17 Oct 2009 15:35 Cork
Winner: €7,000 (Penalty: €4,837); Distance: 5f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Yielding in places).
Kanturk Handicap (47-65)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9(6) |   | - | Partner (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 0) | 8-37762 / 19 | Flat (10) | E J McNamara | D Marnane Mr G J Paver | 6/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, led over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, soon stayed on best under pressure to assert | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(7) |   | 1¾ L | Red Humour (IRE) (Colt, baybrown, 9 5) | 000385 / 4 | Flat (10) | P J Smullen | M McDonagh M McDonagh | 10/1 | |
| always prominent, challenged under pressure in 2nd from over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace well inside last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1(9) |   | 2 L | Desert Ben (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 309005 / 9 | Flat (59) | O Casey | P Casey Mrs Peter Casey | 9/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 5th under pressure over 1f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8(2) |   | NK | Option Be (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 0) | 0-68336 / 8 | Flat (46) | D E Mullins | P F McEnery Twist & Turn Syndicate | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th over 1f out, ran on well under pressure without threatening inside last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4(1) |   | HD | Simply Topping (IRE) (Filly, g, 9 7) | 950447 / 3 | Flat (10) | A Fernandes | M Halford Lady Clague | 12/1 | |
| always prominent, switched right and kept on same pace under pressure inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(12) |   | NK | Gracious Girl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 8) | 295270 / 4 | Flat (10) | J A Heffernan | D Marnane B Hopkins | 16/1 | |
| raced on far side, ridden in 6th over 1f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10(13) |   | ½ L | Blue Cross Boy (USA) (Colt, g, 8 13) | 527390 / 7 | Flat (10) | Declan McDonogh | A McGuinness Mr Sean F Gallagher | 14/1 | |
| prominent on far side, 4th over 1f out, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11(4) |   | HD | Diamond Fire (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 403754 / 8 | Flat (10), Jump (553) | Chris Hayes | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 8/1 | |
| soon chased leaders, 8th over 1f out, kept on same pace under pressure | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(5) |   | ½ L | Asamara (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 11) | 7-60048 / 4 | Flat (52) | S M Gorey | P Carey Patrick Carey | 16/1 | |
| led, headed and dropped to 3rd over 1f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 5(14) |   | 1¼ L | Lovestoned (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5) | 700-033 / 5 | Flat (10) | Fran Berry | T Hogan G A Kingston | 6/1 | |
| raced on far side, under pressure in 7th over 1f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(10) |   | ½ L | Trotting Weasel (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2) | 290250 / 9 | Flat (10) | Julie Burke | M Halford Mrs C Roper | 12/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13(3) |   | 1 L | Silverdreammachine (IRE) (filly, g, 8 13) | 9050 / 3 | Flat (97) | W J Lee | E Lynam Oxford Racing Partnership | 12/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 13th | 12(8) |   | 3 L | Dooie Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 8 13) | 9-02749 / 9 | Flat (50) | K Latham | A D Evans A D Evans | 16/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 14th | 3(11) |   | 4 L | Hemasree (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 7) | 0-03096 / 3 | Flat (10) | M C Hussey | T Collins Hemasree Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| raced on far side, chased leaders, no extra under pressure from 1 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Betty Burke (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 07006-9 / 4 | Flat (29) | Reserve 1 | L McAteer Mrs J M Russell | |||
| 16 |   | - | Suttonia (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 10) | 050907 / 5 | Flat (29) | Reserve 2 | M Halford Mr Tom Heneghan | |||
| 17 |   | - | Donard Lodge (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 10) | 540-685 / 4 | Flat (29) | Reserve 3 | P Martin George Doyle | |||
