12 Sep 2009 14:15 Curragh
Winner: €40,000 (Penalty: €26,040); Distance: 5f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft (Straight: Soft to Heavy in places).
Ladbrokes.com Autumn Festival Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7(2) |   | - | Irish Heartbeat (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 12) | 863243 / 20 | Flat (15) | P J Smullen | D P Myerscough Mr Brendan L Jones | 7/2 | |
| always prominent, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed and joined inside final furlong, kept on well to just lead again on line | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3(6) |   | SHD | Sioduil (IRE) (filly, g, 9 4) | 4-91222 / 4 | Flat (15) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, briefly short of room and switched to challenge from over 1f out, on terms under pressure inside final furlong, kept on well, just failed | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(9) |   | ½ L | Six of Hearts (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 110084 / 12 | Flat (15), Jump (532) | M Harley | C Ross Exors of the Late… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, improved into 4th over 1f out, kept on without threatening under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 10(3) |   | 1 L | Fly By Magic (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 4) | 777200 / 6 | Flat (30) | S M Gorey | P Carey Mrs Ian Fox | 20/1 | |
| soon led, headed 1 1/2f out, remained prominent, no impression and kept on inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11(1) |   | ½ L | Grigorovitch (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) | 09-0001 / 10 | Flat (14) | Chris Hayes | L McAteer Michael J Fagan | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th before halfway, kept on without threatening under pressure final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4(10) |   | NK | Brave Falcon (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 1) | 576656 / 5 | Flat (6) | Joseph O'Brien | L J Temple Twist & Turn Syndicate | 11/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 6th over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12(7) |   | 1 L | Zhukhov (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 4) | 008227 / 8 | Flat (17) | B A Curtis | T G McCourt Barry Doyle & Mrs… | 9/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th before halfway, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1(8) |   | ¾ L | Senor Benny (USA) (Horse (entire), bay, 9 12) | 752857 / 11 | Flat (14), Jump (1349) | J A Heffernan | M McDonagh M McDonagh | 14/1 | |
| ridden to be soon prominent, dropped to 5th under pressure over 1f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 9th | 5(12) |   | NK | Roof Fiddle (USA) (filly, baybrown, 9 1) | 1327-50 / 3 | Flat (14) | Declan McDonogh | K Prendergast Mr Norman Ormiston | 14/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon ridden, always towards rear, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6(5) |   | 1¼ L | Just For Mary (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 112025 / 9 | Flat (15) | Rory Cleary | D M Loughnane Mrs C Loughnane | 13/2 | |
| dwelt slightly, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 8(11) |   | ¾ L | Daring Man (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 10) | 953230 / 8 | Flat (28) | S Foley | M J P O'Brien Patrick J D Smith | 9/1 | |
| mid-division best, 9th before halfway, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(4) |   | 4½ L | Mary Josephine (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 9) | 16-6803 / 4 | Flat (6) | D E Mullins | H Rogers D McClorey | 8/1 | |
| prominent, weakening when short of room and no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
