19 Feb 2008 16:15 Punchestown
Winner: €8,500 (Penalty: €5,874); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
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| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Almanyan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 0081 / 21 | Jump (6) | D N Russell | A McGuinness Sean F Gallagher | 4/1 | |
| chased leaders, closed from before 2 out, disputed lead from before straight, ridden to lead and stayed on well to assert from last | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 2 L | Dorset Square (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | U369 / 8 | Jump (82) | E F Power | J J Murphy Mr John B Waterfall | 16/1 | |
| mid-division, steady headway into 5th before straight, 3rd and challenged approaching last, no impression on winner and kept on same pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 4 |   | 1¼ L | Storey Coburn (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) | 0-079 / 6 | Jump (49) | Kevin Thomas Coleman | W J Burke Seven Heads Syndicate | 3/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd when hit 2 out, soon disputed lead, headed and no impression from last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 12 |   | NK | Bokkie Park (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) | 000 / 5 | Jump (54) | N P Madden | N Madden Painestown Syndicate | 12/1 | |
| towards rear, headway into 6th before straight, 5th and ridden approaching last, kept on without threatening | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 1½ L | Enter The Indian (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 09091 / 11 | Jump (12) | R T Dunne | A A Howard T Miley | 6/1 | |
| mid-division, closer in 4th before 3 out, 3rd before straight, 4th again approaching last, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 21 |   | 5 L | Smart Odds (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 50-000 / 6 | Jump (53) | Miss K J Harrison | Mrs C Harrison Mrs C Harrison | 25/1 | |
| always prominent, 4th before straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 7th | 18 |   | 3 L | Burley Firebrand (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | 0000/0 / 8 | Jump (59) | P A Carberry | M McElhone Kilmore Racing… | 20/1 | |
| mid-division, kept on without threatening from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 10 |   | 9 L | The Under Bidder (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | PS06P-9 / 11 | Jump (65) | M F Mooney | J P Duffy Mrs J P Duffy | 20/1 | |
| close up, disputed lead before 3 out, headed approaching next, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 9th | 15 |   | ¾ L | Dorneys Well (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) | 5PPP-9P / 8 | Jump (19) | S J Hassett | M J Byrne Donal Keating | 20/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 10th | 14 |   | SHD | Image Of Vermont (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 159lbs) | 070-900 / 7 | Jump (123) | M P Watts | A Mullins Ms Olive Walsh | 20/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 11th | 19 |   | 1 L | Ali Shuffle (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 56/7479 / 9 | Jump (75) | P W Flood | K F O'Brien J P Kearney | 16/1 | |
| never better than mid-division | ||||||||||
| 12th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Bonane Hero (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 580 / 5 | Jump (10) | Andrew J McNamara | A J McNamara Oscars Racing Syndicate | 16/1 | |
| towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 13th | 2 |   | 10 L | Cry Presto (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 164lbs) | 064999 / 6 | Jump (54) | C D Maxwell | D T Hughes J P Prunty | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, ridden 5th, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 14th | 9 |   | 1¼ L | Winged Arrow (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 163lbs) | 0065/0-0 / 7 | Jump (10) | A P Crowe | C O'Brien John P McManus | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 15th | 20 |   | 5½ L | My Faithful Annie (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 154lbs) | 500-690 / 11 | Jump (131) | S E Butler | S Fahey Mrs F Thomas | 25/1 | |
| prominent, 5th before 3 out, lost place and weakened approaching next | ||||||||||
| 16th | 16 |   | 3½ L | Erins Princess (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 156lbs) | 854540 / 11 | Jump (87) | T J Doyle | P Meany P Meany | 12/1 | |
| prominent, 6th before 4 out, lost place and weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 17th | 5 |   | ¾ L | Top To Toe (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 164lbs) | 09500 / 5 | Jump (10) | Mr P Roche | C Roche John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| prominent early, weakened from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 18th | 7 |   | 4 L | Chimney Sweep (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 163lbs) | 008000 / 6 | Jump (13) | A P Fagan | T Gibney Norbert McMahon | 20/1 | |
| rear of mid-division for most, no extra from 3 out | ||||||||||
| 19th | 17 |   | 1¾ L | Alkar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 155lbs) | PF/00-09 / 8 | Jump (12) | Paul Carberry | A J Martin Macon II Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| towards rear for most, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 20th | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Haoin An Bothar (IRE) (Colt, Bay, 159lbs) | U407F / 4 | Jump (19) | G Cotter | A Sexton Adrian Dooley | 20/1 | |
| prominent, disputed lead before 3 out, in front approaching next, soon headed and weakened, mistake and eased from last | ||||||||||
| 21st | 8 |   | 19 L | King Of The Opera (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 163lbs) | 0-06 / 7 | Jump (19) | R Loughran | D T Hughes Mind The Step Syndicate | 14/1 | |
| prominent, 4th before 4 out, weakened from next | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 22 |   | 10 L | Sonofapreacherman (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 0-233U8 / 7 | Jump (47) | Robbie Colgan | L J Temple Taggart Bros Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| led, headed and weakened from before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 23 |   | - | Corsican Native (USA) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 05822/0 / 8 | Jump (10) | T G M Ryan | J P Broderick Miss Kathy Flannery | |||
| 24 |   | - | Soleil Levant (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 161lbs) | 00B6 / 5 | Jump (50) | T G M Ryan | H De Bromhead Exors Of Late Richard… | |||
| 25 |   | - | Pommier D'Estruval (FR) (Gelding, Grey, 164lbs) | 006 / 7 | Jump (16) | T G M Ryan | A L T Moore Marcus Beresford… | |||
