Horse Alert

27 May 2012 15:05 Curragh

Winner: €62,500 (Penalty: €37,500); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).

Paddy Power Handicap

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5⁽⁸⁾	-	Midnight Soprano (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 8)	1/301-11 / 6	Flat (35)	M M Monaghan	P D Deegan J Monaghan	14/1
		mid-division well off clear leader, ridden into moderate 4th entering straight, went 2nd under pressure 1f out, kept on well to lead on line
2^nd	4⁽²⁾	NK	Royal Diamond (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 9)	7/538-31 / 8	Flat (42), Jump (147)	Johnny Murtagh	T Carmody Andrew Tinkler	13/2
		led and clear after 3f, 6 lengths advantage and still travelling well entering straight, ridden 2f out and kept on under pressure, no extra well inside final furlong and headed on line
3^rd	7⁽¹³⁾	2¾ L	Certerach (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 3)	310-5 / 7	Flat (23)	S Foley	M Halford Paul Rooney	12/1
		rear of mid-division, moderate 9th entering straight, 5th under pressure over 1f out, kept on into 3rd final furlong
4^th	13⁽⁹⁾	3½ L	Backbench Blues (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 11)	211-1 / 3	Flat (36)	R L Moore	Mrs J Harrington Anamoine Limited	9/4
		mid-division, moderate 6th halfway, ridden and no impression in 5th early straight, kept on same pace under pressure final furlong without threatening
5^th	3⁽¹⁾	NK	Sharalam (IRE) (colt, brown, 9 10)	53-121 / 4	Flat (14)	C D Hayes	P D Deegan Mrs Paul Deegan	6/1
		chased clear leader, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no impression in 3rd early straight, no extra and dropped to 5th inside final furlong
6^th	12⁽¹⁴⁾	2¼ L	Alazan (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 11)	2/430-34 / 7	Flat (35), Jump (196)	S H James	D Cullen Mrs Caren Walsh	16/1
		chased clear leader, moderate 4th halfway, 2nd but no real impression on leader entering straight, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd 1f out, no extra final furlong
7^th	9⁽¹¹⁾	3¼ L	Emblazon (GER) (filly, chestnut, 9 1)	2/5255-0 / 5	Flat (19)	C P Hoban	M Halford Patrick J Woods	50/1
		towards rear, never a factor, moderate 10th halfway, kept on one pace in straight
8^th	6⁽¹⁰⁾	1¾ L	Admiral Barry (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 5)	66040-9 / 8	Flat (42), Jump (343)	K J Manning	E Griffin Mrs Martina Griffin	25/1
		mid-division, moderate 9th halfway, no threat in straight, kept on one pace
9^th	10⁽¹²⁾	1 L	Glamorous (GER) (filly, bay, 9 1)	214420- / 5	Flat (256), Jump (17)	Fran Berry	Mrs J Harrington John Harrington	16/1
		towards rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight
10^th	1⁽⁶⁾	4¾ L	Ansaab (GB) (colt, bay, 9 12)	2331-21 / 9	Flat (35)	D P McDonogh	K Prendergast Mr Craig Buckingham	13/2
		settled in mid-division, moderate 11th halfway, pushed along in 7th entering straight, no extra from 2f out
11^th	2⁽¹⁶⁾	2 L	Harrison's Cave (GB) (colt, bay, 9 11)	1219-05 / 7	Flat (18)	Joseph O'Brien	A P O'Brien Major E J Watt	9/1
		towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight
12^th	15⁽⁷⁾	3½ L	Dara Tango (FR) (colt, bay, 8 8)	934105- / 11	Flat (205), Jump (14)	W M Lordan	A J Martin A Shiels & Niall…	12/1
		mid-division, moderate 7th halfway, no extra in straight
13^th	16⁽³⁾	11 L	Tantalising (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 5)	515-773 / 6	Flat (20)	R P Cleary	P J Prendergast Mr D Farrington	25/1
		chased clear leader, moderate 3rd halfway, no extra entering straight, weakened
14^th	14⁽⁴⁾	19 L	Night Glimmer (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 8 9)	1230-23 / 6	Flat (9)	N G McCullagh	R Roberts Reginald Roberts	20/1
		chased clear leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened
15^th	8⁽¹⁵⁾	1½ L	Fosters Cross (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 2)	14/9410- / 13	Flat (231), Jump (238)	J A Heffernan	T Mullins Patrick J O'Donovan	28/1
		towards rear, never a factor, no threat in straight
	11⁽⁵⁾	-	Midnight Music (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0)	5141-33 / 4	Flat (14)	L F Roche	D K Weld Lady O'Reilly