Full Result 5.15 Curragh (IRE) | 13 April 2008

Ray O'Brien Motors Opel Handicap

(60-100, 4yo+) 1m4f Soft

1st €16,275 2nd €4,775 3rd €2,275 4th €775

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	11. Moskova (IRE) 11/2 Rory Cleary Paul Nolan	Rory Cleary Paul Nolan	5	84	71	–	79	–
gr m Montjeu (IRE) - Russian Rebel (Machiavellian)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, dropped to 7th and ridden entering straight, 5th under 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead 150yds from finish

2⁽¹⁵⁾ 1½	10. Trikirk (IRE) 12/1 John Fahy ⁷ M J Grassick	John Fahy ⁷ M J Grassick	7	712	72	–	78	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Shastri (USA) (Alleged)
Tracked leaders on outer, 6th halfway, 5th and challenged entering straight, 3rd over 1f out, kept on well

3⁽¹²⁾ ½ [2]	6. Heavenly Blues (GER) 5/1J Mick Kinane T M Walsh	Mick Kinane T M Walsh	6	810	77	–	82	–
b g Kallisto (GER) - Heavenly Storm (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up in rear, headway on inner early straight, 5th 1f out, soon challenged, kept on (op 9/2)

4⁽²⁾ shd [2]	13. Flashy Beau (IRE) 20/1 Keagan Latham A J Martin	Keagan Latham A J Martin	8	84 3	71	–	76	–
ch g Fumo Di Londra (IRE) - Flash Donna (USA) (Well Decorated)
Towards rear, headway on inner early straight, 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on inside final furlong (op 16/1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	7. Pepperwood (IRE) 20/1 Emmet McNamara ⁷ Noel Meade	Emmet McNamara ⁷ Noel Meade	8	83 tb	77	–	80	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Nishan I (Nashwan)
Held up in touch, 7th and smooth headway entering straight, led travelling well 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed 150yds from finish, weakened

6⁽³⁾ nk [4]	4. The Last Hurrah (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh Mrs John Harrington	N G McCullagh Mrs John Harrington	8	813 b	80	–	82	–
b g In The Wings - Last Exit (Dominion)
Tracked leaders on inner, improved into 3rd early straight, soon challenged, no extra final furlong

7⁽⁷⁾ 2½ [6½]	5. Marseillais (FR) 12/1 Seamie Heffernan E J O'Grady	Seamie Heffernan E J O'Grady	5	812	79	–	78	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Marseillaise (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Prominent, 4th halfway, lost place approaching straight, no impression from 2f out

8⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [10]	14. Celtic Warrior I (IRE) 33/1 Danny Grant Liam Roche	Danny Grant Liam Roche	5	84 6	71	–	64	–
b g Celtic Swing - Notable Dear (ITY) (Last Tycoon)
Led, headed halfway, regained lead entering straight, headed 2f out, slightly hampered 1 1/2f out, no extra (jockey said gelding received slight interference in the closing stages, but was weakening at the time)

9⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [11¾]	1. Kempes (IRE) 6/1 Pat Smullen Ms F M Crowley	Pat Smullen Ms F M Crowley	5	100 p	95	–	86	–
b g Intikhab (USA) - Unicamp (Royal Academy)
Held up in touch, progress into 4th entering straight, no extra from under 2f out (op 5/1)

10⁽⁸⁾ 1 [12¾]	2. Celtic Dane (IRE) 13/2 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	4	913	95	–	84	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Quelle Celtique (FR) (Tel Quel)
Chased leaders in mid-division, ridden 4f out, no extra straight (op 7/1)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 2½ [15¼]	8. Callow Lake (IRE) 14/1 Willie Supple P A Fahy	Willie Supple P A Fahy	8	88	75	–	61	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Sharayif (IRE) (Green Desert)
Held up, effort on outer entering straight, soon no extra

12⁽¹³⁾ 4 [19¼]	3. Streets Of GoldI (IRE) 5/1J Fran Berry C Roche	Fran Berry C Roche	6	98 p	89	–	69	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - User Friendly (Slip Anchor)
Soon prominent on outer, led halfway, headed entering straight, soon weakened (op 13/2)

13⁽¹⁾ nk [19½]	15. Shaykhan (IRE) 25/1 Nicola Walsh ¹⁰ James Leavy	Nicola Walsh ¹⁰ James Leavy	10	78 6	71	–	50	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Shayraz (Darshaan)
Checked early, held up in touch, no extra straight

14⁽¹¹⁾ 3½ [23]	12. Zum See (IRE) 20/1 Wayne Lordan Noel Meade	Wayne Lordan Noel Meade	9	84 2 t	71	–	45	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Drew (IRE) (Double Schwartz)
Held up in touch, headway on outer 5f out, 6th into straight, soon weakened

14 ran Off time: 5:15:00 Winning time: 3m 5.78s (slow by 32.78s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Gilberto
1st owner: Robert Hennelly (Moskova) 1st breeder: Mrs Joan Murphy
2nd owner: K Smith (Trikirk)
3rd owner: Seamus Ross (Heavenly Blues)
Tote win: €8 PL: €2.40 €5.10 €2.60 Ex: €113.80 CSF: €69.04 Tricast: €365.61

5:15 Curragh (IRE) 13 Apr 2008

Ray O'Brien Motors Opel Handicap