Full Result 4.15 Clonmel (IRE) | 19 May 2002

Comeragh Novice Hurdle

(4yo) 2m Yielding To Soft 9 hurdles

1st €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Aye Aye Popeye (IRE) 3/1 Niki O'Shea ⁷ Mrs John Harrington	Niki O'Shea ⁷ Mrs John Harrington	4	106	–	–	110	–
ch g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Boskovice (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Tracked leaders, 5th 3 out, smooth headway to lead 2 out, ridden clear last, eased close home (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

2 1½	16. Penny Farthing 9/2 D J Casey Anthony Mullins	D J Casey Anthony Mullins	4	108	–	–	104	–
b f Mind Games - Souveniers (Relko)
Mid-division, 7th 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, 2nd and kept on well from last, without troubling winner (op 3/1)

3 7 [8½]	2. Carlesimo (IRE) 7/4F Ian Power ⁵ Noel Meade	Ian Power ⁵ Noel Meade	4	108	–	–	102	–
bb g Erins Isle (IRE) - Diamond Display (IRE) (Shardari)
Always prominent, slight mistake 6th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, no extra from last (op 5/2)

4 3 [11½]	7. Sondheim I (IRE) 5/1 L A Hurley ⁵ L Young	L A Hurley ⁵ L Young	4	108 b	–	–	99	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Just Jazzy (Prince Tenderfoot)
Tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, 2nd and ridden before 2 out, soon no extra (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

DSQ 1 [12½]	4. King De Neuvy (FR) 12/1 S A Curtis ⁵ P Hughes	S A Curtis ⁵ P Hughes	4	108	–	–	98	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Eva De Neuvy (FR) (Mont Basile)
Held up towards rear, progress into 8th approaching 2 out, switched to inner and ridden before last, kept on, finished 5th disqualified and placed last - jockey failed to weigh in

6 10 [22½]	17. Poppy Lewis (IRE) 16/1 D M Bean ⁷ Ms M Dowdall Blake	D M Bean ⁷ Ms M Dowdall Blake	4	101	–	–	84	–
br f Paris House - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Mid-division, progress into 5th after 3 out, no impression from 2 out, finished 6th placed 5th

7 2 [24½]	11. Ace Ciel (IRE) 10/1 K P Gaule Sean O O'Brien	K P Gaule Sean O O'Brien	4	108	–	–	82	–
b f Be My Native (USA) - Vital Touch (Le Bavard)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, no extra from 2 out, finished 7th placed 6th

8 2 [26½]	13. Golden Palace (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Lane ⁷ W Fennin	Adrian Lane ⁷ W Fennin	4	101	–	–	80	–
b f Broken Hearted - Goodnight Irene I (IRE) (Crash Course)
Held up, kept on one paced from 3 out

9 11 [37½]	8. Spirit Of Texas (IRE) 10/1 W Slattery Andrew Slattery	W Slattery Andrew Slattery	4	1013	93	–	74	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Have A Flutter (Auction Ring)
Chased leaders, 4th and ridden 3 out, weakened before next

10 11 [48½]	10. Up The Souths (IRE) 14/1 Paul Moloney C Roche	Paul Moloney C Roche	4	1013	–	–	63	–
ch g Aahsaylad - Siberian Princess (Northfields)
Mid-division, 8th 3 out, soon no extra

11 8 [56½]	12. Badriya (IRE) 12/1 Mr P J Crowley ⁵ L Young	Mr P J Crowley ⁵ L Young	4	103	–	–	50	–
b f Be My Chief (USA) - Badaraya (USA) (Shahrastani)
Always behind

12 ½ [57]	5. Seafnaa (USA) 20/1 S Fitzgerald ⁵ Andrew Slattery	S Fitzgerald ⁵ Andrew Slattery	4	108	74	–	54	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Iviza (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, weakened from 4 out

13 4½ [61½]	19. Watts Hill (IRE) 20/1 B W Walsh ⁷ P Hughes	B W Walsh ⁷ P Hughes	4	101	–	–	45	–
b f Old Vic - Heather Blazing (IRE) (Paean)
Always behind (jockey said filly hung left in running and was never travelling; vet said filly finished with sore heels)

14 4½ [66]	15. Lemonstown Dream (IRE) 25/1 J E Casey G A Cusack	J E Casey G A Cusack	4	108	–	–	40	–
b f Lord Americo (IRE) - Gentle Reef (IRE) (Orange Reef)
Soon led, headed and weakened after 4th, behind from 4 out

15 10 [76]	9. Stutter 14/1 P A Carberry John G Carr	P A Carberry John G Carr	4	1013	–	–	35	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Bright Spells (Salse)
Always behind (jockey said he eased horse believing it to have broken a blood vessel) (op 10/1)

16 ¾ [76¾]	3. Daytime Arrival (IRE) 33/1 Mr J T Carroll ⁷ William Flavin	Mr J T Carroll ⁷ William Flavin	4	106	–	–	34	–
ch c Lucky Guest (IRE) - Daymer Bay (Lomond)
Mid-division, weakened from halfway

17 25 [101¾]	14. Honeychild (IRE) 20/1 David O'Leary ⁷ David Wachman	David O'Leary ⁷ David Wachman	4	101	–	–	4	–
gr f Montelimar (USA) - Only Flower (Warpath)
Always behind, tailed off (op 14/1)

PU	6. Serious Friend (IRE) 25/1 K Hadnett ⁷ John F Gleeson	K Hadnett ⁷ John F Gleeson	4	106	–	–	–	–
b g Son Of Sharp Shot (IRE) - Friend's Folly (Sweet Revenge)
Saddle slipped and pulled up after 3rd (jockey said saddle slipped)

18 ran Off time: 4:17:00 Winning time: 4m 0.00s (slow by 18.00s) Total SP: 178%
Non-runners: Maverick Dancer, Quizzical, Sceilig View, The Lady Leopold, Welsh Girl
1st owner: Vincent Clynch (Aye Aye Popeye) 1st breeder: Vincent Clynch
2nd owner: Senator Windows Syndicate (Penny Farthing)
3rd owner: Mrs P Towey (Carlesimo)
Tote win: €4.10 PL: €1.20 €1.40 €1.40 Ex: €28.40 CSF: €24.34

Following an objection by the Clerk of Scales and the resulting stewards' inquiry, King De Neuvy, who passed the post 5th, was disqualified and placed last - jockey failed to weigh in.

4:15 Clonmel (IRE) 19 May 2002

Comeragh Novice Hurdle