31 Jul 2009 19:55 Galway
Winner: €12,500 (Penalty: €8,638); Distance: 1m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Soft (Chase Course;Hurdles Course;Heavy).
Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
10(17) |
| - |
Few Are Chosen (IRE) (colt, chestnut, 9 2) |
068 / 5 |
Flat (19) | N G McCullagh | J E Mulhern Mrs J E Mulhern |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders on inner, close 7th halfway, headway into 3rd 3f out, led approaching straight, soon clear, eased close home, very easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
17(11) |
| 11 L |
Cool Athlete (IRE) (gelding, bay, 8 9) |
0-79062 / 8 |
Flat (19) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane Ms Melanie Marnane |
8/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway 3f out, 3rd 2f out, moderate 2nd 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
3rd |
8(7) |
| ¾ L |
Quiet Ocean (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 4) |
64-0090 / 3 |
Flat (19) | D P McDonogh | K J Condon Hadi Al Tajir |
12/1 | |
| towards rear early, progress after halfway, 7th 2f out, moderate 5th when switched left 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
4th |
13(14) |
| NK |
Urban Beach (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 0) |
43-9000 / 5 |
Flat (16) | M C Hussey | P J Hayes Patrick Joseph… |
33/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd halfway, led 3f out, headed approaching straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
5th |
1(2) |
| 2½ L |
Reflected Image (IRE) (filly, bay, 9 12) |
7-461 / 3 |
Flat (7) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Lady O'Reilly |
5/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outer 3f out, 4th approaching straight, soon ridden and no impression | ||||||||||
6th |
4(4) |
| 1 L |
Descaro (USA) (colt, g, 9 7) |
300036 / 10 |
Flat (10) | D J Moran | W McCreery Miss Nicola Slack |
12/1 | |
| towards rear, clipped heels halfway, last and driven along 3f out, ran on strongly inside final furlong | ||||||||||
7th |
2(15) |
| SHD |
Balladiene (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 11) |
3-43306 / 6 |
Flat (11) | R P Whelan | J P Fahey Firstseason Syndicate |
8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th and effort over 3f out, 5th approaching straight, one paced | ||||||||||
8th |
9(3) |
| 4½ L |
Theother Haaf (GB) (filly, bay, 9 3) |
8-98401 / 4 |
Flat (10) | G F Carroll | A Oliver Hugh J O'Brien |
7/1 | |
| in touch on outer, 4th after halfway, ridden over 2f out, 7th approaching straight, no impression final furlong | ||||||||||
9th |
7(16) |
| 1 L |
Wild Hawk (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 5) |
280-360 / 4 |
Flat (51) | C D Hayes | J J Hanlon Alan Cullen |
16/1 | |
| led, headed 3f out, 5th under pressure 2f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
10th |
12(10) |
| 1 L |
Monsieur Kiss Kiss (GB) (colt, bay, 9 0) |
77-85 / 5 |
Flat (16) | J A Heffernan | R J Osborne Mme C Albrecht |
14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden under 3f out, moderate 9th before straight, no extra | ||||||||||
11th |
6(5) |
| 1¾ L |
Little Bug (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) |
2-09860 / 4 |
Flat (20) | P Townend | N Meade Liam Queally |
16/1 | |
| towards rear, progress after halfway, 8th approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
12th |
5(12) |
| ½ L |
Blue Belle Polka (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 6) |
0-05008 / 5 |
Flat (16) | D M Grant | D Murphy Dermot Murphy |
25/1 | |
| chased leaders, close 8th and ridden over 3f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
13th |
15(13) |
| 1¾ L |
Deal Clincher (GB) (Filly, bay, 8 13) |
69-0550 / 4 |
Flat (10) | E J McNamara | M McDonagh M McDonagh |
33/1 | |
| mid-division to halfway, lost place 3f out, no extra | ||||||||||
14th |
18(6) |
| 6 L |
Lucky Sands (GB) (filly, bay, 8 6) |
88-780 / 4 |
Flat (19) | R P Cleary | D Marnane Mme T Marnane |
20/1 | |
| reminders early, always towards rear | ||||||||||
15th |
14(9) |
| 23 L |
Beat The Boss (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 8 13) |
4-60683 / 4 |
Flat (16) | K Latham | Mrs Harrington Two Six Six Syndicate |
15/2 | |
| prominent, close 3rd halfway, effort over 3f out, soon weakened, eased straight | ||||||||||
16th |
11(8) |
| 18 L |
Four Mirrors (CAN) (colt, bay, 9 2) |
040 / 3 |
Flat (15) | Fran Berry | D P Myerscough Sean J Murphy |
12/1 | |
| prominent on outer, 5th halfway, soon lost place, trailing when eased entering straight | ||||||||||
3(1) |
| - |
Ain Jalout (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 9 8) |
571477 / 5 |
Flat (4) | D E Mullins | M Phelan A Abdel-Khaleq |
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16(18) |
| - |
Polly Ella (IRE) (filly, bay, 8 12) |
6989-25 / 7 |
Flat (19) | S Foley | H Rogers Mrs M Rogers |
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