Full Result 5.25 Down Royal (IRE) | 31 August 2007

Down Royal Festival of Racing Handicap

(60-95, 3yo+) 5f Good

1st €10,365 2nd €2,415 3rd €1,065 4th €615

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	10. Wildwish (IRE) 14/1 Chris Hayes Enda Kelly	Chris Hayes Enda Kelly	3	810	79	87	82	–
b f Alhaarth (IRE) - WishI (Danehill)
Close 4th, 3rd and challenged inside final furlong, stayed on well to lead close home (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, filly ran poorly last time where she missed the break from a bad draw and was never able to get into contention) (op 12/1)

2⁽¹¹⁾ nk	7. Seven Gold Rings (IRE) 8/1 Shane Gorey ³ Ms Joanna Morgan	Shane Gorey ³ Ms Joanna Morgan	4	89 p	79	86	81	–
b f Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Millenium Moon (Wolfhound)
Close up, 3rd halfway, 2nd and challenged 1f out, kept on well, just failed

3⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [1½]	3. Divert (IRE) 9/2 Declan McDonogh Edward Lynam	Declan McDonogh Edward Lynam	3	94	87	90	84	–
b f Averti (IRE) - Dawn Chorus (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Led, strongly pressed from over 1f out, headed and no extra close home

4⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3]	9. Gower 7/1 Wayne Lordan Ms F M Crowley	Wayne Lordan Ms F M Crowley	3	811	80	77	72	–
b c Averti (IRE) - Alashaan (Darshaan)
Prominent on inner, 2nd halfway, 4th and no extra final furlong (op 13/2)

5⁽³⁾ ¾ [3¾]	8. Shinko Dancer (IRE) 8/1 Willie Supple H Rogers	Willie Supple H Rogers	4	812	79	74	68	–
bb f Shinko Forest (IRE) - Bobbydazzle (Rock Hopper)
Hampered start, chased leaders in 7th, kept on from over 1f out (op 6/1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [4½]	5. Nanotech (IRE) 7/2F W J Lee Jarlath P Fahey	W J Lee Jarlath P Fahey	3	92	85	77	71	–
ch g Fath (USA) - Wing And A Prayer I (IRE) (Shalford)
Swerved left and bumped start, raced in 8th, kept on inside final furlong (op 3/1)

7⁽⁵⁾ shd [4¾]	2. King Of Swords (IRE) 11/2 P Shanahan Tracey Collins	P Shanahan Tracey Collins	3	96	89	81	75	–
b c Desert Prince (IRE) - Okey Dorey (IRE) (Lake Coniston)
Bumped start, chased leaders in 5th, effort 2f out, no impression (trainer said colt suffered bad interference at the start of the race) (op 4/1)

8⁽⁸⁾ 1¾ [6½]	4. Johnstown Lad (IRE) 8/1 Conor Harrison ¹⁰ Niall Moran	Conor Harrison ¹⁰ Niall Moran	3	810 2 t	89	74	69	–
b g Invincible Spirit (IRE) - Pretext (Polish Precedent)
Slowly away and always behind (trainer said gelding missed the break as a result of interference) (op 7/1)

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [6¾]	12. Espartano 25/1 D J Moran ³ R McGlinchey	D J Moran ³ R McGlinchey	3	84	76	60	54	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Talighta (USA) (Barathea)
Always towards rear (op 20/1)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [7]	14. Richelieu 8/1 Rory Cleary J J Lambe	Rory Cleary J J Lambe	5	86	73	56	50	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Darling Flame (USA) (Capote)
Chased leaders in 6th, no extra from over 1f out (op 7/1)

11⁽²⁾ nk [7¼]	6. Grigorovitch (IRE) 12/1 Shane Foley ⁷ Liam McAteer	Shane Foley ⁷ Liam McAteer	5	87	81	63	57	–
b g Fasliyev (USA) - Hasty Words (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Always towards rear

12⁽¹⁾ 10 [17¼]	11. Danapali (IRE) 20/1 N G McCullagh P J Prendergast	N G McCullagh P J Prendergast	3	89 b	78	22	18	–
b f Danehill (USA) - Taking Liberties (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Hampered start, always behind (op 14/1)

12 ran Off time: 5:27:00 Winning time: 58.30s (fast by 0.10s) Total SP: 136%
Non-runners: Fly By Magic, Murfreesboro, The Last Laugh
1st owner: Lady O'Reilly (Wildwish) 1st breeder: Shortgrove Manor Stud
2nd owner: E J Donegan (Seven Gold Rings)
3rd owner: Lady O'Reilly (Divert)
CSF: €139.03 Tricast: €621.02

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5:25 Down Royal (IRE) 31 Aug 2007

Down Royal Festival of Racing Handicap