Full Result 7.15 Down Royal (IRE) | 29 August 2008

Duke Of York Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Good To Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €8,292 2nd €1,932 3rd €852 4th €492

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Vital Plot (USA) 5/2 R Walsh D K Weld	R Walsh D K Weld	4	117 b	–	115	127	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - First Breeze (USA) (Woodman)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, smooth headway to lead before 2 out, clear after 2 out, easily (op 7/2)

2 6	9. Helvic Head (IRE) 16/1 Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	Mark Bolger ⁵ Mrs John Harrington	6	110	100	105	114	–
b g Anshan - Glenpatrick Peach (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, headway into 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, stayed on into moderate 2nd last, kept on same pace

3 1¼ [7¼]	14. Zafar (IRE) 9/4F T G M Ryan M J P O'Brien	T G M Ryan M J P O'Brien	5	115	–	104	113	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Zafzala (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 5th 3 out, kept on under pressure, stayed on one pace from last (op 11/4)

4 nk [7½]	5. Dani's Girl (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Coleman P A Fahy	Kevin Coleman P A Fahy	5	117	103	105	114	–
bb m Second Empire (IRE) - Quench The Lamp (IRE) (Glow)
In rear of mid-division, 9th before 3 out, ridden in 7th before 2 out, moderate 4th last, kept on same pace

5 3½ [11]	2. Kirbybroguelantern (IRE) 6/1 Andrew J McNamara T Hogan	Andrew J McNamara T Hogan	7	1112	–	106	116	–
br g Tidaro (USA) - Karline Ka I (FR) (Franc Parler)
Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to lead 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra, 3rd last and kept on one pace

6 ¾ [11¾]	4. Mhilu (IRE) 10/1 S P McCann Gordon Elliott	S P McCann Gordon Elliott	6	1112 tb	106	105	115	–
b g Rock Hopper - Moohono (IRE) (Roselier)
Mid-division, headway into 7th after 4 out, ridden in 6th 3 out, no extra before next, kept on one pace

7 ¾ [12½]	12. Sharevar (IRE) 12/1 Denis O'Regan J J Lambe	Denis O'Regan J J Lambe	6	115	–	97	107	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Sharemata (IRE) (Doyoun)
In rear of mid-division, headway into 8th halfway, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace

8 1¼ [13¾]	11. Rockys Choice (IRE) 8/1 S J Hassett ⁵ Peter Casey	S J Hassett ⁵ Peter Casey	5	110	–	96	106	–
b g Indian Danehill (IRE) - La Traviata (Spectrum)
Mid-division, 10th before 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, kept on one pace (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

9 ¾ [14½]	1. Khazar (FR) 8/1 Niall P Madden Niall Madden	Niall P Madden Niall Madden	5	1112 p	110	102	112	–
bb g Anabaa (USA) - Khalisa (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 4th and no extra before 2 out, soon weakened (op 7/1)

10 8 [22½]	6. Pied Piper Man (IRE) 20/1 D J Casey J T Gorman	D J Casey J T Gorman	4	117	–	86	99	–
b c Xaar - Pipewell (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Led, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened (trainer said gelding was struck into behind)

11 28 [50½]	3. Line Drawing 25/1 John Allen Mark Michael McNiff	John Allen Mark Michael McNiff	7	1112 b¹	106	55	76	–
b h Unfuwain (USA) - Fine Detail (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Mid-division, ridden in 11th and no impression before 3 out, weakened and tailed off (op 25/1 tchd 20/1)

12 7 [57½]	10. Huncheon Paddy (IRE) 33/1 Mr P W Bartlett ⁷ I R Ferguson	Mr P W Bartlett ⁷ I R Ferguson	11	1012	–	38	62	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Waterland Lady (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off

13 14 [71½]	15. Always Raining (IRE) 50/1 Mark Walsh Patrick O Brady	Mark Walsh Patrick O Brady	5	110	–	14	43	–
b m Rudimentary (USA) - Foxcroft Girl (IRE) (Be My Native)
Always towards rear, tailed off

14 22 [93½]	13. Strong Deliverer (IRE) 33/1 Alan Crowe E Bolger	Alan Crowe E Bolger	5	115	–	–	26	–
b g Supreme Leader - Joarrowil (IRE) (Jurado)
Always towards rear, tailed off

15 4 [97½]	8. General Striker 14/1 Robbie Colgan E Bolger	Robbie Colgan E Bolger	8	115	–	–	22	–
ch g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Springfield Girl (Royal Vulcan)
Always towards rear, tailed off (op 12/1)

15 ran Off time: 7:23:00 Winning time: 4m 0.80s (slow by 10.80s) Total SP: 155%
1st owner: S Weld (Vital Plot) 1st breeder: Moyglare Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs E Queally (Helvic Head)
3rd owner: Mrs Ann O'Brien (Zafar)
Tote win: €3.30 PL: €1.50 €8.60 €1.80 Ex: €76.10 CSF: €53.18

7:15 Down Royal (IRE) 29 Aug 2008

Duke Of York Hurdle