Horse Alert

11 Jan 2009 13:15 Leopardstown

Winner: €81,000 (Penalty: €52,731); Distance: 2m 5f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Chase Course: Yielding to Soft).

Paddy Fitzpatrick Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 2)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Merchent Paddy (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	9018B1 / 23	Jump (7)	D N Russell	C Byrnes P P Byrnes	2/1
		held up, headway to 4th halfway, progress in 3rd before 2 out, challenged travelling well entering straight, led before last, ridden clear run-in, kept on strongly
2^nd	7	11 L	Bohemian Lass (IRE) (Mare, bay, 11 0)	130-511 / 8	Jump (59)	J L Cullen	W Harney Mrs Riona Molony	11/4
		chased leaders, mainly 3rd, headway to 2nd after 7 out, improved to challenge 2 out where mistake, ridden and kept on under pressure straight, 2nd and no extra run-in
3^rd	2	4½ L	Beroni (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 5)	080451 / 10	Jump (10)	A E Lynch	M J P O'Brien Mrs Margaret O'Rourke	20/1
		soon led, mistake 5 out, clear next, challenged when mistake 2 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace
4^th	1	2½ L	Financial Reward (IRE) (Horse (entire), bay, 11 10)	90-1431 / 5	Flat (798), Jump (16)	Ruby Walsh	W P Mullins Mrs M Warde	15/8
		held up in rear, 5th 7 out, ridden 3 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace straight
5^th	4	25 L	Carrigeen King (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	24P26U / 10	Jump (16)	Miss E A Lalor	R H Lalor Jeremy Dougall…	25/1
		soon chased leader in 2nd, mistake 7 out, soon 3rd, ridden in 4th before 2 out, no extra and weakened straight, tailed off
6^th	3	14 L	Bridge Run (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	335U-10 / 8	Jump (15)	Paul Carberry	N Meade Paddy Burke's Syndicate	8/1
		chased leaders, mainly 4th, dropped to rear 7th, ridden 6 out, soon weakened and tailed off
	6	-	Thunder Run (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 5)	6519- / 8	Jump (272)	G T Hutchinson	T M Walsh Mrs J Maxwell Moran