Full Result 3.25 Down Royal (IRE) | 17 March 2009

Gordons Beginners Chase

(5yo+) 2m Yielding To Soft 11 fences

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Turtle Time Lucky (IRE) 11/10F Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	6	1112	–	114	116	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Homersmare (IRE) (Shardari)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, headway in 5th entering straight, 2nd 3 out, improved to challenge before 2 out where led, ridden and kept on well from last, comfortably (op 11/10 tchd 5/4)

2 4½	8. Melon Delta (IRE) 14/1 Ken Whelan John Joseph Hanlon	Ken Whelan John Joseph Hanlon	8	1112 b	–	109	108	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Little Talk (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 4 out, ridden and strongly pressed before 2 out where headed, no extra before last and kept on same pace (op 16/1)

3 4 [8½]	3. Davids Day (IRE) 10/1 D MacAuley ⁵ P J Rothwell	D MacAuley ⁵ P J Rothwell	9	117 p	97	103	104	–
ch g Beneficial - Orchardstown Lady (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 3rd entering straight, ridden and no impression after 3 out, kept on same pace

4 3½ [12]	4. Flemross (IRE) 14/1 Roger Loughran R T J Wilson	Roger Loughran R T J Wilson	6	1112	–	99	101	–
bb g Bravefoot - Grey Furey (IRE) (Roselier)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd after 4 out, ridden in 5th and no extra 3 out, 4th and mistake 2 out, kept on one pace

5 14 [26]	10. Pagan Magic (USA) 25/1 A E Lynch T G McCourt	A E Lynch T G McCourt	8	1112	96	80	87	–
b g Diesis - Great Lady Slew (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 7th after 4 out, stayed on to moderate 5th 2 out, kept on one pace

6 1¼ [27¼]	1. Another Ambition (IRE) 14/1 R P McNally A J Martin	R P McNally A J Martin	8	1112	–	78	85	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Reluctant Scholar (IRE) (Buckskin)
Mid-division, moderate 11th halfway, ridden in moderate 9th and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace (jockey said gelding gurgled slightly in running, hung right and did not act on today's tacky ground but stayed on past tired horses at the finish) (op 12/1)

7 ¾ [28]	6. Lakil House (IRE) 5/1 D G Hogan ³ P J Rothwell	D G Hogan ³ P J Rothwell	9	119 p	–	77	85	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Own Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led, mistake 5 out, headed next, ridden in 2nd entering straight, no extra in 4th 3 out, kept on one pace (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

8 nk [28¼]	11. Platium Starlight (IRE) 50/1 Ms L O'Neill ⁷ Thomas O'Neill	Ms L O'Neill ⁷ Thomas O'Neill	9	115	–	77	84	–
gr g Red Sunset - Mone Club (IRE) (King Of Clubs I)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th before straight, no extra in 7th 3 out, kept on one pace

9 7 [35¼]	14. Stromstad (IRE) 16/1 Conor Maxwell ⁵ James McAuley	Conor Maxwell ⁵ James McAuley	8	117 b	–	67	77	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Muscadel (Nashwan)
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, 3rd 4 out, soon ridden and no extra, 6th and kept on one pace from 3 out, mistake last

10 3 [38¼]	2. Dalian (GER) 16/1 Mr S G Carey ⁵ A L T Moore	Mr S G Carey ⁵ A L T Moore	8	117	–	63	74	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Dshamilja (USA) (Golden Act)
Mid-division, moderate 10th halfway, ridden and no impression 4 out

11 1½ [39¾]	5. Gandalf 33/1 Robbie Moran ³ S J Mahon	Robbie Moran ³ S J Mahon	7	119 t	–	61	73	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Enchant (Lion Cavern)
Never a factor

12 10 [49¾]	9. On Your Way 11/1 Mr M M O'Connor ³ Liz Doyle	Mr M M O'Connor ³ Liz Doyle	10	119 t	–	47	63	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Sayshar (Sayfar)
Always towards rear (op 10/1)

13 1¾ [51½]	15. Swampy Blue (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Colgan A J Martin	Robbie Colgan A J Martin	11	1112	104	44	61	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Tacova (Avocat)
Never a factor (op 14/1)

F	12. Quantico I (IRE) 40/1 B C Byrnes ³ S J Mahon	B C Byrnes ³ S J Mahon	9	119 t	–	–	–	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Alisco (IRE) (Shalford)
Mid-division, fell 2nd

PU	17. Whistling Gypse (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Leigh P O'Rourke	Andrew Leigh P O'Rourke	9	117	88	–	–	–
bb m Good Thyne (USA) - Golden Seekers (Manado)
Always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out

PU	13. Regal Rumpus 6/1 Davy Russell A L T Moore	Davy Russell A L T Moore	7	1112	–	–	–	–
br g Rakaposhi King - Avena (Oats)
Mid-division, moderate 9th halfway, ridden and no impression 4 out, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding lost its action and was pulled up)

REF	7. Mellow Music (USA) 25/1 Ross Geraghty A J Martin	Ross Geraghty A J Martin	8	1112	–	–	–	–
b g Sultry Song (USA) - Carduel (USA) (Buckpasser)
Always towards rear, tailed off and refused 3 out

17 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 4m 13.60s (slow by 19.60s) Total SP: 151%
Non-runners: Vinorine (coughing)
1st owner: Mothership Racing Club (Turtle Time Lucky) 1st breeder: Miss E Harrington
2nd owner: Ms Rachel O'Neill (Melon Delta)
3rd owner: B Redmond (Davids Day)
Tote win: €2.30 PL: €1.50 €2.80 €2 Ex: €43.90 CSF: €24.66

3:25 Down Royal (IRE) 17 Mar 2009

Gordons Beginners Chase