Full Result 2.15 Thurles (IRE) | 30 October 2003

Munster Handicap

(0-50, 4yo+) 1m Good To Firm

1st €6,210 2nd €1,440 3rd €630 4th €360

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	9. Port Natal (IRE) 12/1 Pat Cosgrave ³ Patrick Morris	Pat Cosgrave ³ Patrick Morris	5	813	38	–	42	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Play Around (IRE) (Niniski)
Tracked leaders, 5th into straight, soon ridden, moderate 2nd under 1f out, ran on strongly to lead near finish (op 10/1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ½	10. Kenny's Pet (IRE) 12/1 Tom Queally ³ N Nelson	Tom Queally ³ N Nelson	6	811 t	36	–	39	–
b m Fayruz - Splendid Yankee (Yankee Gold)
4th early, 3rd before halfway, led entering straight, clear 1f out, headed near finish

3⁽⁷⁾ 1½ [2]	4. Liberty Pal (IRE) 14/1 W J Lee ⁵ Francis Ennis	W J Lee ⁵ Francis Ennis	5	94	45	–	45	–
b g Common Grounds - Party Guest (What A Guest)
Mid-division, progress on outer 4f out, 3rd straight, kept on under pressure (op 12/1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ shd [2]	8. Peru Girl (IRE) 7/1 Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	Declan McDonogh Patrick Martin	8	94	40	–	39	–
bb m Petardia - Persian Light (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Held up towards rear, ran on well on outer straight, never nearer (op 6/1)

5⁽⁶⁾ 2½ [4½]	5. Scottish Minstrel (IRE) 14/1 Bernadette Quinn ¹⁰ Francis Ennis	Bernadette Quinn ¹⁰ Francis Ennis	5	813	45	–	39	–
ch g Houmayoun (FR) - Inter Madera (IRE) (Toca MaderaI)
Held up, kept on well from 2f out

6⁽⁵⁾ 4 [8½]	15. Sparkling Harmony (IRE) 7/1 Wayne Lordan J T Gorman	Wayne Lordan J T Gorman	8	83 t	25	–	10	–
b g Common Grounds - Merry Twinkle (Martinmas)
Held up, progress into 6th entering straight, no impression from 2f out

7⁽⁴⁾ ½ [9]	12. Chief Odin (IRE) 7/1 Seamie Heffernan H Rogers	Seamie Heffernan H Rogers	4	86 b	28	–	12	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Princess Tycoon (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Mid-division, progress into 3rd 3f out, 2nd and ridden straight, weakened over 1f out (op 6/1)

8⁽¹⁾ 4½ [13½]	11. Camillas Estate (IRE) 8/1 Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ John J Walsh	Jerry O'Dwyer ⁵ John J Walsh	7	88	35	–	9	–
b m High Estate - La Cenerentola (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Behind, kept on one pace straight

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1½ [15]	7. A C Azure (IRE) 16/1 P B Beggy ⁷ W A Murphy	P B Beggy ⁷ W A Murphy	5	90 tb	43	–	14	–
br g Dolphin Street (FR) - Kelvedon (General Assembly)
Chased leaders in 5th, no extra approaching straight

10⁽³⁾ 1 [16]	13. Annmarie's Magic (IRE) 5/1F N G McCullagh Patrick Martin	N G McCullagh Patrick Martin	4	83	25	–	–	–
b f Flying Spur (AUS) - Magic Garter (Precocious)
Slowly into stride, never a factor (op 9/2)

11⁽¹⁵⁾ 4 [20]	3. River Delta (USA) 10/1 Fran Berry W A Murphy	Fran Berry W A Murphy	4	911	47	–	7	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Aunt Sadie (USA) (Affirmed)
Disputed lead, led 4f out, headed and weakened entering straight (op 8/1)

12⁽²⁾ 4 [24]	14. Illusions Tom (IRE) 20/1 M A Cleere ⁷ A D Evans	M A Cleere ⁷ A D Evans	10	710	25	–	–	–
ch g Sharp Charter - Veiled Illusion I (IRE) (Vision)
Chased leaders to 3f out, soon weakened

13⁽¹³⁾ 2 [26]	1. Irma La Douce (IRE) 8/1 Tadhg O'Shea M Halford	Tadhg O'Shea M Halford	4	100	50	–	–	–
b f Elbio - Eves Temptation (IRE) (Glenstal)
Never a factor

14⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [31]	6. Monash Prince (IRE) 14/1 R M Burke R Donohoe	R M Burke R Donohoe	4	98	44	–	–	–
b c General Monash (USA) - Elinor Dashwood I (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Chased leaders in 3rd, ridden and weakened halfway (op 10/1)

15⁽¹²⁾ 2 [33]	2. Count Altanne (IRE) 8/1 Cathy Gannon ⁵ Timothy Doyle	Cathy Gannon ⁵ Timothy Doyle	5	98	49	–	–	–
b g College Chapel - Myro Balanne (IRE) (Glenstal)
Disputed lead, headed 4f out, weakened quickly

15 ran Off time: 2:21:00 Winning time: 1m 42.80s (slow by 3.80s) Total SP: 143%
Non-runners: Callas, Clonanny, Hamlyn
1st owner: M D K Racing Syndicate (Port Natal) 1st breeder: Ecurie Skymarc Farm
2nd owner: Reiki Syndicate (Kenny's Pet)
3rd owner: Green Shamrock Syndicate (Liberty Pal)
Tote win: €12.60 PL: €3.30 €5.80 €2.70 Ex: €239.20 CSF: €174.49 Tricast: €2,112.32

2:15 Thurles (IRE) 30 Oct 2003

Munster Handicap