Race Result Cork Sun, 21st Oct, 2007

Going - Good to Firm. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €4,899.50 Winning Units - 7 Dividend - €524.00. Placepot Pool - €8,161.00 Winning Units - 265 Dividend - €23.00. Tote Aggregate - €67621.00.

Alchemy Properties Handicap Hurdle (Rated 74-102) of €11000.00 4-y-o plus

2m. Hcap Hurdle 1st - €7601.00, 2nd - €1870.00, 3rd - €880.00, 4th - €550.00 OFF 3:51. 20 Ran.

1st		Coolnaharan (IRE) 10-1 (Loughcraig Racing Syndicate) (Time 3:40.8) SP 10/1 Tote Win €11.10 Place €1.90	John C McConnell S J Hassett(7)
		rear of mid-division, progress into 9th approaching straight, went 6th and progress 2 out, ridden to challenge in 2nd last, led and stayed on best run-in
2nd	0.5L	Charming Hymn (GB) 11-2 (Patrick Joseph Power) (Time 3:40.9) (Tongue Strap) (Opened 10/1) SP 14/1 Place €3.20	Gareth James Power R J Kiely(5)
		mid-division, improved into 6th approaching straight, ridden to challenge and gain narrow lead last, headed and kept on well run-in
3rd	1.5L	All Sorts Star (IRE) 10-7 (Allsorts Syndicate) (Time 3:41.3) (Tongue Strap) SP 12/1 Place €2.50	Andrew Lee M Darcy
		always prominent, ridden and in front 2 out, headed and dropped to 3rd from before last, kept on same pace
4th	2L	Crested Pochard (IRE) 9-12 (Hartnett Partnership) (Time 3:41.8) (Cheekpiece) SP 20/1 Place €5.40	Patrick Joseph Hayes P T Enright(5)
		chased leaders, 5th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 2 out
5th	0.75L	Charminamix (IRE) 10-5 (D N O'Connor) (Time 3:41.9) (Opened 2/1) SP 5/4fav	A J Martin R Walsh
		rear of mid-division, some headway into 10th approaching straight, soon ridden, kept on without threatening from 2 out
6th	0.5L	Arondo (GER) 10-3 (Dermot Owens) (Time 3:42.1) SP 10/1	Mervyn Torrens R Loughran
		soon prominent, led approaching straight, headed from 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace
7th	1.75L	Monahullan Prince (GB) 11-0 (Mrs E Keane) (Time 3:42.5) (Tongue Strap) SP 7/2	Gerard Keane T J Doyle
		chased leaders, 6th after 4 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight
8th	1.5L	Hidden Commotion (IRE) 10-3 (Click Syndicate) (Time 3:42.9) SP 33/1	Garvan Donnelly T P Treacy
		led, headed approaching straight, remained prominent, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from after 3 out
9th	9L	Look No Further (IRE) 10-7 (Mid-Cork Tarmacadam Limited) (Time 3:45.2) SP 33/1	John Joseph Murphy Mr D E Splaine(7)
		mid-division, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight
10th	3L	Yazaar (GB) 10-2 (John Joseph Murphy) (Time 3:45.9) SP 50/1	John Joseph Murphy D F Flannery(5)
		towards rear, kept on same pace from after 4 out
11th	0.5L	Mr Ned (IRE) 10-1 (Mr Leo Fitzpatrick) (Time 3:46.0) (Opened 12/1) SP 14/1	C Roche D J Casey
		towards rear, kept on same pace from after 4 out
12th	3L	Shrone (IRE) 10-1 (P O Syndicate) (Time 3:46.8) SP 50/1	L Young D G Hogan(5)
		mistake 1st, never better than mid-division
13th	0.5L	Cool Mover (IRE) 9-13 (E Seymour) (Time 3:46.9) SP 25/1	A Seymour E C McCarthy(7)
		chased leaders, 7th approaching 6 out, lost place and no impression under pressure from soon after 4 out
14th	0.5L	Thru'thechair (IRE) 10-7 (Michael Lee) (Time 3:47.0) (Cheekpiece) SP 14/1	Miss G Lee Andrew J McNamara
		prominent, 5th approaching 6 out, lost place and no extra from 4 out
15th	1.5L	Springfield Castle (IRE) 10-5 (A J McNamara) (Time 3:47.4) SP 33/1	A J McNamara M P Walsh(3)
		rear of mid-division, improved into 5th after 4 out, 7th approaching straight, soon no extra under pressure
16th	8L	Burgess Hill (IRE) 10-6 (Caman Agus Capall Syndicate) (Time 3:49.3) SP 20/1	C Roche A P Crowe
		always towards rear
17th	4L	Obadele (IRE) 10-4 (Andrew Heffernan) (Time 3:50.4) (Tongue Strap) SP 25/1	Gordon Elliott J P Elliott
		always towards rear
18th	3.5L	Gravy Train (IRE) 10-9 (Patrick Carey) (Time 3:51.3) (Tongue Strap) SP 25/1	Patrick Carey K Whelan
		prominent, 3rd after 4 out, lost place approaching straight, soon weakened
p.u.		Fantastic Star (GB) 9-11 (Sean Haugh) SP 16/1	Michael P Hourigan S J Gray(7)
		mid-division until pulled up quickly after 4th
fell		Bachelor Affair (GB) 10-12 (Aiden Larkin) (Opened 33/1) SP 25/1	P Hughes D N Russell
		chased leaders, 8th approaching straight, 7th and niggled along when fell 2 out

Non runners Trade War (non-runner), Peregino Gold (non-runner), Conker Nails (non-runner), Frank Moss Bennett (non-runner), Novarra (non-runner)

Market Movers

Roscommon Monday 20th

Protestant 7/4 1/1

6.00 ISF EBF Median Auction (C&G) M'dn
Bet365 7/4 1/1
Ladbrokes 6/4 1/1
BetVictor 6/4 11/10
Boylesport 6/4 11/10
PaddyPower 6/4 11/10
CORAL.ie 6/4 11/10

Orgilgo Bay 9/4 13/8

6.00 ISF EBF Median Auction (C&G) M'dn
Ladbrokes 9/4 13/8
Boylesport 9/4 13/8
Bet365 9/4 13/8
PaddyPower 2/1 13/8
CORAL.ie 5/2 15/8

Honest Rodge 8/1 7/2

8.00 Kepak INH Flat Race
Ladbrokes 8/1 7/2
Bet365 8/1 4/1
Boylesport 7/1 7/2
BetVictor 6/1 7/2
PaddyPower 11/2 7/2

Frozen North 5/1 11/4

6.30 Roscommon H'cap
Ladbrokes 5/1 11/4
PaddyPower 5/1 3/1
Bet365 5/1 3/1
CORAL.ie 5/1 7/2

Pc Henry 8/1 13/2

6.00 ISF EBF Median Auction (C&G) M'dn
PaddyPower 8/1 13/2
Ladbrokes 9/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 9/1 7/1
Boylesport 9/1 7/1

One Cool Shabra 12/1 8/1

8.30 Connaughton Auctioneers Beginners S'ch
PaddyPower 12/1 8/1
Ladbrokes 12/1 8/1
Bet365 12/1 9/1

Durand 6/1 4/1

6.00 ISF EBF Median Auction (C&G) M'dn
Ladbrokes 6/1 4/1
Bet365 6/1 4/1
PaddyPower 11/2 4/1

Sheilas Wish 11/1 7/1

7.30 Connolly's Red Mills H'cap (Rated 50-80)
Ladbrokes 11/1 7/1
CORAL.ie 9/1 7/1

Halls Bridge 8/1 18/1

8.00 Kepak INH Flat Race
CORAL.ie 8/1 18/1

Calibre Style 13/8 2/1

8.00 Kepak INH Flat Race
Boylesport 13/8 2/1
PaddyPower 13/8 2/1

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P T Enright - Fractured both hands in a fall at Down Royal Mon, 6th May
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R Dawson - Two year ban (15 months of which are suspended) for failing a drug test, starts Wed, 29th Aug
L A McKenna - Seven day ban for use of the whip at Ayr Wed, 8th May
D G Hogan - Two day ban for using whip with excessive frequency at Sligo Mon, 20th May
A P Thornton - One day ban for careless riding at the Curragh Mon, 20th May

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