Full Result 2.45 Limerick (IRE) | 9 June 2002

Gumnut Furniture Handicap

(0-95, 3yo+) 2m Soft

1st €19,500 2nd €5,700 3rd €2,700 4th €900

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	2. Billy Bonnie (IRE) 2/1F Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Noel Meade	Pat Cosgrave ⁵ Noel Meade	5	90	74	–	83	–
ch g Anshan - SinologyI (Rainbow Quest)
Tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd and pushed along 7f out, driven along to go 2nd 4f out, ridden to lead 2f out, soon clear, comfortably (op 7/4 tchd 9/4)

2⁽²⁾ 3½	6. Discerning Air 3/1 Wayne Lordan ³ Michael Hourigan	Wayne Lordan ³ Michael Hourigan	6	711 b	55	–	61	–
b m Ezzoud (IRE) - Jhansi Ki Rani (USA) (Far North)
Tracked leaders in 4th, 5th 3f out, 4th and ridden 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong

3⁽⁵⁾ 7 [10½]	5. Shareef Khan (FR) 4/1 Michael Hussey ⁵ A J McNamara	Michael Hussey ⁵ A J McNamara	5	713	59	–	58	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Sharenara (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Led, headed halfway, 5th 7f out, 6th 5f out, 5th and ridden 2f out, 4th 1f out, kept on

4⁽³⁾ shd [10½]	4. Moscow Retreat (IRE) 13/2 Johnny Murtagh Michael Hourigan	Johnny Murtagh Michael Hourigan	9	813	68	–	66	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Firing (Tarboosh)
Held up in rear, rapid headway on outer to lead halfway, driven along entering straight, ridden and headed 2f out, kept on one paced inside final furlong (jockey appeared to stop riding in the closing stages but said his goggles were covered in mud and he was uncertain of the position of the winning post) (op 6/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 25 [35½]	3. Emperors Guest 9/2 Seamie Heffernan P Mullins	Seamie Heffernan P Mullins	4	90	69	–	43	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Intimate Guest (Be My Guest)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 7f out, 3rd 4f out, 5th and ridden over 1f out, no extra (op 4/1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [39]	1. The Cute Won (USA) 4/1 Fran Berry V Bowens	Fran Berry V Bowens	4	100	83	–	52	–
b g Defensive Play (USA) - Alzabella (USA) (Top Command)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th 3f out, ridden and weakened from 2f out (op 3/1)

6 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 4m 6.90s (slow by 40.90s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Miss G O'Brien (Billy Bonnie) 1st breeder: John F Tuthill & Mrs A Whiteh
2nd owner: Michael N Walsh (Discerning Air)
3rd owner: Michael Fitzpatrick (Shareef Khan)
Tote win: €3.20 PL: €1.60 €2.60 Ex: €6.30 CSF: €10.10

2:45 Limerick (IRE) 9 Jun 2002

Gumnut Furniture Handicap