Full Result 3.30 Sligo (IRE) | 5 August 1999

Riverstown Rated Hurdle

(0-95, 4yo+) 2m Good To Yielding 8 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Trade In (IRE) 14/1 S P McCann ⁵ Gerard Keane	S P McCann ⁵ Gerard Keane	6	107 t	67	–	75	–
ch m Castle Keep - Miss Breta VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Tracked leader in 2nd, 4th 3 out, 3rd 2 out, 4th and ridden to challenge last, dropped stick after last, ran on well to lead on line (op 10/1)

2 shd	6. Fionnula's Rainbow (IRE) 100/30 F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	4	111	90	–	78	–
ch f Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Bon Retour (Sallust)
Led, driven along and headed after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, rallied well under pressure flat, just failed (op 5/2)

3 hd [nk]	3. Celtic Serenade (IRE) 5/1 Barry Geraghty Peter Casey	Barry Geraghty Peter Casey	6	116	89	–	83	–
br m Yashgan - Beltichbourne (Targowice)
Tracked leaders in 4th, 5th at 3rd, 6th and driven along 4th, 3rd 4 out, 2nd 3 out, led briefly after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, ridden to regain lead last, no extra and headed flat (jockey suspended two days for using whip with excessive frequency) (op 3/1 tchd 6/1)

4 3½ [3¾]	4. Megabyte (IRE) 8/1 S M McGovern ⁷ Michael Cunningham	S M McGovern ⁷ Michael Cunningham	5	1013 t	83	–	79	–
b m Glacial Storm (USA) - Panalpina (Petorius)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th 4 out, 3rd 3 out, led travelling well approaching 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, no extra flat (op 6/1)

5 5 [8¾]	7. Amore (IRE) 25/1 M D Murphy ³ Michael J McDonagh	M D Murphy ³ Michael J McDonagh	4	109 b	58	–	66	–
ch g Ajraas (USA) - Winter Lady (Bonne Noel)
Never a factor

6 8 [16¾]	5. Honeyschoice (IRE) 12/1 Tommy Treacy Peter McCreery	Tommy Treacy Peter McCreery	6	113	74	–	63	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Indian Honey (Indian King)
Held up towards rear, progress to go 5th after 3 out, ridden and no impression from 2 out (op 7/1)

7 dist [46¾]	9. The Little Blonde (IRE) 25/1 K P Gaule S Donohoe	K P Gaule S Donohoe	4	107	57	–	–	–
ch f Persian Mews (IRE) - Musical Millie (IRE) (Orchestra)
Tracked leaders, 4th from 3rd, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off

PU	2. Ash Baloo (IRE) 4/5F D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	5	116	89	–	–	–
ch m Phardante (FR) - Lane Baloo (Lucky Brief)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, dropped to 5th 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, lame (op 1/1 tchd 11/10)

8 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 6.60s (slow by 24.60s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Long Shot John
1st owner: Brian M Reilly (Trade In)
2nd owner: Phoenix Racing Club (Fionnula's Rainbow)
3rd owner: Sean D Byrne (Celtic Serenade)
Tote win: €21.10 PL: €5 €1.90 €2.20 Ex: €43.20 CSF: €62.51

3:30 Sligo (IRE) 5 Aug 1999

Riverstown Rated Hurdle