Full Result 3.30 Galway (IRE) | 29 October 2006

Galway City Tribune Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st €32,550 2nd €9,550 3rd €4,550 4th €1,550

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Sky To Sea (FR) 8/1 D G Hogan ⁵ R Donohoe	D G Hogan ⁵ R Donohoe	8	112	119	130	134	–
b g Adieu Au Roi (IRE) - Urban Sky (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Always prominent, challenged and led before 2 out, ridden clear last, stayed on well (op 6/1)

2 2½	8. Lagudin (IRE) 33/1 A E Lynch ³ Paul John Gilligan	A E Lynch ³ Paul John Gilligan	8	100 b	101	109	111	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Liaison I (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Swished tail at start and a little reluctant to jump off, always prominent, led after 3 out, strongly pressed and headed before next, 3rd before straight, soon no impression, kept on into 2nd close home

3 shd [2½]	2. Dreux (FR) 5/1 Denis O'Regan Thomas Cooper	Denis O'Regan Thomas Cooper	4	111	113	121	123	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Divination I (FR) (Groom Dancer)
Chased leaders, took closer order approaching 2 out, 2nd before straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace (op 6/1)

4 ½ [3]	6. Cosmic String (IRE) 2/1F R Walsh D K Weld	R Walsh D K Weld	4	109	107	114	116	–
ch g In The Wings - Continuous (IRE) (Darshaan)
Mid-division, slight mistake 3 out and pushed along, went moderate 5th before straight, ridden to go 4th run-in, no extra and kept on same pace close home (op 9/4 tchd 5/2)

5 3 [6]	5. Freddie Foster (IRE) 4/1 Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	7	1011	109	112	115	–
ch g Carroll House (IRE) - Buff's Express (Bay Express)
Mid-division, closed after 3 out, 2nd before next where slight mistake, dropped to 4th and no impression under pressure from before straight, kept on same pace (op 7/2)

6 ½ [6½]	9. Mahdi De Coeur (FR) 10/1 Conor Maxwell ⁷ A L T Moore	Conor Maxwell ⁷ A L T Moore	6	910	101	104	107	–
ch g Port Lyautey (FR) - Fete De Coeur (FR) (Lampon)
Close up, 3rd when reminder 4 out, ridden next, soon no impression

7 25 [31½]	3. Rathkenny I (IRE) 20/1 Conor O'Dwyer William Coleman O'Brien	Conor O'Dwyer William Coleman O'Brien	8	1012	110	81	91	–
b g Standiford (USA) - Shine I (Sharrood)
Towards rear, no impression under pressure from after 3 out (op 14/1)

8 5 [36½]	10. Jimmy Spot On (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Treacy Seamus Lynch	Tommy Treacy Seamus Lynch	9	912	96	60	72	–
b g Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Lady Be Lucky (IRE) (Taufan)
In rear, ridden 3 out, soon lost touch and no danger

F	7. Mountain Snow (IRE) 8/1 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	6	109	107	–	–	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Mountains Of Mist (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Towards rear, headway into moderate 7th before straight, no impression when fell last

PU	4. The Last Stand 10/1 M P Watts ⁵ Anthony Mullins	M P Watts ⁵ Anthony Mullins	4	107	110	–	–	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Cassilis (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Led, headed after 3 out, weakened and pulled up before next (jockey said gelding lost its action running downhill to the straight) (op 10/1 tchd 14/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 0.70s (slow by 20.70s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: James M Barcoe (Sky To Sea) 1st breeder: David Tsui
2nd owner: Brian Walsh (Co Kildare) (Lagudin)
3rd owner: Mrs Valerie Courtney (Dreux)
Tote win: €8.80 PL: €2.60 €11.80 €2.30 Ex: €246.50 CSF: €234.59 Tricast: €1,476.43

3:30 Galway (IRE) 29 Oct 2006

Galway City Tribune Handicap Hurdle