Full Result 6.30 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) | 7 December 2012

Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium 2yo Nursery Handicap

(2yo) 7f Standard

1st €6,900 2nd €1,150 3rd €1,150 4th €400

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Victor's Beach (IRE) 4/1J Shane Foley M Halford	Shane Foley M Halford	2	88 p	62	42	64	–
b c Footstepsinthesand - Your Village (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, pushed along in 4th after halfway, went 2nd 1 1/2f out, led entering final furlong and kept on well towards finish (op 4-1 tchd 7-2)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	3. Toccata Blue (IRE) 7/1 Emmet McNamara G M Lyons	Emmet McNamara G M Lyons	2	98 t	76	54	77	–
gr g Verglas (IRE) - Jinxy Jill (Royal Applause)
Held up in touch, 5th halfway, short of room 2f out and switched right, ridden and kept on well inside final furlong to dead heat for 2nd on line (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

2⁽⁴⁾ dht	7. Zainda (IRE) 9/2 Declan McDonogh John M Oxx	Declan McDonogh John M Oxx	2	811	65	43	66	–
b f Dr Fong (USA) - Zafayra (IRE) (Nayef)
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along to lead 2f out, strongly pressed and headed entering final furlong, no extra towards finish and joined for 2nd on line (op 4-1)

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [1¼]	2. Sherzam 4/1J L P Dempsey ⁷ Thomas Carmody	L P Dempsey ⁷ Thomas Carmody	2	92	77	53	76	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Shersha (IRE) (Priolo)
Held up in touch, 7th 3f out, ridden 2f out and kept on without ever threatening inside final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ nk [1½]	9. DesiderataI (IRE) 20/1 Wayne Lordan Ms Joanna Morgan	Wayne Lordan Ms Joanna Morgan	2	85 eb	59	34	57	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Erstwhile (FR) (Desert Prince)
Towards rear, last 2f out, soon ridden and ran on well inside final furlong without ever threatening principals, nearest finish

6⁽³⁾ 1 [2½]	4. Longfield Lad (IRE) 9/2 Ben Curtis John J Walsh	Ben Curtis John J Walsh	2	97	75	47	71	–
b g Amadeus Wolf - Michaels Pride (IRE) (Distant View)
Prominent, close 3rd halfway, ridden 2f out and no impression entering final furlong (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

7⁽⁷⁾ nk [2¾]	5. Sword Of Light (IRE) 10/1 Fergal Lynch David Marnane	Fergal Lynch David Marnane	2	93	71	42	66	–
b c Kodiac - Bird In Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up towards rear, pushed along 2f out and slightly impeded 1 1/2f out, no extra under pressure inside final furlong

8⁽⁹⁾ 2¼ [5]	1. Versilia Gal (IRE) 14/1 Conor Hoban ⁵ Patrick Martin	Conor Hoban ⁵ Patrick Martin	2	95	78	37	67	–
b f Footstepsinthesand - Tuscany Lady (IRE) (Danetime)
Towards rear, ridden 2f out and no impression entering final furlong (op 12-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 2¼ [7¼]	10. Cobblers Cove (USA) 16/1 N G McCullagh Charles O'Brien	N G McCullagh Charles O'Brien	2	84	58	10	41	–
ch f Speightstown (USA) - Floating Island (USA) (A.P. Indy)
Towards rear throughout, never a factor

10⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [7¾]	6. Merciful Hour (IRE) 10/1 Seamie Heffernan Paul Hennessy	Seamie Heffernan Paul Hennessy	2	90	68	18	50	–
b f One Cool Cat (USA) - Spare The Air (IRE) (Trans Island)
Soon led, strongly pressed into straight and headed 2f out, soon weakened

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 7½ [15¼]	11. Tale Of Fame (ITY) 25/1 Sammy Jo Bell ⁷ F Costello	Sammy Jo Bell ⁷ F Costello	2	711 8	58	–	20	–
b c Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Waiting For Fame (IRE) (In The Wings)
Chased leaders on outer, pushed along into straight and soon no extra, weakened from 2f out (trainer later said colt has had a wind operation since this run) (op 33-1)

11 ran Off time: 6:31:00 Winning time: 1m 26.86s (slow by 3.36s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Dr Keith Swanick (Victor's Beach) 1st breeder: Eimear Mulhern
2nd owner: Damian C Nolan (Toccata Blue) H H Aga Khan (Zainda)
Tote win: €4.20 PL: €1.40 Tricast: €66.17

6:30 Dundalk (AW) (IRE) 7 Dec 2012

Christmas Party Packages At Dundalk Stadium 2yo Nursery Handicap