Full Result 7.30 Leopardstown (IRE) | 6 June 2007

Somerville Handicap

(42-70, 4yo+) 1m1f Good

1st €6,910 2nd €1,610 3rd €710 4th €410

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁷⁾	17. Blackhall Claw (IRE) 8/1 W J Lee ³ S J Treacy	W J Lee ³ S J Treacy	6	92	61	69	69	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Blue Kestrel (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up, 14th on outer approaching straight, headway 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, led close home

2⁽⁴⁾ hd	21. Marias Dream (IRE) 25/1 Michael Hussey John A Quinn	Michael Hussey John A Quinn	5	94	60	68	68	–
bb m Desert Sun - Clifton Lass (IRE) (Up And At 'Em)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, 5th when short of room briefly entering straight, led inside final furlong, headed close home

3⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1¼]	1. Due Respect (IRE) 16/1 Sean Levey ⁷ D T Hughes	Sean Levey ⁷ D T Hughes	7	97	70	76	76	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Stylish (Anshan)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, 6th and headway early straight, challenged inside final furlong, kept on under pressure (op 14/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ nk [1½]	3. Perfect Memory (IRE) 8/1 Shane Gorey ⁵ C P Donoghue	Shane Gorey ⁵ C P Donoghue	5	99	70	75	75	–
ch m Nashwan (USA) - Ghanaj (Caerleon)
Held up, towards rear entering straight, stayed on well from 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, kept on (op 12/1)

5⁽¹⁹⁾ ¾ [2¼]	16. Urbanize (USA) 20/1 Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ G M Lyons	Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ G M Lyons	4	91	62	66	66	–
b f Chester House (USA) - Euphonize (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Tracked leaders, 7th 3f out, 3rd early straight, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [3½]	12. Zarandja (IRE) 12/1 D J Moran ⁵ Patrick Martin	D J Moran ⁵ Patrick Martin	5	93	64	65	66	–
b m King's Best (USA) - Zarlana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Slowly into stride and held up towards rear, 15th into straight, stayed on well, never nearer (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [4¼]	14. Nell Peters (IRE) 12/1 Colm O'Donoghue W M Roper	Colm O'Donoghue W M Roper	4	97	63	62	63	–
b f Singspiel (IRE) - Hejraan (USA) (Alydar)
Close 2nd, led entering straight, headed over 1f out, one pace (op 10/1)

8⁽³⁾ 1 [5¼]	7. Distant Piper (IRE) 14/1 Pat Smullen Adrian McGuinness	Pat Smullen Adrian McGuinness	4	911	67	64	65	–
b f Distant Music (USA) - Pipers Pool (IRE) (Mtoto)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 3f out, no impression early straight (op 16/1)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [6]	13. Common Venture (IRE) 14/1 Amy Kathleen Parsons ⁷ T G McCourt	Amy Kathleen Parsons ⁷ T G McCourt	9	90 t	63	58	60	–
b g Common Grounds - Often Ahead (IRE) (Head For Heights)
Tracked leaders, 6th 3f out, no impression from 2f out (op 12/1)

10⁽¹⁶⁾ shd [6]	20. Charyan (IRE) 8/1 N G McCullagh C Roche	N G McCullagh C Roche	6	94 t	60	55	57	–
b m Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Great Pleasure (GER) (Star Appeal)
Towards rear, kept on same pace straight

11⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [6½]	5. Wonder Aloud (IRE) 20/1 Fran Berry Charles O'Brien	Fran Berry Charles O'Brien	4	913	69	64	65	–
b f Grand Lodge (USA) - Amazing Tale (Shareef Dancer)
Towards rear, kept on same pace straight

12⁽⁷⁾ nk [6¾]	4. Time Discloses All 25/1 Nora Looby ¹⁰ M J Grassick	Nora Looby ¹⁰ M J Grassick	7	94	70	64	66	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Take Charge I (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division on inner, no impression straight

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [8]	18. Kilmannin (IRE) 6/1 Chris Hayes ³ H Rogers	Chris Hayes ³ H Rogers	7	92 tb	61	52	54	–
b g College Chapel - Bea's Ruby (IRE) (Fairy King)
Mid-division on outer, 8th approaching straight, no extra from 2f out

14⁽¹³⁾ 1¾ [9¾]	9. Persian Knight (IRE) 11/2F P Shanahan Tracey Collins	P Shanahan Tracey Collins	8	99	65	52	55	–
ch g Persian Brave (IRE) - Little Jane (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
In rear of mid-division, no impression straight (op 6/1)

15⁽¹¹⁾ nk [10]	6. Brocatello (IRE) 20/1 Johnny Murtagh R J Osborne	Johnny Murtagh R J Osborne	4	911 b	67	54	56	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Brocatelle (Green Desert)
Never a factor

16⁽²⁾ 2½ [12½]	8. Volcan Magique (IRE) 14/1 Declan McDonogh James Leavy	Declan McDonogh James Leavy	7	910 b	66	47	51	–
ch g Machiavellian (USA) - Vanille (USA) (Diesis)
Towards rear throughout

17⁽⁵⁾ ½ [13]	22. Play The Ball (USA) 25/1 Rory Cleary J J Lambe	Rory Cleary J J Lambe	5	94	60	40	44	–
ch g Boundary (USA) - Copper Play (USA) (Fast Play)
Mid-division, 10th halfway, no extra straight

18⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [16½]	19. Auvergne 25/1 Seamie Heffernan T J Arnold	Seamie Heffernan T J Arnold	5	94 b	60	32	37	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Aquaba (USA) (Damascus)
Led, headed entering straight, soon weakened

19⁽²¹⁾ 4 [20½]	2. Feu D'Artifice (USA) 20/1 Kevin Manning R McGlinchey	Kevin Manning R McGlinchey	4	100	70	33	39	–
b g Stravinsky (USA) - Alashir (USA) (Alysheba)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd into straight, soon weakened

20⁽²²⁾ nk [20¾]	15. Busy Shark (IRE) 25/1 P B Beggy ⁵ Miss S Collins	P B Beggy ⁵ Miss S Collins	4	91	62	25	31	–
gr g Shinko Forest (IRE) - Felicita (IRE) (Catrail)
Chased leaders, 4th approaching straight, soon weakened

21⁽¹²⁾ 2 [22¾]	11. Jazabelle (IRE) 33/1 D T Pratt ¹⁰ Tracey Collins	D T Pratt ¹⁰ Tracey Collins	4	812	64	22	29	–
gr f Monashee Mountain (USA) - Lingdale Lass (Petong)
Slowly into stride and always behind

21 ran Off time: 7:30:00 Winning time: 1m 54.70s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 146%
Non-runners: Karasay, Mr Napoleon, Shadow Risk, Swift Sailing
1st owner: Dominic Fagan (Blackhall Claw) 1st breeder: Dominic Fagan
2nd owner: L Rowley (Marias Dream)
3rd owner: D T Hughes (Due Respect)
Tote win: €10.30 PL: €2.20 €4.10 €4.20 Ex: €394.50 CSF: €213.73 Tricast: €3,282.83

7:30 Leopardstown (IRE) 6 Jun 2007

Somerville Handicap