15 Sep 2008 18:50 Dundalk
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,911); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO only; Going: Standard.
Drogheda Handicap (50-70)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(11) |   | - | Turk (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 112491 / 20 | Flat (16) | Johnny Murtagh | G M Lyons Tenela Investments… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, closer in 5th 2f out, switched to challenge from over 1f out, led under pressure and stayed on well inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6(1) |   | 2 L | Cihangir (IRE) (Colt, brown, 9 8) | 45-2000 / 4 | Flat (18) | P J Smullen | D K Weld Kemal Kurt | 10/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, challenged under pressure and led over 1f out, headed and kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11(7) |   | 1¼ L | Metropolis (IRE) (gelding, bay, 9 7) | 040 / 8 | Flat (8) | Fran Berry | C O'Brien Mrs C Joyce | 9/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, progress and not clear run from over 1f out, stayed on well without threatening inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12(14) |   | SHD | Royal Entourage (GB) (Colt, bay, 9 7) | 9-930 / 7 | Flat (23) | K Latham | G M Lyons C B Construction… | 14/1 | |
| dwelt, towards rear, ran on well on outer without threatening under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1(5) |   | NK | Babel (GB) (filly, bay, 9 12) | 5321 / 4 | Flat (17) | S Foley | E Lynam Mr R J Lorenz | 9/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th 2f out, challenged under pressure from over 1f out, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(12) |   | 1½ L | Mr Smiley (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 12) | 1-45600 / 3 | Flat (65) | Declan McDonogh | L Roche Mrs Sally Roche | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th 2f out, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9(2) |   | - | Gracious Girl (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 042655 / 4 | Flat (8) | Chris Hayes | D Marnane B Hopkins | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd for much, kept on same pace under pressure from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 13(9) |   | - | Crystal Spirit (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 0-26599 / 3 | Flat (83) | C O'Donoghue | D Marnane Lady O'Reilly | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th early, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 14(6) |   | - | Anapoly (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 4) | 03-0919 / 4 | Flat (57) | W J Lee | Miss S A Finn E J Barrett | 12/1 | |
| led, ridden 2f out, headed and no extra from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 8(13) |   | - | Blue Cross Boy (USA) (Colt, grey, 9 7) | 18-0000 / 7 | Flat (3) | K J Manning | A McGuinness Mr Sean F Gallagher | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 7(8) |   | - | Miss Aoife (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 8) | 595000 / 3 | Flat (22) | Rory Cleary | T Cleary Garry Daly | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th early, kept on same pace under pressure from under 2f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 5(10) |   | - | Citronelle (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 9) | 0840-0 / 3 | Flat (157), Jump (41) | J A Heffernan | Mrs J Harrington Byerley Racing | 20/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10(3) |   | - | Lovely Dream (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 9 7) | 0-02370 / 3 | Flat (60) | Wayne Lordan | P Morris D W J Veitch | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th for much, lost place from under 2f out and soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 14th | 4(4) |   | - | Willoughby Bay (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 11) | 29-9303 / 4 | Flat (20) | E J McNamara | P J Prendergast Mrs Patrick Prendergast | 11/2 | |
| prominent, 6th approaching straight, no extra under pressure from under 2f out | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Value Of Time (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 3) | 0-38240 / 3 | Flat (83) | Gary Carroll | R Donohoe A Gannon | |||
