Full Result 5.00 Galway (IRE) | 6 September 1999

Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap

(0-70, 3yo+) (1m73yds) 1m½f Soft

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	16. Charlton Spring (IRE) 16/1 Francis Ferris ⁷ Patrick Martin	Francis Ferris ⁷ Patrick Martin	5	710	40	25	47	–
ch m Masterclass (USA) - Relankina (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Held up, progress halfway, 7th 3f out, 5th and ridden approaching straight, 2nd over 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽⁹⁾ 1½	15. Eloquent Way (IRE) 12/1 J J Behan P Cluskey	J J Behan P Cluskey	7	86	43	32	47	–
b m Dowsing (USA) - Offshore Boom (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders, progress 3f out, led over 2 1/2f out, ridden clear entering straight, headed well inside final furlong, no extra (op 8/1)

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [1¾]	14. The Boxer (IRE) 8/1 Wayne Lordan ⁷ Edward Lynam	Wayne Lordan ⁷ Edward Lynam	3	81 tb	50	31	53	–
b f Brief Truce (USA) - Bean Siamsa (Solinus)
Held up, headway after halfway, 4th approaching straight, 3rd and ridden 1f out, kept on (op 7/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [4¼]	2. Countessmarkievicz (IRE) 7/1 Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	Mick Kinane A P O'Brien	4	911 b	62	45	60	–
b f Elbio - Easy On The Eye (Henbit)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden over 2 1/2f out, 2nd 2f out, one paced under pressure straight (op 6/1)

5⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5¼]	5. Petes Goodun (IRE) 14/1 Kevin Manning Michael McElhone	Kevin Manning Michael McElhone	4	98 b¹	59	39	55	–
b c Elbio - Next Term (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, led briefly 3f out, headed over 2 1/2f out, soon ridden, 5th approaching straight, one paced (op 10/1)

6⁽¹⁾ nk [5½]	4. Willyever 7/1 P Shanahan F J Bowles	P Shanahan F J Bowles	5	910 b	61	41	56	–
b g Merdon Melody - Stonebroker (Morston)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, 7th and ridden approaching straight, no impression (op 6/1)

7⁽³⁾ 1 [6½]	6. Quite Chuffed 7/1 Johnny Murtagh W P Mullins	Johnny Murtagh W P Mullins	5	97	58	38	51	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Gaelic Air (Ballad Rock)
Held up, headway 4f out, 6th over 2f out, 4th and ridden early straight, weakened and eased inside final furlong

8⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [7]	12. Impulsif (USA) 9/2J Jamie Spencer Liam Browne	Jamie Spencer Liam Browne	5	89	46	26	39	–
ch g Diesis - High Sevens (Master Willie)
Held up, progress after halfway, 4th and ridden over 2f out, no impression straight (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

9⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [7¾]	8. Breffni Flyer (IRE) 10/1 Wayne Smith Michael Cunningham	Wayne Smith Michael Cunningham	3	94	60	40	51	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Lyphard's Lady (Lyphard's Special)
Held up, 9th and ridden halfway, kept on one paced under pressure, no extra inside final furlong (op 8/1)

10⁽²⁾ 3½ [11¼]	3. Nuit Saint 16/1 P J Scallan ⁵ T Hogan	P J Scallan ⁵ T Hogan	3	95	66	41	50	–
b f College Chapel - Nuit Blanche (Night Shift)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, soon ridden and one paced, no extra straight (op 10/1)

11⁽⁶⁾ 8 [19¼]	7. Iftatah 7/1 S Craine Kevin Prendergast	S Craine Kevin Prendergast	6	96	57	37	24	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Arylh (USA) (Lyphard)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened from 3f out (op 6/1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [21¾]	11. Dame En Rouge (IRE) 20/1 Fran Berry M Halford	Fran Berry M Halford	3	89	51	31	13	–
ch f Imperial Frontier (USA) - Zany (Junius)
Disputed lead, headed halfway, close 3rd and ridden 3f out, weakened before straight (op 16/1)

13⁽⁸⁾ 5 [26¾]	13. Drum Lady (IRE) 9/2J Danny Grant ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	Danny Grant ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	3	83	50	25	1	–
b f Petardia - Sassalin (Sassafras)
Led and disputed lead, pulled hard, headed under 3f out, soon weakened (op 5/2 tchd 5/1)

14⁽¹⁵⁾ 8 [34¾]	1. Patience Lost (GER) 12/1 Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	4	913	64	44	1	–
b c Forty Niner (USA) - Palanga (GER) (Lagunas)
Never a factor (op 10/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ hd [34¾]	9. Canary Bird (IRE) 16/1 Pat Smullen G A Cusack	Pat Smullen G A Cusack	3	92 b¹	58	38	1	–
b f Catrail (USA) - Coupe D'Hebe (Ile De Bourbon)
Always behind (op 10/1)

16⁽⁴⁾ 3 [37¾]	10. Tame Deer 10/1 S F Cleary ¹⁰ Martin O'Toole	S F Cleary ¹⁰ Martin O'Toole	7	83 b	50	20	1	–
ch g Hadeer - Ever Welcome (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders on inner, weakened approaching halfway, eased before straight

16 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 2m 3.30s (slow by 19.30s) Total SP: 161%
1st owner: Impact Ii Racing Syndicate (Charlton Spring) 1st breeder: James M Egan
2nd owner: P Cluskey (Eloquent Way)
3rd owner: Celtic Tiger Syndicate (The Boxer)
Tote win: €20.60 PL: €3.80 €3.30 €5 Ex: €124.80 CSF: €231.08 Tricast: €1,576.96

5:00 Galway (IRE) 6 Sep 1999

Great Southern Hotels Galway Handicap