Full Result 3.40 Galway (IRE) | 30 July 2008

William Hill Galway Plate Handicap Chase (Grade A)

(4yo+) (2m6f111yds) 2m6½f Good To Yielding 14 fences

1st €144,600 2nd €46,200 3rd €22,200 4th €7,800 5th €5,400 6th €3,000

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Oslot (FR) 11/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1013	143	150	158	–
b g Passing Sale (FR) - Une De Lann (FR) (Spoleto)
Always prominent, led travelling best before 2 out, clear from last, stayed on well under pressure final furlong (op 7/2)

2 4	11. Oodachee 14/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	9	911 p	127	131	137	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Lady Marguerrite (Blakeney)
Prominent throughout, 4th after 3 out, ridden in moderate 3rd after last, 2nd before straight, no impression and kept on inside final furlong (op 14/1 tchd 12/1)

3 7 [11]	2. Ansar (IRE) 11/1 Denis O'Regan D K Weld	Denis O'Regan D K Weld	12	110	144	141	147	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Anaza (IRE) (Darshaan)
Mid-division, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden in 13th, 7th entering straight, went 4th under 1f out, kept on well without threatening into 3rd close home (op 10/1 tchd 12/1)

4 nk [11¼]	12. Brave Right (IRE) 8/1 Tom Doyle Leonard Whitmore	Tom Doyle Leonard Whitmore	8	910	126	123	129	–
b g Right Win (IRE) - Timber Toes (IRE) (Mandalus)
Soon chased leaders, closer in 5th before 4 out, slight mistake next, soon 3rd, ridden in moderate 2nd after last, soon no impression, kept on same pace (op 12/1)

5 1¾ [13]	15. Macs Flamingo (IRE) 50/1 Tommy Treacy P A Fahy	Tommy Treacy P A Fahy	8	910 1 p	126	121	127	–
br g Rashar (USA) - Parkality (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Soon towards rear, ridden to go moderate 9th before straight, kept on without threatening

6 6 [19]	7. Cool Running (IRE) 14/1 Alan Crowe C Roche	Alan Crowe C Roche	8	102	132	122	127	–
br g Glacial Storm (USA) - Strong Wings (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, closer in 7th before 4 out, ridden to go moderate 6th after last, soon no impression

7 6 [25]	9. Dom Fontenail (FR) 25/1 Shane Jackson ³ D M Leigh	Shane Jackson ³ D M Leigh	9	911 b	130	115	119	–
gr g Tel Quel (FR) - Ninon Fontenail (FR) (Turgeon)
Prominent, slow jump 1st, 6th after 3 out, ridden to go moderate 4th after last, soon no impression

8 1¾ [26¾]	6. Breaking Silence I (IRE) 10/1 T G M Ryan T J Taaffe	T G M Ryan T J Taaffe	7	102 t	132	115	119	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Lady Of Tara (Deep Run)
Soon mid-division, 10th before 4 out, 9th after next, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace

9 1¾ [28½]	4. Dosco (IRE) 16/1 Roger Loughran D T Hughes	Roger Loughran D T Hughes	9	105 t	135	116	120	–
bb g Oscar (IRE) - Broken Rein (IRE) (Orchestra)
Chased leaders early, lost place before 5 out, kept on without threatening under pressure from 3 out

10 4 [32½]	18. Irish Invader (IRE) 12/1 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	7	910 6	126	104	107	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Idealist I (Busted)
Chased leaders, 8th after 3 out, ridden to moderate 7th after last, soon no impression (trainer said gelding was found to have burst a blood vessel) (op 14/1)

11 3½ [36]	5. Santa's Son (IRE) 14/1 John Cullen J F O'Shea	John Cullen J F O'Shea	8	105 2 t	135	109	113	–
ch g Basanta (IRE) - Rivers Town Rosie (IRE) (Roselier)
Prominent, led when jumped left 6th and 7th, soon headed, bad mistake 8th, 5th after 3 out, lost place and weakened next

12 shd [36¼]	22. Team Allstar (IRE) 40/1 D G Hogan ³ Niall Madden	D G Hogan ³ Niall Madden	9	97 8	126	100	104	–
ch g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Bint Alsarab (Rainbow Quest)
Towards rear, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 4 out

13 5½ [41¾]	17. Piano Star 22/1 P A Carberry Michael Cunningham	P A Carberry Michael Cunningham	8	910 7 2 t	124	95	98	–
b g Darshaan - De Stael (USA) (Nijinsky)
Towards rear, mistake 4 out, headway into 10th after 3 out, no impression under pressure from before next

14 nk [42]	19. The Joker (IRE) 50/1 Alain Cawley ⁵ S Donohoe	Alain Cawley ⁵ S Donohoe	10	95 6	126	95	98	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - How Doudo (Oats)
Soon led, jumped left and headed 5th, led again from 7th, strongly pressed 3 out, headed before next, dropped to moderate 5th after last, soon weakened

15 3 [45]	10. Baily Breeze (IRE) 20/1 P W Flood M F Morris	P W Flood M F Morris	9	913 b	129	95	98	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Mixed Blends (The Parson)
Towards rear, some headway 5 out, 8th before next, 12th and no extra from 3 out

16 11 [56]	20. Oulart 50/1 G Cotter D T Hughes	G Cotter D T Hughes	9	910 7 b	126	82	84	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Gaye Fame (Ardross)
Mid-division, dropped to rear 7th and no danger after

17 13 [69]	14. For A Song (IRE) 50/1 Stephen Gray ⁵ L Young	Stephen Gray ⁵ L Young	9	95	126	69	71	–
bb g Frimaire - Lady Naign (Chilibang)
Always towards rear

18 16 [85]	1. Hoo La Baloo (FR) 16/1 Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	7	117	154	82	83	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Via Saleria (IRE) (Arazi)
Chased leaders, 9th before 4 out, dropped to 11th after next, soon weakened (op 14/1)

F	16. Green Mile 15/2 Robbie Colgan A J Martin	Robbie Colgan A J Martin	6	910 2 t	126	–	–	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Green Bird (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Behind, fell 6th (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

PU	8. Dark Artist (IRE) 33/1 Ms N Carberry Noel Meade	Ms N Carberry Noel Meade	9	100 p	130	–	–	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Black Ivor (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Always towards rear, mistake 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (op 25/1)

PU	23. Irish Nation (NZ) 50/1 Paul Townend ⁵ Noel Meade	Paul Townend ⁵ Noel Meade	8	95 10	126	–	–	–
b g Yamanin Vital (NZ) - Tripartite (NZ) (Tawfiq)
Prominent, mistake 8th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 4 out

PU	21. Mr Robert (IRE) 33/1 Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	7	910 8 b	126	–	–	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Langretta (IRE) (Lancastrian)
Soon mid-division, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out