30 Jul 2008 15:00 Galway
Winner: €16,500 (Penalty: €11,402); Distance: 1m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft (Chase - Yielding).
William Hill 1800 333 555 Handicap (55-80)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11(6) |   | - | Directa King (GER) (Colt, Bay, 132lbs) | 11-37 / 21 | Flat (18) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Dr R Lambe & D… | 3/1 | |
| towards rear, steady headway from over 4f out, 3rd 3f out, challenged and led over 2f out, quickly clear, stayed on well, very easily | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9(10) |   | 17 L | Cloone River (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 133lbs) | 1/0-5964 / 12 | Flat (31) | W J Lee | C F Swan Mrs Kathleen Gillane | 15/2 | |
| mid-division, 9th over 3f out, ridden to go moderate 3rd entering straight, 2nd and kept on without threatening final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 19 |   | 1½ L | Ashby (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 123lbs) | 47456/8 / 5 | Flat (138) | T G M Ryan | N Moran Leo Cox | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, 11th over 3f out, ridden to go moderate 5th entering straight, kept on without threatening into 3rd final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5(18) |   | ½ L | Diamond Shower (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 135lbs) | 021/029- / 9 | Flat (314) | J A Heffernan | J J Walsh Ms Fiona Farrelly | 20/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed and headed over 2f out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16(16) |   | 5 L | Mon Champion (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 128lbs) | 52-1452 / 5 | Flat (2) | D M Grant | P J Flynn Cousins Syndicate | 3/1 | |
| tracked leaders, closer in 2nd 3f out, no impression under pressure from 2f out, dropped to 5th final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15(3) |   | 1¼ L | Akimbo (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 128lbs) | 500330 / 8 | Flat (17) | Gary Carroll | J Leavy Mrs Ann M Donnelly | 25/1 | |
| soon prominent, on terms over briefly over 4f out, headed over 3f out, dropped to moderate 7th and no impression entering straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 18(7) |   | ½ L | Coffee Tea Or Me (GB) (Colt, Bay, 121lbs) | 460-7 / 6 | Flat (32) | K Latham | W P Mullins Mrs David McBratney | 9/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, headway into 8th from 4f out, 5th over 2f out, soon no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4(2) |   | ¾ L | Coastal Command (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 135lbs) | 4/245-8 / 9 | Flat (13) | C O'Donoghue | P Hughes P Hughes | 25/1 | |
| soon tracked leaders, 3rd from 4f out, lost place and no impression under pressure from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12(13) |   | 1¼ L | Dukedom (GB) (Colt, Grey, 132lbs) | 755087 / 6 | Flat (6) | Amy Kathleen Parsons | T G McCourt D Twenty Two Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th from 4f out, no extra under pressure from 3f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 2(8) |   | 28 L | Lesoto Diamond (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 137lbs) | 7-03516 / 8 | Flat (27) | Declan McDonogh | P A Fahy M Foley | 12/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, 10th under 4f out, no extra under pressure from 3f out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 13(5) |   | 6 L | Allesandro (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 131lbs) | 221699- / 5 | Flat (334), Jump (12) | K J Manning | G Elliott R Stokes | 8/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, 12th under 4f out, soon no extra under pressure, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 7(17) |   | 23 L | Orpen Princess (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 135lbs) | 484111/ / 5 | Flat (640) | Jayne Mulqueen | J Crowley Robin Adair | 20/1 | |
| prominent, weakened from over 4f out, soon behind, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 1(14) |   | 16 L | Deputy Consort (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 139lbs) | 6781/7-1 / 13 | Flat (116) | W J Supple | M Palussiere T B Ferris | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, reminder halfway, 7th under 4f out, soon weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 8(12) |   | Dist | Young Lochinvar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 134lbs) | 631056- / 7 | Flat (280), Jump (74) | Fran Berry | John G Carr Raheny Seven Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| soon prominent, 4th before halfway, weakened from 4f out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14(15) |   | - | Spanish Parade (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 131lbs) | 528021- / 4 | Flat (238), Jump (24) | D E Mullins | E Griffin Up In A Hape Syndicate | |||
| 10(9) |   | - | Multicultural (GB) (Gelding, Black, 133lbs) | 6-42231 / 7 | Flat (27) | D J Condon | E Doyle Eoin Doyle | |||
| 17(11) |   | - | Four Corners (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 850-018 / 8 | Flat (13) | D J Moran | G Keane Oldcastleshamrocks… | |||
| 6(1) |   | - | Grantsville (GER) (Mare, Chestnut, 135lbs) | 22-0380 / 8 | Flat (38), Jump (13) | Paul Townend | T G McCourt Sean Foran & P… | |||
| 3(4) |   | - | Raise The Goblet (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 0122-40 / 10 | Flat (1) | Chris Hayes | P Hughes P Hughes | |||
| 20 |   | - | Dafarabad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 123lbs) | 4/900-04 / 9 | Flat (18) | T G M Ryan | N Madden John P McManus | |||
| 21 |   | - | Captain Hook (GB) (Colt, Bay, 122lbs) | 30-7027 / 5 | Flat (1) | T G M Ryan | D M Loughnane Mrs John Magnier | |||
