22 Sep 2009 15:55 Fairyhouse
Winner: €10,500 (Penalty: €7,255); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Yielding.
Ashbourne Nursery Handicap (50-80)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13(8) |   | - | Indus Valley (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 8 10) | 437 / 11 | Flat (41) | C O'Donoghue | K J Condon Mr John Joseph… | 12/1 | |
| held up towards rear, not clear run early straight, soon switched to outer, headway into 3rd inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16(10) |   | ½ L | Diamondgeezer Luke (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) | 63875 / 10 | Flat (12) | B A Curtis | F Costello F Costello | 25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, ridden straight, 8th under 2f out, 5th over 1f out, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(13) |   | 1¼ L | The Educator (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 13) | 007 / 5 | Flat (11) | D E Mullins | C Ross Cecil Ross | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, progress into 5th early straight, 2nd over 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed and no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(9) |   | 1¼ L | Lil Ella (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 9) | 782 / 5 | Flat (27) | Gary Carroll | C Roche Foulrice Park Racing… | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th and ridden halfway, kept on from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 17(16) |   | 1 L | Light Years Ahead (GB) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 45787 / 2 | Flat (12) | W J Supple | P D Deegan Absolute Novices… | 25/1 | |
| held up, 10th approaching straight, 8th over 1f out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15(18) |   | 1½ L | Swordmaster (GB) (colt, bay, 8 7) | 760 / 4 | Flat (23) | D M Grant | J J Murphy Mrs John J Murphy | 33/1 | |
| prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd early straight, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8(14) |   | ¾ L | Cre Na Coille (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 8580 / 2 | Flat (16) | K J Manning | J S Bolger Mrs J S Bolger | 14/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed straight, headed over 1f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(17) |   | ¾ L | Midnight Mover (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 13) | 562715 / 3 | Flat (11) | Declan McDonogh | K Prendergast Joseph M McGrath | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders on inner, 6th early straight, effort 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 9th | 7(5) |   | NK | Bangathelatch (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) | 7654 / 2 | Flat (11) | M A Enright | T Stack Killiney Golf Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division on outer, no impression straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(11) |   | SHD | Dragon's Den (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 544 / 11 | Flat (7) | Johnny Murtagh | D Wachman Mr G Waterman | 3/1 | |
| towards rear, stumbled early, headway into 7th early straight, no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 12(1) |   | SHD | Red Fighter (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) | 663157 / 3 | Flat (35) | Fran Berry | T Hogan Raymond Yeung | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, some late headway | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(2) |   | ¾ L | Sammuramat (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 0) | 66649 / 3 | Flat (9) | Joseph O'Brien | T Stack Newtown Anner Stud… | 12/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 3(6) |   | NK | Balansara (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 032 / 2 | Flat (14) | Mick Kinane | J M Oxx H H Aga Khan | 5/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression straight | ||||||||||
| 14th | 1(7) |   | ½ L | Money Trader (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 7) | 831120 / 4 | Flat (11) | Chris Hayes | J T Gorman Miss M McWey | 14/1 | |
| in touch on outer, 8th halfway, weakened straight | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6(3) |   | 1½ L | Neon Tiger (GB) (colt, bay, 9 4) | 588 / 4 | Flat (16) | K Latham | G M Lyons Sean Jones | 20/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 16th | 2(12) |   | 1¾ L | Diva Dolce (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 6) | 44431 / 2 | Flat (9) | D E Egan | K Prendergast Lady O'Reilly | 13/2 | |
| close up, 3rd halfway, 2nd and challenged early straight, soon weakened, eased final furlong | ||||||||||
| 17th | 4(15) |   | 3 L | Seventh Star (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 684 / 2 | Flat (50) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Robert Sinclair | 11/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, weakened entering straight | ||||||||||
| 18th | 18(4) |   | 16 L | Take Him Home (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 673780 / 2 | Flat (17) | M Harley | J J Hanlon Ags Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| prominent on outer, 3rd approaching halfway, soon weakened, trailing straight | ||||||||||
| 19 |   | - | Antonius Park (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 4) | 007 / 3 | Flat (14) | Reserve 1 | R Sweeney Mrs J B Sweeney | |||
| 20 |   | - | Red Jim (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 4) | 4757 / 4 | Flat (27) | Reserve 2 | T Doyle A P Reilly & Mrs… | |||
| 21 |   | - | City Line (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 4) | 3060 / 7 | Flat (21) | Reserve 3 | J J Murphy Mr Sean Thornton | |||
