14 Nov 2008 21:40 Dundalk
Winner: €9,000 (Penalty: €6,219); Distance: 1m 2f 150y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Standard.
O'Cofaigh Construction Handicap (45-60)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3(7) |   | - | View From The Top (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 11) | 750966 / 8 | Flat (49), Jump (42) | K J Manning | P Allen Patrick Martin | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway in 6th 2f out, 3rd 1 1/2f out, soon challenged and led over 1f out, kept on well final furlong | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 5(12) |   | 1¾ L | The Gnathologist (IRE) (Colt, bay, 9 9) | 08-7633 / 9 | Flat (21) | D J Moran | L Winters Barrow Vale Syndicate | 6/1 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to lead under 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7(13) |   | SHD | Gimli's Treasure (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 7) | 000551 / 5 | Flat (14), Jump (6) | Johnny Murtagh | S J Harty Patrick B Martin | 6/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway to 8th 2f out, ridden into 4th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong | ||||||||||
| 4th | 11(5) |   | 1½ L | Idle Journey (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 71-3846 / 8 | Flat (60), Jump (168) | W J Lee | R Donohoe P Barcoe | 8/1 | |
| chased leaders early, 8th halfway, headway to 5th 2f out, ridden 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 10(3) |   | 1¾ L | Alf Tupper (GB) (Gelding, bay, 9 0) | 244780 / 7 | Flat (14), Jump (36) | C O'Donoghue | A McGuinness Robert Smyth | 12/1 | |
| slowly into stride and towards rear, headway in 9th 3f out, ridden into 8th 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2(8) |   | 1¼ L | Leap The Liffey (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 050-050 / 7 | Flat (49) | P J Smullen | Mrs V Keatley Royal Kerry Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead briefly over 2f out, ridden in 2nd 1 1/2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 13(9) |   | 4 L | Mrs O'Brien (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 900390 / 4 | Flat (7) | P Shanahan | Ms C Hutchinson Kevin Purfield | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to 7th 3f out, ridden and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 14(4) |   | ½ L | Lost In France (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 8 10) | 8-003 / 4 | Flat (60), Jump (22) | M Harley | T G McCourt Mrs Pauline McCourt | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and no impression over 3f out, kept on one pace straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8(11) |   | 1½ L | Aliceaneileen (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 5) | 069584 / 6 | Flat (14) | C P Geoghegan | P J Flynn James W Power | 7/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
| 10th | 12(10) |   | 2 L | Man Crazy (IRE) (Filly, bay, 8 13) | 8/74970 / 7 | Flat (53), Jump (35) | Gary Carroll | T McLaughlin Jock Strap Partners | 25/1 | |
| led, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 11th | 1(2) |   | HD | Grand Aurora (IRE) (Filly, chestnut, 10 2) | 088602 / 5 | Flat (16) | D E Mullins | P W Flynn Mono Boys Syndicate | 11/4 | |
| chased leaders early, soon mid-division, no impression from 4f out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 4(6) |   | 2½ L | Wings of Dawn (GB) (Filly, bay, 9 11) | 033615 / 7 | Flat (21), Jump (91) | Fran Berry | D Marnane Ms Melanie Marnane | 9/2 | |
| chased leader in 2nd, challenged over 2f out, ridden in 4th and no extra 1 1/2f out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 13th | 9(1) |   | 3½ L | Abbeylara (USA) (Filly, bay, 9 0) | 56620/9 / 6 | Flat (25), Jump (48) | S M Gorey | J J Lennon Michael Tabor | 14/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out | ||||||||||
| 14th | 6(14) |   | 4½ L | Blaise Hollow (USA) (Gelding, bay, 9 7) | 355004 / 7 | Flat (60), Jump (509) | S Foley | J C McConnell Miss Deborah McConnell | 10/1 | |
| slowly into stride, always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 15 |   | - | Articilitis (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 2) | 500635 / 8 | Flat (14) | Reserve | D McDonogh Dr John Gerard… | |||
| 16 |   | - | Fandango Boy (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 0) | 130000 / 10 | Flat (14), Jump (840) | Reserve | J P Broderick Miss Aideen Rigney | |||
| 17 |   | - | Appraise (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 9 11) | 602613 / 11 | Flat (49) | Reserve | W McCreery G F O'Brien | |||
