Full Result 1.55 Punchestown (IRE) | 12 January 2009

Clairefontaine-Co Kildare Twinning Handicap Hurdle

(81-116, 4yo+) 2m4f Inner Soft To Heavy 12 hurdles

1st €7,601 2nd €1,771 3rd €781 4th €451

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Vinatieri (IRE) 7/1 Ian McCarthy ⁵ D T Hughes	Ian McCarthy ⁵ D T Hughes	8	95 2	86	10	105	–
b g Darazari (IRE) - Stormy Sea (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, headway to 5th 4 out, 3rd next, improved to lead after 2 out, ridden and challenged before last, strongly pressed and kept on well run-in (op 6/1)

2 ½	4. Paradis De Thaix (FR) 6/1 Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	6	114	108	31	127	–
ch g April Night (FR) - Etoile De Thaix (FR) (Lute Antique)
Held up, headway to 7th 4 out, ridden into 3rd before straight, kept on to go 2nd run-in and pressed winner, no extra close home

3 1½ [2]	14. Major Decision (IRE) 8/1 P W Flood Michael Cullen	P W Flood Michael Cullen	7	912	88	10	105	–
bb g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Real Prospect (IRE) (Henbit)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden into close 2nd and challenged before last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in (op 10/1)

4 1¼ [3¼]	15. Shakey Scaffold (IRE) 16/1 I M Carter ⁷ D T Hughes	I M Carter ⁷ D T Hughes	8	93	86	7	102	–
b g Norwich - Leveret (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 7th 2 out, 6th before last, stayed on to 4th last, kept on same pace

5 6 [9¼]	11. Crack At Dawn (IRE) 16/1 Stephen Gray ⁵ Paul Martin Pierce	Stephen Gray ⁵ Paul Martin Pierce	8	911	92	6	102	–
bb g Insan (USA) - Ten Quid Short (IRE) (Colonel Godfrey)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th before straight, 5th and no extra before last, kept on one pace (op 20/1)

6 11 [20¼]	6. Molton Rock (IRE) 10/1 Andrew P Thornton ⁵ T Hogan	Andrew P Thornton ⁵ T Hogan	6	108 tp	103	5	102	–
b g Brave Act - Silver Prairie (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden before straight, no extra in 4th before last, weakened

7 2½ [22¾]	8. Gaspar (IRE) 16/1 Michael Darcy James McAuley	Michael Darcy James McAuley	9	108 t	98	–	95	–
br g Desert King (IRE) - Exponent (USA) (Exbourne)
Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon no extra (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

8 4½ [27¼]	13. Killeaney (IRE) 12/1 P A Carberry John G Carr	P A Carberry John G Carr	12	913 p	89	–	81	–
b g Classic Memory - Welsh Duchy (Welsh Saint)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 9th and no impression 3 out

9 4 [31¼]	7. Storm Plan (IRE) 20/1 Mark Bolger ⁵ W J Austin	Mark Bolger ⁵ W J Austin	8	108	103	–	91	–
b m Glacial Storm (USA) - Creative Blaze (IRE) (Creative Plan I)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 8th and ridden 2 out, no extra (op 16/1)

10 25 [56¼]	5. In The Zone (IRE) 13/2 Niall P Madden M F Morris	Niall P Madden M F Morris	5	112	106	–	69	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Fairy Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up towards rear, headway to 8th approaching 6th, ridden in 10th 3 out, no impression and weakened (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

11 17 [73¼]	10. Garamor Boy (IRE) 14/1 Mark Walsh Patrick O Brady	Mark Walsh Patrick O Brady	5	104	94	–	40	–
b g Tamayaz (CAN) - Treble Dancer (IRE) (Simply Great)
Mid-division, 8th 4 out, weakened approaching next (op 20/1)

12 26 [99¼]	9. Alittleanoften (IRE) 33/1 Conor O'Farrell ⁷ C F Swan	Conor O'Farrell ⁷ C F Swan	8	912 t	95	–	15	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Just Little (Mtoto)
Always towards rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off

13 6 [105¼]	3. Naples 33/1 Mr J P McKeown ³ R K Watson	Mr J P McKeown ³ R K Watson	10	112 t	109	–	23	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Glow Again (The Brianstan)
Always towards rear, weakened 4 out, tailed off

14 dist [135¼]	1. Newton Bridge (IRE) 12/1 Mr S McGonagle ⁷ Gordon Elliott	Mr S McGonagle ⁷ Gordon Elliott	8	115 t	116	–	–	–
b g Among Men (USA) - Kaliningrad (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Always towards rear, weakened 4 out, completely tailed off (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

15 11 [146¼]	12. One Job (IRE) 25/1 L McNiff ⁷ Adrian Sexton	L McNiff ⁷ Adrian Sexton	4	97	90	–	–	–
ch g Atraf - Pip'n Judy (IRE) (Pips Pride)
Mid-division, weakened before 4 out, completely tailed off

PU	2. Emergency Exit (IRE) 4/1F Alain Cawley ³ E McNamara	Alain Cawley ³ E McNamara	6	112	109	–	–	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Scarlete (FR) (Cyborg)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened and pulled up after 6th (vet said gelding was found to be clinically abnormal post race) (op 7/2)

16 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 5m 26.00s (slow by 46.00s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: G Burke (Vinatieri) 1st breeder: B D Darrer
2nd owner: Hard To Get Ten Syndicate (Paradis De Thaix)
3rd owner: Mrs K A Cullen (Major Decision)
Tote win: €4.40 PL: €1.10 €2.70 €3 Ex: €75.50 CSF: €52.45 Tricast: €362.64

1:55 Punchestown (IRE) 12 Jan 2009

Clairefontaine-Co Kildare Twinning Handicap Hurdle