Full Result 8.30 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 12 January 2018

Esther McGahon, McGuinness & Co. Solicitors Handicap

(3yo) 7f Standard

1st €6,776 2nd €2,101 3rd €1,001 4th €451 5th €176

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	2. Palace Guard (IRE) 7/2 Donnacha O'Brien Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Donnacha O'Brien Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	912 t	72	66	78	–
b c Shamardal (USA) - Itqaan (USA) (Danzig)
Held up in rear of mid-division, 9th halfway, pushed along into straight and progress 2f out to soon challenge, ridden to lead far side 1f out, kept on well under pressure near finish where pressed closely (op 7/2 tchd 100/30)

2⁽¹¹⁾ ¾	1. War Hero (IRE) 5/1 Andrew Slattery ¹⁰ P J Prendergast	Andrew Slattery ¹⁰ P J Prendergast	3	98 tv	78	70	82	–
b c Declaration Of War (USA) - Sugar Mint (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden near side 2f out and ran on under pressure into 2nd well inside final furlong where pressed winner, held close home (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

3⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [1½]	7. Patrick Joseph 12/1 Pat Smullen David Marnane	Pat Smullen David Marnane	3	91	61	51	63	–
b c Helmet (AUS) - Laraib (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)
Dwelt and in rear early, 10th halfway, going well into straight, pushed along under 2f out and headway near side to chase leaders 1f out where ridden, kept on under pressure into 3rd close home, not trouble winner

4⁽¹⁾ ½ [2]	10. Pak Army (IRE) 33/1 Ben Coen ⁷ J R Barry	Ben Coen ⁷ J R Barry	3	82 tb	55	43	56	–
ch g Arcano (IRE) - Charity Box (Haafhd)
Close up and soon led narrowly, joined briefly before halfway where hung slightly, ridden with narrow lead 2f out, soon edged left under pressure and headed 1f out, no extra in 2nd inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home

5⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	9. High Susie (IRE) 33/1 Shane Crosse ¹⁰ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Shane Crosse ¹⁰ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	80	56	42	55	–
gr f Zebedee - Feels So Close (IRE) (High Chaparral)
Close up behind leader until disputed lead before halfway, ridden in close 2nd under 2f out and no extra behind leaders in 3rd entering final furlong, one pace after

6⁽⁶⁾ ½ [3]	11. Taylor Velvet (IRE) 25/1 Sean Davis ⁵ Thomas Cleary	Sean Davis ⁵ Thomas Cleary	3	713 4	50	34	48	–
b f Intense Focus (USA) - Rose Story (FR) (Observatory)
Broke well to lead briefly until soon joined and headed, settled behind leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden behind leaders 2f out and no impression in 6th well inside final furlong, kept on one pace

7⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [4¼]	5. Paparazzi 5/2F Sean Corby ³ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	Sean Corby ³ Joseph Patrick O'Brien	3	93 tb	66	46	61	–
b c Iffraaj - Columella (Kyllachy)
In rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along 2f out and switched left, not clear run behind horses over 1f out where slightly bumped rival, no impression and one pace after, kept on close home (op 3/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [4½]	6. Itschessnotchekers (IRE) 12/1 Rory Cleary Noel Lawlor	Rory Cleary Noel Lawlor	3	91 b	61	40	55	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Island Home (Act One)
Hooded to load, dwelt slightly and towards rear, last at halfway, progress far side under 2f out, kept on one pace under hands and heels inside final furlong (jockey reported to the clerk of the scales that his mount hung in the straight) (op 14/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ ½ [5]	3. Lucky Red (IRE) 11/2 Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	Shane Foley Mrs John Harrington	3	97 b	67	44	60	–
b g Red Jazz (USA) - Lucky Flirt (USA) (Gulch)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden 2f out and no extra entering final furlong, one pace after (op 8/1)

10⁽¹²⁾ 1½ [6½]	12. Rockafilly (FR) 50/1 Killian Leonard ³ J A Nash	Killian Leonard ³ J A Nash	3	81 5	50	22	39	–
b f Dabirsim (FR) - Barzas River (IRE) (Dalakhani)
Dwelt and towards rear, 11th halfway, pushed along into straight and no impression, one pace final 2f (op 50/1 tchd 40/1)

11⁽⁷⁾ ½ [7]	4. Matter Of Time (IRE) 25/1 N G McCullagh Henry De Bromhead	N G McCullagh Henry De Bromhead	3	96	66	36	53	–
b f Lilbourne Lad (IRE) - When Not Iff (IRE) (Iffraaj)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden 2f out and soon no extra, weakened over 1f out where bumped slightly (op 20/1)

12⁽⁹⁾ 6½ [13½]	8. Dragon Girl (IRE) 9/1 Tom Madden ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	Tom Madden ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	3	85	56	6	26	–
ch f Dragon Pulse (IRE) - Raise Your Spirits (IRE) (Generous)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon weakened (op 10/1)

12 ran Off time: 8:30:45 Winning time: 1m 26.56s (slow by 3.06s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Annus Mirabilis Syndicate (Palace Guard) 1st breeder: Whisperview Trading Ltd
2nd owner: Richard Barnes (War Hero)
3rd owner: Damian Lavelle (Patrick Joseph)
Tote win: €5 PL: €1.80 €1.70 €3.10 Ex: €24.10 CSF: €21.32 Tricast: €200 Trifecta: €295.80
Jackpot: €583.30. Pool: €4,106.58
Placepot: €86.60. Pool: €40,202.18

8:30 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 12 Jan 2018

Esther McGahon, McGuinness & Co. Solicitors Handicap