Full Result 2.45 Thurles (IRE) | 26 February 1998

W.T.O'Grady Memorial Novice Hurdle

(5-6yo) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Strontium (IRE) 10/1 Ken Whelan John F Gleeson	Ken Whelan John F Gleeson	6	117	105	–	129	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Castle Hamshire (Green Shoon)
Tracked leader in 2nd, 4th from 5th, improved into 3rd 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and stayed on well

2 4	. Cloone Bridge (IRE) 11/8F Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	6	117	–	–	125	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Carney's Hill (Le Prince)
Lost ground start, recovered to lead before 2nd, pushed along from 5th, ridden and strongly pressed from 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on one paced under pressure

3 shd [4]	. Kazaran (IRE) 25/1 G Kilfeather ³ M M Lynch	G Kilfeather ³ M M Lynch	5	1010	–	–	117	–
bb g Shardari - Khatima (Relko)
Held up, moderate 6th and ridden from 4 out, 5th 2 out, kept on well from last, nearest at finish

4 6 [10]	. Taoibhin (IRE) 4/1 Tommy Treacy P Mullins	Tommy Treacy P Mullins	6	117	–	–	119	–
ch g The Bart (USA) - Dilly's Darn (Patch)
Tracked leaders in 5th, ridden and one paced from 3 out

5 8 [18]	. Puget Blue (IRE) 5/1 Richard Hughes M F Morris	Richard Hughes M F Morris	5	119	–	–	113	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Kyle Cailin (Over The River)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden to go 2nd 3 out, soon no impression, 3rd when mistake 2 out, no extra

6 15 [33]	. Rith Dubh (IRE) 4/1 Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	6	112	–	–	91	–
b g Black Minstrel - Deep Bonnie (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders in 4th, improved into 2nd from 5th, close up 3 out, soon weakened quickly

7 8 [41]	. Kinnegads Pride (IRE) 100/1 Jason Maguire ⁵ F J Bowles	Jason Maguire ⁵ F J Bowles	5	103	–	–	75	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Derrella (Derrylin)
Always behind

8 5 [46]	. The Bould Yank (IRE) 50/1 K P Gaule James Joseph Mangan	K P Gaule James Joseph Mangan	5	1013	–	–	75	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Aran Tour (Arapaho)
Always behind

9 dist [76]	. Delias Fancy (IRE) 100/1 Mr R P Hogan ⁵ Stephen Ryan	Mr R P Hogan ⁵ Stephen Ryan	5	103	–	–	–	–
ch m Be My Native (USA) - Deep Rouge (Deep Run)
Always behind, tailed off

10 4 [80]	. Valley Player (IRE) 100/1 D J Kelly ⁷ V T O'Brien	D J Kelly ⁷ V T O'Brien	6	109	–	–	–	–
ch g The Noble Player (USA) - Queenofthevalley (Deep Run)
Always behind, tailed off

11 6 [86]	. Top It Up (IRE) 100/1 A J O'Brien Mrs F M O'Brien	A J O'Brien Mrs F M O'Brien	6	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Torus - Moppit Up (Pitpan)
Always behind, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 2:49:00 Winning time: 4m 5.50s (slow by 21.50s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Patrick Davern (Strontium) 1st breeder: Patrick Moore
2nd owner: Mrs Kathleen Gillane (Cloone Bridge)
3rd owner: Thomas Curran (Kazaran)
Tote win: €56.90 PL: €10.70 €1.10 €54.90 Ex: €23 CSF: €22.77

2:45 Thurles (IRE) 26 Feb 1998

W.T.O'Grady Memorial Novice Hurdle