10 Feb 2008 15:15 Leopardstown
Winner: €31,500 (Penalty: €20,507); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding to Soft.
T.C. Matthews Carpets Handicap Hurdle (0-140)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 |   | - | Take Your Mark (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 730043 / 27 | Jump (14) | K H Clarke | D Broad A P Cummins | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, ridden and headway straight, went 7th at last, ran on strongly to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 19 |   | 1¼ L | Splurge (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 001131 / 9 | Jump (17) | T Molloy | J J Coleman John J Coleman | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, progress 3 out, led before straight, strongly pressed and headed before last where left in front again, kept on well run-in, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 11 |   | HD | Capel Lad (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 149lbs) | 244412 / 8 | Jump (24) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins McR Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, progress approaching straight, 4th and ridden before last where hampered, kept on run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16 |   | 2 L | Alabama Banjo (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 2-05521 / 9 | Jump (45) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | E McNamara Don't Tell Anyone… | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, progress before straight, 6th approaching last, kept on without threatening under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 7 L | Maralan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 0-0U500 / 7 | Jump (15) | Mark Walsh | P O Brady Miss Rita Shah | 33/1 | |
| mid-division, closed to track leaders before 2 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from before last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Tiger Cry (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 2F/P4P-3 / 12 | Jump (78) | S G Carey | A L T Moore C Jones | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, kept on without threatening under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 23 |   | 1¾ L | Right Or Wrong (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 141lbs) | 246317 / 6 | Jump (45) | Paul Carberry | N Meade A M Egan/ms Annie… | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | ½ L | Maxxium (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 26/014-4 / 8 | Jump (17) | R M Power | M Halford M J Enright | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway and kept on without threatening under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 8 |   | 3½ L | Hot Port (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 152lbs) | 0-53502 / 7 | Jump (46) | B J Geraghty | E McNamara Still Together… | 9/1 | |
| prominent, closer in 2nd before 2 out, no extra under pressure approaching last | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | ½ L | Jigalo (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 261843- / 12 | Jump (308) | J L Cullen | Ms J Morgan Mrs M T Morgan | 16/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway from 2 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 11th | 10 |   | ½ L | Vaqueras (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 150lbs) | 5-57291 / 5 | Jump (35) | M J Bolger | Mrs J Harrington Howard Spooner | 12/1 | |
| mid-division, 10th 4 out, no impression under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 12th | 9 |   | HD | Prince Erik (GB) (Colt, Grey, 150lbs) | 41 / 8 | Jump (17) | D T Evans | D K Weld Dr R Lambe | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, 12th 4 out, no impression under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 13th | 20 |   | SHD | Motaraqeb (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | 154012 / 9 | Jump (17) | P A Carberry | John G Carr Edward Cawley | 7/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 3 out where mistake, headed before straight, no extra when badly hampered last | ||||||||||
| 14th | 18 |   | ½ L | Quartino (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 5649-18 / 8 | Jump (165) | A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington Midas Syndicate | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 6th approaching 2 out where mistake, weakened straight | ||||||||||
| 15th | 1 |   | ¾ L | Deutschland (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 120-217 / 10 | Jump (28) | Mr E Mullins | W P Mullins Allan McLuckie | 14/1 | |
| prominent, lost place from 2 out, weakened under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 16th | 3 |   | HD | Calorando (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 160lbs) | 2F/9330 / 9 | Jump (78) | M P Watts | A Mullins Sean J Murphy | 40/1 | |
| in rear, pecked 1st, no impression under pressure straight | ||||||||||
| 17th | 22 |   | 10 L | Due Respect (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 141lbs) | 650730 / 9 | Jump (28) | C D Maxwell | D T Hughes D T Hughes | 33/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 18th | 25 |   | 5½ L | Major Sensation (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 136lbs) | 098-11 / 9 | Jump (40) | N P Madden | A L T Moore John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| close up, led approaching 4th, bad mistake next, headed 3 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 19th | 17 |   | HD | De La Rue (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 146lbs) | 417142 / 7 | Jump (40) | J R Barry | C Byrnes For The Crack Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| mid-division, bad mistake 3 out, no impression under pressure in 8th when badly hampered last, virtually pulled up run-in | ||||||||||
| 20th | 6 |   | HD | Ale Bisao (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 157-8 / 6 | Jump (41) | P W Flood | M Brassil S Mulryan | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, lost place and towards rear approaching 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 21st | 5 |   | 3½ L | Cloudy Bays (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 158lbs) | R9-P540 / 11 | Jump (28) | T J Doyle | S Lynch Cloudy Bay Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders early, weakened and behind approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 24 |   | 7 L | Eyeffess (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 139lbs) | 6-929 / 9 | Jump (66) | S W Jackson | P J Rothwell R J Walshe | 50/1 | |
| chased leaders, lost place and weakened from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 23rd | 15 |   | 13 L | Lakil Princess (IRE) (Mare, Grey, 147lbs) | F32360- / 7 | Jump (292) | Alain Cawley | P Nolan Patrick Droney | 40/1 | |
| led, headed approaching 4th, remained prominent, lost place from 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 21 |   | - | Waly's Own (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 142lbs) | 533-974 / 8 | Jump (24) | Sean Flanagan | M McCabe W Crean | |||
| FE | 13 |   | - | Psycho (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 148lbs) | 0/U41-61 / 7 | Jump (28) | D N Russell | A J Martin C H McClure | 9/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway into 5th before straight, led travelling well approaching last where fell | ||||||||||
