Full Result 4.25 Galway (IRE) | 10 September 2006

Cunningham Higgins Specialist Cars Handicap Hurdle

(88-130, 4yo+) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st €13,671 2nd €4,011 3rd €1,911 4th €651

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Artistic Lad 5/1 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	6	110	107	–	116	–
ch g Peintre Celebre (USA) - Maid For The Hills (Indian Ridge)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, prominent, 5th and ridden approaching 2 out, 3rd run-in, stayed on well to lead from over 50yds out, soon clear

2 1¼	8. Mountain Snow (IRE) 6/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	6	1011	104	–	112	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Mountains Of Mist (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, towards rear, 8th approaching 2 out, ridden to go moderate 4th run-in, stayed on well (op 13/2)

3 hd [1½]	5. Marbeuf (USA) 6/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	112	109	–	117	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Salon Prive (USA) (Private Account)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, chased leaders, mistake 2 out, 3rd before straight, ridden in 2nd from last, soon no impression, kept on same pace (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

4 hd [1¾]	3. Jawad (IRE) 3/1F Davy Russell Ms Joanna Morgan	Davy Russell Ms Joanna Morgan	5	114	111	–	118	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Mystic Charm (Nashwan)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, mid-division, 6th approaching 2 out, headway travelling well to lead into straight, strongly pressed run-in and headed over 50yds out, kept on same pace and soon dropped to 4th (op 11/4)

5 3 [4¾]	9. Son Of Mary 16/1 P W Flood Martin Browne	P W Flood Martin Browne	4	1011	104	–	108	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Mory Kante (USA) (Icecapade)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, chased leaders, reminders 3 out, 4th and no impression under pressure from before straight, kept on same pace (op 12/1)

6 shd [4¾]	7. Darby Wall (IRE) 16/1 Andrew J McNamara E Bolger	Andrew J McNamara E Bolger	8	1011	104	–	108	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Nikkis Pet (Le Moss)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, soon led and clear, jumped left, hit 4 out, strongly pressed and headed into straight, soon no extra

7 2½ [7¼]	1. Thunder Road (IRE) 5/1 Adrian Lane ³ P A Fahy	Adrian Lane ³ P A Fahy	6	114	114	–	116	–
b m Mtoto - Shefoog (Kefaah)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, soon chased leader in 2nd, some mistakes, lost place and no impression under pressure from before straight (op 4/1)

8 12 [19¼]	10. Gypsy Lord (IRE) 7/1 J R Barry John A White	J R Barry John A White	7	109	102	–	92	–
gr g Lord Americo (IRE) - Cullenstown Lady (IRE) (Wood Chanter)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, chased leaders, dropped to 7th and ridden approaching 2 out, soon no extra

9 3½ [22¾]	2. Laureldean (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Power Michael Cunningham	Robbie Power Michael Cunningham	8	116	113	–	99	–
b g Shernazar - Power Run (Deep Run)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before 2 out

10 27 [49¾]	4. Lafayette (IRE) 25/1 Denis O'Regan R J Osborne	Denis O'Regan R J Osborne	8	112	109	–	68	–
b h General Monash (USA) - Bezee (Belmez)
Walked with field for prolonged spell after start, towards rear, no extra under pressure from 3 out, tailed off (op 20/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:26:00 Winning time: 4m 16.40s (slow by 36.40s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Cova Syndicate (Artistic Lad) 1st breeder: Normandie Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Austin Fanning (Mountain Snow)
3rd owner: D P Sharkey (Marbeuf)
Tote win: €5.10 PL: €1.50 €2.30 €2.90 Ex: €47.10 CSF: €36.87 Tricast: €188.44

4:25 Galway (IRE) 10 Sep 2006

Cunningham Higgins Specialist Cars Handicap Hurdle