26 Aug 2009 18:45 Bellewstown
Winner: €14,000 (Penalty: €9,674); Distance: 1m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Betchronicle.com Handicap (60-90)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10(5) |   | - | Peculiar Prince (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 060255 / 23 | Flat (10), Jump (256) | N G McCullagh | L McAteer Liam McAteer | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, 5th and closed from halfway, 3rd 2f out, challenged under pressure and led over 1f out, soon clear, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 11(3) |   | 6 L | Kilmannin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 932205 / 10 | Flat (5), Jump (1378) | S Foley | H Rogers M T Grogan | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th halfway, some headway but no impression under pressure from over 1f out, kept on well without troubling winner into 2nd near line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 8(9) |   | HD | Eurosmart Lady (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 5) | 007959 / 8 | Flat (4) | Chris Hayes | A McGuinness T C Quinn | 8/1 | |
| soon mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden into moderate 4th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on without threatening | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(11) |   | 2 L | The Tooth Fairy (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 741109 / 6 | Flat (20) | Gary Carroll | Michael Mulvany L Mulvany | 11/2 | |
| always prominent, 2nd 2f out, 3rd over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(10) |   | NK | Astonish (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 11) | 0-37014 / 4 | Flat (21) | Wayne Lordan | D Wachman Mrs John Magnier | 6/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12(1) |   | 1½ L | Giant Slalom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 408770 / 7 | Flat (20), Jump (248) | B A Curtis | T G McCourt T Manley | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, dropped to moderate 5th over 1f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7(4) |   | NK | Zhukhov (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) | 400822 / 8 | Flat (38) | Fran Berry | T G McCourt Barry Doyle & Mrs… | 3/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway into moderate 6th over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9(6) |   | HD | Rural Retreat (USA) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 5) | 8/8026-4 / 11 | Flat (13), Jump (842) | W J Supple | P Cluskey Miss V Hesnan | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, no impression under pressure from 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6(8) |   | 6 L | Striking Force (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 6) | 379-050 / 9 | Flat (108), Jump (83) | J A Heffernan | V C Ward Last Out Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| soon towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(12) |   | 3 L | Lonesome Maverick (IRE) (Gelding, g, 9 7) | 00-8207 / 9 | Flat (21) | D J Moran | D Kinsella Donal Kinsella | 14/1 | |
| tracked leader, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(2) |   | 5 L | Striving Storm (USA) (Colt, baybrown, 10 0) | 2097/58- / 5 | Flat (426), Jump (92) | P J Smullen | M Halford Abbey Horse Racing… | 20/1 | |
| soon towards rear, never a factor, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3(7) |   | - | Sinsational (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 43020-8 / 6 | Flat (16) | W J Lee | E Lynam Edward Lynam | |||
