31 Jul 2009 19:55 Galway
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,638); Distance: 1m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles Course;Heavy).
Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(17) |   | - | Few Are Chosen (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) | 068 / 5 | Flat (19) | N G McCullagh | J E Mulhern Mrs J E Mulhern | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, close 7th halfway, headway into 3rd 3f out, led approaching straight, soon clear, eased close home, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 17(11) |   | 11 L | Cool Athlete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 9) | 0-79062 / 8 | Flat (19) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane Ms Melanie Marnane | 8/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway 3f out, 3rd 2f out, moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(7) |   | ¾ L | Quiet Ocean (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) | 64-0090 / 3 | Flat (19) | Declan McDonogh | K J Condon Hadi Al Tajir | 12/1 | |
| towards rear early, progress after halfway, 7th 2f out, moderate 5th when switched left 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13(14) |   | NK | Urban Beach (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) | 43-9000 / 5 | Flat (16) | M C Hussey | P J Hayes Patrick Joseph… | 33/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led 3f out, headed approaching straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(2) |   | 2½ L | Reflected Image (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12) | 7-461 / 3 | Flat (7) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Lady O'Reilly | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, 4th approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(4) |   | 1 L | Descaro (USA) (colt, g, 9 7) | 300036 / 10 | Flat (10) | D J Moran | W McCreery Miss Nicola Slack | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, clipped heels halfway, last and driven along 3f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(15) |   | SHD | Balladiene (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 11) | 3-43306 / 6 | Flat (11) | Ronan Whelan | J P Fahey Firstseason Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and effort over 3f out, 5th approaching straight, one paced | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(3) |   | 4½ L | Theother Haaf (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) | 8-98401 / 4 | Flat (10) | Gary Carroll | A Oliver Hugh J O'Brien | 7/1 | |
| in touch on outer, 4th after halfway, ridden over 2f out, 7th approaching straight, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(16) |   | 1 L | Wild Hawk (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) | 280-360 / 4 | Flat (51) | Chris Hayes | J J Hanlon Alan Cullen | 16/1 | |
| led, headed 3f out, 5th under pressure 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(10) |   | 1 L | Monsieur Kiss Kiss (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 77-85 / 5 | Flat (16) | J A Heffernan | R J Osborne Mme C Albrecht | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden under 3f out, moderate 9th before straight, no extra | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6(5) |   | 1¾ L | Little Bug (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 2-09860 / 4 | Flat (20) | Paul Townend | N Meade Liam Queally | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, progress after halfway, 8th approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(12) |   | ½ L | Blue Belle Polka (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 0-05008 / 5 | Flat (16) | D M Grant | D Murphy Dermot Murphy | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, close 8th and ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15(13) |   | 1¾ L | Deal Clincher (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 69-0550 / 4 | Flat (10) | E J McNamara | M McDonagh M McDonagh | 33/1 | |
| mid-division to halfway, lost place 3f out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18(6) |   | 6 L | Lucky Sands (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) | 88-780 / 4 | Flat (19) | Rory Cleary | D Marnane Mme T Marnane | 20/1 | |
| reminders early, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 15th | 14(9) |   | 23 L | Beat The Boss (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 4-60683 / 4 | Flat (16) | K Latham | Mrs Harrington Two Six Six Syndicate | 15/2 | |
| prominent, close 3rd halfway, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, eased straight | ||||||||||
| 16th | 11(8) |   | 18 L | Four Mirrors (CAN) (colt, bay, 9 2) | 040 / 3 | Flat (15) | Fran Berry | D P Myerscough Sean J Murphy | 12/1 | |
| prominent on outer, 5th halfway, soon lost place, trailing when eased entering straight | ||||||||||
| 3(1) |   | - | Ain Jalout (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 8) | 571477 / 5 | Flat (4) | D E Mullins | M Phelan A Abdel-Khaleq | |||
| 16(18) |   | - | Polly Ella (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) | 6989-25 / 7 | Flat (19) | S Foley | H Rogers Mrs M Rogers | |||
