06 Mar 2008 14:45 Thurles
Winner: €10,000 (Penalty: €6,911); Distance: 3m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Chase: Yielding to Soft).
Ballycahill (C & G) Beginners Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 |   | - | Dooneys Gate (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 1/61- / 24 | Jump (456) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs J M Mullins | 3/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to 6th 7 out, 4th 5 out, improved to dispute before 2 out, 2nd before last, stayed on well run-in to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | ½ L | Parrot Cay (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 0-F72B5 / 9 | Jump (11) | G T Hutchinson | T M Walsh Mrs Helen Walsh | 14/1 | |
| rear of mid-division, headway to 5th 5 out, improved to lead before 2 out, strongly pressed, clear lead before last, tired run-in and headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 13 |   | 12 L | Valley Of Giants (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 0-06022 / 8 | Jump (65) | A D Leigh | Mrs J Harrington Mac's J Racing… | 5/1 | |
| soon led, headed 8th, ridden to lead again before 5 out, headed before next, no extra in 4th before 2 out, left moderate 3rd, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 13 L | Mona Ri (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 5421/3-6 / 7 | Jump (28) | M J Ferris | S Aherne Monreagh Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| held up, some headway to moderate 8th before 4 out, 5th before 2 out, left 4th, kept on same pace, no danger | ||||||||||
| 5th | 5 |   | 16 L | Good Thing (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 46-07P2 / 6 | Jump (32) | T G M Ryan | T J Taaffe Raise Your Game… | 9/2 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th and no extra 5 out, kept on one pace straight | ||||||||||
| 6th | 15 |   | Dist | Voramar (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | 2/435-2F / 8 | Jump (5) | R M Power | Mrs D Foster Gerard M O'Leary | 12/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 12 |   | 1¼ L | Up Above (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 3F-0F59 / 8 | Jump (19) | A E Lynch | H De Bromhead K Kerrigan | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 10th and lost place, no danger after and tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 21 L | First Champ (FR) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | 50-0007 / 8 | Jump (70) | S G Carey | D Deacon W Deacon | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17 |   | - | Roamanob (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 70P-F65 / 11 | Jump (15) | T G M Ryan | M J O'Connor Mrs Fiona O'Connor | |||
| BD | 16 |   | - | Wickford (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 113P-F4 / 13 | Jump (15) | T J Doyle | C A Murphy Mr Adrian Wintle | 7/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway to 4th 6 out, mistake and ridden next, soon no extra, moderate 6th when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 18 |   | - | Flash Bandito (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | PU51P-5 / 7 | Jump (276) | T G M Ryan | D W O'Sullivan Vincent O'Brien | 33/1 | |
| towards rear until fell 9th | ||||||||||
| 14 |   | - | View Mount Prince (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 822UP3 / 8 | Jump (19) | P W Flood | P Hughes Eamon P Gavin | |||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Burren Ben (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | F04321 / 11 | Jump (66) | J R Barry | C Byrnes Byrnsey Boys Syndicate | 8/1 | |
| mid-division, dropped to rear halfway, pulled up before 5 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Rosdon (IRE) (Gelding, Grey, 166lbs) | 2P-2PP7 / 10 | Jump (40) | K Whelan | L Casey D Casey | 50/1 | |
| disputed early, soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened before 7 out, pulled up before 5 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 10 |   | - | Rock Captain (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 1P-9040 / 7 | Jump (40) | Phillip Enright | W F Treacy Patrick J Butler | 16/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 8th, headed before 5 out, led again before next, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra and held in 3rd when fell | ||||||||||
| PU | 8 |   | - | Object D'art (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | 50/50FP- / 7 | Jump (319) | A B Joyce | L Roche Mrs Sally Roche | 33/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 6 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| PU | 6 |   | - | In Spades (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 166lbs) | 00053/0- / 8 | Jump (581) | M G Cleary | N Cassidy Michael Drea | 33/1 | |
| always in rear, jumped poorly, pulled up before 7 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 2 |   | - | Congenial Gent (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 166lbs) | 1-B8U3 / 10 | Jump (71) | J L Cullen | M A Molloy Congenial Partnership | 9/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 5th and weakened when fell 4 out | ||||||||||
| 19 |   | - | Shamrock Hall (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 166lbs) | F1/0-0 / 11 | Jump (91) | T G M Ryan | D Hickey Denis Hickey | |||
