21 Dec 2008 14:10 Thurles
Winner: €8,500 (Penalty: €5,873); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Heavy (Hurdles: Soft).
Moycarkey Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 |   | - | Slievecorragh (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0-9B835 / 21 | Flat (114), Jump (9) | Mark Walsh | F Flood T McParland | 7/2 | |
| prominent, led entering straight, ridden and narrowly headed before last, rallied to lead run-in, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | ½ L | Instinctive (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1 / 6 | Jump (231) | R Loughran | D T Hughes Gigginstown House… | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, headway from 4 out, 2nd entering straight, ridden to lead narrowly before last, headed run-in, no extra close home | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Giant Slalom (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 7) | F873 / 7 | Flat (62), Jump (31) | A P Thornton | T G McCourt T Manley | 5/1 | |
| led, headed 4th, ridden and weakened from 3 out, kept on one paced in moderate 4th straight | ||||||||||
| 5th | 16 |   | 3 L | Estuary Princess (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 11) | 72707 / 5 | Jump (63) | P W Flood | E McNamara Patrick Mahony | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, moderate 5th 3 out, ridden and kept on one paced straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 17 |   | 2 L | Ifshedontmakeit (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | / 5 | Mr P Power | H De Bromhead Three In A Row… | 25/1 | ||
| rear of mid-division, some headway from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 9 |   | 11 L | Herkel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 7 | Flat (582) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Merry Thatchers… | 7/1 | |
| mid-division, 8th 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 10 L | Banagher (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 4-8050 / 5 | Jump (22) | T P Treacy | G M O'Neill J J Power | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, reminders after 3rd, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 20 L | Lord Edenvale (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0 / 5 | Jump (35) | J M Allen | R Hurley Islanders Syndicate | 66/1 | |
| mid-division, no impression from 5 out | ||||||||||
| 10th | 7 |   | 6 L | Brainiac (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 0-0P / 5 | Jump (49) | M M O'connor | Miss M M Gannon Mrs Anne Derwin | 100/1 | |
| towards rear, no impression from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Aongnoeile (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 7400 / 5 | Jump (35) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell Fireside Bar Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 11 L | Follow The Sun (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 11 7) | 0 / 7 | Flat (68), Jump (9) | D G Hogan | R O'Leary Francis Green Racing… | 33/1 | |
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 13th | 15 |   | 2½ L | Wesaidneveragain (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | / 5 | Flat (51) | D J Casey | A Leahy Miss S J Leahy | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, 6th 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18 |   | 2 L | Keys Best (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 11) | / 5 | I J McCarthy | S Ryan Michael Martin | 50/1 | ||
| always behind, mistake 3rd | ||||||||||
| 15th | 6 |   | 5 L | Benefit Game (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 08 / 9 | Jump (35) | A P Crowe | A Leahy Mr Richard Hawker | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, slight mistake 4 out, no impression from next | ||||||||||
| 16th | 11 |   | Dist | Joe The Plumber (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 2) | / 5 | N P Madden | M F Morris Sir Anthony O'Reilly | 12/1 | ||
| always behind, mistake 1st, pushed along halfway, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 8 |   | 18 L | Coastal Command (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 2) | 79 / 9 | Flat (138), Jump (36) | R M Moran | P Hughes P Hughes | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden and weakened from 5 out, soon trailing, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | Tigerocracy (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 1-F / 6 | Jump (63) | D N Russell | C Byrnes Gigginstown House… | |||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Titus Academy (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 11 7) | 0 / 5 | Flat (44), Jump (7) | K Whelan | G T Lynch Declan Monaghan | ||
