Full Result 2.15 Cork (IRE) | 15 December 2009

Dromdowney Handicap Hurdle

(80-95, 4yo+) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st €4,837 2nd €1,127 3rd €497 4th €287

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. D's Trix (IRE) 14/1 Andrew J McNamara A J McNamara	Andrew J McNamara A J McNamara	5	112	81	54	101	–
br g Quws - Petra's Trix (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up in touch, 5th travelling well 4 out, 3rd before next, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well from last (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, gelding's stamina limitaions had been exposed on heavy ground the last twice and that he appeared to appreciate the drop in trip. He added that he would be able to step the gelding back up in trip when encountering better ground)

2 2½	6. Soleil Levant I (IRE) 3/1 A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	5	117	86	55	103	–
br m Docksider (USA) - Samirana (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, 4th 2 out, kept on from last (op 11/4)

3 1 [3½]	3. Tropical Island (IRE) 8/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	5	119 t	88	56	104	–
b g Needle Gun (IRE) - Treasure Island (Rainbow Quest)
Held up in touch, headway 3 out, 3rd when slight mistake 2 out, every chance, no impression from last (op 6/1)

4 1¼ [4¾]	1. Fiery Oscar (IRE) 5/2F Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	4	119	91	57	106	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Euro Blazer (IRE) (Phardante)
Always prominent, 3rd halfway, close 2nd and challenged 3 out, every chance next, 4th and no extra from last (op 5/2 tchd 9/4)

5 7 [11¾]	4. Club Oscar (IRE) 5/1 Paul Townend W J Burke	Paul Townend W J Burke	6	117 p	86	43	94	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Queenofclubs (IRE) (Phardante)
Tracked leaders, 4th 4 out, lost place approaching next, 6th 2 out, one pace (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

6 1¾ [13½]	2. Rouvres Girl (IRE) 14/1 D MacAuley ⁵ Seamus Fahey	D MacAuley ⁵ Seamus Fahey	4	116 t	90	44	96	–
b f Rouvres (FR) - Hierarchy (Sabrehill)
Held up towards rear, in touch approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression (op 10/1)

7 4 [17½]	9. Boujis Bhoys (IRE) 16/1 Niall P Madden M Flannery	Niall P Madden M Flannery	10	112 b¹	81	29	83	–
b g Beneficial - Homefield Girl (IRE) (Rahotep I)
In touch, raced keenly, 5th 5 out, ridden and no impression from before 3 out

8 5½ [23]	8. Double Kudos (FR) 6/1 Ian McCarthy ³ S Braddish	Ian McCarthy ³ S Braddish	7	111 p	83	24	80	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Black Tulip (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Led and disputed, ridden and strongly pressed after 4 out, headed after 3 out, soon weakened (op 5/1)

PU	7. Marceau (IRE) 12/1 Stephen Gray ³ Patrick J Flynn	Stephen Gray ³ Patrick J Flynn	4	113 b	85	–	–	–
b g Tendulkar (USA) - Pillow TalkI (IRE) (Taufan)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, close 2nd halfway, ridden 4 out, soon weakened quickly and eased, pulled up before 2 out (op 10/1)

9 ran Off time: 2:15:00 Winning time: 4m 27.70s (slow by 45.70s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Pullbangdust (lame)
1st owner: Mrs Deirdre Kearney (D's Trix) 1st breeder: Pippa McDonald
2nd owner: Exors Of Late Richard Barron (Soleil Levant I)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Tropical Island)
Tote win: €17 PL: €6.90 €1.30 €2.30 Ex: €52.60 CSF: €60.63 Tricast: €378.10

2:15 Cork (IRE) 15 Dec 2009

Dromdowney Handicap Hurdle