Full Result 6.30 Tipperary (IRE) | 25 June 1998

Tipperary Town & District Handicap

(0-75, 3yo+) 1m1f Soft To Heavy

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	. Granuale (IRE) 4/1F N G McCullagh Donal Hassett	N G McCullagh Donal Hassett	7	83	44	–	53	–
b m Seamanship - Mary Glen (Glen Quaich)
Tracked leaders, improved into 4th travelling well approaching straight, 3rd 2f out, quickened to lead 1f out, stayed on strongly, easily.

2⁽¹⁾ 4	. Timourid (USA) 10/1 D Quirke ⁷ Tom Bergin	D Quirke ⁷ Tom Bergin	8	96	68	–	69	–
ch g Affirmed (USA) - Tikarna (FR) (Targowice)
Always prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd into straight, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, no extra.

3⁽⁷⁾ shd [4]	. Sea Fisher (IRE) 5/1 Fran Berry ⁵ Augustine Leahy	Fran Berry ⁵ Augustine Leahy	7	93	63	–	64	–
b g Mulhollande (USA) - Escape Path (Wolver Hollow)
Tracked leaders, rapid headway to lead halfway, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd and no extra final furlong.

4⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [6½]	. Sir True Blue (IRE) 5/1 Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern ³ M J Grassick	6	96	64	–	60	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Very Sophisticated (USA) (Affirmed)
Held up, progress 3f out, 8th early straight, ridden and kept on.

5⁽¹³⁾ hd [6¾]	. Agent Scully (IRE) 16/1 Wayne Smith T Hogan	Wayne Smith T Hogan	4	85	46	–	42	–
bb f Simply Great (FR) - Crecora (Royal Captive)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, ridden and kept on one paced straight.

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [7]	. Ha-Pa (IRE) 8/1 Shane Kelly ⁵ Joseph M Canty	Shane Kelly ⁵ Joseph M Canty	4	81	47	–	42	–
ch g Common Grounds - Hamada (FR) (Habitat)
Behind, 11th into straight, kept on.

7⁽¹¹⁾ 5½ [12½]	. Be Crafty (USA) 8/1 Johnny Murtagh Declan Gillespie	Johnny Murtagh Declan Gillespie	3	95 b¹	71	–	55	–
b f Crafty Prospector (USA) - Bubbie Eva (USA) (Mehmet)
Tracked leaders, improved into 2nd 4f out, ridden and weakened 2f out.

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [13]	. El Gabor (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Spencer ⁵ Timothy Doyle	Jamie Spencer ⁵ Timothy Doyle	3	83	60	–	43	–
ch f River Falls - Royal Resident (Prince Regent)
Never a factor.

9⁽²⁾ 5½ [18½]	. Love Heart (IRE) 8/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ T G McCourt	Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ T G McCourt	5	89 b	55	–	27	–
b g Kefaah (USA) - Cinnamon Fern (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, 5th into straight, ridden and weakened.

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [19½]	. Harkness Warrior (USA) 14/1 Kevin Manning A J Martin	Kevin Manning A J Martin	4	100	69	–	39	–
b g Geiger Counter (USA) - Judaire's Mint (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Held up, progress into 7th approaching straight, weakened from 2f out.

11⁽⁵⁾ hd [19¾]	. Quintrell Downs 14/1 P Shanahan Martin Brassil	P Shanahan Martin Brassil	3	810	62	–	31	–
b g Efisio - Nineteenth Of May (Homing)
Led, headed halfway, 5th 3f out, 6th and ridden early straight, weakened.

12⁽³⁾ [19¾]	. Manon Du Source (IRE) 14/1 A J Nolan John J Walsh	A J Nolan John J Walsh	5	710	37	–	6	–
b m Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Golden Carrier (Homing)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, weakened over 3f out, behind and pulled up straight, burst blood vessel.

12 ran Off time: 6:30:00 Winning time: 2m 11.50s (slow by 16.50s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Polenka
1st owner: Martin O'Shea (Granuale) 1st breeder: R Blake
2nd owner: William Brennan (Timourid)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Sea Fisher)
Tote win: €3.20 PL: €1.30 €5.60 €1.40 Ex: €22.40 CSF: €44.49 Tricast: €198.24

6:30 Tipperary (IRE) 25 Jun 1998

Tipperary Town & District Handicap