Full Result 2.45 Fairyhouse (IRE) | 2 April 2002

Boyle Sports Hurdle

(5yo+) 2m Yielding 8 hurdles

1st €17,550 2nd €5,130 3rd €2,430 4th €810

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. In The Forge 8/1 Barry Geraghty M Halford	Barry Geraghty M Halford	5	117	–	–	128	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Harir (Kris)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, smooth progress after 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well (op 7/1)

2 1½	7. Direct Bearing (IRE) 3/1 Paul Carberry D K Weld	Paul Carberry D K Weld	5	117	–	–	126	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Uncertain Affair (IRE) (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, 5th when slight mistake 3 out, improved into 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on well under pressure (op 7/4)

3 4 [5½]	1. Patriot Games (IRE) 5/1 Charlie Swan C F Swan	Charlie Swan C F Swan	8	1111	122	–	126	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - It's Now Or Never (High Line)
Settled 3rd, 4th and ridden 2 out, 3rd before last, no impression flat (op 9/2)

4 2 [7½]	2. Albatros (FR) 5/2F Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	5	1110	120	–	123	–
b g Shining Steel - Abalvina (FR) (Abdos)
Held up, progress 4 out, 6th and ridden 3 out, kept on one paced under pressure

5 ½ [8]	5. Royal Plaisir (IRE) 6/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	118	113	–	121	–
b g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Royal Well (Royal Vulcan)
Prominent, 2nd from 3rd, led after 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra (op 11/2)

6 5 [13]	10. Vatirisk (FR) 14/1 B M Cash E J O'Grady	B M Cash E J O'Grady	5	117	106	–	115	–
b h Take Risks (FR) - Vatipan (FR) (Trepan)
Mid division, 8th 3 out, kept on one paced (op 12/1)

7 7 [20]	11. Mal D'Amour I (IRE) 100/1 Mr B Moran ⁵ S Braddish	Mr B Moran ⁵ S Braddish	5	1011	–	–	103	–
b m Mukaddamah (USA) - Amour Toujours (IRE) (Law Society)
Held up, 11th 4 out, kept on one paced from next (op 66/1)

8 1½ [21½]	3. Backdoor Champion (IRE) 14/1 T Gibney ⁵ Andrew Heffernan	T Gibney ⁵ Andrew Heffernan	8	113	–	–	107	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Imperial Greeting (Be My Guest)
Prominent early, lost place before 4 out, 7th 3 out, ridden and no impression, weakened from 2 out

9 6 [27½]	4. Noble Promise I (IRE) 16/1 Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	Tommy Treacy J A O'Connell	7	118	106	–	101	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Princess Grand (Kashiwa)
Mid division, weakened 3 out (op 14/1)

10 2½ [30]	6. Winter Man (IRE) 14/1 Robbie Power ⁷ Cathal McCarthy	Robbie Power ⁷ Cathal McCarthy	8	111	110	–	99	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Jane Eyre I (Master Buck)
Led, headed and weakened quickly after 3 out (op 12/1)

11 6 [36]	12. Johnjoe's Express (IRE) 100/1 P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	5	110	–	–	85	–
gr g Moscow Society (USA) - Abigail's Dream (Kalaglow)
Always behind, tailed off before 3 out (op 66/1)

12 12 [48]	13. Windsor Boy (IRE) 50/1 Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	Ken Whelan E J O'Grady	5	110	–	–	73	–
b h Mtoto - Fragrant Belle (USA) (Al Nasr)
Always behind, tailed off before 3 out (op 33/1)

PU	9. Petersham 8/1 T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	T P Rudd M J P O'Brien	5	117	–	–	–	–
b g Petardia - Hayhurst (Sandhurst Prince)
Never a factor, behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said horse made mistakes and was never moving well)

13 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 4m 1.70s (slow by 19.70s) Total SP: 137%
1st owner: Mrs Margaret Gannon (In The Forge) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Dr Michael Smurfit (Direct Bearing)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Patriot Games)
Tote win: €6 PL: €1.80 €1.70 €2.60 Ex: €41.90 CSF: €37.83

2:45 Fairyhouse (IRE) 2 Apr 2002

Boyle Sports Hurdle