22 May 2008 19:00 Clonmel
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,911); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good (Good to Firm in places).
Anne-Marie Davern Happy Birthday Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Changing Course (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 480580 / 23 | Jump (40) | I J Power | H De Bromhead Ann & Alan Potts… | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, left in clear lead 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 9 L | Mustangsallyrally (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | 234003 / 11 | Jump (21) | Paul Carberry | T Mullins Mr H B Geddes | 9/4 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, left 2nd at last, kept on without threatening from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Stadium Project (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 1P-290U / 8 | Jump (21) | N P Madden | A Mullins Shoot A Hoop Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th 3 out, left 4th 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 1¾ L | Skip Two (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 333406 / 10 | Jump (148) | B M Cash | D E Fitzgerald Thomas O'Doherty | 9/1 | |
| held up towards rear, reminders after 3rd, took closer order approaching 4 out, 7th 3 out, left 5th at last, kept on without threatening from last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 11 L | Freud Bacon (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | U-47005 / 8 | Jump (236) | P W Flood | T J O'Mara Station House Tralee… | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden along in 4th when slightly hampered 2 out, one paced from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 4½ L | Camouflage (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 166lbs) | 4000F7 / 6 | Jump (4) | Mark Walsh | D McDonogh Mrs Desmond McDonogh | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 8th and no impression from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 14 L | Bellcarrig Boy (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | PP-8 / 6 | Jump (190) | M J Ferris | P Redmond Philip Redmond | 50/1 | |
| held up, 9th halfway, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 16 L | Ah Ref (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | FP/2119- / 9 | Jump (376) | T G M Ryan | L Whitmore Harbour Lights… | 25/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, weakened from 5 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 6 |   | 1¾ L | Jamies Choice (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | P524F6 / 8 | Jump (17) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell P J Rothwell | 25/1 | |
| always behind, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 14 L | The Gasman (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | F-P0U / 5 | Jump (7) | R Geraghty | C A McBratney Mr Robert Scott | 50/1 | |
| always in rear, mistake 5 out, soon trailing, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | The Barley Shaker (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 788-P / 6 | Jump (7) | J M Allen | M M McNiff T Goodwin | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, fell 2nd | ||||||||||
| FE | 11 |   | - | Our Symphony (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 161lbs) | 23-U53 / 8 | Jump (20) | Sean Flanagan | D A Kiely J Vasicek | 4/1 | |
| led, clear from 3rd, reduced advantage approaching straight, in lead and strongly pressed when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
| BD | 12 |   | - | Quintana (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 122643 / 6 | Jump (20) | M Darcy | E Sheehy Brendan Ferris | 11/4 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 5th and ridden approaching 2 out, hampered and unseated rider 2 out | ||||||||||
