Full Result 1.45 Fairyhouse (IRE) | 13 February 2008

Happy Valentines Day Maiden Hurdle

(4-5yo) 2m Inner Soft 10 hurdles

1st €5,873.50 2nd €1,368.50 3rd €603.50 4th €348.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Farringdon 7/4F R Walsh Mrs Prunella Dobbs	R Walsh Mrs Prunella Dobbs	5	1110	–	97	115	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rebecca Sharp (Machiavellian)
Mid-division, 7th halfway, headway after 3 out, led after 2 out, soon clear, stayed on well (op 2/1)

2 4½	5. Munster Pride (IRE) 14/1 Mark Walsh ³ Augustine Leahy	Mark Walsh ³ Augustine Leahy	5	117	–	92	110	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Hi' Upham (Deep Run)
Held up, moderate 8th after 3 out, stayed on well from before last to go 2nd close home (op 14/1 tchd 16/1)

3 ¾ [5¼]	13. Akinspirit (IRE) 50/1 Damien Moran ⁷ Eoin Griffin	Damien Moran ⁷ Eoin Griffin	4	104	–	78	96	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Akebia (USA) (Trempolino)
Prominent, 2nd halfway, 3rd after 3 out, challenged next, moderate 2nd and kept on same pace from before last

4 4 [9¼]	11. Lady Bolino (IRE) 10/1 A E Lynch Michael Mulvany	A E Lynch Michael Mulvany	5	115	–	81	100	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Bolino Star (IRE) (Stalker)
Mid-division, 5th halfway, 4th approaching straight, outpaced 2 out, kept on from last (op 8/1)

5 3 [12¼]	15. Pillar Of Hercules (IRE) 8/1 Davy Russell P Hughes	Davy Russell P Hughes	4	1011	–	69	89	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Sabreon (Caerleon)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, ridden entering straight, no impression from 2 out, kept on same pace (jockey said gelding ran very keen early on and was leaning on the bit in the latter stages of the race.)

6 5 [17¼]	7. Tenacious Greg (IRE) 12/1 B M Cash A Kinsella	B M Cash A Kinsella	5	1110	–	75	97	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Pattimech (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd and challenged after 3 out, 3rd and no extra approaching last, weakened

7 2½ [19¾]	16. Porto Calero 11/2 Pierce Gallagher ⁵ William Coleman O'Brien	Pierce Gallagher ⁵ William Coleman O'Brien	4	101	–	54	77	–
ch f Tobougg (IRE) - El Hakma (Shareef Dancer)
Mid-division, mistake 1st, 6th 4 out, lost place after next, no extra from before 2 out (op 7/2)

8 ¾ [20½]	6. Takestan (IRE) 12/1 John Cullen Patrick O Brady	John Cullen Patrick O Brady	5	1110	–	71	94	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Takariya (IRE) (Arazi)
Soon led, strongly pressed after 3 out, slight mistake and headed 2 out, weakened (trainer later said gelding was lame post-race) (op 12/1 tchd 14/1)

9 1 [21½]	2. Farinelli 9/4 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	5	1110	–	70	93	–
br g Selkirk (USA) - Melodica I (Machiavellian)
Held up, 8th and driven along 3 out, soon no extra (jockey said gelding found very little in the latter stages of the race for no apparent reason; trainer later said gelding scoped wrong post-race) (op 7/2)

10 19 [40½]	12. Ragtime Lucy (IRE) 33/1 Tommy Treacy Miss Maura McGuinness	Tommy Treacy Miss Maura McGuinness	5	115	–	39	69	–
b m Luso - Duck Island (IRE) (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, 5th approaching halfway, 7th 4 out, no extra next

11 8 [48½]	10. Galiana (GER) 25/1 Shane Jackson ³ J J Lambe	Shane Jackson ³ J J Lambe	5	112	–	28	61	–
br m Goofalik (USA) - Glacial Star (Royal Academy)
Always towards rear

12 ¾ [49¼]	9. Careless Abandon (IRE) 50/1 J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	5	115	–	27	60	–
b m Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Ruwy (Soviet Star)
In rear of mid-division, no extra from 3 out

13 9 [58¼]	1. Dannoby (IRE) 50/1 Tom Doyle C A McBratney	Tom Doyle C A McBratney	5	1110	–	20	56	–
bb g Rashar (USA) - Mrs Blobby (IRE) (Rontino)
Always towards rear

14 hd [58½]	17. Leo Tolstoy 33/1 T G M Ryan Michael McElhone	T G M Ryan Michael McElhone	5	1110	–	19	56	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Western Appeal (USA) (Gone West)
Always behind (op 25/1)

F	8. Trafalgar Day 14/1 Andrew J McNamara E McNamara	Andrew J McNamara E McNamara	5	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Rosy Sunset (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Towards rear, no impression when fell 2 out

15 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 4m 7.70s (slow by 30.70s) Total SP: 148%
Non-runners: Castara Bay, Drive On Jim, Honest Man, Valino
1st owner: P D Savill (Farringdon) 1st breeder: Hascombe And Valiant Studs
2nd owner: John P McManus (Munster Pride)
3rd owner: J F Salter (Akinspirit)
Tote win: €3.20 PL: €2.50 €5.60 €33.70 Ex: €73 CSF: €35.16

1:45 Fairyhouse (IRE) 13 Feb 2008

Happy Valentines Day Maiden Hurdle