11 Sep 2008 17:05 Laytown
Winner: €9,001 (Penalty: €6,220); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
O'Neills Sports Handicap (45-60)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Richelieu (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 000092 / 23 | Flat (13) | C O'Donoghue | J J Lambe J J Lambe | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th over 1f out, challenged between horses to lead inside final 100 yds | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1 L | Option Be (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) | 045723 / 8 | Flat (13) | Fran Berry | P F McEnery Twist & Turn Syndicate | 9/2 | |
| prominent on near side, disputed lead halfway, advantage 2f out, strongly pressed from 1f out, headed inside final 100 yds, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | NK | Ideal Appeal (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 4) | 008003 / 4 | Flat (14) | Ruby Walsh | M Halford Fair Is Fair Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| towards rear on near side, 6th 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | ¾ L | Doorock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) | 440631 / 6 | Flat (14) | N G McCullagh | S T Nolan J P Prunty | 11/2 | |
| prominent on far side, 3rd 2f out, no extra and dropped to 4th final furlong | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | ½ L | Fairy Flow (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 13) | 00-00 / 6 | Flat (38) | D J Condon | Ms J Morgan M J Conlon | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd and challenged briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | 3½ L | Bethal (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 1) | 700-746 / 5 | Flat (38) | N P Madden | G Stack Futuristic Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| towards rear, 7th on far side 2f out, kept on one paced final furlong without threatening | ||||||||||
| 7th | 10 |   | NK | Stylistic (IRE) (Mare, bay, 9 13) | 8/0000-0 / 7 | Flat (13) | W J Lee | W A Murphy Six Plus One Racing… | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on one paced from 2f out without threatening | ||||||||||
| 8th | 6 |   | 1¼ L | Libras Child (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) | 979755 / 11 | Flat (14) | P Shanahan | P Delaney P Delaney | 10/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 2 |   | ¾ L | Dooie Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) | 00/7606 / 9 | Flat (13) | D T Evans | A D Evans A D Evans | 16/1 | |
| always towards rear, no impression from over 2f | ||||||||||
| 10th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Knockmealdown (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 13) | 0/6950-0 / 4 | Flat (38) | J A Heffernan | Miss J Thomas Uppercross Racing… | 20/1 | |
| raced keenly and led, joined halfway, headed 2f out, dropped to 4th over 1f out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 11 |   | - | Tigim (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) | 022065 / 10 | Flat (35) | T G M Ryan | N Henley Noel Henley | |||
| 12 |   | - | Radiator Rooney (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 6) | 831837 / 8 | Flat (53) | T G M Ryan | P Morris Mrs S Morris | |||
| 13 |   | - | Napa Starr (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) | 020607 / 9 | Flat (18) | T G M Ryan | C Byrnes W Codd | |||
