18 Dec 2009 13:05 Downpatrick
Winner: €11,500 (Penalty: €7,946); Distance: 2m 2f 50y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO & 5YO; Going: Yielding to Soft.
I.N.H. Stallion Owners E.B.F. Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Awkward Moment (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | 445-946 / 8 | Jump (53) | A P Heskin | M Hourigan B J Craig & John… | 15/8 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, smooth headway 3 out, close 2nd travelling well from after 2 out, led 100 yards from finish, ridden clear, easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 4½ L | Kusadasi (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 34-2454 / 9 | Jump (39) | M Darcy | E Sheehy Diamond Racing… | 4/1 | |
| attempted to make all, ridden and strongly pressed from after 2 out, headed 100 yards from finish, kept on without troubling winner | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | 14 L | Topo Gigio (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 4/FP6-00 / 10 | Jump (41) | D J Condon | C A McBratney Abbadis Racing… | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, 6th 3 out, 4th and progress next, ridden from 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 6 |   | HD | Goban Saor (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 0U-2 / 7 | Jump (50) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Mrs L D Edwards | 9/4 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, ridden 2 out, 3rd and no impression before last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 10 L | Doc's Return (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | FF / 5 | Jump (48) | Mr S Clements | Bernard Jones J M McKelvey | 25/1 | |
| close up in 3rd, 4th 3 out, soon ridden, 5th and no extra after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 20 L | Eaglehawk (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | P30-7 / 6 | Jump (182) | S G Carey | I Buchanan I Buchanan | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 8 |   | 2½ L | Limekiln (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 11 4) | 6007F2 / 5 | Jump (62) | B T O'Connell | S Donohoe T Hyland | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 12 |   | 1¾ L | Dixies Gem (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 10 13) | FP-F / 6 | Jump (230) | R J Molloy | J G Cosgrave J J Taylor | 33/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 10 |   | 14 L | Take The Keys (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | / 6 | D J Bates | P J Rothwell John F O'Connor | 20/1 | ||
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 3 L | Minella Class (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | 4-24 / 8 | Jump (12) | N P Madden | T Horgan Deal George Kelvin-hughes… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent jumping, 5th approaching 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 14 |   | ½ L | Run And Dream (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 4P55-12 / 6 | Jump (216) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell P J Rothwell | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, slight mistake 2nd, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 2 L | Fastec Express (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 10 13) | / 5 | P J Carberry | A L T Moore A Trappe | 16/1 | ||
| held up in rear, mistake 5th, trailing from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 18 |   | Dist | Notforturin (IRE) (filly, brown, 10 13) | 0 / 5 | Jump (16) | Reserve 3 | R K Watson A Grimley | 33/1 | |
| soon towards rear, trailing from 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| UR | 3 |   | - | Bens Trix (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 00 / 5 | Jump (13) | S J Gray | S Cox Suzanne Cox | ||
| 15 |   | - | Woodfield Queen (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 13) | 000 / 6 | Jump (40) | Robbie Colgan | J Fox Thomas Anthony… | |||
| 16 |   | - | Schillachi (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4) | / 5 | Reserve 1 | P J Rothwell RSX Syndicate | ||||
| 17 |   | - | Yes Man (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 30-0 / 12 | Jump (33) | Reserve 2 | Ms H P Markham J J Sheedy | |||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Hepahepa Naeney (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 7) | 048539 / 8 | Jump (21) | I J McCarthy | S Slevin Joseph Daniels | ||
