Full Result 4.00 Listowel (IRE) | 25 September 1999

Mermaids Handicap

(0-80, 3yo+) 6f Heavy

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	13. Gossie Madera (IRE) 11/4F Seamie Heffernan L T Reilly	Seamie Heffernan L T Reilly	6	83	54	–	62	–
b g Toca MaderaI (IRE) - Sarania (Sassafras)
Always prominent, close 2nd 2f out, led early straight, ridden clear 1 1/2f out, kept on well, strongly pressed near finish (op 3/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	8. Sharp Gossip (IRE) 9/1 J J Behan Declan Gillespie	J J Behan Declan Gillespie	3	91 b	68	–	75	–
b g College Chapel - Idle Gossip (Runnett)
Held up towards rear, headway early straight, 4th over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, never nearer (op 8/1)

3⁽⁹⁾ 1 [1½]	3. Grianan Realta (IRE) 4/1 Declan McDonogh ³ Donal Hassett	Declan McDonogh ³ Donal Hassett	3	97	77	–	81	–
b f Elbio - Star Of Aran (Artaius)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress into 3rd entering straight, 2nd and ridden 1 1/2f out, no impression, 3rd and kept on inside final furlong (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3]	10. At His Best (IRE) 16/1 G D Power ⁷ Augustine Leahy	G D Power ⁷ Augustine Leahy	3	82	62	–	61	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Crazy Lady (Bulldozer)
Mid-division, progress entering straight, moderate 5th and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on

5⁽²⁾ 1½ [4½]	4. Mighty Pip (IRE) 10/1 T M Houlihan ⁷ G M Lyons	T M Houlihan ⁷ G M Lyons	3	93	77	–	72	–
b g Pips Pride - Hard To Stop (Hard Fought)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, 4th and ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on one paced (op 8/1)

6⁽¹¹⁾ hd [4¾]	6. Windy Project (IRE) 10/1 P J Scallan ⁵ M McDonagh	P J Scallan ⁵ M McDonagh	6	813	69	–	63	–
ch h Project Manager - Pecarelli (Lord Gayle)
Held up, ridden and kept on one paced straight (op 8/1)

7⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [7¼]	5. Legend Falls (IRE) 10/1 D M Rock ⁷ M J Grassick	D M Rock ⁷ M J Grassick	3	91	75	–	61	–
ch f River Falls I - Sister Dympna (Grundy)
Held up, 10th halfway, progress on inner entering straight, ridden and kept on one paced (op 8/1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 6 [13¼]	14. Risky Whisky 9/1 Wayne Lordan ⁷ Gerard Cully	Wayne Lordan ⁷ Gerard Cully	4	76	50	–	18	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Desert Gem (Green Desert)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and kept on one paced straight, no extra final furlong

9⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [14¾]	1. Miracle Ridge (IRE) 10/1 Kevin Manning J T Gorman	Kevin Manning J T Gorman	4	100 t	79	–	43	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Highly Delighted (USA) (Verbatim)
Held up, effort approaching straight, ridden and no impression from 1 1/2f out (op 8/1)

10⁽¹⁾ hd [15]	9. My Trivet (IRE) 9/1 M M Donnellan ¹⁰ J T Gorman	M M Donnellan ¹⁰ J T Gorman	8	82 t	63	–	26	–
b g Thatching - Blue Scholar (Blue Cashmere)
Always behind (op 8/1)

11⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [16½]	12. Sally Pledge (IRE) 5/1 N G McCullagh John J Walsh	N G McCullagh John J Walsh	4	85	56	–	15	–
b f Mukaddamah (USA) - Take My Pledge (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Led, ridden and headed early straight, weakened quickly

12⁽³⁾ 3½ [20]	7. Ballymote 8/1 Fran Berry M Halford	Fran Berry M Halford	5	92 b¹	67	–	15	–
b g Chilibang - Be My Honey (Bustino)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd and ridden 2f out, weakened early straight (op 7/1)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [22]	11. Me And My Girl (IRE) 25/1 Liam Keniry ¹⁰ Lawrence Walshe	Liam Keniry ¹⁰ Lawrence Walshe	3	711	60	–	2	–
b f Petorius (IRE) - Yola (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Prominent, 3rd and ridden halfway, soon weakened, behind straight

13 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 1m 24.50s (slow by 8.90s) Total SP: 151%
Non-runners: Conti, Maghas, Oykel Valley, Queen Of Art
Rule 4: Queen of Art was withdrawn not under starter's orders. Price at time of withdrawal was 10/1. Rule 4 applies to board prices only, deduction 5p in the pound.
1st owner: L T Reilly (Gossie Madera) 1st breeder: Brendan Sammon
2nd owner: Finbarr Sheehy (Sharp Gossip)
3rd owner: Butchbake Syndicate (Grianan Realta)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.30 €4.80 €1.50 Ex: €27.50 CSF: €34.41 Tricast: €106.14

4:00 Listowel (IRE) 25 Sep 1999

Mermaids Handicap