Full Result 4.35 Laytown (IRE) | 11 September 2008

Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Handicap

(50-80, 4yo+) 7f Standard

1st €8,983 2nd €2,093 3rd €923 4th €533

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Grand Opera (IRE) 3/1F Ms N Carberry Gordon Elliott	Ms N Carberry Gordon Elliott	5	1110	71	–	76	–
b g City On A Hill (USA) - Victoria's Secret (IRE) (Law Society)
Settled behind leaders on near side, 6th halfway, went 3rd 2f out, progress to lead 1f out, stayed on well (op 4/1)

2 1¾	2. Shaimaa (IRE) 11/2 Mr P W Mullins ³ John Joseph Hanlon	Mr P W Mullins ³ John Joseph Hanlon	5	1111	75	–	75	–
b m Fantastic Light (USA) - Najmat Alshemaal (IRE) (Dancing Brave)
Prominent on near side, close-up 5th halfway, headway to lead over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong (op 4/1)

3 2 [3¾]	1. Nortburn 8/1 Mr A T Duff ³ G M Lyons	Mr A T Duff ³ G M Lyons	4	121	79	–	74	–
b g Tobougg (IRE) - Duxyana (IRE) (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Prominent on near side, 4th halfway, 2nd 2f out, 3rd and no extra 1f out, kept on

4 4½ [8¼]	5. Multicultural 11/2 Mr M M O'Connor ⁵ Eoin Doyle	Mr M M O'Connor ⁵ Eoin Doyle	5	117 t	73	–	56	–
bl g Singspiel (IRE) - Three Piece (Jaazeiro)
Towards rear, 9th halfway and soon ridden, kept on without threatening from over 1f out to go 4th final 100yds (op 5/1)

5 1¼ [9½]	3. Maximo (GER) 6/1 Mr M Fahey ⁵ T G McCourt	Mr M Fahey ⁵ T G McCourt	5	118	74	–	53	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Maltage (USA) (Affirmed)
Tracked leader on far side, 5th and ridden 2f out, no extra and kept on one pace final furlong (op 6/1 tchd 11/2)

6 nk [9¾]	6. Flying Knight (IRE) 8/1 Mr R O'Sullivan ⁵ Noel Lawlor	Mr R O'Sullivan ⁵ Noel Lawlor	10	116	72	–	51	–
b g Flying Spur (AUS) - Clairification (IRE) (Shernazar)
Chased leaders, 6th 2f out, no extra from over 1f out, kept on

7 nk [10]	10. Swift Sailing (USA) 16/1 Ms K Walsh Patrick Allen	Ms K Walsh Patrick Allen	7	119	70	–	48	–
b g Storm Cat (USA) - Saytarra (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
In rear, last and ridden 2f out, kept on under pressure to go 7th inside final furlong

8 3 [13]	8. Silly Dancer (IRE) 8/1 Brian O'Connell ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	Brian O'Connell ⁵ Adrian McGuinness	5	115	71	–	41	–
b m King Charlemagne (USA) - Silly Imp (IRE) (Imperial Frontier)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 4th 2f out, soon no extra

9 3½ [16½]	9. Noora (IRE) 16/1 Mr R P Quinlan ⁵ G Kennedy	Mr R P Quinlan ⁵ G Kennedy	7	114	70	–	30	–
ch m Bahhare (USA) - Esteraad (IRE) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Led, headed over 2f out, soon no extra and weakened (op 12/1)

10 1¾ [18¼]	4. Madagascar Island (GER) 20/1 Mr S M O'Donovan ⁵ Gerard Cully	Mr S M O'Donovan ⁵ Gerard Cully	5	117	73	–	29	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Mosogna (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Never a factor, lost touch well over 1f out

10 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 1m 22.50s (slow by 0.10s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Amarjit, Art Modern, Duck Scary
1st owner: James Morrow (Grand Opera) 1st breeder: Ballyhane Stud
2nd owner: Mrs A N Durkan (Shaimaa)
3rd owner: Mrs M C L Hughes (Nortburn)
Tote win: €3.50 PL: €1.60 €1.90 €2.90 Ex: €16.30 CSF: €19.82 Tricast: €113.39

4:35 Laytown (IRE) 11 Sep 2008

Hibernia Steel (Q.R.) Handicap