19 Dec 2011 14:25 Navan
Winner: €8,001 (Penalty: €5,520); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
2012 Membership 'The Ideal Xmas Present' Handicap Hurdle (80-102)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Strange Encounter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 8-6F04S / 8 | Jump (35) | B T O'Connell | P Fenton W O'Neill | 11/2 | |
| led and disputed from 3rd, headed approaching 3 out, ridden in 2nd before next, kept on again to challenge last, disputed run-in and edged ahead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | ½ L | Brookville (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 248-030 / 7 | Jump (11) | A P Heskin | P F Cashman Mrs Niamh Woods | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead approaching 3 out, ridden and challenged last, disputed run-in, narrowly headed close home, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 4½ L | Too Late To Sell (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 0000-00 / 12 | Jump (23) | D N Russell | F Flood Mrs E Scott | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no extra 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 13 |   | 8 L | Tornant (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 00-05B0 / 7 | Jump (11) | Mark Walsh | F Flood Mrs C Williams | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden 3 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | 1 L | Pampered Jack (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 4) | 07P064 / 8 | Jump (8) | Robbie Colgan | S Buggy Paul Doolin | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 11th halfway, headway into 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression 3 out, kept on one pace from next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 14 |   | 6 L | Volkis O'blue (FR) (gelding, g, 10 8) | 55-0706 / 9 | Jump (11) | M Darcy | A Slattery Men Of Forty Eight… | 25/1 | |
| led and disputed, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, no extra in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 8½ L | Hidden Shamrock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | F24-099 / 9 | Jump (16) | P D Kennedy | L Whitmore Leonard Whitmore | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 3 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 7 |   | 6½ L | Fiery Oscar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 6UP-83F / 10 | Jump (23) | A P Crowe | R Sweeney Patrick Convery | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden into 5th 3 out, no extra before next, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 5 L | West Cork Flash (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 341-210 / 11 | Jump (25) | B Hayes | Miss S O'Sullivan Mrs C Dennis | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and no extra before 3 out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15 |   | 20 L | Top Brass (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 3/929-0P / 11 | Jump (51) | C D Maxwell | J H Black B Parkes | 33/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1 |   | Dist | Western Bound (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 4039-11 / 13 | Jump (221) | Paul Carberry | G Elliott Miss E J Butterworth | 8/1 | |
| soon towards rear, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Dushy Springs (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 090-95 / 8 | Jump (36) | D J Bates | P J Rothwell Christopher P Morrissey | ||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Celtic Twilight (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 51080-0 / 6 | Jump (211) | D J Casey | C F Swan Mainlymedics Syndicate | ||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Owen Roe (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 040/0-F2 / 5 | Jump (30) | K H Clarke | B P Galvin Gerard Galvin | ||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Arctic Mick (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 6) | 71UP0-0 / 10 | Jump (22) | A E Lynch | M O'Hare Michael Joseph… | ||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Twelfth of Never (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 7) | 343-21P / 8 | Jump (15) | B R Dalton | Miss E Doyle Glen Howitt | ||
