Farm | 9/4 | |
| towards rear, 9th and headway on outer under 2f out, moderate 4th inside final furlong, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 12(3) |   | 3½ L | Halaziya (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 8) | 733-441 / 3 | Flat (15) | S Foley | M Halford H H Aga Khan | 11/2 | |
| towards rear, some progress on outer approaching straight, kept on to go moderate 5th close home | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11(7) |   | HD | Suprise Vendor (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 10) | 75-1488 / 12 | Flat (32) | Rory Cleary | L Young Mercer Campbell… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th halfway, kept on same pace from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(4) |   | 3½ L | La Tizona (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 952156 / 5 | Flat (19) | Declan McDonogh | D Marnane Damian Lavelle | 16/1 | |
| in rear, kept on without threatening from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(1) |   | 1 L | Cul A Dun (IRE) (Colt, bay, 8 12) | 540-259 / 6 | Flat (26) | K J Manning | J J Murphy D Mac A'Bhaird | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th over 2f out, no extra straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1(9) |   | 3 L | Haaf Ok (GB) (filly, bay, 9 11) | 51676- / 5 | Flat (269) | L F Roche | M Cullinane M O Cullinane | 33/1 | |
| prominent, led under 3f out, headed over 2f out, 4th approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(6) |   | 1¼ L | Spirit Of Xaar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 8) | 6165 / 7 | Flat (20) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane K Johnson, K Jessup | 10/1 | |
| held up in touch, no impression from under 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(11) |   | 1¾ L | Lady Excel (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 02-5195 / 5 | Flat (23) | Fran Berry | Mrs P Gavin Mr D Richards | 8/1 | |
| held up, 9th halfway, no impression when short of room early straight, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14(14) |   | 27 L | Paintmaker (GB) (gelding, bay, 8 4) | 570 / 5 | Flat (33) | W J Supple | Mrs Harrington Adelaide Racing… | 8/1 | |
| led, driven along halfway, headed and weakened from under 3f out, eased over 1f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 5(10) |   | 10 L | Takeover Bid (USA) (colt, bay, 9 7) | 18-1612 / 7 | Flat (121) | P Shanahan | Niall O'Callaghan Niall O'Callaghan | 16/1 | |
| held up, some progress into 7th halfway, weakened from 3f out, behind when eased before straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7(12) |   | - | Rudolph Schmidt (IRE) (filly, brown, 9 1) | 0412-00 / 3 | Flat (23) | R M Burke | D P Myerscough Fergus Jones | |||
