Horse Alert

18 Dec 2016 13:00 Thurles

Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €7,688); Distance: 3m 187y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	7	-	Back Before Dawn (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 5)	6P-9066 / 8	Jump (26)	C Brassil	M S Sandra Hughes Brian Mulvihill	10/1
		prominent, 6th after 3rd, progress to 3rd after 6th, 4th after 4 out, travelled well into 3rd after 3 out, improved to lead after 2 out, asserted before last, eased run-in, comfortably
2^nd	3	7½ L	Garrai Phaidin (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10)	1F-5353 / 14	Jump (17)	B T O'Connell	S K Ryder John Paul Collevy	5/1
		mid-division, improved to 3rd after 3rd, progress to 2nd before 6th, mistake at 9th, led narrowly 3 out, soon ridden, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace
3^rd	4	1 L	Mick The Jiver (GB) (gelding, not availiable, 11 9)	0-09431 / 12	Jump (17)	D E Splaine	E O'Grady Jiver Syndicate	5/1
		chased leader, 5th after 3rd, 4th after 6th, progress to 3rd after 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, kept on run-in to 3rd
4^th	8	1½ L	Capture The Drama (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 5)	142121 / 15	Jump (26)	Andrew Ring	Aengus King Aengus King	6/1
		led, jumped big at 3rd, headed 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no impression in 3rd at last, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th closing stages
5^th	1	8½ L	The Gatechecker (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 12)	125-860 / 11	Jump (36)	D Meyler	M Hourigan John P McManus	10/1
		towards rear, 10th after 6th, 9th before 10th, headway to 5th after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, bad mistake at last, kept on one pace
6^th	15	4 L	Gibbstown (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 5)	14-27P3 / 12	Jump (11)	R C Colgan	P Stafford Mrs L Skelly	20/1
		rear of mid-division, 11th after 6th, improved to 7th before 10th, ridden in 8th after 4 out, no impression in 7th before 2 out where jumped left, kept on one pace
7^th	14	1 L	Willow Grange (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 7)	314732 / 9	Jump (16)	D E Mullins	J P Ryan John Patrick Ryan	13/2
		towards rear, 13th after 6th, headway to 7th after 4 out, no impression in 6th before 2 out, kept on one pace
8^th	5	7½ L	Theatre Princess (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9)	1-22283 / 10	Jump (7)	B J Foley	M Winters Michael Winters	8/1
		chased leader, 7th after 3rd, 8th after 6th, pushed along in 6th after 4 out, no extra in 8th after 3 out
9^th	12	16 L	Betterthanalright (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9)	79F94-9 / 13	Jump (17)	P E Corbett	L Casey D Casey	16/1
		soon tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 5th after 6th, weakened to rear before 4 out, no extra
10^th	2	22 L	Sunsetstorise (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 11)	2115PP- / 11	Jump (262)	G N Fox	F J Flood Mrs F Murphy/mrs…	25/1
		rear, 14th after 6th, improved to 10th before 10th, 9th after 4 out, no extra before 3 out
PU	13	-	Kostar (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 8)	0P500-P / 9	Jump (223)	P D Kennedy	I Madden I Madden	40/1
		towards rear, 12th after 6th, dropped to rear and detached at 10th, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out
PU	11	-	Prosperity Square (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 12)	688826 / 12	Jump (32)	R A Doyle	C O'Dwyer Owen Curtin	20/1
		settled 6th early, rear of mid-division after 3rd, 9th after 6th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU	10	-	Spancil Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	5457-02 / 13	Jump (36)	M A Enright	M J McDonagh AE Melia Partnership	8/1
		raced 4th, dropped to mid-division before 4th, 7th after 6th, no impression in 10th after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU	9	-	Bottle Rattler (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 4)	50/02P2- / 9	Jump (456)	John J Fitzpatrick	P J Rothwell John P McManus	33/1
		rear of mid-division, 6th after 6th, dropped to 8th 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
PU	6	-	Ancient Highway (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8)	1P-U09F / 9	Jump (22)	C M Leonard	P A Fahy Mrs N Fahy	25/1
		in rear, niggled along after 4th, not fluent at 6th in detached rear, no extra from 10th, jumped right at 11th, pulled up before 2 out