Full Result 3.30 Thurles (IRE) | 4 October 2001

Cahir Handicap Chase

(0-109, 4yo+) 2m Good 10 fences

1st €7,962.82 2nd €1,846.45 3rd €807.82 4th €461.61

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Magical Fun (IRE) 5/1J K P Gaule E Sheehy	K P Gaule E Sheehy	9	910 t	71	–	82	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Roundstone Lass (Montekin)
Tracked leaders in 4th, progress 5 out, led after 3 out, ridden and kept on well from next (op 4/1)

2 1½	8. Gordons Bay (IRE) 5/1J Paul Carberry E McNamara	Paul Carberry E McNamara	8	911 t	72	–	82	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Another Deb (African Sky I)
Tracked leaders, slight mistake 5th, progress into 4th when slight mistake 4 out, 3rd next, 2nd and kept on from 2 out, no impression from last (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

3 2½ [4]	4. Carrig House (IRE) 7/1 K A Kelly Martin Paul Fitzgerald	K A Kelly Martin Paul Fitzgerald	9	102 t	77	–	84	–
bb m Phardante (FR) - Kilcronat Tune (Green Shoon)
Chased leader in 2nd, ridden to lead 5 out, headed after 3 out, kept on one paced under pressure from next (op 6/1)

4 1 [5]	1. Merchants Friend (IRE) 6/1 C Maher T J Taaffe	C Maher T J Taaffe	6	120	102	–	109	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Buck Maid (Buckskin)
Held up, mistake 4th, headway into 4th 4 out, ridden and one paced from next (op 7/1)

5 7 [12]	7. Swing West I (USA) 7/1 J Evans N F Glynn	J Evans N F Glynn	7	100 1	75	–	74	–
b h Gone West (USA) - Danlu (USA) (Danzig)
Held up towards rear, progress into moderate 6th after 3 out, ridden and kept on one paced (op 5/1)

6 20 [32]	10. Courtown Boy 7/1 P A Carberry Donal Hassett	P A Carberry Donal Hassett	11	97	68	–	47	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Palace Gossip (Tender King)
Chased leaders in 3rd, mistake 6th, slight mistake 5 out, weakened from 3 out

7 12 [44]	3. Bachelors Bar (IRE) 7/1 T Hazlett Andrew Slattery	T Hazlett Andrew Slattery	8	107 b	82	–	49	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Sweet Season (Silly Season)
Chased leaders in 6th, lost touch before 5 out, behind from next (op 5/1)

8 4 [48]	5. Fonthill (IRE) 10/1 M Mills P A Fahy	M Mills P A Fahy	9	103 1	78	–	41	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Almost Heaven (IRE) (Corvaro)
Always behind

PU	2. Scoss 8/1 Conor O'Dwyer T M Walsh	Conor O'Dwyer T M Walsh	7	117 b	95	–	–	–
b h Batshoof - Misguided (Homing)
Never a factor, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 8/1 tchd 10/1)

PU	6. Sendonthecheque (IRE) 8/1 D J Casey P R Lenihan	D J Casey P R Lenihan	6	913	74	–	–	–
b g Torus - Miss Riversfield (IRE) (Sandalay)
Led, headed 5 out, weakened quickly before next, pulled up before last (op 7/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:35:00 Winning time: 4m 6.00s (slow by 6.00s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: J F Salter (Magical Fun) 1st breeder: Stephen Hayden E D Gilmartin
2nd owner: Deerpark Syndicate (Gordons Bay)
3rd owner: J A Fitzgerald (Carrig House)
Tote win: €4.10 PL: €1.10 €2.50 €4.80 Ex: €16.80 CSF: €31.33 Tricast: €169.07

3:30 Thurles (IRE) 4 Oct 2001

Cahir Handicap Chase