Full Result 7.00 Naas (IRE) | 8 July 2009

Michael Higgins & Co. Handicap

(50-80, 3yo+) 7f Good To Yielding

1st €7,946.50 2nd €1,851.50 3rd €816.50 4th €471.50

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	10. Rebel Aclaim (IRE) 4/1 Ben Curtis ⁵ Paul Cashman	Ben Curtis ⁵ Paul Cashman	4	85	61	67	65	–
b f Acclamation - Tribal Rite (Be My Native)
Soon prominent on outer, on terms halfway, ridden from 2f out, in front over 1f out, strongly pressed and stayed on well inside final furlong (op 7/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	7. Dawn Eclipse (IRE) 10/1 Seamie Heffernan Patrick Martin	Seamie Heffernan Patrick Martin	4	94	69	74	72	–
b f Acclamation - Prima (Primo Dominie)
Towards rear, progress to track leaders from 2f out, 2nd and kept on well under pressure inside final furlong, not reach winner

3⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1½]	4. Sixteen Forty Two (IRE) 10/1 D J Moran J S Bolger	D J Moran J S Bolger	4	99 p	74	76	74	–
b g Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Tamaya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Soon chased leaders, close order from 2f out, 3rd and kept on under pressure inside final furlong (op 8/1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ hd [1¾]	11. Miss Minnies (IRE) 12/1 R M Burke David P Myerscough	R M Burke David P Myerscough	3	89	68	67	65	–
bb f Fraam - Gold Majesty (Josr Algarhoud)
Soon disputed lead, ridden from 2f out, headed and kept on from over 1f out (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ nk [2]	2. Daring Man (IRE) 10/1 D C Byrne ¹⁰ M J P O'Brien	D C Byrne ¹⁰ M J P O'Brien	4	93 t	78	79	77	–
b g Talkin Man (CAN) - Emotions High (IRE) (Mujadil)
Soon in mid-division, travelling well over 2f out, kept on without threatening under pressure inside final furlong (op 12/1)

6⁽³⁾ 1¼ [3¼]	1. King's Bastion (IRE) 9/1 R P Walsh ¹⁰ Luke Comer	R P Walsh ¹⁰ Luke Comer	5	94	79	77	75	–
b g Royal Applause - Aunty Mary (Common Grounds)
Towards rear, ridden from 2f out, kept on under pressure without threatening from over 1f out (op 10/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [5]	9. Sky Mystic (IRE) 14/1 Ronan Whelan ¹⁰ J S Bolger	Ronan Whelan ¹⁰ J S Bolger	3	85 b	74	64	62	–
b f Galileo (IRE) - Raghida (IRE) (Nordico)
Tracked leaders, 5th approaching straight, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out (op 8/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 7 [12]	6. Refuse To Sell (IRE) 5/1 Kevin Manning F Costello	Kevin Manning F Costello	4	95	70	45	42	–
b g Brahms (USA) - Ruby Cairo (IRE) (Nashwan)
Mid-division, ridden to chase leaders under 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong (op 9/2)

9⁽²⁾ hd [12¼]	8. Alqaahir (USA) 12/1 Danny Mullins ⁵ Lee Smyth	Danny Mullins ⁵ Lee Smyth	7	810	66	40	37	–
b h Swain (IRE) - Crafty Example (USA) (Crafty Prospector)
Soon tracked leaders, 4th approaching straight, ridden from 2f out, no extra and eased inside final furlong (op 16/1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 10 [22¼]	3. Lord Rathvinden (IRE) 100/30F P Shanahan Tracey Collins	P Shanahan Tracey Collins	4	910	75	21	19	–
ch c Captain Rio - With Finesse (Be My Guest)
Soon tracked leaders, lost place from under 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding felt flat throughout) (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

11⁽⁷⁾ 5 [27¼]	5. Qadar (IRE) 12/1 Fran Berry David Marnane	Fran Berry David Marnane	7	95	70	2	–	–
b g Xaar - Iktidar (Green Desert)
Slow into stride, towards rear, no impression under pressure from 2f out, eased inside final furlong (op 7/1)

11 ran Off time: 7:02:00 Winning time: 1m 24.80s (slow by 2.20s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Exors Of The Late Liam Cashman (Rebel Aclaim) 1st breeder: Rathbarry Stud
2nd owner: John P McGovern (Dawn Eclipse)
3rd owner: Mrs J S Bolger & John Corcoran (Sixteen Forty Two)
Tote win: €4.90 PL: €2 €3.60 €3.60 Ex: €109.80 CSF: €47.81 Tricast: €398.57

7:00 Naas (IRE) 8 Jul 2009

Michael Higgins & Co. Handicap