Full Result 4.30 Curragh (IRE) | 4 May 2009

Footstepsinthesand Handicap

(50-70, 3yo+) 1m2f Heavy

1st €6,219 2nd €1,449 3rd €639 4th €369

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁵⁾	17. Holly Hill (IRE) 5/1 Danny Mullins ⁵ Edward P Harty	Danny Mullins ⁵ Edward P Harty	6	85	52	–	64	–
b m Indian Danehill (IRE) - Tidy Wager (IRE) (Catrail)
Soon mid-division, wide and progress straight, close up when slightly hampered 2f out, challenged and led 1 1/2f out, ridden clear over 1f out, eased close home, comfortably (op 6/1 tchd 13/2)

2⁽⁵⁾ 1½	8. Dukedom 10/1 Pat Smullen T G McCourt	Pat Smullen T G McCourt	6	98	64	–	70	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Rose Noble (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Soon mid-division, improved to chase leaders from 2f out, ridden in moderate 3rd over 1f out, soon 2nd and kept on well without troubling winner (op 8/1)

3⁽¹⁶⁾ 3 [4½]	3. Bricks And Porter (IRE) 16/1 Ben Curtis ⁵ T G McCourt	Ben Curtis ⁵ T G McCourt	9	95 tb	66	–	66	–
b g College Chapel - Camassina (IRE) (Taufan)
Close up, took keen hold early, on terms approaching straight, ridden and drifted left from over 2f out, headed and kept on same pace from 1 1/2f out

4⁽¹⁾ 1½ [6]	14. Araschan (FR) 25/1 Shane Foley ⁵ H Rogers	Shane Foley ⁵ H Rogers	6	812	59	–	56	–
ch g Lord Of Men - All The Glory (GER) (Lomitas)
Soon mid-division, closer in 5th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace in 4th from over 1f out

5⁽¹¹⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	5. Nobunaga 20/1 Keagan Latham Richard Brabazon	Keagan Latham Richard Brabazon	4	910	66	–	61	–
ch c Beat Hollow - Absolute Precision (USA) (Irish River)
Prominent, took keen hold early, kept on same pace under pressure from 2f out (op 14/1)

6⁽³⁾ ¾ [8]	13. Magners Hill (IRE) 20/1 Rory Cleary Gerard Keane	Rory Cleary Gerard Keane	5	94	60	–	53	–
b g Desert Sun - Tropicana (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Mid-division, good headway to track leaders straight, 2nd over 2f out, dropped to moderate 5th and kept on same pace from over 1f out

7⁽⁴⁾ 1 [9]	18. Blaise Hollow (USA) 33/1 Michael Hussey John C McConnell	Michael Hussey John C McConnell	7	88	50	–	41	–
b g Woodman (USA) - Castellina (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Towards rear, headway to chase leaders from 2f out, moderate 7th and kept on same pace from over 1f out

8⁽¹⁸⁾ 2 [11]	1. Marseillais (FR) 16/1 Wayne Lordan E J O'Grady	Wayne Lordan E J O'Grady	6	913 b	69	–	56	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Marseillaise (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Towards rear, headway under pressure to chase leaders from 2f out, soon no impression, kept on same pace

9⁽¹²⁾ 6 [17]	4. Kokoro (IRE) 20/1 Willie Supple Francis Ennis	Willie Supple Francis Ennis	4	910 p	66	–	41	–
ch f Fath (USA) - Esteraad (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Towards rear, headway but no impression from 2f out, kept on

10⁽²⁾ 1½ [18½]	19. Law Officer (IRE) 10/1 Shane Gorey ³ D K Weld	Shane Gorey ³ D K Weld	3	81 b¹	61	–	32	–
ch g Desert Prince (IRE) - Fernanda (Be My Chief)
Prominent, soon 4th, no impression from 2f out (op 7/1)

11⁽¹⁹⁾ ¾ [19¼]	2. Spell Casting (USA) 33/1 Tim Carroll ¹⁰ C Moore	Tim Carroll ¹⁰ C Moore	6	92	68	–	39	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Copper Play (USA) (Fast Play)
Prominent, 3rd over 3f out, lost place and no impression from 2f out

12⁽⁸⁾ 5½ [24¾]	7. Chesterton I (IRE) 20/1 Seamie Heffernan John Joseph Murphy	Seamie Heffernan John Joseph Murphy	4	99	65	–	25	–
bb g Namid - Beguine I (USA) (Green Dancer)
Towards rear, headway but no impression from 2f out, kept on

13⁽¹³⁾ 4½ [29¼]	6. Sara Cara (IRE) 9/2J Johnny Murtagh John J Walsh	Johnny Murtagh John J Walsh	5	910	66	–	17	–
b m Dilshaan - HarmoniousI (Sharrood)
Mid-division, 10th early, no impression from over 2f out (op 4/1)

14⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¼ [30½]	12. All Diamonds (IRE) 9/2J Declan McDonogh Michael Cunningham	Declan McDonogh Michael Cunningham	8	95 p	61	–	9	–
ch g Priolo (USA) - Afisiak (Efisio)
Soon tracked leaders, 7th over 3f out, soon no impression (op 6/1)

15⁽⁷⁾ 5 [35½]	15. Aerach (USA) 10/1 Martin Harley ⁵ J S Bolger	Martin Harley ⁵ J S Bolger	3	88	70	–	7	–
ch f Speightstown (USA) - Rhiana (USA) (Runaway Groom)
Soon led, joined approaching straight, headed and no extra from over 2f out (op 8/1)

16⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [36¾]	16. Palmistry 25/1 Emmet McNamara ⁵ John G Carr	Emmet McNamara ⁵ John G Carr	6	87	54	–	–	–
br g Lend A Hand - Divina Mia (Dowsing)
Mid-division, 8th early, no impression from over 2f out

17⁽⁶⁾ 14 [50¾]	11. Taralga (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning S J Treacy	Kevin Manning S J Treacy	4	96	62	–	–	–
b f Sinndar (IRE) - Tarabaya (IRE) (Warning)
Mid-division best, ridden approaching straight, dropped behind from 2f out (op 12/1)

18⁽⁹⁾ dist [80¾]	9. Vignelaure Rose (IRE) 16/1 Chris Hayes R P Burns	Chris Hayes R P Burns	4	97	63	–	–	–
b f Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Vignelaure (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Took keen hold early, prominent, lost place and weakened straight, soon behind and eased, tailed off

19⁽¹⁰⁾ dist [110¾]	10. Sharki 14/1 Fran Berry Patrick Martin	Fran Berry Patrick Martin	4	96 t	62	–	–	–
ch f Indian Ridge (IRE) - Blue Sirocco (Bluebird)
Towards rear, dropped behind from before straight, soon eased, completely tailed off

19 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 2m 25.50s (slow by 19.90s) Total SP: 147%
1st owner: Mrs M Togher (Holly Hill) 1st breeder: Mrs M Togher
2nd owner: Sean Foran (Dukedom)
3rd owner: Martin Lanney (Bricks And Porter)
Tote win: €5.50 PL: €1.60 €3.20 €3.50 Ex: €85.20 CSF: €57.77 Tricast: €809.78

4:30 Curragh (IRE) 4 May 2009

Footstepsinthesand Handicap