Full Result 3.50 Naas (IRE) | 26 February 2006

Bar-One Racing Johnstown Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)

(4yo+) 2m4f Soft To Heavy 11 hurdles

1st €32,550 2nd €9,550 3rd €4,550 4th €1,550

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Merdeka (IRE) 7/2 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	6	115	–	130	142	–
b g Luso - Gentle Reef (IRE) (Orange Reef)
Made all, soon clear, ridden and stayed on well from 2 out (op 3/1)

2 2½	2. Back To Bid (IRE) 5/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	115	–	128	140	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Cut It Fine (USA) (Big Spruce)
Settled in 4th, lost place 5 out, ridden before next, headway into 2nd after 3 out, hit 2 out, kept on under pressure (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

3 3½ [6]	7. Stoneville (IRE) 6/4F A P McCoy E McNamara	A P McCoy E McNamara	6	115	130	124	136	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Clodas Pet (IRE) (Andretti I)
Held up, 6th after 4 out, progress after next, 4th before 2 out, 3rd under pressure before last, kept on same pace (op 7/4 tchd 11/8)

4 4 [10]	5. Patsy Hall (IRE) 13/2 Timmy Murphy Michael Cunningham	Timmy Murphy Michael Cunningham	6	115	126	120	132	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Clahada Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Held up early, progress into 3rd after halfway, 2nd after 4 out, 3rd and ridden after next, 4th and no impression after 2 out (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

5 3½ [13½]	8. Wanango (GER) 7/1 W J Lee T Stack	W J Lee T Stack	5	112	128	114	126	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Wanateluthspilgrim (USA) (Pilgrim)
Held up in rear, progress on outer after 3 out, slight mistake next, soon no extra (op 5/1)

6 6 [19½]	3. Justpourit (IRE) 25/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	7	115	–	–	123	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Gale Choice (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Soon in 3rd, 2nd halfway, 4th and ridden 3 out, soon no extra (op 20/1)

7 8 [27½]	6. Sir Frederick (IRE) 10/1 Davy Russell W J Burke	Davy Russell W J Burke	6	115	121	–	115	–
b g Insan (USA) - Promotor Fidei (IRE) (Prominer)
Moderate 2nd, 3rd halfway, 4th and pushed along before 4 out, weakened from next (op 8/1)

7 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 4m 58.50s (slow by 17.50s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Night Bridge, Vic Venturi
1st owner: Maurice Clifford (Merdeka) 1st breeder: Brian Moore
2nd owner: West Coast Pinner Syndicate (Back To Bid)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Stoneville)
Tote win: €4.20 PL: €2.30 €3.50 Ex: €23.30 CSF: €22.27

3:50 Naas (IRE) 26 Feb 2006

Bar-One Racing Johnstown Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)