Full Result 3.30 Killarney (IRE) | 16 July 2002

Whitegates Hotel Handicap (Div I)

(0-70, 4yo+) (1m100yds) 1m½f Good

1st €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	5. Embassy Belle (IRE) 13/8F N G McCullagh M J Grassick	N G McCullagh M J Grassick	4	96	60	–	69	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Humble Mission (Shack)
Tracked leaders in 5th, smooth progress entering straight, led travelling well 2f out, ridden and strongly pressed 1f out, soon quickened clear, easily (op 7/4 tchd 9/4)

2⁽²⁾ 2	11. Gallileo Strike (IRE) 14/1 Tadhg O'Shea ³ Thomas Cooper	Tadhg O'Shea ³ Thomas Cooper	6	81	44	–	49	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Dame Daffodil (IRE) (Petorius)
Held up in rear, 12th into straight, headway on outer 2f out, 2nd and challenged 1f out, no extra close home

3⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [4½]	2. Definite Best (IRE) 11/2 Seamie Heffernan Anthony Mullins	Seamie Heffernan Anthony Mullins	4	913	67	–	67	–
b f Definite Article - Meglio Che Posso (IRE) (Try My Best)
Held up, 7th early straight, 5th and ridden over 1f out, kept on (op 9/2)

4⁽⁹⁾ 2 [6½]	1. Mirs Style (IRE) 9/1 Michael Hussey ⁵ Henry De Bromhead	Michael Hussey ⁵ Henry De Bromhead	4	99	68	–	63	–
b f Desert Style (IRE) - Bahana Gal (Stanford)
Chased leaders in 6th, 4th and ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, one paced (op 6/1)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [7¼]	4. Westfield Star (IRE) 10/1 Davy Condon ⁷ Thomas Cooper	Davy Condon ⁷ Thomas Cooper	5	94	65	–	59	–
b h Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Mokaite (Komaite)
Settled 2nd, dropped to 4th approaching straight, 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on one paced (op 8/1)

6⁽⁸⁾ 3½ [10¾]	8. Forest Chief (IRE) 10/1 P Shanahan C Collins	P Shanahan C Collins	6	91	55	–	41	–
b g Forest Wind (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Prominent, 2nd after halfway, challenged straight, weakened final furlong

7⁽¹³⁾ nk [11]	10. La Shalak (IRE) 14/1 Tom Queally ³ G Kennedy	Tom Queally ³ G Kennedy	5	84 b	47	–	33	–
ch m Shalford (IRE) - Lamya (Hittite Glory)
Soon led, ridden and headed 2f out, no extra over 1f out (op 12/1)

8⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [11¾]	13. Sullivan's Cascade (IRE) 12/1 Wayne Lordan ³ T J O'Mara	Wayne Lordan ³ T J O'Mara	4	79	38	–	22	–
b c Spectrum (IRE) - Sombre Lady (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge entering straight, weakened over 1f out (op 7/1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [13¾]	3. Lake Millstatt (IRE) 9/1 Fran Berry Augustine Leahy	Fran Berry Augustine Leahy	7	911	65	–	45	–
b m Magical Strike (USA) - Repeat Addition (IRE) (Hard Fought)
Held up, ridden and no impression straight (op 8/1)

10⁽⁶⁾ 8 [21¾]	12. Truscott (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Smith T J O'Mara	Wayne Smith T J O'Mara	7	83 t	43	–	–	–
ch h Thatching - Remember Mulvilla (Ballad Rock)
Always behind (op 12/1)

10⁽¹¹⁾ dht [21¾]	6. Silver Spray (IRE) 12/1 Pat Smullen Malachy J Ryan	Pat Smullen Malachy J Ryan	5	95 t	59	–	22	–
b g Mukaddamah (USA) - Diabola (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Held up, effort on wide outside entering straight, no extra from 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 7/1)

12⁽¹²⁾ 6 [27¾]	9. Blind Fiddler 12/1 Kevin Manning Ronald O'Leary	Kevin Manning Ronald O'Leary	6	812	52	–	–	–
b g First Trump - Constant Companion (Pas De Seul)
Never a factor, behind straight

LFT⁽⁷⁾	7. Drunken Wisdom (IRE) 14/1 Declan McDonogh F Costello	Declan McDonogh F Costello	4	93	57	–	–	–
b g Ridgewood Ben - Tait's Mistress (IRE) (Doyoun)
Refused to race (jockey said gelding refused to race after stalls opened)

13 ran Off time: 3:33:00 Winning time: 1m 49.60s (slow by 3.60s) Total SP: 142%
Non-runners: Contradiction
1st owner: Miss Anne McIntyre (Embassy Belle) 1st breeder: Thoroughbred Trust
2nd owner: Thornbirds Syndicate (Gallileo Strike)
3rd owner: Mrs G P Gaffney (Definite Best)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.30 €9.80 €2.80 Ex: €138.20 CSF: €34.83 Tricast: €130.90

3:30 Killarney (IRE) 16 Jul 2002

Whitegates Hotel Handicap (Div I)