Full Result 2.10 Downpatrick (IRE) | 18 December 2009

Irish Racing Annual 2009 Beginners Chase

(4yo+) (2m5f110yds) 2m5½f Yielding To Soft 12 fences

1st €5,873.50 2nd €1,368.50 3rd €603.50 4th €348.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Tilly Ann (IRE) 9/2 Davy Condon N F Glynn	Davy Condon N F Glynn	4	109	–	63	98	–
b f Turtle Island (IRE) - Buckland Filleigh (IRE) (Buckskin)
Always prominent, 2nd halfway, led 4 out, strongly pressed approaching last, hard ridden and kept on well run-in (op 4/1)

2 1½	14. Cru (IRE) 7/2J Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	5	117	105	73	109	–
b m Desert Style (IRE) - Crohal Di San Jore (Saddlers' Hall)
Held up, took closer order halfway, 6th 5 out, 3rd after 3 out, ridden next, kept on under pressure from last (op 4/1)

3 ½ [2]	5. Oran Flyer (IRE) 7/2J Brian O'Connell ³ Philip Fenton	Brian O'Connell ³ Philip Fenton	8	119	106	78	113	–
b g Safety Catch (USA) - Mill Dancer (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Mid-division, 8th 5 out, progress next, 4th travelling well after 3 out, improved into 2nd before last, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace under pressure (op 4/1)

4 22 [24]	2. Gaelic Grounds (IRE) 9/1 Mr C Fahy ⁷ P A Fahy	Mr C Fahy ⁷ P A Fahy	6	115	–	55	91	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Wonderfull Polly (IRE) (Pollerton)
Tracked leaders, bad mistake and rider briefly lost iron 2nd, improved to lead briefly 5 out, 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, no extra after 2 out, weakened (op 12/1)

5 2 [26]	6. Polar Speed (FR) 6/1 Mr M M O'Connor ³ C A Murphy	Mr M M O'Connor ³ C A Murphy	6	119 t	–	53	89	–
ch g Vertical Speed (FR) - Zvezda Danica (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up, 9th 5 out, progress into 5th 3 out, no extra after next (op 11/2)

6 ¾ [26¾]	13. Bendare Dundat (IRE) 33/1 L McNiff ⁷ P P Goulding	L McNiff ⁷ P P Goulding	5	110 b¹	–	47	83	–
b m Beneficial - Storm Call (Celestial Storm)
Tracked leaders, progress into 5th 4 out, 3rd briefly approaching 3 out, soon lost place and no extra

7 2 [28¾]	1. Arctic Mick (IRE) 33/1 Robert Molloy ³ Suzanne Cox	Robert Molloy ³ Suzanne Cox	8	119	–	50	86	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Lana Tee (IRE) (Kemal)
Always towards rear

8 dist [58¾]	10. Tipolino (GER) 6/1 Shane Jackson H Rogers	Shane Jackson H Rogers	7	1112 tp	109	–	–	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Tintina (USA) (General Assembly)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, close up 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 5/1)

9 8 [66¾]	3. Hamiltoncove (IRE) 33/1 Mark Bolger ³ C A McBratney	Mark Bolger ³ C A McBratney	8	119	–	–	–	–
ch g Balla Cove (IRE) - Shan-Slieve (IRE) (Lord Chancellor)
Tracked leaders, close 4th 5 out, slight mistake next, soon weakened, tailed off

10 8 [74¾]	4. Moscow Roller (IRE) 12/1 A B Joyce ³ David Martin Kelly	A B Joyce ³ David Martin Kelly	6	119 t	–	–	–	–
ch g High Roller (IRE) - I'll Remember (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Always behind, tailed off (op 10/1)

11 10 [84¾]	8. The Duck (IRE) 33/1 Conor Maxwell ⁵ Mervyn Torrens	Conor Maxwell ⁵ Mervyn Torrens	9	117	–	–	–	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Baby Fresh (IRE) (Shalford)
Close up in 2nd, left in lead from 3rd, headed 5 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off

PU	7. Sharway (IRE) 33/1 Robert Dunne ³ John J Maguire	Robert Dunne ³ John J Maguire	11	119 b¹	78	–	–	–
b g Shardari - Furryway (Furry Glen)
Soon towards rear, weakened 6 out, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	11. Yachvili (IRE) 20/1 E J O'Connell ⁷ J J Lambe	E J O'Connell ⁷ J J Lambe	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Xaar - Dananira (High Top)
Behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6 out (op 16/1)

UR	9. The Grey Friend 12/1 Mr R A Latta ⁷ Lorcan Joseph Donnelly	Mr R A Latta ⁷ Lorcan Joseph Donnelly	7	115	–	–	–	–
gr g Environment Friend - Dark City (Sweet Monday)
Held up in touch, mistake and unseated rider 5th

UR	12. Bandearg (IRE) 12/1 Michael Darcy E Sheehy	Michael Darcy E Sheehy	6	117 p	–	–	–	–
ch m Rashar (USA) - Lottorose (IRE) (Roselier)
Led until mistake and unseated rider 3rd

15 ran Off time: 2:12:00 Winning time: 5m 52.10s (slow by 38.10s) Total SP: 144%
Non-runners: Melbourne Lad (reserve)
1st owner: Martin Baker (Tilly Ann) 1st breeder: Robert McCarthy
2nd owner: Magnum Cru Syndicate (Cru)
3rd owner: Philip Fenton (Oran Flyer)
CSF: €24.21

2:10 Downpatrick (IRE) 18 Dec 2009

Irish Racing Annual 2009 Beginners Chase