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Sligo - Wed 23rd May 2012
17:40 18:10 18:40 19:10 19:40 20:10 20:40

19:10 Sean Graham Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle 2m
Weighed In - €10,500 added, 4yo+, 16 runners
Winner €7,246 2nd €1,680 3rd €734 4th €420
Going: Good, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 4m 19.50s
Off time: 19:10:03

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Battling Boru (IRE)	8/1
2nd	Churchfield Champ (IRE)	5/1
3rd	Fairymount Lord (IRE)	7/2
4th	Mullaghwillin Boy (IRE)	11/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	12971-4	Magnetic Force (IRE) 18	5	11-12 bt	A E Lynch	R Hennessy	108	14/1
2	PR70R7-	First Impressions (IRE) 81	6	11-11	G N Fox (7)	Michael Mulvany	107	33/1
3	600170-	Battling Boru (IRE) 44	6	11-10	D E Mullins	A Mullins	106	8/1
4	5/0821-1	Fairymount Lord (IRE) 22	9	11-9	P Carberry	A Murray	105	7/2
5	661947-	Garryowen Oscar (IRE) 230	6	11-9 t	B F Cawley (7)	C F Swan	105	28/1
6	83297-3	Sean Airgead (IRE) 17	7	11-9 t	D R Fox (7)	M M McNiff	105	6/1
7	90005-1	Churchfield Champ (IRE) 17	6	11-6	B M Cash	P J Gilligan	102	5/1
8	2155-	Cinderella Story (IRE) 42	6	11-6	A P Thornton	P Martin	102	14/1
9	76/1383-	Tin Town Boy (IRE) 66	11	11-6 t	D N Russell	H Rogers	102	14/1
10	4830F-9	Mull On The Run (IRE) 17	8	11-3 t	Andrew J McNamara	M McElhone	99	25/1
11	202000-	Spa Wells (IRE) 228	11	11-3	E J O'connell	C A McBratney	99	20/1
12	P7P78-6	Tirmoyle (IRE) 9	8	11-3 t	P Townend	J P Ryan	99	12/1
13	02F207-	Tynaghs Trooper (IRE) 192	6	11-3	R M Moran	M Flannery	99	25/1
14	341746-	Whatever It Takes (IRE) 129	4	11-3	N P Madden	N Madden	107	10/1
15	630P4-5	Mullaghwillin Boy (IRE) 22	6	11-1 t1	R Walsh	A J Martin	97	11/2
16	8065-0	The Drunken Dr (IRE) 17	4	10-11 b	A P Heskin (3)	N Moran	101	33/1

Non runners
17	5599-	Rawnaq (IRE)	5	11-1	R Hennessy	Reserve 1	97
18	36828/0	Motaraqeb	9	11-1	E Cawley	Reserve 2	97
19	3/938P-6	Quartz Debilleron (FR)	8	11-0	I Madden	Reserve 3	96

Verdict

After scoring over 2m4f at Wexford, Fairymount Lord may have found 2m against him at Ballinrobe and it was his battling qualities that saw him home. He's up another 7lb here and this looks a tough handicap. Churchfield Champ has also been raised 7lb for his recent victory over the C&D but he's progressing nicely and is probably still on a fair mark. Magnetic Force couldn't cope with a 4lb rise for his Tramore success when beaten at Limerick and is on the same mark here so it's SEAN AIRGEAD who is handed the vote. He likes this track having scored here in August and ran another very good race behind Sorted a couple of weeks ago. Runner-up Our Ollie runs in the previous race and a big run from him will be a bonus.

Formwatch

Magnetic Force (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Waited with in mid-division, 9th after 3 out, 7th into straight, ridden to chase winner in 4th at last, no impression and kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Tough Talkin Man (11-8) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 8Evens16.

First Impressions (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway into moderate 4th 4 out, ridden and no extra 3 out, 7th of 14, 27l behind Good Fella (11-11) at Navan 2m 4f hcp hdl 80-116 in Mar.

Battling Boru (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, some late headway straight, no danger, 11th of 24, 34l behind Dedigout (11-8) at Fairyhouse 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 gs in Apr.

Fairymount Lord (IRE) 11-4fav (11-8) Waited with towards rear, progress 3 out, tracked leaders from next, on terms travelling well before last where not fluent and headed, stayed on well under pressure run-in to lead near line, won at Ballinrobe 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gd beating Our Nana Rose (11-8) by hd, 15 ran.

Garryowen Oscar (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Always behind, 7th of 10, well behind Ordinary Man (11-12) at Tramore 2m 6f beg chs in Oct.

Sean Airgead (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Waited with towards rear, ridden into moderate 5th before 2 out, closed into 4th at last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 16, 2 3/4l behind Sorted (11-4) at Sligo 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 gd.

Churchfield Champ (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, 8th and headway approaching 3 out, soon tracked leaders, led next, clear approaching last, ridden out and tending to edge towards rail run-in, won at Sligo 2m hcp hdl 80-95 gd beating Pink Goddess (10-9) by 2l, 15 ran.

Cinderella Story (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Held up, 6th halfway, ridden in 7th before 2 out, 5th and no impression last, kept on same pace, 5th of 9, 8l behind Black Rock Lake (11-1) at Downpatrick 2m 2f mare hcp hdl 8Evens16 gf in Aug.

Tin Town Boy (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Towards rear, headway early straight and went 3rd after 2 out, no impression run-in, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Competitive Edge (10-9) at Navan 2m hcp hdl sft in Mar.

Mull On The Run (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division, 11th before 3 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 9th of 16, 22l behind Sorted (11-4) at Sligo 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 gd.

Spa Wells (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened entering straight, 12th of 16, well behind Lucky Spring (11-9) at Fairyhouse 2m hcp hdl 8Evens16 gd in Oct.

Tirmoyle (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Soon mid-division, closed before 4 out, 7th before 3 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 16, 15l behind Dark Raven (10-13) at Killarney 2m 6f mdn hdl gd.

Tynaghs Trooper (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden in moderate 6th entering straight, no impression, 7th of 9, 29l behind Luke's Benefit (10-6) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 80-102 sft in Nov.

Whatever It Takes (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Mid-division, 7th 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, 6th of 13, 19l behind Baby Whizz (11-12) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 80-109 in Jan.

Mullaghwillin Boy (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Waited with in mid-division, progress 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent next, soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 5th of 15, 7l behind Fairymount Lord (11-8) at Ballinrobe 2m hcp hdl 80-102 gd.

The Drunken Dr (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Soon mid-division, 9th before 3 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 10th of 16, 23l behind Sorted (11-4) at Sligo 2m 2f hcp hdl 80-109 gd.

Rawnaq (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, 6th 4 out, no impression next, 9th of 16, 49l behind Munsaab (10-11) at Wexford 2m 2f cond hcp hdl (80-109) sft in Oct.

Motaraqeb 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division best, no impression and kept on same pace from before straight, 10th of 13, 26l behind Tough Talkin Man (11-8) at Limerick 2m hcp hdl 8Evens16.

Quartz Debilleron (FR) 16-1 (10-9) Soon mid-division, mistake 8th, struggling and not fluent 5 out, soon no impression, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 29l behind Supreme Doc (10-12) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs 0-109 gd.