Full Result 3.40 Galway (IRE) | 3 August 2006

Guinness Galway Hurdle Handicap (Grade A)

(4yo+) 2m Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st €121,300 2nd €38,500 3rd €18,500 4th €6,500 5th €4,500 6th €2,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Cuan Na Grai (IRE) 7/1 P W Flood Paul Nolan	P W Flood Paul Nolan	5	109	123	122	133	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Volnost (USA) (Lyphard)
Made all, ridden clear after 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably (op 6/1)

2 4	20. Shandon Star (IRE) 6/1F R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	102 1	116	110	121	–
b m Priolo (USA) - Noble Choice (Dahar)
Mid-division, 6th 3 out, 4th and headway approaching next, moderate 2nd and ridden before straight, no impression from last, kept on under pressure (op 7/1)

3 ½ [4½]	14. The Last Hurrah (IRE) 10/1 Andrew Leigh ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	Andrew Leigh ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	6	101 4 b	120	114	125	–
b g In The Wings - Last Exit (Dominion)
Tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, 4th and ridden next, kept on under pressure from last

4 hd [4¾]	18. Emmpat (IRE) 12/1 Niall P Madden C F Swan	Niall P Madden C F Swan	8	103	117	111	122	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Nordic Abu (IRE) (Nordico)
Towards rear, headway after 3 out, 5th after 2 out, kept on from last

5 1 [5¾]	17. The Fonze (IRE) 20/1 G Cotter Eoin Doyle	G Cotter Eoin Doyle	5	105	119	112	123	–
br g Desert Sun - Ultimate Beat (USA) (Go And Go)
Towards rear, not clear run approaching 3 out, improved into 10th on inner after 2 out, 5th and kept on from last

6 4½ [10¼]	1. Adamant Approach (IRE) 33/1 Mr R J Kiely ⁷ W P Mullins	Mr R J Kiely ⁷ W P Mullins	12	112	137	125	136	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Crash Approach (Crash Course)
Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, 8th after 2 out, kept on same pace from last

7 hd [10½]	8. Kinger Rocks (IRE) 7/1 Denis O'Regan D K Weld	Denis O'Regan D K Weld	5	1010	124	111	123	–
b m Desert King (IRE) - Ramich John (Kampala)
Mid-division, 8th before 3 out, ridden and no impression from next (op 11/2)

8 ½ [11]	3. Crossbow Creek 25/1 Graham Lee Mark Rimell	Graham Lee Mark Rimell	8	116	134	121	133	–
b g Lugana Beach - Roxy River (Ardross)
Towards rear, kept on from before 2 out

9 ¾ [11¾]	5. Arc En Ciel (GER) 25/1 Davy Condon Gerard Cully	Davy Condon Gerard Cully	6	1011	125	111	123	–
b g Daun (GER) - Amarna (GER) (Nebos)
Mid-division, 8th 4 out, no impression from next

10 1¼ [13]	2. Red Square Lady (IRE) 20/1 Andrew J McNamara M J Phillips	Andrew J McNamara M J Phillips	8	117 9	135	119	134	–
b m Moscow Society (USA) - Arctic Scale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Settled 2nd, 3rd and ridden after 3 out, weakened from next

11 nk [13¼]	10. Maxxium (IRE) 12/1 Timmy Murphy M Halford	Timmy Murphy M Halford	5	107 t	121	105	117	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Florinda (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Mid-division, 8th after 2 out, soon no extra (op 14/1)

12 4 [17¼]	4. Chicago Vic (IRE) 33/1 B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	7	1011	130	110	122	–
b m Old Vic - Clearwater Glen (Furry Glen)
Always behind, reminders 6th

13 1¼ [18½]	13. Proud To Be Irish (IRE) 12/1 James O'Farrell ⁵ Seamus O'Farrell	James O'Farrell ⁵ Seamus O'Farrell	7	101	120	98	111	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Just Little (Mtoto)
Held up towards rear, no impression from 3 out

14 1¼ [19¾]	15. Dbest (IRE) 20/1 J P Elliott Ms Joanna Morgan	J P Elliott Ms Joanna Morgan	6	105 b	119	96	109	–
b g Woodborough (USA) - Leopard Lily (IRE) (Belmez)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, 4th 4 out, weakened after 3 out

15 hd [20]	12. Portant Fella 20/1 P A Carberry Ms Joanna Morgan	P A Carberry Ms Joanna Morgan	7	106 p	120	96	110	–
b g Greensmith - Jubilata (USA) (The Minstrel)
Towards rear early, headway into 2nd 4 out, 3rd and ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 16/1)

16 ¾ [20¾]	6. Breathing Fire 16/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	4	1011 p	125	101	114	–
b g Pivotal - Pearl Venture (Salse)
Never a factor

17 nk [21]	11. Mirpour (IRE) 20/1 Tom Molloy ⁷ Eoin Griffin	Tom Molloy ⁷ Eoin Griffin	7	913	120	95	109	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders early, mid-division halfway, weakened 3 out

18 4½ [25½]	7. Barati (IRE) 33/1 A E Lynch ⁵ M J P O'Brien	A E Lynch ⁵ M J P O'Brien	5	105 b	124	94	108	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Oriane (Nashwan)
Settled 4th, ridden and weakened before 3 out

19 1½ [27]	16. Middlemarch (GER) 12/1 Davy Russell P A Fahy	Davy Russell P A Fahy	5	105	119	87	102	–
br h Alkalde (GER) - Morgenpirsch (GER) (Surumu)
Stirrup leather broke shortly after start, never a factor

PU	19. Glimmer Of Light (IRE) 50/1 Seamus Durack S A Brookshaw	Seamus Durack S A Brookshaw	6	101	115	–	–	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Tracked leaders on outer, mistake 1st, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last