Full Result 3.05 Limerick (IRE) | 26 December 2001

Pat Molloy Handicap Chase

(0-102, 4yo+) 2m6f Soft 14 fences

1st €12,386.61 2nd €2,872.26 3rd €1,256.61 4th €718.06

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Joyful River (IRE) 3/1F P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	6	114	90	–	103	–
b m Over The River (FR) - Joyful Anna (Blue Rullah)
Held up in rear, progress to go 8th 6 out, 6th 4 out, 4th 3 out, 2nd 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, kept on well flat (op 4/1)

2 5	13. Commanche Pride (IRE) 8/1 Neil Mulholland ³ E McNamara	Neil Mulholland ³ E McNamara	7	95	67	–	74	–
b g Commanche Run - Galla's Pride (Quayside I)
Tracked leaders, 4th from 7th, 3rd 6 out, disputed lead 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra (op 6/1)

3 ¾ [5¾]	7. Bandon Valley (IRE) 6/1 S Fitzgerald ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	S Fitzgerald ⁵ Patrick J Flynn	7	100	78	–	84	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Chattering (Le Bavard)
Tracked leaders in 7th, 6th 7 out, 4th 4 out, 3rd 3 out, ridden and no extra from 2 out (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

4 12 [17¾]	12. Chelsea King (IRE) 12/1 Patrick Verling T J Nagle Jr	Patrick Verling T J Nagle Jr	10	911 b	70	–	64	–
b g Riot Helmet (IRE) - Chelsea Chick (London Bells)
Tracked leader in 2nd, led after 5th, disputed lead 4 out, headed after 3 out, kept on one paced from 2 out

5 4 [21¾]	1. Hat Or Halo (IRE) 5/1 John Cullen Niall J Donohoe	John Cullen Niall J Donohoe	9	120	100	–	91	–
b g Hatim (USA) - Saintly Grove (Welsh Saint)
Led, headed after 5th, settled 2nd, 3rd when slight mistake 4 out, 5th when mistake 3 out, kept on under pressure from 2 out (op 4/1 tchd 11/2)

6 10 [31¾]	14. Castle Tiger Bay (IRE) 12/1 R I Mackenzie ⁷ V T O'Brien	R I Mackenzie ⁷ V T O'Brien	10	90	66	–	46	–
b g Wylfa - Above Makica (Cut Above)
Towards rear, ridden to chase leaders from 4 out, kept on under pressure (op 20/1)

7 7 [38¾]	10. Prometteuse (IRE) 11/1 K P Gaule Miss Noreen Hayes	K P Gaule Miss Noreen Hayes	6	104 t	77	–	50	–
ch m Bob Back (USA) - Astral Fields (FR) (Northfields)
Mid-division, ridden and kept on one paced from 4 out (op 8/1)

8 shd [38¾]	15. Ship Of Shame (IRE) 20/1 L A Hurley ⁷ Edward P Mitchell	L A Hurley ⁷ Edward P Mitchell	9	90 t	66	–	39	–
b g Dry Dock - Dennee Ron (Tula Rocket)
Mid-division, ridden and kept on one paced from 3 out

9 ¾ [39½]	8. Rud Cinnte (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Treacy John Brassil	Tommy Treacy John Brassil	6	105	78	–	50	–
b g Duky - Castle Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th from 3rd, 3rd from 7th, 4th 6 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out

10 dist [69½]	4. Le Grande King (IRE) 20/1 W Slattery David M O'Brien	W Slattery David M O'Brien	8	1010	82	–	–	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Monalee Lady (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 6th from 3rd, 7th 7 out, ridden and kept on one paced from 4 out

BD	9. Meandering By (IRE) 12/1 K Hadnett ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	K Hadnett ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	7	911	77	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Kiria Mou (USA) (To-Agori-Mou)
Brought down 1st

F	5. Bally Treble (IRE) 16/1 Mr P J Crowley ⁵ David M O'Brien	Mr P J Crowley ⁵ David M O'Brien	9	103	81	–	89	–
b g Balinger - Francie's Treble (Quayside I)
Tracked leaders in 6th, 5th from 7th, 6th 3 out, 4th and ridden to chase leaders entering straight, fell 2 out (op 14/1)

F	6. Shan Bridge (IRE) 14/1 B M Cash Michael Cullen	B M Cash Michael Cullen	8	107 b¹	80	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Upton River (Over The River)
Fell 1st

PU	3. Irish Stout (IRE) 12/1 Mr P P O'Brien ³ Ronald O'Leary	Mr P P O'Brien ³ Ronald O'Leary	10	1013	88	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Winning Nora (Northfields)
Rear of mid-division, 9th and ridden 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out

PU	11. Back In Thyne (IRE) 13/2 M P Madden ³ E Bolger	M P Madden ³ E Bolger	6	100 b	76	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Black Again (Strong Gale)
Pulled up after 1st (jockey pulled up gelding believing it to be injured, but it later found to be sound) (op 9/2)

15 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 6m 7.20s (slow by 47.20s) Total SP: 150%
1st owner: Laragh Two Syndicate (Joyful River) 1st breeder: Lisselan Farms Ltd
2nd owner: Sean Curran (Commanche Pride)
3rd owner: Bandon Valley Syndicate (Bandon Valley)
Tote win: €2.80 PL: €1.40 €2.10 €2.90 Ex: €31.80 CSF: €35.68 Tricast: €156.21

3:05 Limerick (IRE) 26 Dec 2001

Pat Molloy Handicap Chase