11 Sep 2008 17:05 Laytown
Winner: €9,001 (Penalty: €6,220); Distance: 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Standard.
O'Neills Sports Handicap (45-60)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
1 |
| - |
Richelieu (GB) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
000092 / 22 |
Flat (13) | C O'Donoghue | J J Lambe J J Lambe |
7/2 | |
| mid-division, 6th halfway, 5th over 1f out, challenged between horses to lead inside final 100 yds | ||||||||||
2nd |
3 |
| 1 L |
Option Be (IRE) (Gelding, chestnut, 10 7) |
045723 / 8 |
Flat (13) | Fran Berry | P F McEnery Twist & Turn Syndicate |
9/2 | |
| prominent on near side, disputed lead halfway, advantage 2f out, strongly pressed from 1f out, headed inside final 100 yds, no extra | ||||||||||
3rd |
5 |
| NK |
Ideal Appeal (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 4) |
008003 / 4 |
Flat (14) | Ruby Walsh | M Halford Fair Is Fair Syndicate |
6/1 | |
| towards rear on near side, 6th 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong to go 3rd close home | ||||||||||
4th |
4 |
| ¾ L |
Doorock (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 6) |
440631 / 6 |
Flat (14) | N G McCullagh | S T Nolan J P Prunty |
11/2 | |
| prominent on far side, 3rd 2f out, no extra and dropped to 4th final furlong | ||||||||||
5th |
8 |
| ½ L |
Fairy Flow (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 13) |
00-00 / 6 |
Flat (38) | D J Condon | Ms J Morgan M J Conlon |
16/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd and challenged briefly 1f out, no extra inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
7 |
| 3½ L |
Bethal (IRE) (Filly, bay, 10 1) |
700-746 / 5 |
Flat (38) | N P Madden | G Stack Futuristic Syndicate |
6/1 | |
| towards rear, 7th on far side 2f out, kept on one paced final furlong without threatening | ||||||||||
7th |
10 |
| NK |
Stylistic (IRE) (Mare, bay, 9 13) |
8/0000-0 / 7 |
Flat (13) | W J Lee | W A Murphy Six Plus One Racing… |
20/1 | |
| towards rear, kept on one paced from 2f out without threatening | ||||||||||
8th |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Libras Child (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 10 4) |
979755 / 11 |
Flat (14) | P Shanahan | P Delaney P Delaney |
10/1 | |
| never a factor | ||||||||||
9th |
2 |
| ¾ L |
Dooie Dancer (GB) (Gelding, bay, 10 7) |
00/7606 / 9 |
Flat (13) | D T Evans | A D Evans A D Evans |
16/1 | |
| always towards rear, no impression from over 2f | ||||||||||
10th |
9 |
| 2½ L |
Knockmealdown (IRE) (Filly, bay, 9 13) |
0/6950-0 / 4 |
Flat (38) | J A Heffernan | Miss J Thomas Uppercross Racing… |
20/1 | |
| raced keenly and led, joined halfway, headed 2f out, dropped to 4th over 1f out, weakened | ||||||||||
11 |
| - |
Tigim (IRE) (Gelding, bay, 11 0) |
022065 / 10 |
Flat (35) | T G M Ryan | N Henley Noel Henley |
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12 |
| - |
Radiator Rooney (IRE) (Gelding, brown, 10 6) |
831837 / 8 |
Flat (53) | T G M Ryan | P Morris Mrs S Morris |
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13 |
| - |
Napa Starr (FR) (Gelding, bay, 10 12) |
020607 / 9 |
Flat (18) | T G M Ryan | C Byrnes W Codd |
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