5.00 MERRION (3 Y O) MAIDEN of €5,000.00 3-y-o 1m. 2f.

Leopardstown Results Sat, 26th Oct, 1996

Going - Yielding.

Jackpot Pool - €7,676.00 Winning Units - 8 Dividend - €719.70. Placepot Pool - €853.00 Winning Units - 8 Dividend - €80.00. Tote Aggregate - €84516.70.

MERRION (3 Y O) MAIDEN of €5,000.00 3-y-o 1m. 2f.

1st - €3,425.00, 2nd - €850.00, 3rd - €400.00, 4th - €250.00 12 Ran

1st

Hisar (IRE) 9-0
(Drawn 13)
Doyoun - Himaya (IRE)(Mouktar)

SP 11/10fav

John M Oxx

J P Murtagh

Tote Win €2.10 Place €1.10

chsd leaders, 3rd straight, chll and led undr 2 furls out, all out final furlong

11th Aug, 96 Leopardstown
2nd Flat This
Race 15th Feb, 97 Windsor
9th Hdl

2nd

In Generosity (IRE) 8-11
(Drawn 3)
Generous (IRE) - Aptostar (USA)(Fappiano (USA))

SP 6/1

D K Weld

P Shanahan

Place €1.60

held up, 5th halfway, 4th straight, 2nd and rddn undr 2 furls out, k.o.wl final furlong

20th Jul, 96 Leopardstown
3rd Flat Mdn This
Race 30th May, 97 Down Royal
1st Flat Mdn

3rd

11L

Tax Reform (USA) 9-0
(Drawn 10)
Deputy Minister (CAN) - Epicure's Garden (USA)(Affirmed (USA))

SP 10/1

D K Weld

P J Smullen

Place €2.60

2nd early, 3rd halfway, 5th and rddn straight, 4th 1 furl out, 3rd and kept on under pressure inside last

2nd Oct, 96 Navan
8th Flat Mdn This
Race 20th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
9th Mdn Hdl

4th

0.5L

Celtic Project (IRE) 9-0
(Drawn 4)
Project Manager - Diandra (GB)(Shardari)

SP 14/1

J S Bolger

K J Manning

ran 3rd until led halfway, rddn approaching straight, headed undr 2 furls out, soon one paced

24th Sep, 96 Listowel
11th Flat Hcp This
Race 17th Mar, 97 Limerick
2nd Mdn Hdl

5th

2.5L

Queens Counsel (IRE) 8-7
(Drawn 9)
Law Society (USA) - Mo Pheata(Petorius)

SP 10/1

J E Mulhern

T E Durcan(4)

soon prominent, 4th halfway, 6th over 3 furls out, rddn 2 furls out, stayed on

5th Oct, 96 Curragh
s.u. Flat Hcp This
Race 5th Mar, 97 Catterick
8th Hdl

6th

shd

The Director (IRE) 8-10
(Drawn 5)
Prince Rupert (FR) - Carroll's Canyon (IRE)(Hatim (USA))

SP 15/2

J C Hayden

E Ahern(4)

led to halfway, 2nd until 4th u.p.ov 1 furl out, no impression

10th Oct, 96 Thurles
6th Flat Mdn This
Race 5th May, 97 Down Royal
2nd Flat Mdn

7th

10L

Ludgrove (GB) 9-0
(Drawn 12)
Royal Academy (USA) - Top of the League(High Top)

SP 6/1

C Collins

C Roche

hld up, 10th halfway, rddn along over 3 furls out, k.o.u.p.fnl 1 1/2f

17th Oct, 96 Tipperary
5th Flat This
Race 20th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
11th Mdn Hdl

8th

12L

Sharp Scotch (IRE) 8-6
(Drawn 7)
Sharpo - Scotch Thistle

SP 14/1

Liam Browne

J P Spencer(8)

never a factor

3rd Oct, 96 Punchestown
6th Flat Mdn This
Race 8th Sep, 97 Galway
14th Flat Hcp

9th

1.5L

Nagillah (IRE) 8-5
(Drawn 6)
Bob Back (USA) - Evil Edna(Nishapour (FR))

SP 33/1

Michael Flynn

G M Moylan(6)

always towards rear, never a factor

14th Oct, 96 Roscommon
13th Flat Mdn This
Race 20th Nov, 96 Fairyhouse
b.d. Mdn Hdl

10th

1.5L

Lady Patrice (IRE) 8-11
(Drawn 1)
Waajib - Goirtin

SP 25/1

Edward Lynam

N G McCullagh

always towards rear, never a factor

31st Mar, 96 Curragh
19th Flat Mdn This
Race 31st Mar, 97 Fairyhouse
14th Hdl

11th

1.5L

Gale Eight (IRE) 8-11
(Drawn 11)
Strong Gale - Dorcetta(Condorcet (FR))

SP 16/1

P Mullins

J A Heffernan

rear of mid division halfway, rddn approaching straight, soon no impression

This
Race 2nd Nov, 96 Navan
15th Mdn Hdl

12th

3.5L

She's Quick (IRE) 8-11
(Drawn 2)
Magical Strike (USA) - Miss Quickdecision

SP 20/1

V Kennedy

W J Supple

never a factor

14th Oct, 96 Roscommon
8th Flat Mdn This
Race 27th Apr, 97 Listowel
7th Flat

Off 5.02
Time 2m. 10.60 secs, which is 0.98 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €5.00.