Full Result 2.15 Tipperary (IRE) | 19 July 2009

Packie Downey Memorial Chase

(5yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f Yielding To Soft 11 fences

1st €8,637.50 2nd €2,012.50 3rd €887.50 4th €512.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Sher Why Not (IRE) 13/8F R Walsh C A Murphy	R Walsh C A Murphy	11	1112	123	–	128	–
b g Shernazar - Whyme I (Derring Rose)
Tracked leaders in 4th, headway to dispute lead 3 out, soon led, stayed on strongly from before last (op 2/1 tchd 6/4)

2 7	2. Schelm (GER) 9/2 P W Flood Ronald O'Leary	P W Flood Ronald O'Leary	7	1112	–	–	123	–
b g Alwuhush (USA) - Shoba (GER) (Local Suitor)
Held up, went 4th before 5 out, progress to go 2nd before 2 out, under pressure and no impression when slight mistake last

3 11 [18]	8. Joe Soap (IRE) 16/1 Phillip Enright ³ Gerard Cully	Phillip Enright ³ Gerard Cully	8	112	–	–	103	–
b g Germany (USA) - Lahana (IRE) (Rising)
Led, joined 3 out, soon headed and dropped to 3rd before 2 out, no extra

4 ¾ [18¾]	6. Arkendale (IRE) 25/1 Tom Doyle J P Fogarty	Tom Doyle J P Fogarty	7	115	95	–	102	–
b g Portrait Gallery (IRE) - Baby Alice (IRE) (Top Of The World)
Mid-division, 5th 5 out, 4th after 3 out, no impression approaching next, kept on one pace

5 1 [19¾]	1. Knock On The Head (IRE) 7/4 Mark Walsh Joseph Crowley	Mark Walsh Joseph Crowley	7	1112	126	–	108	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Hilldalus (IRE) (Mandalus)
Towards rear, slow at 2nd and 3rd, driven along and no impression after 3 out, kept on one pace in straight (jockey said gelding was outpaced throughout and would benefit from a step up in trip) (op 7/4 tchd 9/4)

PU	5. Mill House Girl (IRE) 14/1 Andrew J McNamara Michael Kavanagh	Andrew J McNamara Michael Kavanagh	8	117	–	–	–	–
ch m Basanta (IRE) - Karalee (IRE) (Arokar)
Tracked leader, ridden and dropped to 4th after 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next (jockey said mare was found to have a burst blood vessel post-race) (op 12/1)

PU	9. Noble Crusader (USA) 12/1 John Cullen D K Weld	John Cullen D K Weld	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Suitably Discreet (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Always behind, lost touch before 6th, pulled up halfway (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake, lost its action and was pulled up) (op 8/1)

PU	4. Crock Crildrom (IRE) 50/1 Robbie Power K Donohue	Robbie Power K Donohue	7	117 b¹	88	–	–	–
b m Anshan - Venus (POL) (Intervall)
Tracked leaders, weakened after halfway, trailing 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

8 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 21.30s (slow by 16.30s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Battlefront (declared in error)
1st owner: R Winterbotham (Sher Why Not) 1st breeder: Robert Winterbotham
2nd owner: Paul Hillis (Schelm)
3rd owner: Timothy Hurley (Joe Soap)
Tote win: €2.10 PL: €1.50 €1.70 €2.40 Ex: €5.80 CSF: €10.37

2:15 Tipperary (IRE) 19 Jul 2009

Packie Downey Memorial Chase