Full Result 2.35 Listowel (IRE) | 19 September 2000

Brandon Hotel Race

(2yo) 7f Soft To Heavy

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Turtleback (IRE) 5/2F Mick Kinane P Mullins	Mick Kinane P Mullins	2	93 b	–	–	80	–
b c Turtle Island (IRE) - Mimicry (Thatch)
Held up in touch, 9th approaching straight, headway 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, stayed on well under pressure to lead on line (op 5/2 tchd 9/4)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	8. Persian Bliss (IRE) 25/1 Tadhg O'Shea ⁷ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Tadhg O'Shea ⁷ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	2	713	–	–	68	–
b f Persian Bold (IRE) - Missed Opportunity (IRE) (Exhibitioner)
Held up towards rear, headway 3f out, moderate 2nd and ridden early straight, challenged and every chance final furlong, just failed (op 16/1)

3⁽⁴⁾ shd [nk]	3. Per Amore (IRE) 5/1 S Craine Kevin Prendergast	S Craine Kevin Prendergast	2	90	–	–	76	–
ch c General Monash (USA) - Danny's Miracle (Superlative)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, improved to lead entering straight, clear over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed on line (op 3/1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 6 [6¼]	6. Nonchalant (IRE) 3/1 Pat Smullen Ms F M Crowley	Pat Smullen Ms F M Crowley	2	88	–	–	56	–
ch g Magical Wonder (USA) - Look Nonchalant (IRE) (Fayruz)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, driven along and outpaced approaching straight, kept on final furlong (op 3/1 tchd 4/1)

5⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8¾]	15. Gwapa (IRE) 12/1 N G McCullagh Peter Casey	N G McCullagh Peter Casey	2	80	–	–	42	–
b f Imperial Frontier (USA) - Isolette (Wassl)
Mid-division, progress into 6th over 2f out, 3rd and ridden early straight, no extra over 1f out (op 10/1)

6⁽⁹⁾ hd [9]	5. Muskerry Sportsman 25/1 Wayne Lordan ⁵ T J O'Mara	Wayne Lordan ⁵ T J O'Mara	2	83	–	–	50	–
b c Petong - Royal Recreation (USA) (His Majesty)
Mid-division, ridden and no impression straight (op 20/1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ½ [9½]	7. Denise Margaret (IRE) 11/2 Colm O'Donoghue ⁵ T A Regan	Colm O'Donoghue ⁵ T A Regan	2	81	–	–	47	–
b f Flying Spur (AUS) - Rachel Pringle (IRE) (Doulab)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, progress into 5th approaching straight, ridden and weakened (op 4/1 tchd 6/1)

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [9¾]	2. Irish Empire (IRE) 12/1 Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	Eddie Ahern M J Grassick	2	90	–	–	54	–
b c Tirol (IRE) - Hazy Image (Ahonoora)
Held up, kept on one paced straight (op 8/1)

9⁽¹⁵⁾ 10 [19¾]	4. Lushs Lad 25/1 Emmett Stack ⁵ T Hogan	Emmett Stack ⁵ T Hogan	2	85 2 t	–	–	27	–
b c Wolfhound (USA) - Helsinki (Machiavellian)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, weakened before straight (op 20/1)

10⁽²⁾ 1 [20¾]	10. Millennium Song (IRE) 25/1 Jayne Mulqueen ⁷ Ms F M Crowley	Jayne Mulqueen ⁷ Ms F M Crowley	2	712	–	–	20	–
ch g Song Of The Woods - Lauras Laughter (Sandhurst Prince)
Never a factor

11⁽³⁾ 1½ [22¼]	13. Zacholiv (IRE) 16/1 Seamie Heffernan Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Seamie Heffernan Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	2	84 1 b¹	–	–	16	–
b f Desert Style (IRE) - Tappen Zee (Sandhurst Prince)
Close up in 2nd, led 3f out, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened

12⁽⁶⁾ 2 [24¼]	12. Surprise Me (IRE) 12/1 G D Power ⁵ J G Coogan	G D Power ⁵ J G Coogan	2	712 b¹	–	–	10	–
ch f Imperial Frontier (USA) - Ushimado (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, weakened approaching straight, eased over 1f out (op 10/1)

13⁽¹⁴⁾ ¾ [25]	11. Biondo (IRE) 10/1 Wayne Smith G M Lyons	Wayne Smith G M Lyons	2	83	–	–	8	–
ch f College Chapel - Insight (Ballad Rock)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, weakened approaching straight (op 7/1)

14⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [30]	9. Fair Replacement (IRE) 20/1 Tom Queally ⁵ J T Gorman	Tom Queally ⁵ J T Gorman	2	80 b¹	–	–	–	–
ch c Lucky Guest (IRE) - Zalatia (Music Boy)
Led, headed and weakened 3f out

15⁽¹³⁾ 3 [33]	14. Attalena (IRE) 33/1 Cathy Gannon ⁷ Timothy Doyle	Cathy Gannon ⁷ Timothy Doyle	2	77	–	–	–	–
ch f Eagle Eyed (USA) - Up She Flew (USA) (Executive Pride)
Always behind (op 25/1)

15 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 1m 42.60s (slow by 16.90s) Total SP: 147%
Non-runners: Criteria I, Miss Sandy Claws, Shalamina
1st owner: Mrs G P Gaffney (Turtleback) 1st breeder: Mrs T V Ryan
2nd owner: O Brady (Persian Bliss)
3rd owner: Xenophe Ltd (Per Amore)
Tote win: €3 PL: €1.40 €10.90 €2.20 Ex: €345.70 CSF: €79.19

2:35 Listowel (IRE) 19 Sep 2000

Brandon Hotel Race