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Sunday February 15 2009
Race Result Leopardstown 15:50 - Result
Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup (grade 1)
€206000 added, 5yo plus, 3m, €124630 penalty, 6 ran
Going: Soft-Heavy in places on Chase course.
Winning Time Winning Time: 6m 28.6s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Neptune Collonges (FR) 11-10 R Walsh P F Nicholls 8 8/13 f
  tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead before 3 out, ridden and kept on well from before last opened 4/6 touched 8/11
2 5 Notre Pere (FR) 11-10 A E Lynch J T R Dreaper 8 10/3
  chased leaders in 3rd, ridden into 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace from before last, not reach winner opened 4/1 touched 4/1
3 dist Chelsea Harbour (IRE) 11-10 D N Russell T Mullins 9 20/1
  held up behind leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th before 3 out, stayed on to moderate 4th last, kept on one pace to 3rd run-in opened 16/1 touched 20/1
4 2½ Afistfullofdollars (IRE) 11-10 P Carberry N Meade 11 33/1
  held up in rear, headway to moderate 4th 6 out, ridden into 3rd after 2 out, no impression leaders, pecked last, lost 3rd run-in opened 20/1 touched 33/1
5 5½ Thyne Again (IRE) 11-10 J R Barry W J Burke 8 16/1
  held up, 5th halfway, slight mistakes 8th and 6 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, no impression, kept on one pace opened 14/1 touched 16/1
6 24 The Listener (IRE) 11-10 Andrew J McNamara Nick Mitchell 10 11/2
  led, headed before 3 out, ridden in 3rd and no extra 2 out, weakened entering straight opened 5/1 touched 11/2