Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Dundalk - Fri 18th May 2012
17:50 18:20 18:50 19:20 19:50 20:20 20:50 21:15

18:50 www.dundalkstadium.com Handicap 6f
Weighed In - €7,000 added, 4yo+, 13 runners
Winner €4,830 2nd €1,120 3rd €490 4th €280
Going: Standard Surface: Polytrack

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 12.10s
Off time: 18:54:53

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Little Village (IRE)	10/1
2nd	Luckiest Owners (IRE)	8/1
3rd	Bangalore Diamond (IRE)	3/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (1)	620593-	Desert Ben (IRE) 257	9	9-12 b	O Casey (5)	P Casey	55	10/1
2 (5)	8/90551-	Eurosmart Lady (IRE) 275	6	9-12	D J Benson (7)	J C McConnell	55	14/1
3 (12)	0000-15	Little Village (IRE) 14	6	9-12	S H James (5)	K P Cotter	55	10/1
5 (3)	30639-7	Bangalore Diamond (IRE) 29	4	9-6 b1	J P O'Brien	T G McCourt	49	3/1
6 (9)	0908-50	Hello Man (IRE) 49	9	9-6 t	W J Lee	S M Duffy	49	18/1
8 (11)	0-74870	Alvar (USA) 14	4	9-4	S Foley	M Halford	47	16/1
9 (10)	053-360	Desert Al (IRE) 77	9	9-4 p1	F M Berry	O Weldon	47	15/2
10 (4)	P0-	Elusive Dancer (AUS) 292	7	9-4 t1	C O'Donoghue	W McCreery	47	14/1
11 (14)	05220-5	Lake Wanaka (IRE) 29	4	9-4 t	P J Smullen	Ms J Morgan	47	11/1
12 (2)	8606-46	Luckiest Owners (IRE) 35	5	9-4	L F Roche (5)	W J Fitzpatrick	47	8/1
13 (13)	089-728	Refuse To Sell (IRE) 27	7	9-4	J A Heffernan	F Costello	47	11/2
14 (6)	0/00070-	San Jose City (IRE) 238	7	9-4	J F Egan	M Kelly	47	14/1
15	6/0-90	Pipers Choice (IRE) 19	4	9-8	C P Hoban (5)	M Halford	51	10/1

Non runners
4 (7)	3-00070	Bubbly Bellini (IRE)	5	9-7	A McGuinness	I J Brennan	50
7 (8)	5-45064	Rose Garnet (IRE)	4	9-5	D Marnane	F Lynch	48
16	393026-	Sassaway (IRE)	5	10-5	T J O'Mara	Reserve 2	62

Verdict

Little Village hadn't shown much before her shock victory at Navan and couldn't find enough pace when dropped to the minimum trip here last time. She was conceding plenty of weight to Rose Garnet, who finished just in front of her, but the latter finished strongly and should get involved. Eurosmart Lady was running well at the end of the last campaign and deserved her comfortable victory at Bellewstown when Rose Garnet was behind though she's been raised 8lb and has a long absence to overcome. Lake Wanaka is a bit unfortunate not to have won and must have a chance from her lowly mark but BANGALORE DIAMOND is handed the vote. He has a couple of decent performances off higher marks to his credit and with first-time blinkers fitted can gain his first success in what is a moderate contest.

Formwatch

Desert Ben (IRE) 14-1 (9-8) Held up towards rear, headway into 7th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 1/4l behind Liberty To Rock (9-7) at Dundalk 1m hcp pol in Sep.

Eurosmart Lady (IRE) 8-1 (8-0) Prominent, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, drew clear and drifted left inside final furlong, comfortably, won at Bellewstown 5f hcp 47-65 gd in Aug beating Queen Grace (9-9) by 4l, 14 ran.

Little Village (IRE) 5-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 5th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Phebes Wish (8-4) at Dundalk 5f app hcp 47-65 pol.

Bubbly Bellini (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Chased leader in 2nd, ridden 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 10th of 14, 8l behind Cailin Coillteach (9-6) at Dundalk 7f hcp 47-65 pol in Feb.

Bangalore Diamond (IRE) 13-2 (9-7) Chased leaders, 7th 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, 7th of 14, 10l behind Kanes Pass (9-6) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 hvy in Apr.

Hello Man (IRE) 10-1 (8-9) Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight, weakened, 11th of 12, 21l behind Thats A Fret (9-10) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-70 pol in Mar.

Rose Garnet (IRE) 12-1 (8-5) Slowly away and trailing, late headway in 10th 1f out, ran on well final furlong, 4th of 14, 2l behind Phebes Wish (8-4) at Dundalk 5f app hcp 47-65 pol.

Alvar (USA) 16-1 (8-9) Reared and very slowly away, always well behind, last of 14, 22l behind Phebes Wish (8-4) at Dundalk 5f app hcp 47-65 pol.

Desert Al (IRE) 16-1 (8-10) Mid-division, chased leaders on inner early straight, no extra from over 1f out, 10th of 14, 6l behind Charismas Birthday (8-5) at Dundalk 6f hcp 47-65 pol in Mar.

Elusive Dancer (AUS) 12-1 (8-4) Always towards rear, 12th of 13, 7l behind Big Bad Lily (8-13) at Cork 5f app hcp 50-75 gf in Jul.

Lake Wanaka (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Prominent on stands' side, 5th 2f out, no impression in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 14, 9l behind Kanes Pass (9-6) at Tipperary 5f hcp 47-65 hvy in Apr.

Luckiest Owners (IRE) 16-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, under pressure in 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong and kept on same pace, 6th of 14, 2 1/2l behind Samollie (8-0) at Dundalk 1m hcp 47-65 pol in Apr.

Refuse To Sell (IRE) 6-1fav (8-10) Prominent, no extra under pressure and kept on same pace from over 1f out, 8th of 17, 6l behind Morethanafeeling (8-9) at Naas 1m app hcp 47-65 gd in Apr.

San Jose City (IRE) 9-2fav (9-3) Mid-division on outside, ridden and lost place over 2f out, last of 11, 13l behind Trojan Rocket (9-2) at Wolverhampton 6f hcp (6) pol in Sep.

Pipers Choice (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 12th of 16, 14l behind Little Village (8-3) at Navan 6f hcp 47-70 sft in Apr.

Sassaway (IRE) 8-1 (9-3) Towards rear, kept on without threatening under pressure from over 1f out, 6th of 15, 8l behind Ondeafears (9-4) at Cork 6f Apprentice Handicap (55-75) (3yo+) in Oct.