09 Dec 2007 13:35 Punchestown
Winner: €19,000 (Penalty: €13,129); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Schweppes Handicap Hurdle (81-123)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 21 |   | - | Jak Dream (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 136lbs) | 00/0949- / 24 | Jump (259) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell J Hillard | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, progress into 9th approaching 3 out, went 3rd before straight, led travelling easily approaching last where clear when mistake, stayed on strongly, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 18 |   | 8 L | St James Gate (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 142lbs) | 760-536 / 6 | Jump (57) | D J Condon | E McNamara M G White | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th at 5th, headway into moderate 3rd at last, kept on without threatening under pressure into 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 15 |   | 2½ L | Flying Paragan (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 146lbs) | 8081P0- / 11 | Jump (225) | Phillip Enright | E Cawley Edward Cawley | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, closer in 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 19 |   | 6 L | Behind The Scenes (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 141lbs) | 066-8 / 13 | Jump (14) | P A Carberry | A L T Moore Mr A Coveney | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 7th 3 out, mistake next, 4th and no impression under pressure from before straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 10 L | December Sun (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 148lbs) | 80/54-79 / 9 | Jump (22) | S J Gray | L Byrne L Byrne | 20/1 | |
| prominent, led approaching 2 out, headed and no extra approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 3½ L | Pine Valley (IRE) (Mare, Chestnut, 148lbs) | 769-012 / 7 | Jump (17) | P W Flood | E McNamara Mixed Bag Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 5th 3 out, no impression under pressure straight, mistake and kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 4½ L | Some Chief (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 156lbs) | 6072-89 / 6 | Jump (14) | T J Doyle | J H Culloty Dr R Lambe | 33/1 | |
| prominent, 6th 3 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 3 L | Mouftari (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 098720- / 7 | Jump (329) | Mr R M P McNally | C Byrnes Getting Grey Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 11th at 5th, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 9 L | Bronx Girl (IRE) (Mare, Chestnut, 162lbs) | 7/31113- / 8 | Jump (266) | S J Hassett | F Flood T & J Nestor Partnership | 7/1 | |
| prominent, led 3 out where slight mistake, headed approaching next, lost place and no extra from before straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 25 L | Killeaney (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 2160/8P / 13 | Jump (7) | D N Russell | John G Carr James Hepburn | 20/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | 2 L | Crooked Street (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 96-10 / 5 | Jump (14) | Paul Carberry | N Meade No Rush Man Syndicate | 9/1 | |
| chased leaders, no extra under pressure from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Good Thing (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 165lbs) | 363146- / 6 | Jump (260) | T G M Ryan | T J Taaffe Raise Your Game… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | 4 L | Oola Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 160lbs) | 8-2431F / 11 | Jump (24) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Mr J J Lambe | 8/1 | |
| led, clear for much, reduced lead and headed 3 out, weakened and beaten when mistake next | ||||||||||
| 14th | 16 |   | 16 L | Whitehills (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 60143/8 / 7 | Jump (39) | Mark Walsh | F Flood T McParland | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, closer in moderate 10th 5 out, no extra under pressure from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 17 |   | 2 L | Bet Out Of It (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 143lbs) | 25-U005 / 8 | Jump (17) | D J Casey | C F Swan Walk Of Shame Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| always behind, soon trailing, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 16th | 1 |   | 3½ L | Golden Empire (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 23117-0 / 8 | Jump (41) | B M Cash | A Heffernan Bernard Anthony… | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | Penny's Bill (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 157lbs) | 1-521 / 11 | Jump (17) | Sean Flanagan | E Doyle W Foley | |||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Good Harvest (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 155lbs) | 32F124 / 7 | Jump (14) | N P Madden | J Crowley Mr John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place and no extra under pressure from 3 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Molly Massini (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 164lbs) | 724467- / 8 | Jump (221) | J R Barry | Gerard Quirk Gerard Quirk | 20/1 | |
| not fluent and unseated rider 1st | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | South Upper Street (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 0-053B4 / 7 | Jump (15) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | J E Kiely Mrs P A Kiely | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 11th 5 out, no extra under pressure from before 2 out, pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 20 |   | - | Ma Chara (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 136lbs) | 1-00903 / 12 | Jump (40) | A D Leigh | R P O'Keeffe Owen L'Estrange | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
