Full Result 6.40 Ballinrobe (IRE) | 11 August 2008

Connolly's Audi Handicap

(45-60, 3yo+) 1m4f Yielding To Soft

1st €6,219 2nd €1,449 3rd €639 4th €369

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Royal Approval 6/1 Shane Foley ⁷ John C McConnell	Shane Foley ⁷ John C McConnell	9	87 p	45	–	57	–
b g Royal Applause - Inimitable (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 3f out, ridden to challenge 2f out and soon led, clear from over 1f out, stayed on strongly, easily (op 7/1)

2 12	16. Torina (IRE) 20/1 N G McCullagh M J Grassick	N G McCullagh M J Grassick	3	85	47	–	41	–
ch f Golan (IRE) - Tordasia (IRE) (Dr Devious)
Towards rear, headway to moderate 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on to 5th 1f out, ran on well final furlong to go 2nd on line

3 shd [12]	3. Diyla (IRE) 7/1 Ben Curtis ⁷ M Flannery	Ben Curtis ⁷ M Flannery	5	95 b	57	–	50	–
b m Bahhare (USA) - Deylviyna (IRE) (Doyoun)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, headway to 5th 4f out, improved to lead 3f out, ridden and headed under 2f out, no extra, kept on same pace, lost 2nd on line (op 10/1)

4 1 [13]	1. Vintage PortI (IRE) 9/2 M A Cleere ⁵ T J O'Mara	M A Cleere ⁵ T J O'Mara	8	99	59	–	50	–
ch g In The Wings - Gay Bentley (USA) (Riverman)
Towards rear, headway to moderate 8th 1 1/2f out, 6th 1f out, kept on final furlong (op 5/1 tchd 11/2)

5 1 [14]	2. Saranjo (IRE) 7/2F Fran Berry T Hogan	Fran Berry T Hogan	4	913 5 t	58	–	47	–
b f Carrowkeel (IRE) - Poscimur (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Mid-division, headway to 6th 4f out, improved to 3rd 3f out, ridden and no extra 2f out, kept on same pace straight (op 7/2 tchd 4/1)

6 1¾ [15¾]	6. Some Cool Cat (USA) 25/1 Seamie Heffernan Mrs A M O'Shea	Seamie Heffernan Mrs A M O'Shea	4	99	54	–	41	–
b f Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Dominant Dancer (Primo Dominie)
Dwelt and towards rear, headway to 7th 3f out, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra in moderate 4th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace (op 33/1)

7 2½ [18¼]	13. Pesante (IRE) 14/1 Keith Maher ⁷ William Hayes	Keith Maher ⁷ William Hayes	8	87	45	–	28	–
ch m Titus Livius (FR) - Astra (IRE) (Glenstal)
Held up towards rear, headway to 8th 3f out, ridden into moderate 5th 1 1/2f out, no extra in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace (op 16/1)

8 5 [23¼]	11. High Diving 10/1 W J Lee G T Lynch	W J Lee G T Lynch	8	90	45	–	20	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - High And Low (Rainbow Quest)
Mid-division, 10th 4f out, soon ridden and no impression, kept on one pace (op 10/1 tchd 11/1)

9 1½ [24¾]	7. Mad Existence (IRE) 14/1 Pat Smullen H Rogers	Pat Smullen H Rogers	4	98 b	53	–	25	–
b f Val Royal (FR) - Hanzala (FR) (Akarad)
Mid-division, headway in 8th 4f out, ridden in 6th 3f out, soon no extra (vet said filly sustained a weal mark during the running of this race, trainer said filly was light-skinned and marked easily) (op 12/1)

10 5½ [30¼]	9. Gorky Park I (IRE) 20/1 M P Snee ⁷ Kevin Prendergast	M P Snee ⁷ Kevin Prendergast	3	811	60	–	23	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Mille Couleurs (FR) (Spectrum)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra 4f out

11 3½ [33¾]	12. Neelloc (IRE) 25/1 Martin Harley ⁵ Paul Nolan	Martin Harley ⁵ Paul Nolan	4	89	45	–	3	–
b f Jade Robbery (USA) - Colleen (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no extra over 3f out (op 33/1)

12 7 [40¾]	4. Dobravany (IRE) 12/1 Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	4	912 b	57	–	4	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Eadaoin (USA) (King Of Kings)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra over 2f out, weakened before straight (op 10/1)

13 3½ [44¼]	5. Dawn Assault (IRE) 25/1 Paul Townend ⁵ P Hughes	Paul Townend ⁵ P Hughes	5	94	54	–	–	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Thermopylae (Tenby)
Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened

14 14 [58¼]	10. Rhythmofadancer (IRE) 25/1 Wayne Lordan T J O'Mara	Wayne Lordan T J O'Mara	5	94	49	–	–	–
b g Danehill Dancer (IRE) - En Primeur (IRE) (Kahyasi)
In rear of mid-division, no impression from over 3f out

15 4 [62¼]	8. Fire One (IRE) 25/1 Willie Supple R McGlinchey	Willie Supple R McGlinchey	4	94	49	–	–	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Iviza (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out

16 dist [92¼]	18. Blondie's Esteem (IRE) 20/1 Rory Cleary M Halford	Rory Cleary M Halford	3	84 1 tb¹	46	–	–	–
ch f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Zoudie (Ezzoud)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon ridden and weakened

16 ran Off time: 6:40:00 Winning time: 3m 8.00s (slow by 30.00s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Aldocos, Dr Zing, Samsha Cailin
1st owner: Newlands Racing Club (Royal Approval) 1st breeder: Aylesfield Farms Stud
2nd owner: M C Grassick (Torina)
3rd owner: Timothy Kelly (Diyla)
Tote win: €7.70 PL: €2.40 €9 €1.90 Ex: €244.20 CSF: €129.84 Tricast: €857.34

6:40 Ballinrobe (IRE) 11 Aug 2008

Connolly's Audi Handicap