Full Result 5.55 Naas (IRE) | 23 July 2008

Naas Maiden

(3-4yo) 6f Good To Firm

1st €8,292 2nd €1,932 3rd €852 4th €492

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁴⁾	3. First In Command (IRE) 20/1 Pat Smullen Mark Loughnane	Pat Smullen Mark Loughnane	3	95 t	66	56	85	–
b g Captain Rio - Queen Sigi (IRE) (Fairy King)
Mid-division, headway on outer into 2nd 1f out, kept on well final furlong to lead close home

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	8. Caherassdotcom 20/1 Shane Foley ⁷ M Halford	Shane Foley ⁷ M Halford	3	87 b	72	50	78	–
b f Compton Place - Noble Peregrine (Lomond)
Soon led, ridden final furlong, kept on under pressure, headed close home

3⁽⁴⁾ 4 [4¼]	18. Zars Gold (IRE) 10/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	3	90	70	38	66	–
b f Xaar - Affirmed Crown (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden over 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace final furlong (op 14/1)

4⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [5½]	4. Great Barrier Reef (USA) 4/7F Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	Johnny Murtagh A P O'Brien	3	95	105	40	67	–
ch c Mr Greeley (USA) - Song To Remember (USA) (Storm Cat)
Mid-division, headway into 7th 2f out, ridden in 6th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace (jockey said colt suffered interference at start, carried head high and hung closing stages) (op 4/5 tchd 8/15)

5⁽⁶⁾ shd [5¾]	2. Dawn Valentino (IRE) 8/1 Mick Kinane John M Oxx	Mick Kinane John M Oxx	4	95 t	–	35	63	–
b f Inchinor - Keepers Dawn (IRE) (Alzao)
Soon chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on under pressure into 4th 1f out, no extra final furlong (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

6⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [6]	7. Astonish 10/1 Colm O'Donoghue David Wachman	Colm O'Donoghue David Wachman	3	90	67	33	61	–
b f Cape Cross (IRE) - Pizzicato (Statoblest)
Chased leaders, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden in 5th 1f out, no extra and kept on same pace

7⁽¹⁸⁾ 1½ [7½]	16. Starlight Choice (IRE) 50/1 James Sullivan ⁷ G W Robinson	James Sullivan ⁷ G W Robinson	3	87	–	29	57	–
b f Choisir (AUS) - Prosaic Star (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Bumped start and lost ground, soon trailing, headway from under 2f out, 16th over 1f out, ran on final furlong

8⁽¹⁾ 1 [8½]	15. Spiritina (IRE) 50/1 Rory Cleary Noel Lawlor	Rory Cleary Noel Lawlor	3	90	–	26	54	–
b f Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Clairification (IRE) (Shernazar)
Towards rear, headway into 6th 2f out, soon ridden, no extra in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace

9⁽¹⁶⁾ 1½ [10]	12. Nahrayn (USA) 50/1 Chris Hayes H Rogers	Chris Hayes H Rogers	3	90	–	21	49	–
b f Elusive Quality (USA) - Millstream (USA) (Dayjur)
Towards rear, some headway into 11th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

10⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [10¼]	17. Too Rye Ay (IRE) 33/1 Ben Curtis ⁷ Mrs A M O'Shea	Ben Curtis ⁷ Mrs A M O'Shea	3	87 p	62	21	48	–
b f Chevalier (IRE) - Toordillon (IRE) (Contract Law)
Went right start, soon chased leaders, mid-division halfway, ridden and no impression from over 2f out

11⁽²⁾ ½ [10¾]	13. Nightswimmer (IRE) 25/1 Willie Supple David P Myerscough	Willie Supple David P Myerscough	3	90	–	19	47	–
ch f Noverre (USA) - Buckle (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out

12⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [11½]	11. Minkey McGinley (IRE) 66/1 Danny Mullins ⁷ John A Quinn	Danny Mullins ⁷ John A Quinn	3	87	55	17	45	–
ch f Choisir (AUS) - Woodwing (USA) (Indian Ridge)
Towards rear for most, never a factor

13⁽⁸⁾ ½ [12]	14. Rare Diamond (IRE) 50/1 Danny Grant Desmond McDonogh	Danny Grant Desmond McDonogh	3	90	–	15	43	–
b f Modigliani (USA) - Aine's Pet (IRE) (Fayruz)
Mid-division best, ridden and no impression over 2f out

14⁽¹³⁾ 2 [14]	1. Shot Cat (IRE) 66/1 Michael Hussey Gavin Bernard Cosgrave	Michael Hussey Gavin Bernard Cosgrave	4	910	–	15	43	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Grey Patience (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Always towards rear

15⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [14¾]	10. Dotada (IRE) 11/2 Wayne Lordan T Stack	Wayne Lordan T Stack	3	90	–	7	35	–
gr f Noverre (USA) - Nichodoula (Doulab)
Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 3/1)

16⁽¹²⁾ ½ [15¼]	6. Annebrook Lady (IRE) 50/1 D J Moran ³ Ms Joanna Morgan	D J Moran ³ Ms Joanna Morgan	3	811	–	5	33	–
b f Tagula (IRE) - Glenda's Lady (IRE) (Mujadil)
Chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden 2f out and soon weakened

17⁽³⁾ nk [15½]	9. Castlemoy Orphan (IRE) 33/1 W J Lee Daniel William O'Sullivan	W J Lee Daniel William O'Sullivan	3	90	–	4	33	–
gr f Orpen (USA) - Missie Madam (IRE) (Kenmare)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out

18⁽¹⁵⁾ 5 [20½]	5. Takalam 66/1 Seamie Heffernan James McAuley	Seamie Heffernan James McAuley	3	95	–	–	23	–
ch g Bahamian Bounty - Fifth Avenue (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

18 ran Off time: 5:57:00 Winning time: 1m 10.70s (slow by 0.40s) Total SP: 142%
1st owner: Raymond Yeung (First In Command) 1st breeder: Peter And Mrs McCutcheon
2nd owner: N Hartery (Caherassdotcom)
3rd owner: Oliver Murphy (Zars Gold)
Tote win: €37.30 PL: €10.90 €8 €3.70 Ex: €400.70 CSF: €387.61

5:55 Naas (IRE) 23 Jul 2008

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