Full Result 1.10 Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 December 2002

Boylesports Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)

(4yo+) 2m Soft To Heavy 8 hurdles

1st €45,500 2nd €13,300 3rd €6,300 4th €2,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Hardy Eustace (IRE) 5/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	5	1112	–	124	144	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, improved into 2nd approaching last, ran on strongly to lead close home (op 4/1)

2 1½	1. Back In Front (IRE) 4/1 Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	5	1112	–	122	143	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Storm Front (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up in touch, 7th 4 out, 4th next, smooth headway to lead after 2 out, not fluent last, headed close home

3 9 [10½]	4. Macs Valley (IRE) 8/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	5	1112	125	113	134	–
b g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Black Valley (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up, 8th 4 out, 6th approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure from last (op 6/1)

4 ½ [11]	5. Mutakarrim 11/4 Barry Geraghty D K Weld	Barry Geraghty D K Weld	5	1112 b	132	112	133	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Alyakkh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders in 5th, vital mistake 4 out, ridden next, 4th 2 out, moderate 3rd after last, one pace (op 2/1 tchd 3/1)

5 2 [13]	6. Rosaker (USA) 14/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	1112	–	110	131	–
b g Pleasant Tap (USA) - Rose Crescent (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, 8th approaching 3 out, headway into 3rd when slight mistake 2 out, soon no extra (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

6 ½ [13½]	2. Friend's Amigo (IRE) 2/1F Charlie Swan P M J Doyle	Charlie Swan P M J Doyle	5	1112	–	–	131	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Lady Sipash (Erin's Hope)
Settled 6th, headway after 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, 3rd and weakening when mistake last (op 2/1 tchd 9/4)

7 25 [38½]	8. Whithworth Ben (IRE) 16/1 Conor O'Dwyer Patrick Morris	Conor O'Dwyer Patrick Morris	6	1112	115	–	106	–
b g Commanche Run - Shuil A Cuig (Quayside I)
Prominent, disputed lead 5th, led before 4 out, headed 3 out, soon weakened

8 2½ [41]	7. Rupununi (IRE) 20/1 G Cotter Francis Ennis	G Cotter Francis Ennis	5	1112	–	–	103	–
b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Pisa (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Always behind, eased before 2 out

9 4 [45]	9. Native Sparkle I (IRE) 10/1 K Hadnett T Hogan	K Hadnett T Hogan	5	117	119	–	94	–
br m Be My Native (USA) - Star With A Glimer (Montekin)
Led, joined 5th, headed before 4 out, weakened before 2 out (op 8/1)

10 25 [70]	10. Social Order (IRE) 25/1 D J Casey M J P O'Brien	D J Casey M J P O'Brien	4	117 b¹	–	–	69	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Aunt Pearl I (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Prominent, 4th when mistake 6th, weakened after 4 out, tailed off

10 ran Off time: 1:11:00 Winning time: 4m 3.30s (slow by 21.30s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: Laurence Byrne (Hardy Eustace) 1st breeder: Patrick Joyce
2nd owner: Nelius Hayes (Back In Front)
3rd owner: Mrs Margaret McManus (Macs Valley)
Tote win: €6.30 PL: €1.80 €2.30 €2.80 Ex: €64.60 CSF: €31.01

1:10 Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 Dec 2002

Boylesports Royal Bond Novice Hurdle (Grade 1)