07 May 2008 17:50 Punchestown
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €8,292); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO & 5YO; Going: Good.
www.punchestown.com Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 22 |   | - | Hurricane Fly (IRE) (Horse (entire), Bay, 158lbs) | / 21 | Flat (284) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins George Creighton/mme… | 9/10 | |
| prominent, closer in 2nd 3 out where not fluent and next, led before straight, quickly clear, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 16 |   | 12 L | Afasheen (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 161lbs) | 394632 / 6 | Jump (29) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Mrs P Myerscough | 4/1 | |
| prominent, led 5th, strongly pressed and headed before straight, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 8 L | Grand Charisma (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 93 / 7 | Jump (83) | Mr C J Sweeney | R Sweeney Mrs J B Sweeney | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, no impression from before 3 out, moderate 3rd and kept on same pace under pressure from before straight | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 3 L | Haka Dancer (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 9 | M J Ferris | T E Hyde Mr D Birch | 14/1 | ||
| mid-division, went moderate 6th and no impression under pressure from 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | HD | Bennys Quest (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 6-62832 / 12 | Jump (177) | T J Doyle | C A Murphy Mr R G Chapman | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, no impression from before 3 out, moderate 4th and kept on same pace under pressure from before straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 11 |   | 4 L | Rebel Rover (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 7 | Flat (403) | N P Madden | W McCreery Philip Patrick… | 20/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, kept on without threatening from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13 |   | 5 L | That's All Right (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 57 / 7 | Jump (249) | A E Lynch | M J P O'Brien Mr J Hutchinson | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th before 5th, no impression under pressure from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 4½ L | College Daisy (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 161lbs) | / 7 | I J McCarthy | D T Hughes J Rogers | 25/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, kept on without threatening from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | 1 L | Viel Gluck (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 12 | R Loughran | D T Hughes Mr Alan Hill | 16/1 | ||
| mid-division, no danger and kept on same pace from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 20 |   | SHD | Rock Angelico (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 161lbs) | 077 / 5 | Jump (51) | Rob McCarth | J Morrissey E Morrissey | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from after 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 21 |   | 13 L | Who Is She (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 161lbs) | 00 / 5 | Jump (172) | T G M Ryan | L Byrne Raymond Kavanagh | 25/1 | |
| prominent, soon 3rd, weakened from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 25 |   | 13 L | Musical Mirage (USA) (Filly, Bay, 153lbs) | / 4 | Flat (200) | A P Crowe | R Hennessy Greenhills Partnership | 33/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 13th | 24 |   | 4 L | Opera Music (GB) (Colt, Bay, 158lbs) | / 8 | Flat (215) | K Whelan | J P Cahill Twice Shy Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6 |   | 19 L | Grey But Stable (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 166lbs) | 0-0F0 / 5 | Jump (51) | Mr E J O'Connell | C Moore Letterkenny Lads… | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th approaching 5th, no extra from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 4 |   | 5½ L | Diam Djack (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 166lbs) | RR / 5 | Jump (29) | M Darcy | M Hourigan Francis Roche | 33/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 16th | 14 |   | 6 L | Tough Article (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | / 5 | P A Carberry | Mrs V Keatley S Weld | 33/1 | ||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 17th | 18 |   | Dist | Hurforharmony (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 161lbs) | 60- / 6 | Jump (379), Flat (362) | Mark Walsh | A McGuinness Declan MacPartlin | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th before 5th, weakened from before 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 18th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Mayday Frontier (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 4 / 10 | Jump (17) | S J Hassett | S J Harty James Kirby | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th before 5th, weakened from before 3 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 19th | 12 |   | 5 L | Sturgis (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | P / 5 | Jump (303) | Sean Flanagan | P W Flynn T F Kelly | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, mistake 4th, soon no danger and weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 27 |   | - | Grove Dale (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | / 7 | T G M Ryan | P J Rothwell White Hares Syndicate | ||||
| FE | 23 |   | - | Just Dust (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | / 4 | Flat (81) | E M Butterly | J J Hanlon Mr Matthew Green | 16/1 | |
| towards rear when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
| 26 |   | - | Good Old Thyme (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | / 6 | T G M Ryan | Mrs J Harrington Mr G Carstairs | ||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Oprinceton (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 6 | P W Flood | M Palussiere Belle Alliance… | 20/1 | ||
| led, wandered at early hurdles, mistake 5th, soon joined, fell next | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Harro The Hero (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 7 | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Michael G Quinlan | ||||
| 2 |   | - | Askmeroe (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | / 9 | Mr C P McNally | A J Martin A Shiels & Niall… | ||||
| UR | 28 |   | - | La Verna (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 0 / 4 | Jump (195) | T G M Ryan | D M Leigh Stile Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out | ||||||||||
