Race Result Ballinrobe Sun, 28th Aug, 2005

Going - Good Going after the 2nd race was changed to Yielding to Soft.. Showery & Windy.

Jackpot Not Won. Pool of €2,187.00 carried forward to Clonmel on Wed, 31st Aug. Placepot Not Won. Pool of €509.50 carried forward to Clonmel on Wed, 31st Aug. Tote Aggregate - €106928.00.

Connacht Gold Handicap Hurdle (Rated 74-116) of €13500.00 4-y-o plus

2m. 4f. Hcap Hurdle 1st - €9328.50, 2nd - €2295.00, 3rd - €1080.00, 4th - €675.00 OFF 4:47. 16 Ran.

1st		Rooftop Protest (IRE) 11-10 (M G Byrne) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 5/1) SP 13/2 Tote Win €8.00 Place €2.20	T Hogan K Hadnett
		led, mistake 5th, strongly pressed and slight advantage last, soon headed, rallied to regain lead last strides
2nd	shd	Orchard Grove (IRE) 10-2 (T C Counihan) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 12/1) SP 14/1 Place €3.50	Peter McCreery S G McDermott(3)
		chased leaders, improved into 2nd from 3 out, ridden to challenge from before last, soon led, kept on same pace and headed last strides
3rd	6L	Tingshaw Ring (IRE) 10-11 (Beef No Gravy Syndicate) (Opened 5/1 6/1) SP 5/1 Place €1.50	Eoin Doyle G Cotter
		towards rear, steady headway into moderate 3rd 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure
4th	2L	Great Character (IRE) 10-0 (Mrs Noeleen Roche) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 8/1) SP 10/1 Place €6.20	C Roche A P Crowe
		towards rear, progress into 6th approaching 2 out, ridden and kept on without threatening
5th	0.75L	Threequarter Moon (IRE) 11-0 (E Seymour) SP 12/1	A Seymour N P Madden
		mid-division, improved into 6th from 4 out, 5th and kept on same pace under pressure from before 2 out
6th	4L	Flying Jody (IRE) 10-8 (Kieran Purcell) SP 10/1	Kieran Purcell J M Allen(3)
		tracked leader in 2nd, mistake 8th, dropped to 3rd from 3 out, kept on same pace under pressure from before next
7th	0.5L	Ciara's Surprise (IRE) 9-13 (Jarlath P Fahey) (Opened 12/1) SP 10/1	Jarlath P Fahey Mr M Fahey(7)
		tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd from 4 out, no impression under pressure from before 2 out
8th	hd	Judy's Home Valley (IRE) 11-2 (Luke Prendergast) SP 16/1	Luke Prendergast J F Levins(5)
		chased leaders, lost place and mid-division from 6 out, no impression and kept on same pace under pressure from next
9th	0.5L	Harbour View (IRE) 9-8 (Sean Greaney) (Opened 8/1 10/1) SP 9/1	E McNamara B C Byrnes(7)
		mid-division, 7th from 4 out, soon no impression under pressure
10th	nk	Montana Sunset (IRE) 9-10 (Incl 4lbs overweight) (M G Hogan) (Opened 10/1) SP 12/1	C F Swan D G Hogan(7)
		chased leaders, lost place and no impression under pressure from 4 out
11th	4.5L	Supergood (IRE) 11-0 (I Madden) SP 20/1	I Madden A P Lane(3)
		mid-division, closer in 7th approaching 4 out, soon no extra
12th	12L	Darby Wall (IRE) 10-12 (Matthew Cahill) SP 16/1	E Bolger D F Flannery(7)
		mid-division, 11th from 6 out, no impression under pressure from next
13th	hd	Al Towd (USA) 12-0 (Paul Rooney) (Opened 6/1) SP 8/1	M Halford R Walsh
		always towards rear
14th	10L	Rushneeyriver (IRE) 9-11 (Last Punt Racing Club) (Blinkers) SP 12/1	R P Burns R J Molloy(5)
		always towards rear
15th	4.5L	Doneaney Rocket (IRE) 10-1 (Leslie Braithwaite) SP 20/1	Seamus Fahey P Moloney
		tracked leaders in 3rd, lost place and weakened from 4 out
u.r.		Apollo One (GB) 9-10 (Appolo One Syndicate) (Cheekpiece) (Opened 3/1 100/30) SP 11/4fav	Donal Hassett T G M Ryan(3)
		mid-division until stumbled and unseated rider before 4 out

Non runners Lady Oasis (non-runner), Vintage Port (non-runner), Gatso (non-runner)

Market Movers

Wexford Wednesday 19th

Castle Genie 14/1 7/1

8.35 Slaney H'cap S'chase (Rated 0-123)
Williamhill 14/1 7/1
Bet365 14/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Betfred 14/1 15/2
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
BetVictor 10/1 7/1
PaddyPower 9/1 7/1
Boylesport 11/1 8/1

Thomond 4/1 15/8

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Ladbrokes 4/1 15/8
Williamhill 4/1 2/1
CORAL.ie 4/1 9/4
Bet365 4/1 9/4
PaddyPower 4/1 9/4
Betfred 7/2 9/4
Boylesport 3/1 2/1

Dubh Eile 12/1 15/2

9.05 Barrow (Mares) INH Flat Race
PaddyPower 12/1 15/2
Williamhill 11/1 7/1
Bet365 10/1 7/1
Boylesport 12/1 8/1
Ladbrokes 12/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Hurricane Jojo 8/1 5/1

7.30 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV II)
Bet365 8/1 5/1
Boylesport 8/1 5/1
Williamhill 15/2 5/1
PaddyPower 7/1 5/1
CORAL.ie 8/1 6/1
Betfred 15/2 6/1

Warofthegiants 25/1 16/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
Boylesport 25/1 16/1
Betfred 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 25/1 16/1
Bet365 25/1 16/1

Chinook Run 25/1 12/1

7.00 Curracloe H'cap H'dle (Rated 80-95) (DIV I)
Boylesport 25/1 12/1
Bet365 25/1 14/1
PaddyPower 25/1 16/1
CORAL.ie 25/1 16/1
Williamhill 20/1 14/1

Our Man Zebo 13/8 5/4

6.00 Wellingtonbridge Novice H'dle
CORAL.ie 13/8 5/4
Williamhill 7/4 11/8
Bet365 7/4 11/8
Ladbrokes 13/8 5/4

Phantom Of Plenty 14/1 7/1

5.25 Mount Leinster M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 14/1 7/1
Ladbrokes 14/1 8/1
Betfred 11/1 8/1

Mimi And Bow 11/2 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
Williamhill 11/2 7/1
PaddyPower 11/2 7/1

De Glebe Star 5/1 7/1

6.30 Vinegar Hill M'dn H'dle
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/1
Bet365 11/2 7/1

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Sidelined Jockeys

Injured Jockeys

E F Power - Fractured three vertebrae in a fall at Kilbeggan Fri, 3rd May
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B J Cooper - Fractured left leg (femur) in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
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T P Treacy - Fractured tibia and fibula in a schooling accident Mon, 13th May
D G Lavery - Fractured pelvis in a fall at Wexford Fri, 17th May
T C Carroll - Suffered a collapsed lung & fractured ribs in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
K C Sexton - Double fracture right collarbone in a fall at Cork Fri, 24th May
Megan Carberry - Fractured hand in a fall at the Curragh Sat, 25th May
M P Burke - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
No Jockey - Fractured left collarbone in a fall at Tramore Fri, 31st May
R P Cleary - Suffered concussion in a fall at Leopardstown Thu, 13th Jun

Suspended Jockeys

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