Full Result 7.45 Roscommon (IRE) | 7 August 2007

ERA Oates Auctioneers Handicap

(50-80, 3yo+) 1m4f Yielding

1st €9,328.50 2nd €2,173.50 3rd €958.50 4th €553.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	8. Gilberto (IRE) 6/1 Pat Smullen Patrick Martin	Pat Smullen Patrick Martin	6	811 p	63	–	74	–
ch g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Carranza (IRE) (Lead On Time)
Mid-division, progress 4f out, 5th from before straight, ridden to challenge and dispute lead from over 1 1/2f out, soon led, stayed on well (op 7/1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1½	6. Persian Knight (IRE) 5/1 P Shanahan Tracey Collins	P Shanahan Tracey Collins	8	813	65	–	75	–
ch g Persian Brave (IRE) - Little Jane (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Mid-division, mainly 7th, progress into 4th over 2f out, ridden to challenge and dispute lead over 1 1/2f out, soon headed, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong

3⁽¹²⁾ 5½ [7]	12. Nora Chrissie (IRE) 7/1 Rory Cleary Niall Moran	Rory Cleary Niall Moran	5	84 1 b	56	–	58	–
b m Bahhare (USA) - Vino Veritas (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Mid-division, steady headway into 3rd before straight, ridden to challenge and dispute lead over 1 1/2f out, soon headed and dropped to 3rd, kept on one pace (op 8/1)

4⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [11½]	4. Dashing Home (IRE) 16/1 Fran Berry Adrian McGuinness	Fran Berry Adrian McGuinness	8	96	72	–	67	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Dashing Rose (Mashhor Dancer)
Mid-division, 9th for much, kept on without threatening under pressure straight (op 14/1)

5⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [11¾]	7. Common Venture (IRE) 10/1 Declan McDonogh T G McCourt	Declan McDonogh T G McCourt	9	812 tp	64	–	59	–
b g Common Grounds - Often Ahead (IRE) (Head For Heights)
Tracked leaders, 4th for much, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from over 2f out (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [14¾]	3. Global Position (IRE) 20/1 D J Moran ³ Desmond McDonogh	D J Moran ³ Desmond McDonogh	4	94	73	–	63	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Direct Lady (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure straight

7⁽⁴⁾ shd [14¾]	1. Sunshine Guest (IRE) 6/1 Seamie Heffernan M J Grassick	Seamie Heffernan M J Grassick	7	100 b	80	–	70	–
br m Be My Guest (USA) - Arrow Field (USA) (Sunshine Forever)
Soon led, clear under 4f out, strongly pressed and headed over 1 1/2f out, soon no extra (op 5/1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 3 [17¾]	2. Superjet (IRE) 4/1F Johnny Murtagh M Halford	Johnny Murtagh M Halford	4	100	80	–	66	–
gr f Soviet Star (USA) - Supercal (Environment Friend)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden to challenge and briefly almost on terms 2f out, soon no extra

9⁽¹⁾ ¾ [18½]	14. Billy The Boot (IRE) 40/1 James Sullivan ¹⁰ Michael McElhone	James Sullivan ¹⁰ Michael McElhone	3	78 15	67	–	51	–
b g Bad As I Wanna Be (IRE) - Liffeydale (IRE) (Ajraas)
Towards rear for most, never a factor

10⁽²⁾ 2½ [21]	5. Ringsider (IRE) 16/1 Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ Declan Gillespie	Christopher Geoghegan ⁵ Declan Gillespie	6	90	71	–	52	–
ch g Docksider (USA) - Red Comes Up (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Towards rear, some headway 4f out, soon no danger

11⁽³⁾ 1¾ [22¾]	9. Busaco 20/1 W J Lee K J Condon	W J Lee K J Condon	5	89	61	–	39	–
b g Mister Baileys - War Shanty (Warrshan)
Always towards rear, never a factor

12⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [23¼]	13. Hopeful Choice (IRE) 20/1 Francisco Da Silva John J Walsh	Francisco Da Silva John J Walsh	3	84 12	67	–	44	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Persian Fantasia (Alzao)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place and weakened under pressure from under 4f out

13⁽¹³⁾ dist [53¼]	11. Mad Existence (IRE) 8/1 Chris Hayes H Rogers	Chris Hayes H Rogers	3	85 b	68	–	–	–
b f Val Royal (FR) - Hanzala (FR) (Akarad)
Chased leaders, lost place from 4f out, soon no extra, eased and virtually pulled up 2f out, tailed off (op 7/1)

13 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 2m 44.60s (slow by 11.20s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Sicilian
1st owner: J M Dunne (Gilberto) 1st breeder: J F Tuthill
2nd owner: Andy Corrigan (Persian Knight)
3rd owner: Eugene Cox (Nora Chrissie)
Tote win: €7.40 PL: €2.20 €2.60 €1.50 Ex: €26.30 CSF: €36.38 Tricast: €224.86

7:45 Roscommon (IRE) 7 Aug 2007

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