Full Result 7.45 Gowran Park (IRE) | 14 August 2002

Goresbridge Handicap

(60-95, 3yo+) 1m4f Good

1st €13,000 2nd €3,800 3rd €1,800 4th €600

Goresbridge Handicap, 1m4f - Good, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	2. Last Theatre (IRE) 6/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	4	100	91	–	95	–
b f King's Theatre (IRE) - Last Flair (Busted)
Held up, headway approaching straight, 4th under 2f out, led and hung left 1f out, kept on well, comfortably (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ nk	7. Best Wait (IRE) 7/1 Fran Berry T Hogan	Fran Berry T Hogan	5	91 t	78	–	82	–
b m Insan (USA) - Greek Melody (IRE) (Trojan Fort)
Held up, 11th halfway, headway on outer early straight, challenged and every chance 1f out, kept on under pressure (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

3⁽²⁾ 1½ [1¾]	9. Bubble N Squeak (IRE) 9/1 Michael Hussey ⁵ F Flood	Michael Hussey ⁵ F Flood	3	87	86	–	87	–
b f Catrail (USA) - Return Again (IRE) (Top Ville)
Mid-division, 7th 4f out, progress on inner entering straight, ridden and every chance 1 1/2f out, 3rd and no extra inside final furlong (op 8/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾ [2½]	8. Tempter (IRE) 12/1 Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	Johnny Murtagh John M Oxx	4	90 t	77	–	77	–
ch c In The Wings - Temora (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leader in 2nd, led entering straight, soon ridden and strongly pressed, headed and hampered 1f out, no extra (op 10/1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1 [3½]	4. Rahn 11/1 Pat Smullen D K Weld	Pat Smullen D K Weld	3	97 b	95	–	94	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Taghareed (USA) (Shadeed)
Towards rear, progress 3f out, 5th under 1 1/2f out, kept on (op 8/1)

6⁽¹³⁾ 2½ [6]	6. Albatros (FR) 9/2F Mick Kinane E J O'Grady	Mick Kinane E J O'Grady	5	92 t	79	–	74	–
b g Shining Steel - Abalvina (FR) (Abdos)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 5th 4f out, lost place early straight, 9th over 1f out, kept on (op 5/1 tchd 3/1)

7⁽⁷⁾ 1 [7]	13. Careless 10/1 Tadhg O'Shea ³ P Hughes	Tadhg O'Shea ³ P Hughes	5	712	64	–	57	–
b m Robellino (USA) - Life's Too Short (IRE) (Astronef)
Led, clear before halfway, ridden and strongly pressed 4f out, headed entering straight, no extra from 1 1/2f out (op 8/1)

8⁽¹⁾ shd [7¼]	11. Aye Aye Popeye (IRE) 10/1 G D Power ³ Mrs John Harrington	G D Power ³ Mrs John Harrington	4	83	69	–	62	–
ch g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Boskovice (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Prominent, 4th halfway, 6th 4f out, one pace straight (op 8/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 2 [9¼]	12. Emperors Guest 12/1 T M Houlihan ⁵ P Mullins	T M Houlihan ⁵ P Mullins	4	713	67	–	57	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest (Be My Guest)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, lost place before straight, kept on one pace under pressure

10⁽³⁾ shd [9¼]	5. Baron De Feypo (IRE) 12/1 Seamie Heffernan S J Mahon	Seamie Heffernan S J Mahon	4	93	80	–	70	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Fete Champetre (Welsh Pageant)
Mid-division, progress into 3rd halfway, 2nd into straight, soon ridden and weakened (op 8/1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 4 [13¼]	10. Any News 8/1 Davy Condon ⁷ W P Mullins	Davy Condon ⁷ W P Mullins	5	80	70	–	54	–
ch g Karinga Bay - D'Egliere (FR) (Port Etienne I)
Towards rear, smooth headway on outer 4f out, 4th into straight, soon ridden and weakened

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [15¼]	14. Sophronia (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Lordan ³ W P Mullins	Wayne Lordan ³ W P Mullins	8	711	63	–	44	–
bb m Strong Gale (IRE) - Sweet Tulip (Beau Chapeau)
Slowly into stride and held up in rear, no impression from over 3f out (op 10/1)

13⁽⁴⁾ 3½ [18¾]	1. Irish Empire (IRE) 9/1 N G McCullagh M J Grassick	N G McCullagh M J Grassick	4	100	91	–	67	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Hazy Image (Ahonoora)
Tracked leaders, 6th before halfway, soon lost place, behind before straight (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

14⁽¹²⁾ 2 [20¾]	3. Rathkenny I (IRE) 25/1 S F Cleary ⁷ William Coleman O'Brien	S F Cleary ⁷ William Coleman O'Brien	4	93	87	–	60	–
b c Standiford (USA) - Shine I (Sharrood)
Mid-division, weakened approaching straight (op 20/1)

14 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 2m 43.20s (slow by 10.80s) Total SP: 137%
1st owner: Mrs Patricia O'Rourke (Last Theatre) 1st breeder: J S Bolger
2nd owner: J M Ryan (Best Wait)
3rd owner: Glenn W D Martin (Bubble N Squeak)
Tote win: €8.40 PL: €3.10 €2.20 €5 Ex: €101.80 CSF: €54.49 Tricast: €401.86

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

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Goresbridge Handicap

7:45 Gowran Park (IRE) 14 Aug 2002