Horse Alert

29 Jul 2014 17:05 Galway

Winner: €22,000 (Penalty: €14,300); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.

Topaz Novice Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	1	-	Shield (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	3-13D31 / 6	Flat (179), Jump (12)	R M Power	A P O'Brien John P McManus	15/8
		held up in 6th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden and headway on inner entering straight, went 2nd at last, improved to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well
2^nd	6	1 L	Queen Alphabet (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5)	75-5131 / 7	Jump (16)	D N Russell	Peter Fahey Mrs Carmel Ennis	9/2
		tracked leaders, 4th 3 out, improved to lead approaching last, ridden run-in, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace close home
3^rd	4	2¾ L	Rich Coast (GB) (colt, bay, 11 9)	5P-31 / 10	Flat (283), Jump (9)	B J Geraghty	N Meade Mr & Mrs J Morrison-bell	5/2
		tracked leaders in 5th, ridden in 4th 2 out, 4th at last, kept on without threatening to go 3rd inside final furlong
4^th	5	1¾ L	Shemshal (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	25F-421 / 6	Flat (24), Jump (60)	Mr R P McNamara	A J Martin D P Kilmurray	9/1
		held up in last, slight mistake 1st, went 6th 2 out, soon ridden, 5th at last, no impression under pressure run-in
5^th	2	6 L	Here For The Craic (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 9)	265-313 / 13	Jump (23)	D J Condon	D Budds Connery Family…	25/1
		led, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened run-in
6^th	7	6 L	Damefirth (IRE) (mare, chestnut, 11 2)	431 / 6	Jump (11)	B Hayes	H De Bromhead Wilde At Heart…	7/1
		tracked leader in 2nd, ridden from 2 out, soon weakened
7^th	3	6 L	Johnny Suku (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9)	PP-P13 / 5	Jump (21)	B M Cash	William P Murphy Mrs Ethna O'Toole	25/1
		prominent, slight mistake 2nd, ridden from 3 out, soon weakened