Full Result 6.50 Ballinrobe (IRE) | 16 June 2008

McHale Engineering Handicap

(45-60, 4yo+) 2m Good To Firm

1st €6,219 2nd €1,449 3rd €639 4th €369

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	11. Strolling Home (IRE) 100/30F Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	4	92	48	–	54	–
b g Medicean - Margot (Sadler's Wells)
Soon tracked leaders, moderate 6th halfway, headway to 2nd over 2f out, ridden to narrow lead inside final furlong, kept on well, all out (op 2/1)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ shd	4. Canulos (IRE) 10/1 Andrew P Thornton ¹⁰ Mervyn Torrens	Andrew P Thornton ¹⁰ Mervyn Torrens	5	811 p	53	–	59	–
ch g Trans Island - Golden Choice (Midyan)
Chased leaders, moderate 2nd halfway, improved to lead 2 1/2f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on well, just held (op 12/1)

3⁽¹⁴⁾ 4½ [4½]	15. Ouste (FR) 7/1 Fran Berry Niall Madden	Fran Berry Niall Madden	6	813	45	–	46	–
ch g Ragmar (FR) - Elbe (FR) (Royal Charter)
Mid-division, headway to 7th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on under pressure to 3rd 1f out, no impression on leaders

4⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [6¼]	12. Kylebeg Dancer (IRE) 8/1 R M Burke T Hogan	R M Burke T Hogan	7	91	47	–	46	–
ch m General Monash (USA) - Glamour Stock (USA) (Marfa)
Chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 3f out, kept on under pressure to 4th 1f out, no impression on leaders (op 14/1)

5⁽³⁾ 4 [10¼]	1. Compton Court 16/1 P A Carberry John G Carr	P A Carberry John G Carr	6	911	57	–	52	–
b g Compton Place - Loriner's Lass (Saddlers' Hall)
In rear of mid-division, headway when hampered 2f out, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace

6⁽¹²⁾ 1¼ [11½]	3. Priest Field (IRE) 12/1 Ben Curtis ⁷ P F O'Donnell	Ben Curtis ⁷ P F O'Donnell	4	91	54	–	47	–
ch g Daggers Drawn (USA) - Masakira (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Towards rear, headway to 6th 2f out, ridden in 7th and no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace (op 14/1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [13]	13. Pine Valley (IRE) 16/1 Emmet McNamara ⁷ E McNamara	Emmet McNamara ⁷ E McNamara	7	87 p	46	–	38	–
ch m Entrepreneur - Blue Valley (FR) (Lost World)
Chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd over 2f out, no extra in 5th over 1f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 4½ [17½]	2. Alright My Son (IRE) 40/1 Michael Hussey Daniel O'Gorman	Michael Hussey Daniel O'Gorman	6	910	56	–	43	–
b g Pennekamp (USA) - Pink Stone (FR) (Bigstone)
Towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out

9⁽⁷⁾ shd [17¾]	9. High Diving 14/1 Alain Cawley ⁵ G T Lynch	Alain Cawley ⁵ G T Lynch	8	813	50	–	37	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - High And Low (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, moderate 7th halfway, 9th 4f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace (op 12/1)

10⁽¹⁾ 4½ [22¼]	6. Awash (USA) 10/1 Willie Supple D Broad	Willie Supple D Broad	6	96	52	–	34	–
ch g Coronado's Quest (USA) - All At Sea (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, some late headway from 2f out (op 14/1)

11⁽¹¹⁾ hd [22½]	7. Pied Piper Man (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Lordan J T Gorman	Wayne Lordan J T Gorman	4	96	52	–	33	–
b c Xaar - Pipewell (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Chased leaders, moderate 8th halfway, ridden and lost place 4f out, soon no impression, kept on one pace

12⁽¹⁰⁾ 10 [32½]	16. The Music Queen 25/1 Danny Mullins ⁷ C W J Farrell	Danny Mullins ⁷ C W J Farrell	7	86 tp	45	–	15	–
ch m Halling (USA) - Sadly Sober (IRE) (Roi Danzig)
Soon led, clear after 3f, reduced advantage over 3f out, headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra and weakened

13⁽⁴⁾ 12 [44½]	8. Gilded Truffle (IRE) 33/1 Christopher Geoghegan ³ Timothy Doyle	Christopher Geoghegan ³ Timothy Doyle	4	92	51	–	8	–
ch f Peintre Celebre (USA) - Gilded Vanity (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Always towards rear

14⁽⁶⁾ 1 [45½]	10. Pekan One 7/2 Seamie Heffernan John G Carr	Seamie Heffernan John G Carr	6	92 tb	48	–	4	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Ballet (Sharrood)
Mid-division, headway to 7th 4f out, ridden in 5th 3f out, weakened from 2f out (op 6/1)

15⁽⁵⁾ dist [75½]	14. Face The Sun 10/1 Danny Grant Patrick J Flynn	Danny Grant Patrick J Flynn	5	813 b¹	45	–	–	–
b m Dracula (AUS) - Miss Petella (Dunphy)
Soon chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th over 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off

16⁽⁹⁾ dist [105½]	5. Timber Scorpion (UAE) 20/1 Chris Hayes P Hughes	Chris Hayes P Hughes	6	97	53	–	–	–
b g Timber Country (USA) - Aqraba (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden and weakened 6f out, completely tailed off (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

16 ran Off time: 6:53:00 Winning time: 3m 51.40s (slow by 13.40s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Academy Show, Brabazon, Neelloc
1st owner: J Connaughton (Strolling Home) 1st breeder: John Connaughton
2nd owner: Just For The Crack Syndicate (Canulos)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Ouste)
Tote win: €3.30 PL: €2.10 €2.70 €2.10 Ex: €22.80 CSF: €42.79 Tricast: €246.87

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

6:50 Ballinrobe (IRE) 16 Jun 2008

McHale Engineering Handicap