Full Result 3.40 Down Royal (IRE) | 1 November 2008

Rainbow Telecom Handicap Chase

(0-116, 5yo+) 2m6f Soft 14 fences

1st €10,365 2nd €2,415 3rd €1,065 4th €615

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Ross Accord (IRE) 3/1F R Walsh A J Martin	R Walsh A J Martin	7	103	90	59	108	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Gaye Diane (Down The Hatch)
Held up, headway to 5th 5 out, improved to challenge 3 out, led before next, asserted before last, easily (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding was having its first run for the yard last time and never jumped or travelled with any fluency that day on particularly testing ground, adding that today's less testing ground seemed to suit, and gelding also ran without a tongue tie today) (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

2 5½	2. HiltsI (IRE) 7/1 Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	7	115	109	72	113	–
b g Naheez (USA) - Rush For Gold (Mugatpura)
Soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead 3 out, soon challenged and headed before next where slight peck, no extra in 2nd before last, kept on same pace

3 nk [5¾]	12. Chill Out (IRE) 20/1 D G Hogan ³ Miss Suzy Barkley	D G Hogan ³ Miss Suzy Barkley	10	97 p	83	46	87	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Fiery Finch (Ardross)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway in 6th 3 out, ridden to close 4th 2 out, 3rd last, kept on same pace

4 7 [12¾]	7. Mister Buttons (IRE) 10/1 Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady	7	1011	98	54	95	–
b g Mister Mat (FR) - Our Buttons (IRE) (Bulldozer)
Held up towards rear, headway to 5th 3 out, improved to challenge before 2 out, ridden in 3rd and no extra before last, kept on one pace

5 dist [42¾]	4. Mon Oiseau (FR) 13/2 Davy Russell A L T Moore	Davy Russell A L T Moore	8	116 b¹	107	33	–	–
b g Port Lyautey (FR) - Amour D'Oiseau (FR) (Dirak Creiomin)
Mid-division, headway to 5th 4 out, ridden in 7th and no impression 3 out (op 6/1)

6 7 [49¾]	6. The Boxer Roche (IRE) 7/1 Paul Carberry Anthony Mullins	Paul Carberry Anthony Mullins	8	113	104	22	–	–
b g Shahanndeh (IRE) - Decent Debbie (Decent Fellow)
Mid-division, headway to 3rd 4 out, ridden in 4th 3 out, soon no extra and weakened before next (op 6/1)

7 nk [50]	11. Hatton's Wood (IRE) 16/1 Sean Flanagan ³ Philip Redmond	Sean Flanagan ³ Philip Redmond	8	910 t	86	4	–	–
b g Luso - Miss Ida (Krayyan)
Disputed early, chased leader in 2nd after 2nd, left lead 5 out, ridden and headed 3 out, no extra and weakened

8 17 [67]	8. What's In Front (IRE) 12/1 A E Lynch Liam McAteer	A E Lynch Liam McAteer	7	1010 t	97	–	–	–
b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Merry Proverb (IRE) (Proverb)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and lost place 5 out, no impression from before straight (op 10/1)

F	5. Dan George (IRE) 4/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	6	113	104	–	–	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Mosephine (IRE) (The Parson)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, fell 6 out (op 7/2)

PU	10. Giuliani 14/1 Mr P W Bartlett ⁷ I R Ferguson	Mr P W Bartlett ⁷ I R Ferguson	8	96 b	86	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Anka Germania (Malinowski)
Chased leaders, mistake 2nd and dropped to rear, trailing before before 5th, pulled up after 7th (op 16/1)

UR	3. Luxi River (USA) 8/1 Tom Doyle Michael McElhone	Tom Doyle Michael McElhone	8	118	109	–	–	–
b g Diesis - Mariella (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leaders, 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 6 out

UR	1. What Odds (IRE) 14/1 Miss J Geraghty ⁷ T K Geraghty	Miss J Geraghty ⁷ T K Geraghty	12	114	112	–	–	–
b g Torus - Merrywell (Mugatpura)
Disputed early, led after 2nd, unseated rider 5 out

12 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 6m 4.10s (slow by 49.10s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: W A Moffett (Ross Accord) 1st breeder: M And Mrs Ross
2nd owner: T J Cross (HiltsI)
3rd owner: Exors Of Mrs Threasa McAloon (Chill Out)
Tote win: €3.80 PL: €2 €2.40 €9.70 Ex: €30.20 CSF: €29.14 Tricast: €395.10

3:40 Down Royal (IRE) 1 Nov 2008

Rainbow Telecom Handicap Chase