03 Feb 2008 13:05 Punchestown
Winner: €29,000 (Penalty: €18,879); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft to Heavy.
Jim Ryan Racecourse Services Handicap Hurdle (0-140)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 |   | - | What's In Front (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 40-256P / 24 | Jump (31) | A E Lynch | L McAteer S McQuade | 40/1 | |
| settled 2nd, led after 4 out, strongly pressed next, ridden and edged clear after 2 out, kept on under pressure from last, all out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | 1½ L | Good Thing (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 146-07P / 6 | Jump (21) | T G M Ryan | T J Taaffe Raise Your Game… | 14/1 | |
| soon led, headed after 4 out, 3rd under pressure after 3 out, kept on under pressure from last | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 9 |   | ½ L | Lough Cuan (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 144lbs) | 170-025 / 6 | Jump (22) | A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington John M Peutherer | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders in 4th, 3rd when slight mistake 5 out, improved into close 2nd 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, rallied approaching last, bad mistake, kept on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 5 L | Turtle Dubh (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 152lbs) | 3/1770-6 / 8 | Jump (22) | P W Flood | M Brassil The Caesar Club | 6/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 3 out, ridden next, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 6 |   | HD | A New Story (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 72550P / 15 | Jump (10) | S J Gray | M Hourigan Storey's Over Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden 4 out, 5th 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 13 |   | 6 L | Mouftari (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 720-804 / 7 | Jump (34) | N P Madden | C Byrnes Getting Grey Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| reminders start, held up in touch, progress into moderate 7th after 2 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 12 L | Oscar Lyons (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 12-2216 / 8 | Jump (21) | A P Crowe | J Crowley John P McManus | 6/1 | |
| held up in touch, 10th halfway, 8th and progress approaching 4 out, 6th 2 out, no extra before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 15 |   | 4 L | Supergood (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 8B0930 / 10 | Jump (21) | Alain Cawley | I Madden I Madden | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 5th, dropped to 7th approaching 2 out, no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 1 |   | 13 L | Sir Overbury (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 1/3-4482 / 8 | Jump (21) | Ruby Walsh | D O'Connell Hannigans Bar Again… | 4/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th approaching halfway, lost place 5 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 10th | 3 |   | 8 L | Ponmeoath (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 614008 / 13 | Jump (21) | Andrew J McNamara | E McNamara Sean Curran | 12/1 | |
| prominent on inner, 3rd halfway, dropped to 6th 4 out, weakened next, eased 2 out | ||||||||||
| 11th | 11 |   | 15 L | Steady Counsel (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 845-706 / 12 | Jump (34) | M O'Connor | P E I Newell P E I Newell | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, driven along halfway, no extra from 4 out | ||||||||||
| 12th | 12 |   | 14 L | Dun Doire (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | 0F251P- / 11 | Jump (295) | Paul Carberry | A J Martin K Brady & K Dowd… | 5/1 | |
| always towards rear, no extra after 5 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | Dist | Night Bridge (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 2U210/ / 7 | Jump (688) | R M Power | J J Murphy Martin O'Callaghan | 33/1 | |
| held up towards rear, progress into 8th 5 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 2 |   | - | Chicago Vic (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 156lbs) | 3-80P02 / 9 | Jump (50) | B J Geraghty | E McNamara Timothy Cahill | |||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Lotomore Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 144lbs) | 190090 / 10 | Jump (38) | R Loughran | D Hassett G Kelly | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped towards rear after halfway, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
