01 Aug 2009 17:30 Galway
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,638); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO & 7YO; Going: Yielding to Soft.
Kerrymaid Festival Flat Race
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Natural High (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 9) | / 20 | Mr R P McNamara | D K Weld Mr L M Power | 2/1 | ||
| mid-division, 8th 6f out, smooth headway into 2nd under 3f out, led entering straight, ridden clear when swerved badly left inside final furlong, ran on again, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 17 |   | 1½ L | Apt Manor (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | / 6 | Mr P W Mullins | W P Mullins H Carter | 7/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, some progress 4f out, 7th over 2f out, 6th into straight, ran on strongly final 100 yards, never nearer | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 14 |   | ½ L | Sparkling Tara (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2-2 / 8 | Jump (95) | Ms N Carberry | J J Hanlon Mrs S Smith | 7/4 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, 6th and ridden 4f out, improved into 3rd over 2f out, kept on under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 2 L | Budwiser (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2 / 9 | Jump (38) | B T O'Connell | P W Flynn Martin Wright | 8/1 | |
| soon led, edged clear over 3f out, strongly pressed 2f out, headed entering straight, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 5½ L | Belville View (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 8/952 / 9 | Jump (12) | Mr W W McMahon | W G McMahon W G McMahon | 22/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th and progress 6f out, 5th 4f out, 3rd 3f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1 L | Nakajima Nate (IRE) (gelding, brown, 12 0) | 3 / 11 | Jump (39) | Mr M Fahey | Sabrina J Harty Mrs F Hand | 14/1 | |
| prominent, 5th halfway, 7th 4f out, 5th approaching straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | SHD | Fairymount Lord (IRE) (gelding, g, 12 0) | 0 / 9 | Jump (44) | Mr C Hughes | A Murray Mrs Paul Murtagh | 66/1 | |
| in rear, progress on outer over 4f out, 12th under 3f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 4½ L | Johnston's Kiwi (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 12 0) | / 7 | Mr D W Cullen | M J P O'Brien Mr Frank McKevitt | 20/1 | ||
| towards rear, kept on without threatening from over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 13 |   | 10 L | On The Button (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | 6UP-523 / 8 | Jump (61) | R P Geoghegan | V T O'Brien V T O'Brien | 28/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on from over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 2½ L | Oscarsgift (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 8 / 7 | Jump (12) | Ms K Walsh | J Monroe Downtown Syndicate | 40/1 | |
| rear of mid-division throughout | ||||||||||
| 11th | 18 |   | SHD | Darnzo (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | 0 / 4 | Jump (25) | Mr V P Lyons | D M Loughnane Lawrence McGreal | 50/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, no impression from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 20 |   | 1¾ L | Quidem Meus (IRE) (filly, g, 11 4) | 2 / 5 | Jump (27) | Mr P D Kennedy | D T Hughes Ms S Bromley | 12/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, 9th 4f out, no extra from over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 19 |   | 5½ L | Exit To Farney (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 4) | / 7 | M P Burke | J M Burke Change Around Syndicate | 50/1 | ||
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 14th | 1 |   | 4 L | Bat Out Of Hell (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 12 0) | 6U5P/P7- / 7 | Jump (379) | Miss H Curran | H Smyth H Smyth | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders to halfway, weakened from over 4f out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16 |   | 1 L | Walter Wallace (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4 / 9 | Jump (19) | Mr D O'Connor | T Doyle Mrs B L Gibbons | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th 6f out, improved into 2nd 4f out, ridden 3f out, 4th 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 16th | 10 |   | 6 L | Cordless (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | 0 / 9 | Jump (15) | Mr J J Codd | T Cleary M G Kelly | 66/1 | |
| prominent, 3rd to 6f out, weakened from 4f out | ||||||||||
| 17th | 15 |   | ¾ L | Turtle More (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 0 / 5 | Jump (18) | Mr R O'Sullivan | M Kelly D Grealish | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, weakened from 5f out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 4 |   | 20 L | Jalama Road (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | / 5 | Mr B F Cawley | P J Gilligan P D Greaney | 20/1 | ||
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 19th | 11 |   | 9 L | Golden Miss (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | / 5 | Andrew Ring | J J Hanlon AGS Syndicate | 50/1 | ||
| settled 2nd, weakened from 4f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 20th | 9 |   | 14 L | Conrich (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | P21/ / 8 | Jump (489) | Mr P B Roche | Mrs O Byrne Mrs M Mangan | 40/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 21 |   | - | Star Of Ardcarne (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 9) | 9 / 5 | Jump (58) | Reserve 1 | F Ennis Thomas Mulhern | |||
| 22 |   | - | A Hit Is A Hit (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | / 7 | Reserve 2 | Ms J Morgan Mrs C Williams | ||||
| 23 |   | - | Soldiers Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | / 5 | Reserve 3 | M J Fitzgerald Aoife&Tony Donohue… | ||||
