Horse Alert

15 Dec 2007 13:55 Fairyhouse

Winner: €18,000 (Penalty: €12,438); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft (Yielding in places).

Irish Racing Yearbook Rated Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	5	-	Snowy Morning (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs)	21124-F / 24	Jump (14)	D J Condon	W P Mullins Quayside Syndicate	10/11
		led, joined from 4 out, narrow leader again from before straight, strongly pressed when hit 2 out, went clear from before last, drifted left and stayed on well run-in
2^nd	6	4½ L	Chicago Vic (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 151lbs)	33-80P0 / 9	Jump (49)	D J Casey	E McNamara Timothy Cahill	12/1
		tracked leaders, mainly 4th, ridden 3 out, soon lost place, 5th before last, kept on without troubling winner into 2nd run-in
3^rd	1	2 L	The Spoonplayer (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs)	3000-21 / 10	Jump (62)	M Darcy	H De Bromhead Band Syndicate	5/2
		tracked leader in 2nd, disputed lead from 4 out, 2nd again from before straight, no extra from before last and dropped to 3rd run-in
4^th	2	1½ L	Artiste Bay (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs)	822090- / 10	Jump (216)	D N Russell	E Griffin Mrs Martina Griffin	8/1
		tracked leaders, mainly 3rd, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before last
5^th	3	¾ L	Old Flame (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs)	2204-98 / 9	Jump (13)	J L Cullen	P Nolan Banagher Glen Syndicate	12/1
		held up in rear, progress travelling well from 3 out, 4th before straight, no extra under pressure from 2 out
6^th	7	7 L	Molly Massini (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 151lbs)	24467-U / 8	Jump (6)	J R Barry	Gerard Quirk Gerard Quirk	16/1
		chased leaders, mainly 5th, no extra under pressure from 2 out
7^th	4	Dist	Petersham (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs)	00678-9 / 11	Jump (62)	A E Lynch	M J P O'Brien Ardbraccan Stud…	33/1
		chased leaders, mainly 6th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off