21 Jun 2008 14:55 Down Royal
Winner: €8,500 (Penalty: €5,874); Distance: 7f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Good to Firm.
Louis Roederer Champagne Handicap (45-60)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14(3) |   | - | Turk (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 119lbs) | 00055-3 / 20 | Flat (8) | Mr J J Doyle | G Verheye Tenela Investments… | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1(12) |   | 1¾ L | Whatwodmyrasay (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 136lbs) | 5490-71 / 5 | Flat (12) | J P Flavin | J Van Handenhove Patrick J O'Reilly | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to 6th 2f out, ridden into 3rd over 1f out, kept on to 2nd final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2(9) |   | 2½ L | Lady Bracknell (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 135lbs) | 43/00-00 / 5 | Flat (10) | A Glassonbury | Stef Liddiard Andrew Lennon | 20/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway to 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(14) |   | SHD | Annual Event (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 9/00000- / 4 | Flat (290) | C O'Donoghue | E Clayeux Padraic Maloney | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, 2nd 1f out, no extra final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7(13) |   | 3 L | Arondo (GER) (Gelding, Chestnut, 130lbs) | 00234-3 / 10 | Flat (25), Jump (19) | A Duchene | G & J Moore Miss Claire Simpson | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 3f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, soon no extra, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6(6) |   | SHD | Lady of Kintyre (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 131lbs) | 467- / 3 | Flat (335) | Mr R O Harding | U Ostmann Mrs B Keogh | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, some headway in 9th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5(4) |   | 1¼ L | Send Me Home (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 133lbs) | 6232-00 / 8 | Flat (50) | Mr J M Casey | H & R Charlton Adrian McGuinness | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden into 7th on outer 2f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10(5) |   | 2½ L | Irish Conection (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 127lbs) | 45-30 / 6 | Flat (16) | L Doreau | J Akehurst Mrs C D Taylor | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, some late headway from over 1f out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 3(2) |   | ½ L | Rusky Dusky (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 133lbs) | 48000-3 / 8 | Flat (14) | L Gerard | W F Codd David Lee-Geary | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th 3f out, improved to 3rd 2f out, ridden in 5th and no extra 1 1/2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 4(7) |   | SHD | Scott Summerland (HOL) (Gelding, Bay, 133lbs) | 605006- / 5 | Flat (190), Jump (182) | A Duchene | T F Lacy D Adams | 16/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra and weakened from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(1) |   | 2 L | Orisit (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 125lbs) | 0/05483- / 4 | Flat (267) | Miss L Brooke | H Morrison George Doyle | 10/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(11) |   | 1¾ L | Kilcusnin Queen (IRE) (Filly, Chestnut, 130lbs) | 0887-00 / 4 | Flat (55) | J Reveley | J O'Reilly C E Carey | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 8(10) |   | ½ L | Kaplinsky (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 130lbs) | 898- / 5 | Flat (253) | F Keniry | R M H Cowell John R Jeffers | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 12(8) |   | 1¾ L | Magic Meabh (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 125lbs) | 0/0000-0 / 4 | Flat (17) | Mr E Selter | M Quinn John W McNulty | 33/1 | |
| dwelt, soon chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out | ||||||||||
