12 Dec 2009 13:40 Fairyhouse
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €10,365); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Fairyhouseracecourse.ie Rated Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Farringdon (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 413220- / 22 | Flat (794), Jump (274) | D N Russell | Mrs P Dobbs John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| held up, good headway to track leaders before straight, led before last, ridden clear and stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 4 L | Smoking Aces (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 6) | 3212-02 / 10 | Jump (15) | P W Flood | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus | 8/11 | |
| prominent, ridden in 2nd before straight, led briefly approaching 2 out, soon headed, dropped to 3rd and no impression from before last, stayed on well again without threatening to go 2nd on line | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | SHD | Fen Game (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7268-97 / 10 | Flat (528), Jump (14) | S P Walsh | E J O'Grady Mr David Lewis | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, good headway to lead between last 2, headed before last, soon no impression under pressure, eased near finish and dropped to 3rd on line | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 4 L | Anothercoppercoast (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 64408F / 11 | Jump (28) | M M O'connor | P A Roche Mrs E Queally | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden 3 out, no impression from next, ran on well without threatening run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 9 L | Donegal (USA) (Colt, brown, 10 13) | 043-46 / 7 | Flat (198), Jump (14) | A E Lynch | Robert Hennessy W Hennessy | 12/1 | |
| soon disputed lead, ridden along from 4th, headed before straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | NK | Four Chimneys (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2U00-80 / 11 | Jump (199) | A D Leigh | W J Austin T O Hogan | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 3 |   | 5½ L | Acriveen (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | 461-353 / 14 | Jump (193) | R M Moran | J A Berry J A Berry | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, headway from before 3 out, soon close up, 3rd approaching 2 out, no extra in 4th from between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 3½ L | Crerum (IRE) (Mare, bay, 10 11) | 109-392 / 6 | Flat (1248), Jump (27) | R J Molloy | R K Watson R K Watson | 10/1 | |
| soon disputed lead, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | 24 L | Flag Of Honour (IRE) (Colt, bay, 11 3) | 1203-79 / 6 | Flat (500), Jump (27) | I J McCarthy | D T Hughes Peter Brady | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, mistake 4 out, improved to dispute lead before 3 out, headed and weakened from before straight | ||||||||||
| 5 |   | - | Boulavogue (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 4535-23 / 7 | Flat (37), Jump (15) | D J Casey | C F Swan N O'Flaherty | |||
