Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Cork - Fri 25th May 2012
17:00 17:35 18:10 18:40 19:10 19:40 20:10 20:40

17:00 corkracecourse.ie Maiden Hurdle2m
Weighed In - €10,000 added, 4yo+, 24 runners
Winner €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400
Going: Good Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 3m 53.80s
Off time: 17:02:52

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Roman Flight (IRE)	10/3
2nd	Landero	33/1
3rd	Ontheground (IRE)	13/2

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1	9B-	Arthur's Gem (IRE) 273	5	11-12 t1	B M Cash	D Cullen		66/1
2	09P-	Ballysax Boo (IRE) 36	8	11-12 b1	M Darcy	K P Cotter		33/1
3	P00-5	Black Johnny (IRE) 14	5	11-12	J L Cullen	D M O'Brien		40/1
4	0P0-	Brock Bawson (IRE) 256	5	11-12	B T O'Connell	P J Rothwell		66/1
5	R85-	Callums Bay (IRE) 320	6	11-12	N P Madden	I J Keeling		50/1
7	0-	If Per Chance (IRE) 61	7	11-12 t	B Hayes (5)	J J Hanlon	73	25/1
8	0-	Landero 32	5	11-12 b1	Andrew J McNamara	B Heffernan		33/1
9	20/4-	Maxim Gorky (IRE) 222	5	11-12	D N Russell	N Meade		11/4
10	0-7	Mussel Lane 20	5	11-12	E J McNamara	E McNamara		50/1
11	206502-	Ontheground (IRE) 35	7	11-12	P T Enright	T Foley	102	13/2
12	0110/	Raise The Beat 436	7	11-12 t	R M Power	C A Murphy		7/2
13	00/94P5-	Super Sonic Boom (IRE) 35	5	11-12	Mr P W Mullins	W P Mullins	104	16/1
14	00-	The King Of Brega (IRE) 36	5	11-12	R C Colgan	P Downey		66/1
15	7-7	Timjoe (IRE) 15	5	11-12	D J Condon	T O'Brien		20/1
16	80-0	Twelve Gold Bars (IRE) 11	5	11-12	D J Casey	J Nash		40/1
17		Gold Tantrum (IRE)	5	11-5	S E Butler (7)	S Fahey		50/1
18	936-	Rock On Mary (IRE) 237	5	11-5	M P Burke (7)	T Doyle		50/1
19		Catcher On Themoon (IRE)	4	11-4	A Ring (7)	P J Rothwell		50/1
20	8-	Mia's Anthem (IRE) 184	4	11-4	D R Fox (7)	N C Kelly		50/1
21	U2-5	Roman Flight (IRE) 15	4	11-4	R Walsh	C F Swan		10/3
22		Up Sluggarh (IRE)	4	11-4	B F Cawley (7)	D E Fitzgerald		50/1
23	973-	Black Belt (IRE) 201	4	10-11	Miss K J Harrison (7)	Mrs C Harrison	106	8/1
24	8	Miss Fairbanks 21	4	10-11 t1	H D Dunne (7)	C Bowe		50/1
25	73/0600-	Taken Twice (IRE) 281	6	11-12	E J O'connell	E Griffin		40/1

Non runners
6	23P84P-	God's County (FR)	7	11-12	A J Martin	R M Moran	113
26	4P/	Mighty Moscow (IRE)	7	11-12	P Neville	Reserve 2
27	6	Amen (IRE)	4	11-4	J Halley	Reserve 3

Verdict

ROMAN FLIGHT ran well on the Flat in March before making his debut over timber at Clonmel where he travelled well until tiring in the soft ground. That will have done him good and he may have a bit too much pace for God's County, who has now gone ten races over hurdles without winning. Ontheground ran easily his best race to date on fast going at Wexford last time and though Maxim Gorky was a beaten favourite here in October he ran well enough and his overall form puts him right in the picture. Black Belt was beginning to make progress when last seen in November and can prove a threat with all the allowances.

Formwatch

Arthur's Gem (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Mid-division, brought down 5th, in a race won by Sun Disc (10-6) at Down Royal 2m 4yo mdn hdl gd in Aug, 15 ran.

Ballysax Boo (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) Never a factor, behind and pulled up after 8th, in a race won by You Must Know Me (11-4) at Tipperary 3m mdn hdl sft in Apr, 20 ran.

Black Johnny (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, 7th halfway, 5th 3 out, ridden and no impression next, soon no extra and weakened run-in, 5th of 11, 25l behind Griesenau (11-4) at Downpatrick 2m 5f mdn hdl gd.

Brock Bawson (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division best, never a factor, 13th of 14, well behind Missunited (10-9) at Listowel 2m 4yo nhf in Sep.

Callums Bay (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Towards rear, 6th over 4f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 2f out, 5th of 10, 20l behind Chestnut Kate (10-10) at Sligo 2m 2f N H flat gd in Jul.

God's County (FR) 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division on inner, weakened from 3 out, behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Snap Tie (11-9) at Punchestown 2m hcp hdl gs in Apr, 25 ran.

If Per Chance (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Soon mid-division, 9th from 3 out, no extra from before straight, 13th of 20, well behind Farrells Fancy (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl gs in Oct.

Landero 25-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, no impression and kept on same pace from 4 out, 13th of 24, well behind Casimir Road (11-2) at Cork 2m mdn hdl in Apr.

Maxim Gorky (IRE) 15-8fav (11-7) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 9th after 4 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching last and no impression when not fluent, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 20, 10l behind Pink Coat (11-4) at Cork 2m 4yo mdn hdl in Oct.

Mussel Lane 100-1 (11-12) Waited with, moderate 7th after 3 out, kept on same pace, 7th of 14, 24l behind Clondaw Warrior (11-5) at Limerick 2m 5yo mdn hdl.

Ontheground (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 2nd approaching straight, challenged and almost on terms approaching last, not match winner and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Big Generator (11-4) at Wexford 2m mdn hdl gf in Apr.

Raise The Beat 8-1 (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 22nd of 24, well behind Cheltenian (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m N H flat G1 (1) gd in Mar '11.

Super Sonic Boom (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Waited with in mid-division, some headway approaching 3 out, soon no impression and kept on same pace, 5th of 16, 19l behind Big Generator (11-4) at Wexford 2m mdn hdl gf in Apr.

The King Of Brega (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Always towards rear, 18th of 20, well behind Mobile Sizer (11-4) at Tipperary 2m mdn hdl sft in Apr.

Timjoe (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, 6th into straight, kept on same pace from before 2 out, 7th of 10, 16l behind Glamorous (11-5) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft.

Twelve Gold Bars (IRE) 66-1 (11-4) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 11th of 16, well behind Ballyadam Approach (11-4) at Killarney 2m 4f mdn hdl gd.

Gold Tantrum (IRE) Gold Well mare out of Delirious Tantrum.

Rock On Mary (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Towards rear, moderate 11th into straight, kept on same pace under pressure without threatening, 6th of 13, 35l behind Van Diemens Land (11-3) at Gowran Park 2m 4yo nhf sft in Oct.

Catcher On Themoon (IRE) Catcher In The Rye gelding out of Noleens Moon.

Mia's Anthem (IRE) 40-1 (10-5) Mid-division and keen, pushed along towards rear from 4 out, 8th of 11, well behind School For Scandal (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gs in Nov.

Roman Flight (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Chased leaders, closed into 3rd travelling well before straight, no extra in 5th from before last, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 8l behind Glamorous (11-5) at Clonmel 2m mdn hdl sft.

Up Sluggarh (IRE) Ad Valorem gelding out of Oskarberg.

Black Belt (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Soon led and clear, reduced lead 4th, jumped badly left 4 out, headed and dropped to 3rd from before 2 out, soon no extra, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 10l behind Sam Bass (11-0) at Cork 2m 3yo hdl sft in Nov.

Miss Fairbanks 33-1 (10-2) Towards rear for most, never a factor, 8th of 9, 34l behind Cause Of Causes (11-7) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f 4yo mdn hdl gd.

Taken Twice (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Towards rear, 10th halfway, no extra after 4 out, 10th of 15, well behind Gormanstown Cuckoo (11-4) at Bellewstown 3m mdn hdl gf in Aug.

Mighty Moscow (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Mid div, prog to join ldrs in 4th at 5out, no ex 2out, pu next, in a race won by Thetalkinsover (12-0) at Kilfeacle 3m ire ptp sft in Jan '11, 11 ran.

Amen (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Soon led and disputed, 3rd approaching 4 out, no extra and kept on same pace from next, 6th of 15, 10l behind Shamkhal (11-2) at Killarney 2m 1f 4yo mdn hdl gd.