Full Result 7.30 Gowran Park (IRE) | 12 August 1998

Leighlin E.B.F. Nursery Handicap

(2yo) 1m Good

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	5. River Gorge 5/1 Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	2	810 b	78	–	83	–
b c Magic Ring (IRE) - Zinzi (Song)
Tracked leaders in 4th, lost place over 4f out, 4th 3f out, 2nd 2f out, soon ridden to challenge, led just under 1f out, stayed on well close home (op 7/2)

2⁽⁸⁾ 1	8. Goodly News (IRE) 4/1 Eddie Ahern J S Bolger	Eddie Ahern J S Bolger	2	80 2 b¹	68	–	71	–
b g Project Manager - Nordic Relation (IRE) (Nordico)
Tracked leaders in 5th, 4th 4f out, 3rd 3f out, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, kept on to go 2nd close home (op 5/1 tchd 7/2)

3⁽⁶⁾ nk [1¼]	2. Speed MerchantI (IRE) 5/2F N G McCullagh Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	N G McCullagh Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	2	91	83	–	85	–
br g Lucky Guest (IRE) - Cosmic Speed Queen (USA) (On To Glory)
Soon led, ridden along and headed just under 1f out, kept on one paced inside final furlong (op 3/1 tchd 100/30)

4⁽⁴⁾ 2 [3¼]	6. Slightly Swift (IRE) 7/1 Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ J T Gorman	Robbie Fitzpatrick ⁵ J T Gorman	2	85	78	–	76	–
ch c Woods Of Windsor (USA) - Onde De Choc (USA) (L'Enjoleur)
Held up towards rear, ridden to chase leaders from 2f out, kept on to go 4th close home (op 6/1)

5⁽¹⁾ nk [3½]	3. Ray Of Light I (IRE) 8/1 P Shanahan M Halford	P Shanahan M Halford	2	812	80	–	78	–
b c Rainbows For Life (CAN) - Topmost (IRE) (Top Ville)
Towards rear early, headway to go 5th approaching straight, ridden and kept on one paced from 1 1/2f out (op 7/1)

6⁽⁵⁾ 4½ [8]	10. My Trick (IRE) 5/1 Wayne Lordan ¹⁰ Augustine Leahy	Wayne Lordan ¹⁰ Augustine Leahy	2	70	64	–	52	–
b f Polish Patriot (USA) - Beguiled (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Tracked leader in 2nd, lost place over 3f out, ridden and kept on one paced from 1 1/2f out (op 4/1)

7⁽⁹⁾ 6 [14]	9. Melody's Castle (IRE) 20/1 S A Curtis ⁷ F J Bowles	S A Curtis ⁷ F J Bowles	2	73	64	–	38	–
b f Northern Park (USA) - Rebecca's Song (Artaius)
Tracked leaders in 6th, ridden and no impression from over 2f out (op 14/1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ ½ [14½]	4. Slaney Isle (IRE) 8/1 K T Cooper ¹⁰ J S Bolger	K T Cooper ¹⁰ J S Bolger	2	81	79	–	52	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Bold-E-Be (Persian Bold)
Never a factor (op 7/1)

9⁽²⁾ 8 [22½]	7. Lady Ursula 16/1 Mr O Duffy ¹⁰ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Mr O Duffy ¹⁰ Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	2	73	67	–	22	–
b f Persian Bold (IRE) - Severine (USA) (Trempolino)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd 4f out, ridden and weakened approaching straight (op 14/1)

9 ran Off time: 7:31:00 Winning time: 1m 41.10s (slow by 4.20s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Rainbow Amethyst
1st owner: Lord Harris (River Gorge) 1st breeder: Sexton Enterprises
2nd owner: E N Kelly (Goodly News)
3rd owner: Anamoine Limited (Speed MerchantI)
Tote win: €2.90 PL: €1.30 €1.50 €1.60 CSF: €25.69

7:30 Gowran Park (IRE) 12 Aug 1998

Leighlin E.B.F. Nursery Handicap