Full Result 8.50 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 25 November 2011

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(55-75, 3yo+) (1m2f150yds) 1m2½f Standard

1st €5,520 2nd €1,280 3rd €560 4th €320

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	9. Key Breeze 4/1 Pat Smullen Kevin Ryan	Pat Smullen Kevin Ryan	4	98 t	68	72	72	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Cayman Sound (Turtle Island)
Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, headway into 3rd early straight, led 1f out, edged right and kept on under pressure inside final furlong (op 7/2)

2⁽¹³⁾ ½	8. Prince Of Fashion (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh John Geoghegan	N G McCullagh John Geoghegan	4	910 t	70	74	73	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Fully Fashioned (IRE) (Brief Truce)
Mid-division on outer, 8th halfway, ridden and headway into 3rd 1f out, kept on under pressure without reaching winner (op 14/1)

3⁽⁶⁾ ¾ [1¼]	7. Pivotal Rock (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning T Stack	Kevin Manning T Stack	4	910	70	72	72	–
b g Pivotal - Kitza (IRE) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 5th entering straight, ridden in 4th 1f out, kept on under pressure and short of room well inside final furlong

4⁽⁵⁾ shd [1¼]	12. Melodie D'Amour (IRE) 8/1 Conor Hoban ⁵ M Halford	Conor Hoban ⁵ M Halford	4	91	66	68	67	–
b f Hawk Wing (USA) - Darkling (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Led, strongly pressed and headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

5⁽⁴⁾ ½ [1¾]	6. Leaves You Baby (IRE) 16/1 Marc Monaghan ⁷ M Halford	Marc Monaghan ⁷ M Halford	4	93 tp	70	71	70	–
b f Pivotal - Royal Devotion (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden early straight, no impression in 6th over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong (op 14/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [3]	5. Flavia Tatiana (IRE) 7/2F Joseph O'Brien A P O'Brien	Joseph O'Brien A P O'Brien	3	910	74	74	73	–
b f Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) - Sanctify (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and kept on one pace in straight, not trouble leaders (op 7/2 tchd 3/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [3½]	14. Total Excitement (IRE) 12/1 Chris Hayes Thomas Cooper	Chris Hayes Thomas Cooper	9	96 p	66	64	63	–
b g Michelozzo (USA) - Oak Court (IRE) (Bustineto)
In rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, kept on one pace in straight without threatening

8⁽¹²⁾ ½ [4]	1. Avanti Albert (IRE) 6/1 Gary Carroll A J Martin	Gary Carroll A J Martin	7	100 t	74	72	70	–
b g King Charlemagne (USA) - Albertville I (GER) (Top Ville)
Settled in rear of mid-division, 12th entering straight, travelled well and some headway into 9th 1f out, kept on (jockey said, regarding running and riding, that his orders were to jump smart, try to settle in mid-division, hold on to gelding as long as possible and challenge late. he added they went a good gallop, but he was trying to get it to drop the bridle and settle; it travelled well and he tried to coax it along without putting the gun to its head; when put it into the race late on, he did not have the clearest of runs and, in hindsight, he felt he should not have taken it back after the first bend as the field did not come back as he had hoped; trainer confirmed instructions and said that gelding's throat was inflamed; vet said gelding was found to be ciughing post-racw possibly as a result of swallowing kick-back.) (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

9⁽⁸⁾ nk [4¼]	4. Blue Ridge Lane (IRE) 16/1 Colin Keane ⁷ John C McConnell	Colin Keane ⁷ John C McConnell	5	93 tb	70	67	66	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Upperville (IRE) (Selkirk)
Slowly away and in rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight (op 20/1)

10⁽⁹⁾ hd [4½]	13. Saint By Day (IRE) 14/1 Shane Foley M Halford	Shane Foley M Halford	5	96 p	66	63	61	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Spring To Light (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up in rear, never a factor, kept on one pace in straight

11⁽³⁾ 1 [5½]	3. Black N Brew (USA) 50/1 Michael Hussey John C McConnell	Michael Hussey John C McConnell	5	910	70	65	63	–
b g Milwaukee Brew (USA) - Natural Glow (USA) (Siphon)
Tracked leader on inner in 2nd, ridden early straight, no extra under 2f out, weakened

12⁽¹¹⁾ 4¾ [10¼]	10. Slade (IRE) 25/1 Shane Gray ⁷ Andrew Heffernan	Shane Gray ⁷ Andrew Heffernan	4	91 t	68	54	52	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Slightly Shady (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden approaching straight, no extra 2f out, soon weakened (trainer said gelding made a respiratory noise in running)

13⁽²⁾ 5½ [15¾]	11. Mount Abora (IRE) 14/1 Johnny Murtagh Charles O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh Charles O'Brien	4	97	67	43	40	–
br f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Ragtime Blues (IRE) (Grand Lodge)
Always towards rear (op 16/1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [17¾]	2. Norther Bay (FR) 25/1 D J Casey Eoin Griffin	D J Casey Eoin Griffin	8	911	71	44	41	–
b g Alamo Bay (USA) - Northern Mixa (Linamix)
Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, no extra entering straight, weakened

14 ran Off time: 8:54:00 Winning time: 2m 13.00s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Alubari (reserve), Gort Na Mona (reserve), The Fox Tully (reserve)
1st owner: Allan Kerr & Peter McGivney (Key Breeze) 1st breeder: Farmers Hill Stud
2nd owner: Mrs Sandra Maye (Prince Of Fashion)
3rd owner: Michael O'Flynn (Pivotal Rock)
Tote win: €3.30 PL: €1.02 €4.30 €4 Ex: €85 CSF: €46.48 Tricast: €394.11

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

8:50 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 25 Nov 2011

Christmas Parties At Dundalk Handicap