01 Sep 2009 18:35 Laytown
Winner: €7,500 (Penalty: €5,183); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
O'Neills Sports Handicap (47-65)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | The Hamptons (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 7006-70 / 20 | Flat (115), Jump (88) | Fran Berry | N Madden John P McManus | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway in 3rd 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, drifted right final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 3 L | Mt Weather (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 390407 / 10 | Flat (6) | Declan McDonogh | R Donohoe R Donohoe | 6/1 | |
| led and disputed, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 1 L | Diamond Fire (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 2) | 0-52040 / 8 | Flat (6), Jump (507) | Reserve 1 | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway in 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | ½ L | Sally Bawn (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 11) | 9880-3 / 5 | Flat (29) | D J Moran | Ms C Hutchinson S Class BMW Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Trotting Weasel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 065902 / 9 | Flat (51), Jump (74) | Gary Carroll | M Halford Mrs C Roper | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Option Be (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 60-6833 / 8 | Flat (30) | P J Smullen | P F McEnery Twist & Turn Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| disputed, ridden in 2nd 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 3½ L | Gracious Girl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 9) | 402952 / 4 | Flat (6) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane B Hopkins | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd headway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra in 5th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 9 |   | NK | Some Cool Cat (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 11) | 06000-5 / 5 | Flat (6), Jump (463) | J De Oliveira | R L Cully Michael Woodlock | 20/1 | |
| mid-division early, towards rear halfway, no impression after | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 11 L | Dinah Doll (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 6) | 420050 / 6 | Flat (14) | Paul Townend | P A Fahy Miss Coirle Forde | 10/1 | |
| soon mid-division, ridden and no impression over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 15 L | Optional Dream (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 11) | 0400- / 6 | Flat (393) | K Latham | W A Murphy W Higgins | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Willoughby Bay (IRE) (Colt, bay, 10 7) | 07-5009 / 4 | Flat (29), Jump (283) | G Cotter | P J Prendergast Mrs Patrick Prendergast | |||
| 12 |   | - | Tigim (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 0650-78 / 10 | Flat (10) | Reserve 2 | N Henley Noel Henley | |||
| 13 |   | - | Mister Bannon (USA) (Colt, bay, 10 5) | 80-8080 / 4 | Flat (30) | Reserve 3 | Mrs Y Dunleavy Martin J Duffy | |||
