Full Result 6.15 Down Royal (IRE) | 20 June 2008

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(81-102, 4yo+) 2m Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st €6,910 2nd €1,610 3rd €710 4th €410

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Vanishing Causeway (IRE) 6/1 D J Casey David Marnane	D J Casey David Marnane	6	1013	89	113	112	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - Vanishing Prairie (USA) (Alysheba)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead approaching 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden clear before last, kept on well (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

2 5	17. Laragh Hill (IRE) 10/1 S P McCann Gordon Elliott	S P McCann Gordon Elliott	4	108 tp	84	102	102	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Marriage (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to 2nd 3 out, challenged 2 out, ridden and no extra before last, kept on same pace (op 8/1)

3 7 [12]	5. Charming Hymn 16/1 Mr R J Kiely ⁵ Garrett James Power	Mr R J Kiely ⁵ Garrett James Power	10	111 t	96	106	107	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - French Spirit (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Mid-division, headway to 5th halfway, improved to 3rd 3 out, ridden and no extra approaching 2 out, kept on same pace

4 2½ [14½]	4. Coolnaharan (IRE) 7/1 S J Hassett ⁵ John C McConnell	S J Hassett ⁵ John C McConnell	8	112	97	104	106	–
b g Blues Traveller (IRE) - Alma Assembly (General Assembly)
Held up towards rear, headway to 9th before straight, ridden in 7th 3 out, 5th and no extra 2 out, kept on same pace

5 1¾ [16¼]	7. Charminamix (IRE) 5/4F Paul Carberry A J Martin	Paul Carberry A J Martin	5	111	91	96	98	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Cheeky Charm I (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, headway in 11th before straight, ridden into 8th 2 out, kept on under pressure from before last, lost near fore shoe (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the fourth hurdle and lost ground; vet said gelding was found to have pulled a near fore-shoe in running and so finished slightly sore as a consequence) (op 11/8 tchd 6/4)

6 2½ [18¾]	6. King's Jester (IRE) 7/1 E J O'Connell ⁷ J J Lambe	E J O'Connell ⁷ J J Lambe	6	1012	95	97	99	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Scent Of Success (USA) (Quiet American)
Mid-division, 11th halfway, headway to 6th before straight, ridden into 4th 2 out, soon no extra and kept on one pace (op 6/1)

7 ¾ [19½]	12. Baguenaud (FR) 16/1 Ross Geraghty Gordon Elliott	Ross Geraghty Gordon Elliott	5	1011	87	88	91	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Aigle D'Illyria (FR) (Subotica)
Held up, headway to 10th before straight, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace (op 14/1)

8 nk [19¾]	3. Jumeirah Scarer 33/1 Mark Bolger ⁵ Miss Maura McGuinness	Mark Bolger ⁵ Miss Maura McGuinness	7	113	98	99	101	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Mountain Harvest (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden after 4 out, kept on one pace straight, moderate 8th 2 out, no danger

9 1 [20¾]	13. Caherme 25/1 Robert Dunne ⁵ Aidan Anthony Howard	Robert Dunne ⁵ Aidan Anthony Howard	7	105 p	86	86	88	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Fawaayid (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased leaders, 6th 4 out, ridden in 7th before straight, soon no extra, kept on one pace

10 4½ [25¼]	14. Duke Of Stradone (IRE) 20/1 Sean Flanagan ³ S Donohoe	Sean Flanagan ³ S Donohoe	8	107 b	86	80	84	–
b g Beneficial - Thethingtodo (Kambalda)
Soon led, headed 2nd, chased leader in 2nd, ridden and weakened 4 out

11 4½ [29¾]	11. Peruge (IRE) 16/1 Niall P Madden Niall Madden	Niall P Madden Niall Madden	12	1012	88	77	81	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Caria (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to 5th before straight, ridden and no extra 3 out, weakened 2 out

12 18 [47¾]	15. West End Wonder (IRE) 25/1 S M McGovern ³ H Smyth	S M McGovern ³ H Smyth	9	107	86	53	61	–
b g Idris (IRE) - Miss Plum (Ardross)
Led 2nd, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened

13 22 [69¾]	16. Barnabas (IRE) 14/1 Alan Crowe C P Donoghue	Alan Crowe C P Donoghue	4	109	85	25	38	–
b g Gold Away (IRE) - Seattle Star (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Always towards rear, tailed off

14 ½ [70¼]	19. Parkbawn (IRE) 25/1 P A Carberry Lorcan D'Arcy	P A Carberry Lorcan D'Arcy	6	106	82	21	35	–
b g Darnay - Parkality (IRE) (Good Thyne)
In rear of mid-division, weakened halfway, tailed off

15 19 [89¼]	2. Pennyforurthoughts (IRE) 12/1 T G M Ryan James McAuley	T G M Ryan James McAuley	6	119	99	13	33	–
b m Almutawakel I - Hirasah (IRE) (Lahib)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off (op 10/1)

16 dist [119¼]	20. The Hedge (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Leigh J Larkin	Andrew Leigh J Larkin	7	105	81	–	–	–
b g Germany (USA) - Bella With A Zee (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Always towards rear, trailing before 3 out, completely tailed off

F	9. Comical Errors (USA) 25/1 Roger Loughran Barry Potts	Roger Loughran Barry Potts	6	1012	88	–	–	–
b g Distorted Humor (USA) - Fallibility (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, weakened when fell 4 out

F	18. Ard San Aer (USA) 20/1 Mark Walsh C P Donoghue	Mark Walsh C P Donoghue	6	107	83	–	–	–
b g Doneraile Court (USA) - Azarina (IRE) (Kenmare)
Towards rear, fell 3rd

18 ran Off time: 6:15:00 Winning time: 3m 41.70s (fast by 8.30s) Total SP: 161%
Non-runners: Andrew's Hill, Cylindar Rattler, Darenjan, Dark Vocation, Naughty By Nature
1st owner: J Kohler (Vanishing Causeway) 1st breeder: Gestut Shohrenhof
2nd owner: Mrs Noelle Lavery (Laragh Hill)
3rd owner: Patrick Joseph Power (Charming Hymn)
Tote win: €5 PL: €1.40 €2.70 €3.60 Ex: €43.90 CSF: €78.94 Tricast: €1,011.83

6:15 Down Royal (IRE) 20 Jun 2008

Finlay Communications Handicap Hurdle