23 Feb 2008 14:45 Fairyhouse
Winner: €45,000 (Penalty: €29,295); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Yielding.
Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Beau Michael (GB) (Colt, Bay, 157lbs) | 00211 / 21 | Jump (42) | D N Russell | A McGuinness Total Recall Racing… | 6/4 | |
| made virtually all, joined briefly 3 out, ridden before next, strongly pressed approaching last, kept on well, swished tail | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 3 L | Silverhand (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 154lbs) | 1 / 8 | Jump (129) | Paul Carberry | N Meade John P McManus | 10/3 | |
| tracked leaders, close 7th 3 out, progress on inner to go 2nd before next, challenged before last, ridden and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Spiderback (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 1 / 7 | Jump (79) | K Whelan | G T Lynch Mrs Grainne C Murphy | 8/1 | |
| held up in touch, ridden and progress to go 4th entering straight, 3rd 2 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 10 L | Bouchard (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 42 / 5 | Jump (98) | B J Geraghty | Mrs J Harrington J P O'Flaherty | 10/1 | |
| prominent, keen hold, progress to dispute lead briefly 3 out, soon ridden, no impression and dropped to 4th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 2½ L | Indian Spring (IRE) (Horse (entire), Black, 154lbs) | 52224 / 7 | Jump (13) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Mr Patrick Wilmott | 15/2 | |
| held up in rear, in touch 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 8 |   | 22 L | Temlett (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 3615 / 11 | Jump (13) | D J Condon | W P Mullins Mrs June Watts | 7/1 | |
| prominent, progress to dispute lead briefly 3 out, ridden and weakened before next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 3½ L | Hassanali (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 409 / 8 | Jump (42) | P W Flood | J T Gorman Patrick F Kehoe… | 33/1 | |
| in rear, headway to briefly dispute lead 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 2 |   | 5½ L | Altnadua (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 53541 / 5 | Jump (98) | R M Power | M Halford Paul Rooney | 25/1 | |
| mainly 4th, close up in 5th 3 out, soon ridden and weakened | ||||||||||
| UR | 9 |   | - | Sesenta (IRE) (Filly, Bay, 149lbs) | F8136 / 5 | Jump (13) | D J Casey | W P Mullins Michael F Carroll | 14/1 | |
| held up, close up in 6th when mistake and unseated rider 3 out | ||||||||||
