Full Result 3.45 Downpatrick (IRE) | 3 March 2010

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(0-130, 5yo+) 3m4f Good To Yielding 16 fences

1st €16,250 2nd €4,750 3rd €2,250 4th €750

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Chief Oscar (IRE) 16/1 A E Lynch B R Hamilton	A E Lynch B R Hamilton	9	106 p	107	38	118	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Pointe Fine (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd 5 out, disputed lead from next, led from 2 out, strongly pressed from last, stayed on under pressure, subsequently collapsed and died (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding's best form was on this track winning on his last two runs here, the application of cheekpieces and the good to yielding ground made the difference.)

2 nk	13. Bally Wall (IRE) 10/1 Robbie Colgan I R Ferguson	Robbie Colgan I R Ferguson	7	913	100	30	111	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Carminda Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, improved into 2nd 6 out, disputed lead from 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, 3rd at last, rallied under pressure, ran on well closing stages

3 2 [2¼]	1. Selection Box (IRE) 12/1 P W Flood C A McBratney	P W Flood C A McBratney	9	1112	127	56	136	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Challenging Times I (IRE) (Kemal)
Held up towards rear, mistakes 6th and 9th, good headway after 4 out, 6th next, stayed on under pressure from last to go 3rd near finish

4 ½ [2¾]	8. Sigma Lifestyle (IRE) 7/1 Davy Condon Noel Meade	Davy Condon Noel Meade	7	108 b¹	109	38	118	–
br g Oscar (IRE) - Madame Champvert (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)
Held up, 6th and progress 4 out, 3rd after 2 out, 2nd and challenged last, no extra closing stages

5 nk [3]	2. Hume River (IRE) 6/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	8	118	123	51	131	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Muchsorrylady (IRE) (Boreen)
Held up in touch, progress 5 out, 4th next, slight mistake 3 out, 5th before last, kept on under pressure (op 5/1)

6 3½ [6½]	12. Lydon House 7/1 Keith Donoghue ⁷ Gordon Elliott	Keith Donoghue ⁷ Gordon Elliott	11	911 tb	105	31	110	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - The Mount (Le Moss)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 7th and ridden 4 out, kept on same pace under pressure (op 7/1 tchd 13/2)

7 3½ [10]	4. Garryowen Star (IRE) 12/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	8	110	115	38	117	–
br g Supreme Leader - Swing Into Action (IRE) (Be My Native)
Towards rear, 10th 4 out, 7th and some progress next, no impression from 2 out (op 10/1)

8 17 [27]	10. Ifyoucouldseemenow (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Leigh Michael Cunningham	Andrew Leigh Michael Cunningham	8	106 p	107	17	91	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Sallie's Girl (IRE) (Un Desperado)
Towards rear, progress into 6th halfway, 5th 4 out, 3rd next, soon ridden, weakened from 2 out (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

9 19 [46]	14. Mat Hill (IRE) 20/1 Niall P Madden Liam Lennon	Niall P Madden Liam Lennon	7	911	98	–	63	–
b g Mister Mat (FR) - Hillside Lass (Troy Fair)
Prominent, 2nd from 7th, 3rd 4 out, soon weakened

10 nk [46½]	5. Rock Diplomat (IRE) 3/1F Paul Townend Michael Cunningham	Paul Townend Michael Cunningham	10	1011 b¹	112	7	77	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Pre-Let (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, 2nd to 6th, 3rd halfway, 6th and driven along 5 out, soon no extra and weakened (op 9/2)

11 dist [76½]	11. Laura's Light (IRE) 16/1 Ian McCarthy ³ D T Hughes	Ian McCarthy ³ D T Hughes	8	102 b	106	–	–	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Conditional Sale (IRE) (Petorius)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	6. News Item (IRE) 16/1 John Cullen George Stewart	John Cullen George Stewart	12	109 b	110	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - The Bluebell Polka (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakened 6 out, pulled up after 5 out

PU	3. O'Muircheartaigh (IRE) 9/1 Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	10	115	120	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Brian's Delight (IRE) (Celio Rufo)
In rear of mid-division, weakened 6 out, pulled up before 5 out (op 8/1)

PU	7. Ring Street Roller (IRE) 8/1 Roger Loughran J J Lambe	Roger Loughran J J Lambe	10	108 b	109	–	–	–
b m High Roller (IRE) - Eyre Street Lady (Carlingford Castle)
Held up in rear, mistake 1st, trailing when pulled up before 3 out (op 8/1)

PU	15. Blank Hand (IRE) 20/1 S J Hassett ³ Andrew Slattery	S J Hassett ³ Andrew Slattery	9	97 b¹	97	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Mary My Queen (Key To The Kingdom)
Led, clear halfway, ridden and headed after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out

15 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 7m 29.40s (slow by 31.40s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: The Long Haul (reserve)
1st owner: R W Donaldson (Chief Oscar) 1st breeder: Robert Donaldson
2nd owner: Ringmore Syndicate (Bally Wall)
3rd owner: Web Law Racing Syndicate (Selection Box)
CSF: €195.90 Tricast: €2,050.68

3:45 Downpatrick (IRE) 3 Mar 2010

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