Full Result 1.40 Fairyhouse (IRE) | 1 January 2008

First Crack Handicap Hurdle

(81-116, 4yo+) 2m6f Soft To Heavy 12 hurdles

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

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Merchent Paddy (IRE) 13/8F Davy Russell C Byrnes	Davy Russell C Byrnes	7	114	107	78	127	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Firion's Angel I (IRE) (Down The Hatch)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway 3 out, 2nd travelling well approaching 2 out, led when mistake last, soon strongly pressed, kept on well under pressure, all out (op 2/1)

2 hd	7. Gusda (IRE) 4/1 P W Flood Philip Fenton	P W Flood Philip Fenton	6	107 tb¹	96	67	116	–
b g Lend A Hand - Hushaby (IRE) (Eurobus)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, 5th 4 out, close up next, led approaching straight, ridden and strongly pressed 2 out, headed last, rallied under pressure, every chance, just failed (op 3/1)

3 12 [12¼]	5. Chief Oscar (IRE) 16/1 Kevin Coleman B R Hamilton	Kevin Coleman B R Hamilton	7	108	97	56	105	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Pointe Fine (FR) (Homme De Loi)
Towards rear, headway 3 out, 3rd next, soon ridden and no impression (op 20/1)

4 5 [17¼]	15. Double Attraction (IRE) 8/1 Ian McCarthy ⁷ Edward Cawley	Ian McCarthy ⁷ Edward Cawley	6	93	85	39	88	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Wyjume (IRE) (Phardante)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, led after 6 out, headed after 3 out, soon outpaced, kept on same pace under pressure from next

5 2 [19¼]	10. Origine De Sivola (FR) 6/1 A E Lynch J T R Dreaper	A E Lynch J T R Dreaper	6	102	91	43	92	–
b m Robin Des Champs (FR) - Superbia (FR) (Leading Counsel)
Mid-division, 6th 5 out, improved into 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, one pace (op 16/1)

6 2½ [21¾]	12. Selection Box (IRE) 16/1 M P Butler ⁷ C A McBratney	M P Butler ⁷ C A McBratney	7	97	89	39	88	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Challenging Times I (IRE) (Kemal)
Tracked leaders, 4th 5 out, 5th approaching 3 out, soon ridden and one pace

7 hd [22]	17. Soft Spoken (FR) 10/1 D G Hogan ⁵ C F Swan	D G Hogan ⁵ C F Swan	6	95	85	35	83	–
b g Turgeon (USA) - Miss Planette (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up in touch, 8th 4 out, 6th next, soon ridden and no impression

8 2 [24]	14. Bar The Rest (IRE) 25/1 Davy Condon T J Nagle Jr	Davy Condon T J Nagle Jr	6	911	86	34	82	–
br g Oscar (IRE) - Sister Sister (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Towards rear, progress on outer 3 out, 6th before 2 out, soon no extra

9 20 [44]	13. Oscar's Emerald (IRE) 25/1 Ross Geraghty Valentine Donoghue	Ross Geraghty Valentine Donoghue	6	913 t	88	16	64	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Russian Ballerina (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Mid-division, 7th 4 out, no extra from next

10 9 [53]	6. Limestream (IRE) 16/1 Roger Loughran John G Carr	Roger Loughran John G Carr	8	108	97	16	64	–
ch m Old Vic - Miss Lime (Aristocracy)
Led, headed 6 out, soon weakened

11 12 [65]	11. The Grey Friend 12/1 Alan Crowe T M Walsh	Alan Crowe T M Walsh	6	101 b¹	90	–	45	–
gr g Environment Friend - Dark City (Sweet Monday)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 5 out, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out

12 19 [84]	9. Blanchfield (IRE) 12/1 S J Hassett ⁵ F Flood	S J Hassett ⁵ F Flood	8	911	91	–	27	–
b m Luso - Peace Time Girl (IRE) (Buckskin)
Close 2nd, led briefly 6 out, ridden and weakened 4 out

13 dist [114]	1. Roadmaker (IRE) 25/1 B Matl ³ John G Carr	B Matl ³ John G Carr	8	116	112	–	–	–
ch g Old Vic - Lucifer's Way (Lucifer)
Mid-division, progress into 5th 5 out, no extra and weakened after next, tailed off

14 5 [119]	8. Keep In Touch II (IRE) 14/1 Niall P Madden Peter McCreery	Niall P Madden Peter McCreery	7	107	96	–	–	–
b m Pierre - Pedros Pet (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Always behind, reminders 6th, trailing before 4 out, tailed off

F	16. Macra Na Feirme (IRE) 20/1 Mr K H Clarke ⁷ P J Rothwell	Mr K H Clarke ⁷ P J Rothwell	5	93	85	–	–	–
br g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - De Derri (IRE) (Denel)
Towards rear, fell 3rd

PU	3. Max Almighty 10/1 G Cotter A Kinsella	G Cotter A Kinsella	6	113	106	–	–	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - God Speed (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Prominent, 3rd approaching halfway, no extra from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 10/1)

16 ran Off time: 1:41:00 Winning time: 5m 53.70s (slow by 47.70s) Total SP: 158%
Non-runners: Reminiscer
1st owner: P P Byrnes (Merchent Paddy) 1st breeder: Geoffrey Thompson
2nd owner: C Syndicate (Gusda)
3rd owner: R W Donaldson (Chief Oscar)
Tote win: €3.80 PL: €1.80 €1.90 €7.10 Ex: €11.40 CSF: €11.26 Tricast: €101.93

1:40 Fairyhouse (IRE) 1 Jan 2008

First Crack Handicap Hurdle