06 Mar 2008 14:15 Thurles
Winner: €30,000 (Penalty: €19,531); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Chase: Yielding to Soft).
Cashel Fine Art Chase
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
9 |
| - |
Cailin Alainn (IRE) (Mare, Brown, 148lbs) |
111FF-4 / 25 |
Jump (32) | B J Geraghty | C Byrnes Dewdrop Racing… |
7/2 | |
| chased leaders, 4th halfway, headway to 2nd 5 out, improved to challenge 4 out, led after 2 out, ridden to assert before last where mistake, kept on under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
2nd |
6 |
| 1¼ L |
Alexander Taipan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) |
0-710F5 / 8 |
Jump (18) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Noel O'Callaghan |
7/4 | |
| chased leader, led 6 out, challenged 4 out, ridden before 2 out, headed after 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
3rd |
2 |
| 11 L |
Conna Castle (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
241011 / 11 |
Jump (157) | Paul Carberry | J J Mangan Kings Syndicate |
6/1 | |
| held up, 7th halfway, headway to moderate 4th 4 out, kept on to 3rd before 2 out, no impression on leaders, stayed on one pace, eased close home | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 10 L |
Preists Leap (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 153lbs) |
6-55721 / 11 |
Jump (42) | Andrew J McNamara | T G O'Leary John D O'Donohue… |
13/2 | |
| held up in rear, some late headway from before 2 out, kept on to moderate 4th run-in, never a danger | ||||||||||
5th |
5 |
| 1¼ L |
The Railway Man (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 156lbs) |
P173/1-6 / 9 |
Jump (81) | D J Casey | A L T Moore Cathal M Ryan |
13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, 6th halfway, 4th 5 out, ridden and no impression in moderate 3rd before next, 4th and kept on one pace from before 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
1 |
| SHD |
Benefit Night (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 159lbs) |
11-30P2 / 14 |
Jump (11) | B M Cash | D W O'Sullivan Mrs Mary-Rose Cooney |
9/1 | |
| held up, headway to 3rd 5 out, ridden and no impression on leaders before 4 out, 5th and one paced from 3 out | ||||||||||
7th |
7 |
| 6 L |
For A Song (IRE) (Gelding, Brown, 153lbs) |
1-812P8 / 11 |
Jump (14) | T G M Ryan | L Young F Kavanagh |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened 5 out | ||||||||||
8th |
4 |
| 1½ L |
Strong Project (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 156lbs) |
146-07F / 13 |
Jump (12) | J M Allen | S O O'Brien J Patrick O'Brien |
33/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, slow 7th, ridden and no impression 6 out | ||||||||||
9th |
3 |
| 9 L |
Gaspar (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 157lbs) |
422P18 / 11 |
Jump (49) | M Darcy | J McAuley James Gough |
12/1 | |
| led, headed 6 out, ridden in 3rd before 5 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||