Rockshore Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Soaring Monarch (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Peter Fahey | 136 lbs | 6/1 | Won | Prominent - soon went third - ridden and made challenge 1f out - soon led narrowly - pushed out towards finish(op 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Big Baby Bull (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Michael Mulvany | 138 lbs | 7/1 | 1 | Prominent on inner - pushed along and went fourth home turn - waiting for room inside final furlong - ridden and ran on well towards far side inside final 110yds - went second towards finish - no match for winner(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Onlyhuman (IRE) | N/A | Poor | John C McConnell | 140 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - pushed along 2f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - went third towards finish(op 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 12 | Cosmic Vega (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | M Halford | 134 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Raced freely - led - headed after 1f - raced in second until ridden and led again over 1f out - headed inside final furlong - no extra and weakened towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | One Cool Poet (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 137 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - towards rear - headway into midfield 2f out - ridden and kept on against far rail inside final furlong - kept on strongly towards finish - nearest finish - did well in the circumstances (jockey said gelding did not get a clear run)(tchd 33/1) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Dedillon (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Andrew Slattery | 135 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along and in touch with leaders under 2f out - ridden and kept on inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said he had to take a check close to the line)(op 15/2) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Plunkett (GB) | 4 G | Poor | Paul W Flynn | 136 lbs | 11/2F | 1 | Midfield - headway from over 1f out - ridden and ran on well inside final furlong - not reach leaders(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | ||
| 8th | 15 | Sherkin Island (IRE) | N/A | AVG | D K Weld | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - led after 1f - ridden and headed over 1f out - weakening when hampered inside final 110yds(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Takeachancejimmy (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Jamie Powell
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Thomas Slevin | 127 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Midfield - pushed along 2f out - ridden and kept on well inside final furlong - never on terms(op 22/1) | |
| 10th | 18 | Miss Myers (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | M C Grassick | 129 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - pushed along under 2f out - ridden and kept on final furlong - never near to challenge(op 40/1) | ||
| 11th | 19 | Ransom (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
J M Sheridan
(3)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 125 lbs | 7/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along 2f out - raced wide home turn - no extra when tenderly handled inside final furlong(op 17/2) | |
| 12th | 9 | Ampeson (GB) | 4 G | AVG | Patrick J McKenna | 135 lbs | 12/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - pushed along 2f out - ridden and some headway towards far side inside final furlong - kept on - never on terms(op 11/1) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Comfort Line (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Wesley Joyce
(7)lbs
|
Michael Mulvany | 127 lbs | 12/1 | .75 | Midfield - pushed along and outpaced 2f out - no impression over 1f out(op 14/1) | |
| 14th | 14 | Imposing Supreme (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Thomas Gibney | 133 lbs | 8/1 | 1 | Midfield - raced wide on turn and lost ground over 2f out - soon pushed along - no impression over 1f out(op 15/2 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 15th | 2 | Whatharm (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Patrick J Flynn | 140 lbs | 40/1 | 0.3 | Dwelt start - always towards rear - minor headway against far rail inside final furlong - never dangerous(op 28/1) | ||
| 16th | 16 | Crescent Lake (GB) | 7 G | Poor | Terence O'Brien | 130 lbs | 16/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders on outer - ridden and outpaced 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 17th | 5 | Aurora Princess (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Scott McCullagh
(5)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 132 lbs | 10/1 | 1.5 | Always towards rear - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and no impression over 1f out(tchd 11/1) |
Galway (IRE) Races