Full Result 2.35 Gowran Park (IRE) | 4 May 2008

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (Fillies) Handicap

(60-100, 3yo+) 7f Soft

1st €22,785 2nd €6,685 3rd €3,185 4th €1,085

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	8. Almass (IRE) 7/1 Sam James ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	Sam James ¹⁰ Kevin Prendergast	3	712	80	90	89	–
b f Elnadim (USA) - Harmless Albatross (Pas De Seul)
Disputed lead, advantage entering straight, joined briefly 2f out, stayed on well under pressure from 1f out (op 7/1 tchd 9/1)

2⁽⁴⁾ 1¾	1. Russian Empress (IRE) 4/1 P B Beggy ³ David P Myerscough	P B Beggy ³ David P Myerscough	4	911	88	97	95	–
b f Trans Island - Russian Countess (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders on inner, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, 2nd 1f out, kept on (op 4/1 tchd 9/2)

3⁽³⁾ 3 [4¾]	3. Silly Dancer (IRE) 13/2 Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	Declan McDonogh Adrian McGuinness	5	93	77	78	76	–
b m King Charlemagne (USA) - Silly Imp (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Mid-division on inner, 8th 3f out, 5th 2f out, switched off rail 1 1/2f out, kept on into 3rd final furlong (op 13/2 tchd 7/1)

4⁽⁸⁾ hd [5]	10. Talk Of Excitment 14/1 Wayne Lordan Charles O'Brien	Wayne Lordan Charles O'Brien	4	87 b¹	67	67	65	–
b f Cadeaux Genereux - Chameleon (Green Desert)
Tracked leaders, 3rd 3f out, ridden in 4th 2f out, no extra and kept on one pace (op 10/1)

5⁽⁷⁾ ½ [5½]	4. My Girl Sophie (USA) 3/1F D J Moran ³ J S Bolger	D J Moran ³ J S Bolger	3	813	88	83	81	–
b f Danzig (USA) - Just Fly I (USA) (Capote)
Disputed lead, headed approaching straight, ridden to challenge 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, weakened (op 11/4)

6⁽¹¹⁾ 5 [10½]	9. Sheer Silk (IRE) 11/2 Mick Kinane Charles O'Brien	Mick Kinane Charles O'Brien	4	88	68	53	52	–
b f Fasliyev (USA) - Ramona (Desert King)
Towards rear, some headway on outer from 2f out to go 6th inside final furlong (op 5/1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [11]	5. Lady Nova (IRE) 14/1 Martin Lane ⁷ W M Roper	Martin Lane ⁷ W M Roper	3	84	83	62	61	–
b f Noverre (USA) - The Woodstock Lady (Barathea)
Chased leaders, 7th 3f out, no extra in 6th 2f out, kept on one pace (op 12/1)

8⁽⁹⁾ 4½ [15½]	12. Becuille (IRE) 20/1 Chris Hayes Paul Magnier	Chris Hayes Paul Magnier	3	84 5	76	42	42	–
b f Redback - Danz Danz (Efisio)
Never a factor, eased final furlong

9⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [16¼]	2. Gist (IRE) 25/1 N G McCullagh W J Martin	N G McCullagh W J Martin	5	99 b	83	51	51	–
b m Namid - Ali Dreamer (IRE) (Ali-Royal)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, no extra from 2f out, weakened (op 16/1)

10⁽¹²⁾ nk [16½]	11. Hollow Hill (IRE) 14/1 John Fahy ⁷ A Kinsella	John Fahy ⁷ A Kinsella	3	711 3	76	39	39	–
b f Orpen (USA) - Caladira (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened from 2f out

11⁽¹⁾ 9 [25½]	7. Serena's Storm (IRE) 8/1 Ben Curtis ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	Ben Curtis ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	3	83	82	17	21	–
gr f Statue Of Liberty (USA) - Princess Serena (USA) (Unbridled's Song)
Always towards rear (op 7/1)

11 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 1m 31.34s (slow by 7.14s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Belclare
1st owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Almass) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Co Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs P Myerscough (Russian Empress)
3rd owner: From Little Acorns Syndicate (Silly Dancer)
Tote win: €5.40 PL: €1.60 €2.20 €1.90 Ex: €46.10 CSF: €37.80 Tricast: €200.33

2:35 Gowran Park (IRE) 4 May 2008

Irish Stallion Farms European Breeders Fund (Fillies) Handicap