17 Oct 2009 14:15 Downpatrick
Winner: €7,500 (Penalty: €5,183); Distance: 2m 2f 50y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Alternative Christmas Party With 'the Chevys' Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Almolahek (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 9) | 4-0 / 20 | Flat (81), Jump (86) | D T Evans | D K Weld Mr R E R Williams | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, headway to 5th 4 out, improved to 3rd 3 out, 2nd next, ridden to challenge last, led run-in, kept on strongly | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 8 L | Timari (IRE) (Colt, g, 11 9) | 6527-4 / 5 | Flat (195), Jump (16) | D N Russell | S Donohoe Gigginstown House… | 2/1 | |
| chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and challenged last, soon headed, no extra run-in and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 2½ L | Spot Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 76 / 6 | Jump (15) | C D Maxwell | P Rooney Kieran Ryan | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, disputed briefly after 4th, dropped to 6th and ridden 4 out, moderate 5th 2 out, kept on run-in to 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14 |   | 2 L | Shadayid Khanum (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 13) | / 4 | Flat (10) | Mark Walsh | P O Brady Anthony McCann | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to 3rd 4 out, ridden 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 1¾ L | Doberdan (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | 0 / 8 | Flat (116), Jump (50) | E Mullins | E Griffin Mrs C M Clarke,… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression in 6th 2 out, moderate 4th before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 20 L | Battle Call (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | P-4F0 / 4 | Jump (16) | G Cotter | Conor O'dwyer Gigginstown House… | 50/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden in 7th 3 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 10 L | Fiddler Lake (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | / 6 | Flat (10) | Robbie Colgan | P Cluskey P Cluskey | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, lost place 4 out, moderate 9th 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 2½ L | Noble Chic (GB) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 6-40768 / 8 | Jump (15) | S J Gray | Michael Hourigan Mrs G Welch | 16/1 | |
| towards rear for most, no impression in 11th 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 5½ L | Barefootgypsyboy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0 / 4 | Jump (90) | Sean Flanagan | Colm Murphy Maynard Hamilton… | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, headway to lead before 5 out where jumped left, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra in 4th 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 6 |   | Dist | Castleroe (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 0-0 / 4 | Jump (16) | A P Thornton | I R Ferguson Mrs J K Ferguson | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 9 |   | ¾ L | Mind The Steps (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 70- / 7 | Jump (180) | Mr S Clements | D M Kelly Nature Calls Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, bad mistake 3 out, soon weakened and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 11 |   | Dist | Robin Of Munster (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 0F / 5 | Jump (29) | Andrew J McNamara | Michael Hourigan Seven R Us Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 13 |   | 24 L | The Meteorologist (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 4 | Flat (22) | B M Cash | H Rogers Fourwarned Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| led, headed before 5 out, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Level Spirit (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2F-377 / 4 | Jump (18) | Reserve 2 | C F Swan Carol Swan | |||
| 16 |   | - | Guzzle An Go (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 13) | / 5 | Reserve 1 | E J O'Grady Whinstone Syndicate | ||||
| PU | 15 |   | - | Uneasy Peace (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 13) | / 4 | S G McDermott | H Smyth H Smyth | |||
| SU | 2 |   | - | Borrowdale (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 9) | 947 / 5 | Flat (36), Jump (6) | I J McCarthy | John G Carr Kevin McConnell | ||
| 18 |   | - | Interpleader (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 10 | Reserve 3 | T J Taaffe Mr Brian Davies | ||||
