28 Sep 2009 16:45 Roscommon
Winner: €9,500 (Penalty: €6,564); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Derrinstown Stud Apprentice Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6(1) |   | - | Galianna (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 8) | 00-8159 / 21 | Flat (8) | Gary Carroll | P J Flynn John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 4f out, 6th 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong to lead near finish | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 14(12) |   | HD | My Blue Heaven (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 2) | 20305 / 4 | Flat (9) | C P Geoghegan | K Prendergast Basil Brindley | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, under pressure in 3rd 1 1/2f out, led inside final furlong, headed near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(7) |   | 1½ L | Crowning Moment (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 213-163 / 6 | Flat (46), Jump (161) | Joseph O'Brien | John E Kiely P C Trainor | 9/2 | |
| soon chased leaders, 4th and ridden 1 1/2f out, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra when hampered near finish | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4(11) |   | ½ L | Stalingrad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 10) | 75-04 / 5 | Flat (9), Jump (37) | Paul Townend | T Cleary Thomas Cleary | 7/1 | |
| prominent, challenged under pressure and led 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2(3) |   | 1½ L | Thorax (GB) (Colt, brown, 9 13) | 37/4828 / 5 | Flat (3) | P B Beggy | W McCreery Iona Equine | 7/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10(14) |   | NK | Screen Diva (GB) (filly, g, 9 6) | 0-5407 / 5 | Flat (20) | S H James | J Leavy Mrs Ann M Donnelly… | 14/1 | |
| soon mid-division, no impression under pressure and kept on without threatening from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(8) |   | 1¼ L | Key Decision (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 9) | 005709 / 8 | Flat (20), Jump (575) | M Harley | S Harley Hard Decisions… | 7/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 4f out, under pressure in 5th 1 1/2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8(13) |   | 1 L | Florimund (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 507/009 / 10 | Flat (41), Jump (442) | B J Cooper | M Butler Miss E Butler | 20/1 | |
| slowly into stride, soon mid-division, 9th 4f out, no impression under pressure from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(10) |   | 2 L | Blackwater Pete (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 731/00 / 5 | Flat (10), Jump (42) | S M Gorey | J H Culloty Joseph Quaid | 14/1 | |
| never better than mid-division, no impression approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11(6) |   | 1¼ L | Miss Al Gunn (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 5) | 501784 / 4 | Flat (54) | E J McNamara | T Cleary Roscommon Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th 4f out, no extra from under 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 15(15) |   | 10 L | Pebble In A Pool (IRE) (filly, g, 8 13) | 4-56 / 4 | Flat (127) | D E Mullins | A Oliver A Oliver | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, no extra approaching straight | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(4) |   | 4 L | Only Heather (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 6) | 063323 / 6 | Flat (22), Jump (117) | S Foley | D Marnane John Dwyer | 8/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13(2) |   | Dist | Denis Of Kerry (USA) (colt, chestnut, 9 4) | 380 / 7 | Flat (22) | M A Cleere | T J O'Mara Miss R Hickey | 16/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, weakened from before straight, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(5) |   | 2 L | Washington Poste (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 5) | 345-000 / 6 | Flat (118), Jump (483) | B A Curtis | P J Hayes Patrick Joseph… | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, behind and eased straight | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Torina (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 5) | 232482 / 7 | Flat (8) | Reserve 2 | M J Grassick Mrs M J Grassick… | |||
| 16 |   | - | Soldier Of Mercy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 9 5) | 090 / 5 | Flat (11) | Reserve 1 | Mrs Harrington John Harrington | |||
| 1(9) |   | - | Diyla (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 0) | 123042 / 9 | Flat (8), Jump (127) | C O'Farrell | M Flannery Timothy Kelly | |||
| 18 |   | - | Binocular (GB) (Colt, chestnut, 9 5) | 290361 / 8 | Flat (21) | Reserve 3 | P J Flynn Michael W Duggan | |||
