Full Result 1.40 Thurles (IRE) | 13 January 2009

Heineken W.T.O'Grady Memorial Hurdle

(4yo) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st €8,292 2nd €1,932 3rd €852 4th €492

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Flag Of Honour I (IRE) 9/10F P W Flood D T Hughes	P W Flood D T Hughes	4	112	–	13	127	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Polyandry (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Chased leaders, prominent from halfway, headway to dispute 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and strongly pressed before last where slight mistake, kept on well (op 6/4)

2 1¼	11. No One Tells Me 4/1 Andrew Leigh Mrs John Harrington	Andrew Leigh Mrs John Harrington	4	104	–	–	114	–
ch f Dr Fong (USA) - Bajan BlueI (Lycius)
Chased leader, disputed from halfway, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, kept on, no extra from last (op 7/2)

3 5 [6¼]	10. Wikaala (USA) 7/1 Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott	Paul Carberry Gordon Elliott	4	109	–	–	114	–
ch g Diesis - Roseate Tern (Blakeney)
Mid-division, headway in 7th 4 out, ridden into 5th before straight, 4th 2 out, kept on to moderate 3rd before last, no impression on leaders (op 7/1 tchd 8/1)

4 9 [15¼]	7. Mazaris (IRE) 16/1 A E Lynch Liam McAteer	A E Lynch Liam McAteer	4	109	–	–	107	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Kingdom Pearl (Statoblest)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden into 3rd entering straight, no impression on leaders before last, kept on same pace (op 12/1)

5 13 [28¼]	4. Blood Diamond (IRE) 50/1 Emmet Mullins ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	Emmet Mullins ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	4	104	–	–	92	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Betelgeuse (Kalaglow)
Mid-division, 9th 4 out, ridden into moderate 7th and no impression before 2 out, 5th before last, kept on one pace

6 8 [36¼]	3. Bibliography (USA) 50/1 Ken Whelan John Joseph Hanlon	Ken Whelan John Joseph Hanlon	4	109	–	–	85	–
ch g Diesis - Skiable (IRE) (Niniski)
Held up towards rear, ridden into moderate 8th 2 out, 6th before last, kept on one pace

7 10 [46¼]	6. Jumpin Johnnie 50/1 Joseph Holly ⁷ E McNamara	Joseph Holly ⁷ E McNamara	4	102	–	–	74	–
ch g Compton Place - Trump Street (First Trump)
Always towards rear

8 ¾ [47]	8. Mildly Effective (IRE) 33/1 Conor O'Farrell ⁷ John Joseph Hanlon	Conor O'Farrell ⁷ John Joseph Hanlon	4	102	–	–	75	–
ch g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Splendid (IRE) (Mujtahid)
Led, strongly pressed from halfway, disputed from 4 out, headed 3 out, soon weakened

9 1¼ [48¼]	9. Nastjir 50/1 J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	4	109	–	–	72	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Success Story (Sharrood)
Mid-division, 8th 4 out, ridden and weakened 3 out

F	5. Gimli's Storm (IRE) 33/1 Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	4	104	–	–	–	–
gr g Clodovil (IRE) - Sunless (IRE) (Bluebird)
Chased leaders, mistake 4th, 6th halfway, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, fell last

PU	1. Air Chief 3/1 Robbie Power E McNamara	Robbie Power E McNamara	4	112 t	–	–	–	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - Fly For Fame (Shaadi)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 3 out, ridden before straight, pulled up quickly and dismounted before 2 out (jockey said gelding lost its action behind; vet said gelding was lame behind post race) (op 2/1 tchd 100/30)

11 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 4m 35.40s (slow by 48.40s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: D T Hughes (Flag Of Honour I) 1st breeder: Castlefarm Stud
2nd owner: Lakeside Racing Syndicate (No One Tells Me)
3rd owner: Sean F Gallagher (Wikaala)
Tote win: €1.40 PL: €1.10 €2.10 €2.70 Ex: €4 CSF: €5.65

1:40 Thurles (IRE) 13 Jan 2009

Heineken W.T.O'Grady Memorial Hurdle