1.00 Molony *Cup Handicap Steeplechase (Rated 0-109) of €17,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

Thurles Results Sun, 21st Dec, 2003

Going - Good to Yielding. Overcast

Jackpot Pool - €14,428.00 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - €10,821.00. Placepot Not Won.Pool €300.00 carried forward to Limerick on Fri, 26th Dec. Tote Aggregate - €66540.00.

Molony *Cup Handicap Steeplechase (Rated 0-109) of €17,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m.

1st - €11,730.00, 2nd - €2,890.00, 3rd - €1,360.00, 4th - €850.00 14 Ran

Race Conditions

1st

Hume Castle (IRE) 11-13 (Castlehume Syndicate)
Rated 105
Religiously (USA) - Clyde Avenue(Peacock (FR))
Breeder - B A Hamilton

SP 4/1fav

Mrs John Harrington

B J Geraghty

Tote Win €5.80 Place €2.00

mid-division, improved into 5th 7 out, 4th next, 2nd from 5out, improved to lead 3 out, driven along after 2 out, ridden from last, kept on well flat

6th Dec, 03 Punchestown
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 101 This
Race 27th Dec, 03 Leopardstown
9th Hcp Chs Rated 100

2nd

4.5L

Doc Davis (IRE) 10-7 (Fifteen To One Racing Club)
Rated 88
Dr Devious (IRE) - Miracle of Love (USA)(Nureyev (USA))
Breeder - The Niarchos Family

SP 9/2

P Hughes

M P Madden(3)

Place €3.20

tracked leaders in 4th, 5th 6 out, 4th and driven along after 4 out, 3rd 3 out, 2nd and ridden next, no extra flat

14th Dec, 03 Cork
1st Hcp Chs Rated 80 This
Race 3rd Mar, 05 Limerick
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 92

3rd

2.5L

Final Finish (IRE) 9-4 (J T Kearney)
Rated 71
Montelimar (USA) - Fancy Finish(Final Straw)
Breeder - Martin Ryan

SP 10/1

Stephen Ryan

L A Hurley(3)

Place €2.30

tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd from 7th, 3rd 5 out, 2nd and ridden 3 out, kept on one paced from 2 out

4th Dec, 03 Thurles
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 71 This
Race 19th Feb, 04 Thurles
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 72

4th

Rockspring Hero (GB) 11-8 (L T Fitzpatrick)
Rated 100
Minster Son - Niel's Crystal(Indiaro)
Breeder - A M Forster

SP 5/1

John J Walsh

G Cotter

mid-division, improved into 5th before 4 out, 4th and ridden after 3 out, kept on one paced from last

4th Dec, 03 Thurles
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 3rd Jan, 04 Cork
2nd Nov Chs Rated 100

5th

3.5L

Berkley (IRE) 9-10 (James Kent)
Rated 77
Arctic Lord - Coach Road(Brave Invader (USA))
Breeder - Noel Delahunty

SP 11/2

Michael Cullen

G T Hutchinson(3)

mid-division, headway to go 6th after 3 out, 5th and ridden 2 out, kept on under pressure

4th Dec, 03 Thurles
5th Hcp Chs Rated 77 This
Race 28th Dec, 03 Limerick
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 77

6th

3.5L

Count Rossini (IRE) 11-1 (Bride & Blackwater Syndicate)
Rated 93
Roselier (FR) - Reoss(King's Ride)
Breeder - Joseph O'Neill

SP 8/1

Sean Aherne

D J Casey

led, driven along after 5 out, ridden and headed 3 out, kept on one paced from 2 out

6th Dec, 03 Punchestown
4th Hcp Chs Rated 93 This
Race 25th Feb, 04 Limerick
4th Hcp Chs Rated 92

7th

25L

Arthur Daly (IRE) 11-3 (Colm Hearne)
Rated 95
Lord Americo - Time Talker (IRE)(Stalker)
Breeder - M Heraty

SP 9/1

Denis P Murphy

J L Cullen

tracked leaders in 6th, 7th and driven along from 3 out, no extra under pressure from last

9th Nov, 03 Cork
4th Hcp Chs Rated 96 This
Race 31st Dec, 03 Tramore
3rd Hcp Chs Rated 94

8th

Hennessy Feeds (IRE) 10-4 (Mrs M Slattery)
Rated 82
Mazaad - Sunrise Highway VII(*unregistered)

SP 10/1

Andrew Slattery

W Slattery

rear of mid-division, mistake and dropped to rear 5th, driven along from 6 out, no impression

8th Dec, 03 Clonmel
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 80 This
Race 1st Jan, 04 Tramore
7th Hcp Chs Rated 81

9th

Iseefaith (IRE) 10-11 (F Walsh)
Rated 89
Perugino (USA) - Frantesa(Red Sunset)

SP 12/1

T Horgan

J R Barry

mid-division, driven along and dropped to rear 6 out, no impression from next

6th Dec, 03 Punchestown
6th Chs This
Race 31st Dec, 03 Tramore
4th Hcp Chs Rated 87

10th

25L

Live Our Dreams (IRE) 11-11 (John P McManus)
Rated 103
Glacial Storm (USA) - Reapers Harvest (IRE)
Breeder - John Sweeney

SP 12/1

Niall Madden

C O'Dwyer

always behind

14th Dec, 03 Cork
12th Hcp Chs Rated 105 This
Race 7th Jan, 04 Punchestown
8th Hcp Chs Rated 101

p.u.

No Problem (IRE) 11-5 (T Cronin)
Rated 97
Le Moss - Soft Talk(Goldhill)

SP 20/1

P O'Keeffe

L Aspell

always behind, pulled up before last

29th Nov, 03 Fairyhouse
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 102 This
Race

fell

Another Artiste (IRE) 11-0 (Miss Margaret Kimnell)
Rated 92
Montelimar (USA) - Another Space(Brave Invader (USA))

SP 10/1

E J O'Grady

T J Murphy

tracked leader in 2nd, 3rd from 7th, 4th and pushed along 5 out, fell next

6th Nov, 03 Thurles
5th Nov Chs Rated 93 This
Race 29th Dec, 03 Limerick
14th Hcp Hdl Rated 85

fell

Banner Dream (IRE) 10-4 (Mrs P J Carr)
Rated 85
Glacial Storm (USA) - Skin Full(Buckskin (FR))

SP 25/1

W Harney

M F Mooney(3)

fell 6th

4th Dec, 03 Thurles
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 88 This
Race 27th Jan, 04 Tramore
6th Nov Chs Rated 85

p.u.

Bessmount Leader (IRE) 9-8 (Miss J Butler)
Rated 75
Supreme Leader - Ms Fricker(Over The River (FR))

SP 20/1

S Slevin

M D Grant(3)

never a factor, pulled up before 2 out

8th Feb, 03 Naas
p.u. Hcp Chs Rated 76 This
Race

Off 1.01
Time 6m. 15.70 secs, which is 2.67 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €40.60
Tote Trifecta- €90.30.