06 Mar 2008 15:50 Thurles
Winner: €8,500 (Penalty: €5,874); Distance: 2m; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO only; Going: Yielding (Chase: Yielding to Soft).
Holy Cross Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Follow The Plan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 17970 / 22 | Jump (4) | D J Howard | O McKiernan Redgap Partnership | 16/1 | |
| chased leader, moderate 2nd halfway, ridden 2 out, kept on to go closer last, ran on strongly run-in to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | NK | Rosy Cyborg (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 161lbs) | 1-13 / 5 | Jump (103) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Thomas Gilligan | 2/7 | |
| led, clear before 3rd, ridden after 2 out, reduced lead last where slight mistake, tired run-in and headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 3 |   | 25 L | Anyaab (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 5 / 5 | Jump (12) | Andrew J McNamara | E J O'Grady Simon J H Davis | 8/1 | |
| tracked leaders, moderate 6th halfway, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression in moderate 3rd before straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 16 |   | 4½ L | Fly Home Cassy (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 148lbs) | 80-0P7R / 6 | Jump (15) | M P Burke | J M Burke John Michael Burke | 33/1 | |
| chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, no extra in moderate 4th before straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 13 |   | 3 L | Praetorian (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 0 / 6 | Jump (19) | P W Flood | P Hughes Iain O'Rourke | 25/1 | |
| held up, late headway to moderate 5th before straight, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 9 |   | 9 L | Fosters Bank (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 00 / 5 | Jump (54) | Sean Flanagan | E Doyle Terence Keogh | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, moderate 7th halfway, no impression from 4 out, kept on one pace from before straight | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 2½ L | Alis Choice (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | FF-580 / 6 | Jump (109) | R M Power | K Donohue Coral Racing Partnership | 33/1 | |
| towards rear, some headway to moderate 7th before straight, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 17 |   | 7 L | Nano (IRE) (Filly, Brown, 148lbs) | 0-089 / 5 | Jump (66) | T J Doyle | J H Culloty Killavullen Syndicate | 20/1 | |
| mid-division best, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 9th | 12 |   | 3½ L | My Light (GB) (Horse (entire), Chestnut, 153lbs) | / 7 | S J Gray | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | 20/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden in moderate 7th 4 out, soon no extra and weakened | ||||||||||
| 10th | 11 |   | 23 L | My Boy Bobby (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) | / 5 | B C Byrnes | J J Hanlon Ms Helen Hartigan | 33/1 | ||
| mid-division, weakened 5 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 18 |   | 1 L | Tellmethisnow (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 148lbs) | 0 / 5 | Jump (12) | B S Carey | M P Hourigan Tell Me This Syndicate | 50/1 | |
| tracked leaders, moderate 8th halfway, ridden in moderate 6th 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 14 |   | SHD | Rio Divo (GB) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) | 0 / 5 | Jump (137) | Rob McCarth | P A Fahy Ms Marie McSharry | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, ridden in moderate 5th before 3 out and weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 13th | 6 |   | 2½ L | Catch Twenty Two (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 153lbs) | 770 / 6 | Jump (16) | R M Moran | P Nolan Mr John Chard | 25/1 | |
| never a factor, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 14th | 15 |   | 22 L | Aileen Supreme (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 148lbs) | / 5 | M J Ferris | P Budds J P Russell | 33/1 | ||
| mid-division, ridden and weakened 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 15th | 4 |   | 2½ L | Brokeback Ocean (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 0P0 / 5 | Jump (19) | Alain Cawley | P Nolan Peter Cribbin | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 16th | 10 |   | 21 L | Moustic (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 44- / 5 | Jump (550) | J M Allen | J Crowley M J Hanrahan | 10/1 | |
| chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, ridden and weakened 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 17th | 5 |   | 21 L | Captain Sirus (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | P- / 6 | Jump (577), Flat (6) | T P Treacy | C Hennessy Mrs Theresa Heary | 50/1 | |
| always towards rear, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Fayread (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) | / 5 | S G McDermott | M J McDonagh Michael J McDonagh | 25/1 | ||
| always towards rear, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| 19 |   | - | Lake Lodge (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) | 535300 / 5 | Jump (12) | T G M Ryan | T Cooper C Maye | |||
| 20 |   | - | Flidias (IRE) (Mare, Bay, 148lbs) | 0- / 5 | Jump (332) | T G M Ryan | P F Cashman Coolart Syndicate | |||
| 21 |   | - | Grand Lahou (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 153lbs) | 0 / 9 | Jump (71) | T G M Ryan | A L T Moore Oceans Racing | |||
