Full Result 2.00 Leopardstown (IRE) | 26 December 2006

Durkan New Homes Handicap Hurdle

(81-116, 4yo+) 2m2f Soft To Heavy 10 hurdles

1st €10,365 2nd €2,415 3rd €1,065 4th €615

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Valley Of Giants 10/1 Andrew Leigh ³ Mrs John Harrington	Andrew Leigh ³ Mrs John Harrington	4	112	106	82	123	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Karri Valley (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always prominent, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3 out, led after 2 out, clear before last, stayed on under pressure

2 1¾	6. Artiste Bay (FR) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	Barry Geraghty Eoin Griffin	4	115	106	80	122	–
b g Alamo Bay (USA) - Aristalle (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Mid-division, 9th 3 out, 4th and headway 2 out, moderate 2nd last, stayed on well under pressure (op 12/1)

3 ½ [2¼]	9. Cashel Bay (USA) 25/1 Mark Bolger ⁷ Luke Comer	Mark Bolger ⁷ Luke Comer	8	1010	104	78	119	–
b g Nureyev (USA) - Madame Premier (USA) (Raja Baba)
Mid-division, 10th 4 out, 6th and headway 2 out, 4th last, stayed on well (op 20/1)

4 1¾ [4]	12. Strand Line (IRE) 12/1 Adrian Lane ³ P J Rothwell	Adrian Lane ³ P J Rothwell	6	1011	101	73	114	–
b g Supreme Leader - Good Credentials (Take A Reef)
Close up, led before 4 out, strongly pressed 2 out, soon headed, 4th and no extra after last (op 10/1)

5 8 [12]	17. Cherryhill Star (IRE) 33/1 M P Madden ³ Anthony Mullins	M P Madden ³ Anthony Mullins	5	105	95	57	100	–
b g Shernazar - Solo Guest (Northern Guest)
Led, headed before 4 out, 3rd under pressure before 2 out, 5th and no extra before last

6 4 [16]	5. Savitha (IRE) 7/1 John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	6	117	108	66	109	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Irish Call (USA) (Irish River)
Towards rear, headway 3 out, 5th next, kept on same pace (op 6/1)

7 1¼ [17¼]	11. Havetoavit (USA) 33/1 Robbie Power Thomas Cooper	Robbie Power Thomas Cooper	5	111	102	58	102	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Summer Crush (USA) (Summer Squall)
Held up towards rear, stayed on from before 2 out

8 5 [22¼]	20. Zululand (IRE) 16/1 Conor Maxwell ⁷ D T Hughes	Conor Maxwell ⁷ D T Hughes	6	97	87	37	82	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Zafadola (IRE) (Darshaan)
Mid-division, 11th 3 out, soon driven along, kept on same pace from next

9 7 [29¼]	7. Chemin D'Or (IRE) 16/1 Roger Loughran Martin Brassil	Roger Loughran Martin Brassil	7	115	106	48	94	–
b g Pennekamp (USA) - Near The End (Shirley Heights)
Towards rear, stayed on without threatening from 3 out (op 14/1)

10 hd [29½]	14. Mr Muffin Man (IRE) 10/1 Paul Carberry M Halford	Paul Carberry M Halford	7	1013	100	42	88	–
b g Beneficial - My Baloo (On Your Mark)
Towards rear, kept on one pace from 3 out

11 11 [40½]	23. Elkras Wings (IRE) 25/1 P A Carberry P Hughes	P A Carberry P Hughes	4	910	83	12	60	–
b f In The Wings - Diabola (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Towards rear, kept on from after 3 out

12 5 [45½]	19. Tiermana Lady (IRE) 25/1 A B Joyce ⁷ E J O'Grady	A B Joyce ⁷ E J O'Grady	5	99	89	11	61	–
bb m Foxhound (USA) - Autumn Time (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up, kept on same pace from 3 out

13 2½ [48]	1. Classic Croco (GER) 20/1 Eddie Power ⁷ T Hogan	Eddie Power ⁷ T Hogan	5	115 p	113	32	82	–
gr g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Classic Light (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Chased leaders, 5th 4 out, 8th after next, soon no extra

14 4 [52]	16. Top The Charts 11/2 Davy Russell A J Martin	Davy Russell A J Martin	4	1011	98	12	63	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - On The Tide (Slip Anchor)
Held up towards rear, kept on one pace from after 3 out (jockey said gelding was unable to act on the ground; vet said gelding was blowing hard post race) (op 4/1 tchd 6/1)

15 ½ [52½]	24. Good To Be King (IRE) 33/1 Adrian O'Shea ³ C F Swan	Adrian O'Shea ³ C F Swan	5	97 1	83	–	48	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Jilted (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)
Never better than mid-division

16 ¾ [53¼]	3. Maralan (IRE) 25/1 Tommy Treacy Patrick O Brady	Tommy Treacy Patrick O Brady	5	119 b	110	23	74	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Marilaya (IRE) (Shernazar)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakened after 3 out

17 1¾ [55]	22. Tacooma (IRE) 20/1 Robbie Moran ³ Anthony Mullins	Robbie Moran ³ Anthony Mullins	5	911 2	87	–	49	–
ch g Scribano - Centralspires Best (Nishapour)
Prominent, 4th approaching halfway, 6th 3 out, soon no extra

18 nk [55¼]	18. Sharadi (IRE) 12/1 Mr S G Carey ⁷ A L T Moore	Mr S G Carey ⁷ A L T Moore	5	912	92	2	54	–
b g Desert Sun - Sharadiya (IRE) (Akarad)
Chased leaders, 8th halfway, weakened from 4 out (op 10/1)

19 2 [57¼]	4. Cosmic String (IRE) 5/1F Robbie McNamara ⁷ D K Weld	Robbie McNamara ⁷ D K Weld	4	112 1 b	110	18	70	–
ch g In The Wings - Continuous (IRE) (Darshaan)
In touch, 5th 3 out, soon weakened, eased after next (op 6/1)

20 hd [57½]	13. Killenaule Boy 9/1 P W Flood E J O'Grady	P W Flood E J O'Grady	4	1013	100	8	60	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Kellsboro Queen (Rakaposhi King)
Chased leaders, 4th and ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

21 2 [59½]	15. Flying Paragan (IRE) 20/1 A E Lynch ³ Edward Cawley	A E Lynch ³ Edward Cawley	8	108	98	3	56	–
bb g Glacial Storm (USA) - Dear Money (IRE) (Buckskin)
Mid-division, no extra from 3 out

22 4 [63½]	21. Frank Moss Bennett (IRE) 33/1 Kevin Coleman ³ Garvan Donnelly	Kevin Coleman ³ Garvan Donnelly	6	910 1	86	–	40	–
ch g Bahhare (USA) - Despondent (IRE) (Broken Hearted)
Always behind

F	10. Yabbits (IRE) 25/1 Mr T D Carberry ⁷ R J Osborne	Mr T D Carberry ⁷ R J Osborne	7	1010	104	–	–	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Fataana (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Fell 1st

PU	2. The Boxer Roche (IRE) 16/1 D J Casey Anthony Mullins	D J Casey Anthony Mullins	6	1110	111	–	–	–
b g Shahanndeh (IRE) - Decent Debbie (Decent Fellow)
Towards rear, no impression from before 3 out, pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly throughout)

24 ran Off time: 2:03:00 Winning time: 4m 43.30s (slow by 30.30s) Total SP: 161%
1st owner: Mac's J Racing Syndicate (Valley Of Giants) 1st breeder: C O'Brien
2nd owner: Mrs Martina Griffin (Artiste Bay)
3rd owner: Luke Comer (Cashel Bay)
Tote win: €17.70 PL: €3.80 €1.90 €10.80 Ex: €145.60 CSF: €115.30 Tricast: €2,558.65

2:00 Leopardstown (IRE) 26 Dec 2006

Durkan New Homes Handicap Hurdle