Full Result 3.10 Galway (IRE) | 30 July 2009

St. James's Gate Novice Chase

(5yo+) (2m2f54yds) 2m2f Yielding To Soft 12 fences

1st €16,926 2nd €4,966 3rd €2,366 4th €806

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Montero (IRE) 6/4F Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	7	119	125	–	139	–
ch g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Wayward Queen (Alflora)
Chased leader in moderate 2nd, slight mistake 4 out, closed 2 out, led after last, soon ridden clear, stayed on well, easily (op 2/1)

2 10	8. Aoife Costa (IRE) 9/1 A E Lynch Paul John Gilligan	A E Lynch Paul John Gilligan	6	111 t	115	–	117	–
b m Blueprint (IRE) - Architect-Line (IRE) (Architect I)
Soon raced in moderate 4th, closed 2 out, 3rd at last, chased winner into straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace under pressure (op 15/2)

3 4 [14]	2. Farinelli 4/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	6	116	–	–	118	–
br g Selkirk (USA) - Melodica I (Machiavellian)
Soon raced in moderate 5th, slight mistake 6th, closed 2 out, ridden after last, 3rd into straight, soon no impression, kept on same pace (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

4 9 [23]	3. Quintana (IRE) 4/1 Sean Flanagan E Sheehy	Sean Flanagan E Sheehy	6	116	110	–	109	–
b g Fruits Of Love (USA) - Smyths Lady (IRE) (Ajraas)
Raced in moderate 3rd, bad mistake 3 out, dropped to 4th at last, no impression under pressure into straight (op 7/2)

5 4 [27]	6. Joe Soap (IRE) 14/1 Phillip Enright ³ Gerard Cully	Phillip Enright ³ Gerard Cully	8	1013	–	–	101	–
b g Germany (USA) - Lahana (IRE) (Rising)
Led and clear, reduced lead 2 out, headed after last, soon dropped to 5th and no extra (op 16/1)

6 19 [46]	7. Leegane (IRE) 40/1 Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	7	1013 t	–	–	82	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - California Blue (FR) (Pebble)
Soon trailing towards rear, never a factor

F	5. Another Ambition (IRE) 5/1 R Walsh A J Martin	R Walsh A J Martin	8	112	105	–	–	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Reluctant Scholar (IRE) (Buckskin)
Raced in moderate 6th, mistake 5th, fell 3 out (op 13/2)

PU	9. Halfthemaniusetobe (IRE) 33/1 Davy Russell N F Glynn	Davy Russell N F Glynn	5	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Rudimentary (USA) - Solmus (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
Soon trailing towards rear, not fluent at jumping early, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

8 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 4m 46.60s (slow by 22.60s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Wins Now (change in ground)
1st owner: G Burke (Montero) 1st breeder: Philip Rothwell
2nd owner: Michael Heston (Aoife Costa)
3rd owner: Byerley Thoroughbred Racing (Farinelli)
Tote win: €2.40 PL: €1.30 €2.90 €1.70 Ex: €20.30 CSF: €16.97

3:10 Galway (IRE) 30 Jul 2009

St. James's Gate Novice Chase