Full Result 3.55 Fairyhouse (IRE) | 22 September 2009

Ashbourne Nursery Handicap

(50-80, 2yo) 7f Good

1st €7,255.50 2nd €1,690.50 3rd €745.50 4th €430.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	13. Indus Valley (IRE) 12/1 Colm O'Donoghue K J Condon	Colm O'Donoghue K J Condon	2	810	69	32	76	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Gloriously Bright (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up towards rear, not clear run early straight, soon switched to outer, headway into 3rd inside final furlong, ran on strongly to lead close home (trainer's representative said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the colt was very keen last time out, but settled much better today thanks to a change of tactics in dropping him out. ) (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

2⁽⁹⁾ ½	16. Diamondgeezer Luke (IRE) 25/1 Ben Curtis ⁵ F Costello	Ben Curtis ⁵ F Costello	2	81	65	27	68	–
b c War Chant (USA) - Banquise (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
In rear of mid-division, ridden straight, 8th under 2f out, 5th over 1f out, kept on under pressure

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [1¾]	11. The Educator (IRE) 25/1 Danny Mullins ⁵ Cecil Ross	Danny Mullins ⁵ Cecil Ross	2	88	72	30	72	–
b g Chineur (FR) - Zafaraya (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Mid-division, progress into 5th early straight, 2nd over 1 1/2f out, led over 1f out, kept on under pressure, headed and no extra close home

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼ [3]	14. Lil Ella (IRE) 8/1 Gary Carroll ⁵ C Roche	Gary Carroll ⁵ C Roche	2	84	68	23	65	–
b f Pearl Of Love (IRE) - Royal Jubilee (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Mid-division, 9th and ridden halfway, kept on from 1 1/2f out

5⁽³⁾ 1 [4]	17. Light Years Ahead 25/1 Willie Supple P D Deegan	Willie Supple P D Deegan	2	84 1 b	63	15	57	–
b g Aldebaran (USA) - Dragonada (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, 10th approaching straight, 8th over 1f out, stayed on

6⁽¹⁾ 1½ [5½]	15. Swordmaster 33/1 Danny Grant John Joseph Murphy	Danny Grant John Joseph Murphy	2	87	66	14	56	–
b c Bertolini (USA) - Aegean Sea (USA) (Gulch)
Prominent, 4th halfway, 3rd early straight, kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

7⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [6¼]	8. Cre Na Coille (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	2	90 p	73	18	61	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - National Swagger (IRE) (Giant's Causeway)
Led, strongly pressed straight, headed over 1f out, soon no extra (op 12/1)

8⁽²⁾ ¾ [7]	10. Midnight Mover (IRE) 12/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	2	813	72	15	59	–
ch f Bahamian Bounty - Promenade (Primo Dominie)
Chased leaders on inner, 6th early straight, effort 1 1/2f out, no impression inside final furlong

9⁽¹⁴⁾ nk [7¼]	7. Bangathelatch (IRE) 10/1 Mark Enright ¹⁰ T Stack	Mark Enright ¹⁰ T Stack	2	87	76	18	62	–
b c Choisir (AUS) - Vinicky (USA) (Kingmambo)
Mid-division on outer, no impression straight

10⁽⁸⁾ shd [7½]	5. Dragon's Den (IRE) 3/1F Johnny Murtagh David Wachman	Johnny Murtagh David Wachman	2	94	77	19	63	–
b c Antonius Pius (USA) - Tallassee (Indian Ridge)
Towards rear, stumbled early, headway into 7th early straight, no extra from over 1f out (op 6/1)

11⁽¹⁸⁾ shd [7½]	12. Red Fighter (IRE) 16/1 Fran Berry T Hogan	Fran Berry T Hogan	2	811 p	70	12	55	–
b c Redback - Sloats Burg (USA) (Woodman)
Towards rear, some late headway

12⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [8¼]	9. Sammuramat (IRE) 12/1 Joseph O'Brien ⁷ T Stack	Joseph O'Brien ⁷ T Stack	2	87	73	13	56	–
b f Dansili - Elara (USA) (Spinning World)
Never a factor

13⁽¹³⁾ nk [8½]	3. Balansara (IRE) 5/1 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	2	95 t	78	17	61	–
b f Azamour (IRE) - Balanka (IRE) (Alzao)
Towards rear, no impression straight (jockey said filly ran out of racing room in the straight) (op 6/1)

14⁽¹²⁾ ½ [9]	1. Money Trader (IRE) 14/1 Chris Hayes J T Gorman	Chris Hayes J T Gorman	2	97	80	17	61	–
br c Trade Fair - Honey For Money (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch on outer, 8th halfway, weakened straight (op 12/1)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [10½]	6. Neon Tiger 20/1 Keagan Latham G M Lyons	Keagan Latham G M Lyons	2	94	77	10	55	–
b c Bahamian Bounty - Sharplaw Star (Xaar)
Always behind

16⁽⁷⁾ 1¾ [12¼]	2. Diva Dolce (IRE) 13/2 Darren Egan ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	Darren Egan ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	2	810	79	7	52	–
b f Domedriver (IRE) - Danzelline (Danzero)
Close up, 3rd halfway, 2nd and challenged early straight, soon weakened, eased final furlong (op 6/1)

17⁽⁴⁾ 3 [15¼]	4. Seventh Star (IRE) 11/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	2	95 b¹	78	–	44	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Yara (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Prominent, 2nd halfway, weakened entering straight (op 10/1)

18⁽¹⁵⁾ 16 [31¼]	18. Take Him Home (IRE) 25/1 Martin Harley ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	Martin Harley ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	2	713 1 b¹	63	–	–	–
b c Antonius Pius (USA) - Truly Lonely (IRE) (Desert King)
Prominent on outer, 3rd approaching halfway, soon weakened, trailing straight

18 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 1m 31.50s (slow by 4.80s) Total SP: 149%
Non-runners: Antonius Park (reserve), City Line (reserve), Red Jim (reserve)
1st owner: A Gannon (Indus Valley) 1st breeder: P Morris & B McKenna
2nd owner: Adrian McNamara (Diamondgeezer Luke)
3rd owner: Anthony F O'Callaghan (The Educator)
Tote win: €22.30 PL: €2.70 €12.90 €7 Ex: €735.30 CSF: €318.15 Tricast: €7,312.92

3:55 Fairyhouse (IRE) 22 Sep 2009

Ashbourne Nursery Handicap