Full Result 2.00 Thurles (IRE) | 8 October 1998

Eliogarty Handicap Hurdle

(0-102, 4yo+) 2m Good 9 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Dancing Venus 12/1 D J Casey Martin Brassil	D J Casey Martin Brassil	4	113	87	–	102	–
b f Pursuit Of Love - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Tracked leaders in 7th, headway to go 4th after 4 out, improved into 2nd after 2 out, slightly hampered approaching last, sent into lead after last, kept on well close home (op 10/1)

2 1½	17. Fane Lassy (IRE) 14/1 D Bromley ³ Noel Meade	D Bromley ³ Noel Meade	5	94	63	–	76	–
b m Homo Sapien (IRE) - Rowlandstown Lass (Rowlandson)
Tracked leaders in 6th, 4th 4 out, 3rd entering straight, ridden to lead after 2 out, kept on well until headed after last, no extra close home (op 12/1)

3 ½ [2]	12. Disposen (IRE) 14/1 D McCullagh ⁵ R Donohoe	D McCullagh ⁵ R Donohoe	5	95	66	–	79	–
b m Posen (USA) - No Distractions (Tap On Wood)
Rear of mid-division, progress to go 8th 4 out, 5th 2 out, soon ridden to challenge on outer, kept on under pressure flat (op 12/1)

4 3 [5]	7. Back To Bavaria (IRE) 6/1 D K Budds ⁷ F J Bowles	D K Budds ⁷ F J Bowles	4	96	69	–	79	–
ch f Bob Back (USA) - Bavaria (Top Ville)
Held up towards rear, headway to go 10th at 4th, 9th entering straight, ridden to chase leaders before 2 out, kept on from last (op 5/1)

5 2 [7]	14. Classic Mix (IRE) 14/1 J P Elliott ⁷ James M Kiernan	J P Elliott ⁷ James M Kiernan	5	91	64	–	72	–
b m Classic Secret I (USA) - Fovea (IRE) (Sarab)
Held up towards rear, improved into 8th after 4 out, ridden and kept on one paced from 2 out (op 12/1)

6 3½ [10½]	9. Kilfane (IRE) 11/2 Neil Mulholland ⁷ E Sheehy	Neil Mulholland ⁷ E Sheehy	6	95	68	–	72	–
b m Hollow Hand - Yellowstone River (Push On)
Mid-division, progress on outer to go 4th at 4th, 2nd 4 out, led entering straight, slight mistake and headed after 2 out, soon weakened (op 5/1)

7 4 [14½]	1. You Make Me Laugh (IRE) 12/1 T P Rudd Pierce Gerard Molony	T P Rudd Pierce Gerard Molony	6	120	98	–	98	–
ch g Doubletour (USA) - Bold Sea Reef (Main Reef I)
Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 3rd 4 out, soon driven along to go 2nd, ridden and kept on one paced from 2 out (op 10/1)

8 hd [14¾]	4. Crimson Tirol (IRE) 10/1 Tommy Treacy R Donohoe	Tommy Treacy R Donohoe	4	108	78	–	78	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Crimson Sails (Lomond)
Held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders entering straight, kept on one paced from 2 out (op 14/1)

9 1 [15¾]	8. Bitofabreeze (IRE) 10/1 Paul Carberry Michael C Griffin	Paul Carberry Michael C Griffin	8	100 1 b	70	–	69	–
br m Callernish - Chake-Chake (Goldhill)
Mid-division, ridden and kept on one paced from before 2 out (op 8/1)

10 ½ [16¼]	18. Hang On I (IRE) 20/1 Patrick Verling D T Stack	Patrick Verling D T Stack	5	97	63	–	61	–
b m Strong Gale (IRE) - One Way Passage (Pals Passage)
Led briefly early, settled 4th, lost place after 4 out, ridden and kept on one paced from 2 out (op 16/1)

11 20 [36¼]	15. Badsworth Sky (IRE) 20/1 W Slattery M O Cullinane	W Slattery M O Cullinane	7	97	63	–	41	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Badsworth Madam (Over The River)
Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and no impression from 4 out (op 16/1)

12 6 [42¼]	3. Piyala (IRE) 20/1 Conor O'Dwyer Anthony Mullins	Conor O'Dwyer Anthony Mullins	8	1013	83	–	55	–
b m Paean - Diyala I (FR) (Direct Flight)
Always behind (op 16/1)

13 12 [54¼]	6. Faateq 9/2F Adrian O'Shea ³ Anthony Mullins	Adrian O'Shea ³ Anthony Mullins	5	911	70	–	30	–
b h Caerleon (USA) - Treble I (USA) (Riverman)
Rear of mid-division, headway to go 8th at 4th, soon ridden and weakened (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

14 9 [63¼]	13. Smart Guest 20/1 I Treacy ⁷ Martin M Treacy	I Treacy ⁷ Martin M Treacy	6	92	65	–	16	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Konbola (Superlative)
Soon led and clear, reduced advantage approaching 4 out, ridden headed and weakened quickly after 4 out (op 16/1)

15 hd [63½]	16. Ballinamona Way (IRE) 20/1 M D Murphy ³ David M O'Brien	M D Murphy ³ David M O'Brien	5	95 1	64	–	15	–
b m Royal Fountain - Ballinamona Lady (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place before 4th, ridden and weakened from halfway (op 16/1)

16 dist [93½]	5. Explosive Mind (IRE) 14/1 P L Malone Peter Casey	P L Malone Peter Casey	5	107	77	–	-5	–
b m Yashgan - Explosive Thought (FR) (In Fijar)
Always behind, completely tailed off from 4 out (op 12/1)

SU	10. Peyto Lake I (IRE) 6/1 Charlie Swan G T Hourigan	Charlie Swan G T Hourigan	6	912	68	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Splendid Run (IRE) (Deep Run)
Slipped up before 2nd (op 5/1)

UR	11. Miss Camden (IRE) 14/1 T Martin ⁵ P M Lynch	T Martin ⁵ P M Lynch	8	96	67	–	–	–
b m Camden Town - BlaithinI (Le Bavard)
Unseated rider 1st (op 12/1)

18 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 3m 56.50s (slow by 9.50s) Total SP: 153%
Non-runners: Mega Hunter, No Diamond, Rathnally Star
1st owner: Scurtchasers Syndicate (Dancing Venus) 1st breeder: Small Breeder Group
2nd owner: N Coburn (Fane Lassy)
3rd owner: On The Rim Syndicate (Disposen)
Tote win: €40.80 PL: €9.10 €12.30 €5.50 Ex: €8.20 CSF: €174.87 Tricast: €2,208.84

2:00 Thurles (IRE) 8 Oct 1998

Eliogarty Handicap Hurdle