Full Result 1.45 Leopardstown (IRE) | 11 January 2009

Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A)

(5yo+) 2m5f Yielding To Soft 14 fences

1st €58,590 2nd €17,190 3rd €8,190 4th €2,790

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Schindlers Hunt (IRE) 16/1 P W Flood D T Hughes	P W Flood D T Hughes	9	114 t	152	58	163	–
ch g Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Snipe Hunt (IRE) (Stalker)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway in close 3rd 6 out, led before next, ridden clear entering straight, kept on well under pressure from last (op 14/1)

2 4	6. Kilcrea Castle I (IRE) 11/2 Jack Doyle P M J Doyle	Jack Doyle P M J Doyle	7	105	139	41	146	–
b g Windsor Castle - Las Balerina (IRE) (Orchestra)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 3rd from 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure (op 6/1)

3 1½ [5½]	4. Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE) 7/4F Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	8	1010	144	45	150	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Quinnsboro Ice (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Tracked leaders, 2nd from halfway, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure (op 7/4 tchd 15/8)

4 ½ [6]	3. Vic Venturi (IRE) 6/1 Ian McCarthy ⁵ D T Hughes	Ian McCarthy ⁵ D T Hughes	9	106 p	145	45	150	–
ch g Old Vic - Carmen Lady (IRE) (Torus)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, 6th and ridden 4 out, kept on same pace under pressure from 2 out (op 7/1)

5 hd [6¼]	1. Mister Top Notch (IRE) 5/1 R Walsh D E Fitzgerald	R Walsh D E Fitzgerald	10	1110	158	58	163	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Turn A Coin (Prince Hansel)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, smooth headway to 4th before 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no extra before last, kept on same pace (trainer later said gelding was found to be lame post race) (op 5/1 tchd 4/1)

6 4 [10¼]	8. Clew Bay Cove (IRE) 14/1 Alan Crowe C A Murphy	Alan Crowe C A Murphy	9	101 t	135	31	136	–
ch g Anshan - Crashrun (Crash Course)
Held up in rear, progress into 6th 2 out, ridden into 4th last, no extra run-in (op 14/1)

7 9 [19¼]	10. Ross River 25/1 Robbie Colgan A J Martin	Robbie Colgan A J Martin	13	910 2	130	17	122	–
gr g Over The River (FR) - Solo Rose (Roselier)
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 5th, headway to 6th 3 out, no impression after next

8 29 [48¼]	7. Carrigeen Kalmia (IRE) 25/1 Miss E A Lalor ⁷ R H Lalor	Miss E A Lalor ⁷ R H Lalor	10	98	135	–	98	–
b m Norwich - Carrigeen Kerria (IRE) (Kemal)
Close up, led after 3rd, jumped right 5th and 6th, headed after 6 out, weakened from before 4 out

9 1½ [49¾]	9. Oscar India (IRE) 16/1 A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	A E Lynch Henry De Bromhead	10	913	133	–	94	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Curry Lunch (Pry)
Prominent, led early, 5th approaching halfway, ridden 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off (op 25/1)

10 ½ [50¼]	5. Sky's The Limit (FR) 5/1 Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	8	106 tb	140	–	101	–
gr g Medaaly - Highness Lady (GER) (Cagliostro)
Held up, slight mistake 2nd, weakened from 4 out, tailed off (jockey said gelding made a respiratory noise in running) (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

10 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 5m 40.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Slaneyville Syndicate (Schindlers Hunt) 1st breeder: J Keane
2nd owner: Michael O'Driscoll (Kilcrea Castle I)
3rd owner: Conor Clarkson (Finger Onthe Pulse)
Tote win: €19.40 PL: €3.90 €2.40 €1.50 Ex: €179.60 CSF: €110.23 Tricast: €238.44

1:45 Leopardstown (IRE) 11 Jan 2009

Leopardstown Handicap Chase (Grade A)