Full Result 12.25 Down Royal (IRE) | 26 December 2012

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(5yo+) 2m7f Heavy 16 fences

1st €4,830 2nd €1,120 3rd €490 4th €280

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tammys Hill (IRE) 3/1 Mr J J Smyth ⁷ Liam Lennon	Mr J J Smyth ⁷ Liam Lennon	7	117	–	95	140	–
b g Tamayaz (CAN) - Hillside Lass (Troy Fair)
Chased leaders, progress on outer 4 out, good headway from before next to lead 2 out, ridden and kept on well from last (op 7-2)

2 3½	3. Salsify (IRE) 9/4F Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	7	1111	137	92	136	–
b g Beneficial - Our Deadly (IRE) (Phardante)
Raced in mid-division, took keen hold, headway from halfway to chase leaders approaching straight, on terms going well 3 out, led briefly, ridden from next and no extra approaching last, kept on (op 2-1)

3 9½ [13]	2. Merchant Royal (IRE) 14/1 Mr J P McKeown D M Christie	Mr J P McKeown D M Christie	8	120	–	83	126	–
b g Kayf Tara - Country Store (Sunyboy)
Chased leaders, 8th circuit to race, mistake 4 out, headway from 4 out where slight mistake into 5th approaching 2 out, kept on same pace into moderate 3rd from last (op 18-1)

4 4 [17]	8. Slippers Percy (IRE) 9/2 Mr W Thompson ⁷ Miss S L Kelly	Mr W Thompson ⁷ Miss S L Kelly	10	114	–	76	119	–
b g Sea Raven (IRE) - Lough Borough (IRE) (Orchestra)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead 4 out, ridden next and headed 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace (op 5-1)

5 hd [17¼]	14. Send For Paddy (IRE) 20/1 Mr D A Fitzsimmons ⁷ C A McBratney	Mr D A Fitzsimmons ⁷ C A McBratney	11	113 3 t	–	75	118	–
bb g Mister Mat (FR) - Hollymead (IRE) (Jamesmead)
Raced in mid-division, some headway from 5 out, kept on same pace from 3 out

6 ¾ [18]	6. Long Strand (IRE) 25/1 Miss Evanna McCutcheon ⁷ David Peter Nagle	Miss Evanna McCutcheon ⁷ David Peter Nagle	8	114 t	109	75	118	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Oh So Breezy (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in mid-division, ridden from 4 out and no impression next, kept on same pace (op 22-1)

7 6 [24]	16. Taghnabrick (IRE) 25/1 Mr M J Lynch ⁷ George Stewart	Mr M J Lynch ⁷ George Stewart	6	110 t	–	66	108	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Merilena (IRE) (Roselier)
Chased leaders, headway to lead 8th, headed 4 out and soon no impression

8 7 [31]	5. Carsonstown Boy (IRE) 14/1 Mr N McParlan ⁷ C A McBratney	Mr N McParlan ⁷ C A McBratney	8	114	112	63	105	–
b g Golden Tornado (IRE) - Elbonne (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leaders, ridden in 7th after 3 out, moderate 8th when bad mistake last

9 5 [36]	17. Writers Block (IRE) 50/1 Mr A H Wells ⁷ Lady Jane Gillespie	Mr A H Wells ⁷ Lady Jane Gillespie	9	110	–	54	96	–
b g Lil's Boy (USA) - Nordic Pageant (IRE) (Nordico)
Chased leaders, mistake 6th, weakened from 4 out

10 ¾ [36¾]	1. Good Egg (IRE) 25/1 Mr C M Murphy ⁷ Lady J Fowler	Mr C M Murphy ⁷ Lady J Fowler	9	117	–	61	102	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Full Of Surprises (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in mid-division, ridden before 4 out and no danger from next

11 1¼ [38]	7. Not Before Eight (IRE) 16/1 Mr B O'Neill ⁵ D M Christie	Mr B O'Neill ⁵ D M Christie	8	116 p	122	56	98	–
br g Flemensfirth (USA) - Supreme Evening (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Never better than mid-division

12 2¾ [40¾]	11. Crude (IRE) 16/1 Mr J J Codd Derek Pugh	Mr J J Codd Derek Pugh	7	117	–	50	91	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Dawn Court (Rakaposhi King)
Always behind, never a factor

13 20 [60¾]	15. Strongpoint (IRE) 16/1 Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ S R B Crawford	Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ S R B Crawford	8	112 2 t	120	32	73	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Ceo Draiochta (IRE) (Erins Isle)
Towards rear throughout, mistakes 2nd and 4th, never a factor

PU	9. Viking Splash (IRE) 8/1 Mr J T Carroll ³ John Joseph Hanlon	Mr J T Carroll ³ John Joseph Hanlon	9	118 p	121	–	–	–
b g Stowaway - Honey Mustard (IRE) (Roselier)
Close up early, pushed along 5 out and soon weakened, trailing when pulled up before 3 out

PU	12. Harps Counsel (IRE) 25/1 Mr S F Magee ⁷ J K Magee	Mr S F Magee ⁷ J K Magee	10	110 tp	–	–	–	–
b g Leading Counsel (USA) - Up The Harps (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Led, headed 8th, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 22-1)

PU	13. Royal Chukka (IRE) 33/1 Mr J J King ⁷ Mrs Denise Foster	Mr J J King ⁷ Mrs Denise Foster	9	111 1	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Pede Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Towards rear, mistakes 5th and next, never a factor, trailing when pulled up before 3 out

PU	10. Bank Guarantee (IRE) 33/1 Mr S J Craig ⁷ A J Martin	Mr S J Craig ⁷ A J Martin	7	112 2	–	–	–	–
br g Bob's Return (IRE) - Rosy Rockford (IRE) (Beneficial)
Towards rear throughout, trailing when pulled up before 3 out

17 ran Off time: 12:25:19 Winning time: 6m 9.30s (slow by 39.30s) Total SP: 145%
1st owner: Patrick J Smyth (Tammys Hill) 1st breeder: Patrick J Smyth
2nd owner: Mrs J B Sweeney (Salsify)
3rd owner: Patrick J McCartan (Merchant Royal)
Tote win: €3.30 PL: €1.40 €2.40 €6.30 Ex: €4.40 CSF: €11.55

12:25 Down Royal (IRE) 26 Dec 2012

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