04 Dec 2011 14:50 Fairyhouse
Winner: €28,500 (Penalty: €18,525); Distance: 3m 5f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Caffrey's Bar And Restaurant Of Batterstown Handicap Chase (0-140) (Grade C)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Smoking Aces (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 5805-34 / 21 | Jump (28) | Mark Walsh | T J Taaffe Mr John P McManus | 4/1 | |
| towards rear, headway approaching straight, went 4th 2 out, progress to challenge last, ridden and kept on best to lead closing tages | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16 |   | 1 L | Portrait King (IRE) (gelding, g, 9 12) | 42F-630 / 13 | Jump (21) | D J Condon | M Phelan D G Pryde/james… | 10/1 | |
| always prominent and disputed lead, led after 2 out, strongly pressed and joined last, headed and no extra closing stages | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 17 |   | 15 L | The Book Thief (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | 0045-P5 / 11 | Jump (17) | Reserve 1 | E O'Grady A M O'Grady | 16/1 | |
| always prominent, close 4th halfway, led narrowly 3 out, mistake and headed next, no extra in 3rd before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 15 |   | 4¾ L | Sang Bleu (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 36-62P3 / 11 | Jump (15) | D J Casey | Mrs P Gavin Mrs Pauline Gavin… | 9/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway approaching straight, 6th 2 out, kept on same pace without troubling leaders to go moderate 4th at last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 3 L | Lion Na Bearnai (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 13) | 732-518 / 13 | Jump (28) | A P Thornton | T Gibney Lock Syndicate | 11/1 | |
| led or disputed lead, headed before 6 out, 4th 3 out, no extra after next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 13 L | Model County Lass (IRE) (mare, brown, 9 13) | 3P4238 / 7 | Jump (15) | Mr H D Dunne | C Bowe White Gold Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, no extra from early straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | SHD | Mister Farmer (FR) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 2) | 8914-04 / 12 | Flat (2446), Jump (42) | N P Madden | M Brassil O B P Carroll | 10/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, 9th entering straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 2¾ L | Hold The Pin (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 0011-04 / 12 | Flat (36), Jump (21) | B J Geraghty | D Cullen M Mackenzie-Smith | 10/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 14 L | Telenor (GB) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) | 131F/8-0 / 14 | Jump (7) | E J O'connell | J T R Dreaper Miss Sharon Byrne | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, close up in 8th halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 3½ L | Inoma James (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 3) | 983-PU5 / 11 | Jump (21) | C D Maxwell | D J Barry P J Donovan | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, headway to dispute 6 out, headed before 3 out, no extra from early straight, weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 3 |   | 14 L | Paddy Pub (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 5/40-999 / 10 | Jump (7) | M N Doran | K Purcell Big Five Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| prominent, close 3rd halfway, no extra and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 10 |   | 28 L | Rocco's Hall (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 601500 / 9 | Jump (21) | P F Mangan | E J O'Grady A Germano Terrinoni… | 18/1 | |
| mid-division, no extra from 4 out, weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 9 |   | - | Droim Toll (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 6) | 8/81P-P7 / 11 | Jump (28) | Paul Townend | D Hassett Exors Of Late John… | ||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Noble Concorde (GB) (Gelding, g, 10 10) | 9627P-0 / 9 | Flat (2244), Jump (28) | T J Doyle | J H Culloty Dr R Lambe | ||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Streets Of Gold (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | P7P-P76 / 10 | Flat (860), Jump (28) | A P Crowe | C Roche John P McManus | ||
| FE | 4 |   | - | Florida Express (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 1) | 53P1/4-P / 12 | Jump (21) | S W Jackson | P Redmond Philip Redmond | ||
| 2 |   | - | Jadanli (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5) | 4/F6-53P / 14 | Jump (28) | A E Lynch | P J Gilligan E Gilligan | |||
| 18 |   | - | Pink Suitcase (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 11) | P-0UP7P / 11 | Jump (8) | Reserve 2 | G T Cuthbert Patrick J McDonagh… | |||
| 19 |   | - | Mooney's Vic (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 10) | P335-06 / 9 | Jump (29) | Reserve 3 | C O'Connell J A O'Connell | |||
