12 Feb 2011 15:15 Leopardstown
Winner: €180,000 (Penalty: €103,500); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places).
Hennessy Gold Cup (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
4 |
| - |
Kempes (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
11P1-3U / 21 |
Flat (1035), Jump (46) |
D J Casey | W P Mullins John P McManus |
5/1 | |
| held up, 6th 4 out, 5th after next, smooth headway into 2nd after 2 out, led early straight, ridden before last, stayed on well run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
2 |
| 4½ L |
Glencove Marina (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
1-P1447 / 9 |
Jump (16) | R M Power | E Griffin Mrs Martina Griffin |
25/1 | |
| held up in rear, not fluent early, progress travelling well 2 out, 4th into straight, 2nd after last, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
3rd |
3 |
| 4½ L |
Joncol (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2131-43 / 10 |
Jump (46) | Alain Cawley | P Nolan Mrs K Browne |
13/8 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden before 2 out, improved into 2nd early straight, 3rd after last, one pace run-in | ||||||||||
4th |
1 |
| 7 L |
China Rock (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 10) |
442-113 / 9 |
Jump (98) | Paul Carberry | M F Morris Michael O'Flynn |
4/1 | |
| prominent, 2nd from 8th, disputed lead from 6 out, led before 3 out, clear 2 out, soon ridden, headed early straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
5th |
6 |
| 5 L |
Made In Taipan (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 10) |
4P2F-69 / 12 |
Jump (28) | P Townend | T Mullins Ms Sarah Ann Madden |
66/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 5th when slight mistake 3 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
6th |
9 |
| 10 L |
Trafford Lad (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
34/3-P66 / 10 |
Jump (16) | A E Lynch | Laurence Butler Butler Family Syndicate |
25/1 | |
| held up early, progress into 5th halfway, 3rd 5 out, ridden 2 out, dropped to 5th when bad mistake last, no extra | ||||||||||
7th |
8 |
| 29 L |
The Listener (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 10) |
2F67/1-5 / 12 |
Jump (46) | Andrew J McNamara | Nick Mitchell R W Humphreys |
9/1 | |
| close up, led from 7th, headed before 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, eased straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
PU |
5 |
| - |
Let Yourself Go (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 10) |
2-52U33 / 11 |
Flat (857), Jump (27) |
S J Hassett | A Maguire Miss Sarah Ferguson |
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PU |
7 |
| - |
Money Trix (IRE) (Gelding, g, 11 10) |
1/1126-2 / 11 |
Jump (46) | D N Russell | N G Richards Craig Bennett |
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