27 May 2008 19:00 Ballinrobe
Winner: €9,001 (Penalty: €6,220); Distance: 1m 1f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Eamon Sheridan Groundworks Handicap (45-60)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13(14) |   | - | Stylish Bid (IRE) (Mare, Grey, 125lbs) | 45639-6 / 23 | Flat (18) | P J Smullen | M J Fitzgerald Push The Boat Out… | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th before halfway, ridden into 3rd 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4(16) |   | 1¼ L | Fabled (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 132lbs) | 9400-53 / 6 | Flat (9) | W J Supple | Ms J Morgan William Cuddihy | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, stayed on under pressure, kept on final furlong to 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 6(7) |   | NK | Arondo (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 130lbs) | 5/00234- / 10 | Flat (164), Jump (153) | A P Thornton | M Torrens Miss Claire Simpson | 13/2 | |
| chased leader, improved to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, remained challenging, no extra final furlong, lost 2nd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 14(12) |   | HD | The Middle Piece (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 125lbs) | 90-5765 / 4 | Flat (25) | Fran Berry | P D Deegan Ballymacaw Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead again 1 1/2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8(11) |   | ½ L | Saucy (GB) (Mare, Bay, 128lbs) | 06037-2 / 8 | Flat (9) | J A Heffernan | D M Loughnane Mrs Bernadette… | 10/3 | |
| soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, lost place over 3f out, ridden in 8th 2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5(9) |   | 1 L | Forbidden (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 131lbs) | 0-23900 / 9 | Flat (6) | W J Lee | D M Loughnane Mr J Morris | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, headway 2f out, ridden into 5th over 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2(4) |   | 2 L | Sophist (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 137lbs) | 509/046 / 6 | Flat (9) | S Foley | J C McConnell Sophists Syndicate | 9/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden in 10th over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 8th | 16(1) |   | NK | Wheatfield (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 125lbs) | 00-0000 / 8 | Flat (11) | M Harley | D McDonogh Mrs M Keating | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden into 5th 2f out, soon no extra and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(8) |   | ¾ L | Appleblossom Pearl (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 135lbs) | 96900/0 / 7 | Flat (44) | Chris Hayes | J T Gorman Laurence Byrne | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10(13) |   | 4½ L | Amongst Amigos (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 125lbs) | 7007/97 / 10 | Flat (38) | Gary Carroll | C Moore Ivy House Racing | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(6) |   | 3 L | Aqua Fontana (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 137lbs) | 006-77 / 4 | Flat (9) | Declan McDonogh | E Lynam Edward Lynam | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to 5th 3f out, ridden in 7th 2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(10) |   | 3 L | Ashleigh Anderson (FR) (Filly, Bay, 128lbs) | 600-708 / 4 | Flat (12) | N G McCullagh | E Tyrrell M McLoughlin | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(2) |   | 7 L | Togher Castle (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 742610- / 8 | Flat (218) | Wayne Lordan | T J O'Mara Noel O'Donovan | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 14th | 11(3) |   | SHD | Luna Grey (IRE) (Filly, Grey, 125lbs) | 095- / 4 | Flat (338) | C O'Donoghue | E P Harty Pint & Chasers… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place before halfway, no impression after | ||||||||||
| 15th | 12(5) |   | Dist | Noble Shift (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 125lbs) | 93504/ / 9 | Flat (1821) | Niamh Murphy | N Nelson N Nelson | 33/1 | |
| slowly into stride and behind, virtually pulled up 4f out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15(15) |   | - | Valtora (GB) (Mare, Bay, 125lbs) | 80004/9 / 5 | Flat (18) | Rory Cleary | T Hogan Fairytales Syndicate | |||
| 17 |   | - | Oriel Flow (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 408- / 6 | Flat (271) | T G M Ryan | G Keane Arlington Racing… | |||
| 18 |   | - | Gilded Truffle (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 137lbs) | 44600- / 4 | Flat (220) | T G M Ryan | T Doyle Anthony Clarke | |||
| 19 |   | - | Winter Footprints (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 135lbs) | 860/00-0 / 5 | Flat (9) | T G M Ryan | W Hayes James Gerard Hayes | |||
