01 Aug 2008 19:55 Galway
Winner: €15,000 (Penalty: €10,366); Distance: 1m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Yielding.
Arthur Guinness Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8(15) |   | - | Metal Madness (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 133lbs) | 58-1625 / 20 | Flat (43) | D E Mullins | M G Quinlan Patrick Bohan | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway on inner to lead 2f out, joined entering straight, regained lead 1f out, stayed on well under pressure | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7(1) |   | ½ L | Golden Tokyo (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 133lbs) | 927055 / 4 | Flat (16) | Wayne Lordan | T Stack Andrew Boyle | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, 9th and headway 2f out, 5th approaching straight, 3rd 1f out, soon challenged, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12(16) |   | NK | Zulu Princess (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 131lbs) | 900514 / 3 | Flat (11) | Mick Kinane | J S Moore Billionaires Syndicate | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, checked after 1f, 9th and headway 3f out, 4th under 2f out, disputed lead entering straight, headed 1f out, kept on | ||||||||||
| 4th | 20 |   | 2½ L | Dirtybirdie (GB) (Filly, Bay, 124lbs) | 0-45132 / 3 | Flat (18) | T G M Ryan | M Halford Liam Queally | 7/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress over 2f out, 9th when swiched to outer early straight, kept on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 17(7) |   | 1 L | Aliceaneileen (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 126lbs) | 069 / 6 | Flat (13) | J A Heffernan | P J Flynn James W Power | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, headway over 2f out, 6th early straight, kept on | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3(10) |   | 1 L | Spanish Cross (IRE) (Filly, Grey, 135lbs) | 602 / 5 | Flat (71) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Mr George Prodromou | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th on outer halfway, 6th when checked 2f out, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4(13) |   | NK | Dealmaker Frank (USA) (Colt, Bay, 134lbs) | 688-006 / 4 | Flat (18) | Paul Townend | N Moran Leo Cox | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 6th halfway, progress over 3f out, 2nd 2f out, one pace straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13(2) |   | 8 L | Em De Or (USA) (Filly, Chestnut, 128lbs) | 989-000 / 4 | Flat (34) | Chris Hayes | H Rogers Mrs Eimear Rogers | 33/1 | |
| held up, kept on same pace from under 3f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(14) |   | 4½ L | Too Rye Ay (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 128lbs) | 7460 / 3 | Flat (9) | C O'Donoghue | Mrs A M O'Shea William P Treacy | 33/1 | |
| led, strongly pressed 2 1/2f out, headed 2f out, no extra straight, eased inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 10th | 15(6) |   | 2½ L | Chesterton (IRE) (Colt, Brown, 127lbs) | 5-00209 / 4 | Flat (16) | M A Phillips | J J Murphy Mrs J J Murphy | 33/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11(5) |   | SHD | Morrigan (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 131lbs) | 7-260 / 4 | Flat (15) | Gary Carroll | M Fitzsimons Mrs M Mullen | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, no extra from 2 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9(12) |   | 4½ L | Mystic Mayfly (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 133lbs) | 01-700 / 5 | Flat (30) | D R McCabe | D Miley Dermot Reid & Mrs… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, ridden over 3f out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 13th | 1(9) |   | 3 L | More Time Tim (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 0-95233 / 4 | Flat (46) | W J Lee | T Doyle Anthony F O'Callaghan | 12/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, no extra from 2 1/2f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18(8) |   | 1 L | Yellow Thunder (IRE) (Colt, Chestnut, 126lbs) | 099 / 4 | Flat (76) | M C Hussey | L Comer Mr Brian Comer | 33/1 | |
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 15th | 16(11) |   | 2½ L | Kiltycross (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 127lbs) | 9-080 / 5 | Flat (36) | Rory Cleary | M Halford Mrs Colette Twomey | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 16th | 10(18) |   | 28 L | Reine De Coeur (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 133lbs) | 190-0 / 3 | Flat (13) | Fran Berry | D Marnane R Grehan | 11/1 | |
| driven along start, settled 2nd, weakened over 3f out, eased before straight, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 6(4) |   | - | Lecanvey (GB) (Colt, Bay, 134lbs) | 84530-8 / 3 | Flat (4) | Declan McDonogh | R A Fahey Mr J J Staunton | |||
| 5(17) |   | - | How Many Times (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 134lbs) | 0-332 / 4 | Flat (29) | P B Beggy | D P Myerscough Eight Times Partnership | |||
| 19 |   | - | Rock And Roll Kid (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 124lbs) | 0992 / 6 | Flat (11) | T G M Ryan | A Mullins Barry Connell | |||
| 2(3) |   | - | Your Night Out (FR) (Filly, Bay, 136lbs) | 4704-90 / 5 | Flat (80) | D G Hogan | C F Swan Mr Simon Gegg | |||
| 21 |   | - | La Petite Bleue (GER) (Filly, Bay, 123lbs) | 9705 / 4 | Flat (15) | T G M Ryan | Ms J Morgan Magical Four Syndicate | |||
