06 Dec 2009 15:05 Punchestown
Winner: €24,500 (Penalty: €15,950); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Weatherbys Ireland GSB Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 |   | - | Tasman (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 78-2829 / 25 | Flat (1239), Jump (14) | A E Lynch | L McAteer Mrs Marie Cusack | 12/1 | |
| always prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd 5 out, ridden from 3 out, challenged on inner after 2 out, 2nd at last, led run-in, kept on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | ¾ L | Orpheus Valley (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | 0/013C-1 / 13 | Jump (21) | M Darcy | P W Flynn No Horse Box Syndicate | 4/1 | |
| attempted to make all, ridden and strongly pressed from before 2 out, headed after last, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 2 L | Hume River (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 4U0-028 / 9 | Jump (14) | A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington Castlehume Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th 4 out, 4th and ridden next, 3rd from 2 out, kept on from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 5 L | Merry Cowboy (IRE) (Gelding, baybrown, 10 4) | 900009 / 10 | Jump (9) | R M Power | E O'Connell Sailors Bar Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| held up in touch, 8th 5 out, 5th and progress after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, no impression when slightly bumped last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 4 L | Rathmore Castle (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 010-8P2 / 8 | Jump (38) | L P Flynn | Mrs M Danagher Saffron & Green… | 13/2 | |
| held up in touch, 8th 4 out, headway next, 2nd and challenged entering straight, bad mistake and lost place 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 1 L | Away We Go (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 1) | 210-127 / 11 | Jump (14) | T P Treacy | T Cleary O'Gorman Partnership | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, close 4th 4 out, dropped to 7th 3 out, kept on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 1 |   | 7 L | King Johns Castle (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 10) | 22212/7- / 12 | Jump (267) | D N Russell | A L T Moore Mr John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, ridden and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Financial Reward (IRE) (horse (entire), bay, 10 11) | 431448- / 6 | Flat (1127), Jump (245) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Mrs M Warde & James… | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | ½ L | Back On The Road (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 9 12) | 18UU-00 / 12 | Jump (30) | D J Casey | A L T Moore Mr Jamie Alexander | 14/1 | |
| held up in rear, some progress on outer after halfway, 9th 5 out, no extra from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | NK | Bringbackthebiff (NZ) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 1/F2410- / 11 | Jump (271) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Mr Douglas White | 11/2 | |
| held up in touch, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 6 |   | 2 L | Killenaule Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | F96115 / 8 | Jump (21) | S P Walsh | E J O'Grady Middleham Park… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 6th 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5 |   | 5½ L | Jaamid (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 3U1-250 / 9 | Flat (10), Jump (130) | B J Geraghty | N Meade Mr Charles Horton | 7/1 | |
| raced in 2nd, lost place 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| FE | 2 |   | - | Southern Vic (IRE) (Gelding, baybrown, 11 5) | 6U3438- / 11 | Jump (246) | Ruby Walsh | T M Walsh Mrs Brenda Graham | ||
