Full Result 2.35 Leopardstown (IRE) | 14 January 2001

Pierse Hurdle (Grade A Handicap)

(0-140, 4yo+) 2m Soft 9 hurdles

1st €77,576.61 2nd €25,004.03 3rd €12,181.45 4th €4,487.90 5th €3,205.65 6th €1,923.39

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	19. Grinkov (IRE) 11/2F Charlie Swan P Hughes	Charlie Swan P Hughes	6	107	105	139	138	–
b g Soviet Lad (USA) - Tallow Hill (Dunphy)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway to go 2nd after 3 out, led early straight, ridden clear after last, stayed on well (op 6/1 tchd 5/1)

2 3	14. Ricardo 16/1 G Cotter Brian Nolan	G Cotter Brian Nolan	7	1011 b¹	109	140	139	–
b g Sanglamore (USA) - Nurica (USA) (Nureyev)
Mid division, 8th 4 out, 5th 2 out, 2nd and under pressure before last, kept on flat (op 14/1)

3 nk [3¼]	9. Rooster Booster 14/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	114	116	146	146	–
gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand)
Mid division, 12th halfway, progress after 3 out, 4th and ridden before last, kept on well under pressure close home (op 12/1)

4 6 [9¼]	7. Masalarian (IRE) 10/1 B M Cash A L T Moore	B M Cash A L T Moore	6	114	116	139	140	–
b g Doyoun - Masamiyda (Lyphard)
Mid division, progress to chase leaders after 3 out, 6th next, 3rd and ridden before last, kept on (op 8/1)

5 2½ [11¾]	5. The Gatherer (IRE) 14/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	115	117	136	139	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Reaper's Run (Deep Run)
Held up towards rear, progress after halfway, 6th 2 out, ridden and kept on one paced (op 10/1)

6 ½ [12¼]	17. Ellenjay (IRE) 20/1 Tommy Treacy A L T Moore	Tommy Treacy A L T Moore	7	108	106	125	127	–
gr g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Ludovica I (Bustino)
Held up in rear, progress approaching 2 out, 10th early straight, ridden and kept on, never nearer (op 14/1)

7 2½ [14¾]	1. Miss Emer (IRE) 33/1 Jason Titley Noel Meade	Jason Titley Noel Meade	6	1110 b	122	137	141	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Living Rough (Wolverlife)
Held up, progress 3 out, 7th next, ridden and no impression

8 7 [21¾]	6. Tryphaena (FR) 12/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	6	115 tb	117	123	129	–
b m Priolo (USA) - Thekla (GER) (Prince Ippi)
Tracked leaders in 5th, close 4th 2 out, soon ridden and weakened

9 shd [22]	10. Spokesman 9/1 Paul Moloney C Roche	Paul Moloney C Roche	7	114	116	122	127	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Ravaro (Raga Navarro)
Towards rear, ridden and kept on one paced from 2 out (op 8/1)

10 2½ [24½]	12. Kapok (FR) 14/1 Mr A K Wyse E J O'Grady	Mr A K Wyse E J O'Grady	5	1013 9	111	115	120	–
b h Kaldoun (FR) - Karannja (USA) (Shahrastani)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, challenged 2 out, weakened under pressure straight

11 nk [24¾]	20. Shiny Bay (IRE) 25/1 Timmy Murphy T M Walsh	Timmy Murphy T M Walsh	8	107	105	108	114	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Raby (Pongee I)
Tracked leader in 2nd, weakened before 2 out (op 20/1)

12 1½ [26¼]	4. Moving On Up 12/1 A P McCoy D K Weld	A P McCoy D K Weld	7	115 3 b	117	123	124	–
b g Salse (USA) - Thundercloud I (Electric I)
Mid division, driven along before 4 out, no impression after next (op 10/1 tchd 14/1)

13 nk [26½]	15. Lawz (IRE) 33/1 P A Carberry P Hughes	P A Carberry P Hughes	7	1010	108	113	115	–
br g Lahib (USA) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened straight (op 25/1)

14 5 [31½]	8. Michael Mor (IRE) 20/1 Barry Geraghty Noel Meade	Barry Geraghty Noel Meade	7	114 7	116	114	118	–
ch g Denel (FR) - Oralee (Prominer)
Mid division, 12th 3 out, no impression from next

15 nk [31¾]	24. Discerning Air 33/1 R P McNally Michael Hourigan	R P McNally Michael Hourigan	5	104 5 b	102	100	104	–
b m Ezzoud (IRE) - Jhansi Ki Rani (USA) (Far North)
Never a factor

16 8 [39¾]	13. Bamford Castle (IRE) 33/1 M P Madden P Mullins	M P Madden P Mullins	6	1012	110	98	104	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Allorette (Ballymore)
Never a factor (op 25/1)

17 12 [51¾]	23. Creux Noir (IRE) 14/1 Fran Berry D K Weld	Fran Berry D K Weld	5	104 b	102	74	84	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Sanndila (IRE) (Lashkari)
Never a factor (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

18 ¾ [52½]	3. Killultagh Storm (IRE) 33/1 Jim Culloty W P Mullins	Jim Culloty W P Mullins	7	117	119	89	100	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Rostrevor Lady (Kemal)
Always behind (op 25/1)

19 ½ [53]	21. French Style (IRE) 14/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	5	106	104	74	84	–
b m Archway (IRE) - Rustic Stile (Rusticaro)
Chased leaders, 8th and ridden before 2 out, soon weakened (op 12/1)

20 12 [65]	11. Mumaris (USA) 25/1 Adrian Maguire P Hughes	Adrian Maguire P Hughes	7	110	112	66	80	–
bb g Capote (USA) - Barakat (Bustino)
Mid division, weakened from 3 out (op 20/1)

21 4½ [69½]	2. Samapour (IRE) 50/1 J R Barry Thomas Foley	J R Barry Thomas Foley	7	1110	122	69	86	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Samneeza (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always behind

22 dist [99½]	22. John Magical (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin Martin Brassil	Tony Dobbin Martin Brassil	6	106 t	104	7	–	–
ch g Magical Strike (USA) - Ramich John (Kampala)
Tracked leaders to halfway, soon weakened (op 14/1 tchd 20/1)

23 5 [104½]	16. Theseus (IRE) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald P Hughes	Mick Fitzgerald P Hughes	5	1010	108	4	–	–
b h Danehill (USA) - Graecia Magna (USA) (Private Account)
Mid division, weakened from 3 out

F	18. Wild Arms (FR) 14/1 Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	5	108	106	–	–	–
ch h Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Alcove (USA) (Valdez)
Tracked leaders, 6th 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out (op 12/1)

24 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 4m 3.60s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 143%
1st owner: Anns Backer Syndicate (Grinkov) 1st breeder: R Percival And John Kent
2nd owner: Patrick Whelan (Ricardo)
3rd owner: Terry Warner (Rooster Booster)
Tote win: €7.80 PL: €2.70 €4.50 €3.70 Ex: €75.30 CSF: €83.68 Tricast: €1,135.75

2:35 Leopardstown (IRE) 14 Jan 2001

Pierse Hurdle (Grade A Handicap)