03 Aug 2012 18:50 Galway
Winner: €60,000 (Penalty: €36,000); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Guinness Handicap
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
8(7) |
| - |
Inis Meain (USA) (colt, bay, 8 5) |
7/70112 / 11 |
Flat (1), Jump (111) |
C D Hayes | D Hogan M G Hogan |
5/1 | |
| made all, asserted from 2f out, stayed on well straight, comfortably | ||||||||||
2nd |
5(1) |
| 7 L |
Shamiran (IRE) (Colt, brown, 8 11) |
0020/91 / 12 |
Flat (35), Jump (100) |
C P Hoban | S T Nolan Ms Julianne McNally… |
7/1 | |
| tracked leader, no impression under pressure from 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2(9) |
| 2 L |
Olympiad (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 11) |
02-1 / 7 |
Flat (113) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Sir Robert Ogden |
3/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd and wide over 3f out, struggling from over 2f out, soon no impression in 5th, kept on without threatening final furlong into 3rd again near finish | ||||||||||
4th |
1(6) |
| ½ L |
Chicago (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 12) |
193311 / 11 |
Flat (7) | Joseph O'Brien | A P O'Brien Scuderia Aichner… |
4/1 | |
| waited with, 6th 4f out, 5th approaching 2f out, moderate 4th before straight and no impression, kept on same pace between horses from over 1f out | ||||||||||
5th |
6(2) |
| HD |
Authorization (GB) (colt, bay, 8 10) |
3-1 / 6 |
Flat (13) | W M Lordan | J Motherway Mrs Claire Gleeson |
7/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, keen hold, no impression in moderate 3rd from before straight, no extra and dropped to 5th near finish | ||||||||||
6th |
4(3) |
| 16 L |
Clarach (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 11) |
332-13 / 7 |
Flat (4), Jump (26) |
Fran Berry | A Mullins Castlebar Syndicate |
9/2 | |
| waited with, some headway in 7th approaching 2f out, soon no impression and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
7th |
3(5) |
| ½ L |
Paddy The Celeb (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 8 12) |
30-3613 / 13 |
Flat (35), Jump (443) |
S Foley | M Halford Paul J McMahon |
8/1 | |
| chased leaders, struggling to get there from over 3f out, 6th approaching 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
8th |
9(4) |
| 19 L |
King's Bastion (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 8 4) |
000-893 / 10 |
Flat (104), Jump (40) |
M C Hussey | L Comer Luke Comer |
50/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from 3f out | ||||||||||
9th |
7(8) |
| 27 L |
Man of God (IRE) (colt, bay, 8 6) |
822684- / 8 |
Flat (299), Jump (27) |
S H James | J Cullen Optimumracing Co… |
25/1 | |
| keen hold, waited with, no impression from 3f out, no extra from before straight, tailed off | ||||||||||