16 Feb 2008 16:10 Gowran Park
Winner: €20,001 (Penalty: €13,020); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Soft.
Thomas M.Byrne & Sons Auctioneers Handicap Hurdle (81-123)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 |   | - | Knock On The Head (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 3-59152 / 23 | Jump (35) | Mark Walsh | J Crowley John P McManus | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 6th 3 out, improved into 3rd entering straight, ridden and challenged from 2 out, led last, kept on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 4 |   | 2 L | Dancing Hero (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 161lbs) | 82216-0 / 10 | Jump (160) | D F Flannery | T Foley J Brohan | 14/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 3rd 4 out, ridden to dispute lead entering straight, headed after 2 out, kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | ½ L | View Mount Prince (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 5-822UP / 8 | Jump (7) | P W Flood | P Hughes Eamon P Gavin | 14/1 | |
| held up towards rear, pushed along briefly halfway, took closer order 4 out, ridden in 11th entering straight, 6th at last, kept on well run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 20 |   | ¾ L | Dr Knock (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 141lbs) | 5/P70-77 / 10 | Jump (16) | P A Carberry | M McElhone Rock Hard Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, 7th 2 out, 5th at last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | NK | Gabrona (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 153lbs) | 7P-8F70 / 9 | Jump (20) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead Michael Kehoe | 25/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 8th halfway, 7th 3 out, ridden and kept on without threatening from last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | ½ L | Tous Les Tables (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 149lbs) | 14232/9 / 8 | Jump (46) | M F Mooney | J M Barrett E Duignan | 25/1 | |
| soon led, headed after 2 out, kept on same pace from last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | NK | Son Of Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 079-997 / 11 | Jump (23) | B T O'Connell | P Fenton Seven Oscars Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 9th halfway, kept on same pace straight | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 5½ L | Oscar Dubh (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 145lbs) | 739-054 / 10 | Jump (16) | Sean Flanagan | M McCabe Mrs Mary Patricia… | 20/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 8th 4 out, ridden and no impression before straight | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 2½ L | Hotterthanjuly (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 842101 / 9 | Jump (56) | D N Russell | C F Swan E Crawford & Seamus… | 5/2 | |
| rear of mid-division on outer, progress before 3 out, ridden and no impression straight | ||||||||||
| 10th | 13 |   | 1½ L | Nine O (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 150lbs) | 6U2-845 / 13 | Jump (49) | Mr G M Mangan | P Neville Sean Rushe | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, 3rd 3 out, dropped to 5th before 2 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 18 |   | NK | Tuatha De Danann (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 145lbs) | 272159 / 10 | Jump (110) | D J Condon | A Mullins R Collins | 20/1 | |
| towards rear, progress from 3 out, no impression chasing leaders when mistake last | ||||||||||
| 12th | 1 |   | 9 L | Cloudy Bays (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 9-P5400 / 11 | Jump (6) | R Geraghty | S Lynch Cloudy Bay Syndicate | 33/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, kept on same pace from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 10 |   | 20 L | Sizing America (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 3248/76 / 13 | Jump (62) | M Darcy | H De Bromhead The Good, The Bad… | 10/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 4th 3 out, weakened quickly before straight, soon eased | ||||||||||
| 14th | 16 |   | 6 L | Angels' Share (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 147lbs) | 582-102 / 6 | Jump (56) | Paul Carberry | N Meade High Spirits Racing… | 10/1 | |
| always towards rear, eased from last | ||||||||||
| 15th | 11 |   | 18 L | Eritrea (GB) (Filly, Bay, 151lbs) | 2110 / 5 | Jump (52) | A B Joyce | P J Flynn Sammaya Syndicate | 10/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 16th | 14 |   | 11 L | G'Day Molly (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 149lbs) | 33110F / 8 | Jump (6) | J M Allen | J Crowley F T B Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 10th halfway, weakened before 4 out, soon behind, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 21 |   | - | Whatever Trevor (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 141lbs) | 3/0005-4 / 8 | Jump (16) | T G M Ryan | S Osborne S J Osborne | |||
| 22 |   | - | Hold The Pin (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 143lbs) | P219-01 / 12 | Jump (2) | T G M Ryan | A J Martin M Mackenzie-Smith | |||
| PU | 19 |   | - | Kiltorcan Boy (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 144lbs) | P-F4255 / 8 | Jump (35) | J R Barry | E Doyle David Phelan | 50/1 | |
| always behind, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 12 |   | - | Jack Absolute (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 150lbs) | 21070-7 / 11 | Jump (98) | E F Power | J J Murphy John H Kierans | 25/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | Glenquin Castle (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 1/30-038 / 9 | Jump (7) | Andrew J McNamara | A J McNamara A J McNamara | 16/1 | |
| mid-division on inner, 11th halfway, ridden and weakened from 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | Lough Cuan (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 159lbs) | 70-0253 / 6 | Jump (13) | A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington John M Peutherer | 7/1 | |
| disputed lead early, 2nd halfway, ridden along and weakened from before 3 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| 23 |   | - | Corsican Native (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 137lbs) | 05822/0 / 8 | Jump (7) | T G M Ryan | J P Broderick Miss Kathy Flannery | |||
