Full Result 2.35 Down Royal (IRE) | 6 February 2008

Bank Of Ireland Business & Retail Banking Hurdle

(5yo+) 2m4f Heavy 10 hurdles

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	4. Ballytrim (IRE) 7/1 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	7	110	–	124	127	–
b g Luso - Helynsar (Fidel)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to 2nd 3 out, challenged before 2 out, ridden to lead before last where mistake, kept on well run-in

2 1¾	2. Back To Bid (IRE) 7/1 Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	8	116 b	130	128	131	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - Cut It Fine (USA) (Big Spruce)
Chased leaders, led and disputed after 3rd, clear lead before 5 out, challenged before 2 out, headed before last where mistake, no extra run-in

3 16 [17¾]	17. Vickate (IRE) 25/1 Robert Dunne ⁵ Andrew Lynch	Robert Dunne ⁵ Andrew Lynch	8	104	–	101	106	–
b m Old Vic - Elegant Kate (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, 5th before 4 out, close 5th 3 out, stayed on to 3rd before 2 out, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace

4 5½ [23¼]	3. Offaly (IRE) 6/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	7	116	118	106	112	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Back To School (IRE) (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders, 8th halfway, headway to 5th 4 out, ridden in close 3rd 3 out, no extra in 4th before next (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

5 7 [30¼]	1. Cosmo King (IRE) 2/1F P W Flood M Halford	P W Flood M Halford	7	1110	118	103	107	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Lucky Oakwood (USA) (Elmaamul)
Chased leaders, improved to 3rd before 4 out, 2nd 4 out, ridden in close 4th 3 out, soon no extra, kept on same pace (trainer said gelding had too much weight to carry in today's testing ground) (op 2/1 tchd 7/4)

6 1½ [31¾]	15. Just Jane (IRE) 33/1 A P Fagan ⁷ J R H Fowler	A P Fagan ⁷ J R H Fowler	7	102 p	–	86	90	–
b m Shernazar - Yashgans Vision (IRE) (Yashgan)
Mid-division, 8th before 4 out, ridden in moderate 7th 3 out, kept on same pace

7 12 [43¾]	13. Warrenpoint (IRE) 33/1 D P Fahy ⁵ C A Murphy	D P Fahy ⁵ C A Murphy	7	109	–	78	83	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Play It By Ear I (IRE) (Be My Native)
In rear of mid-division, headway to 10th before 4 out, kept on one pace to moderate 8th before 2 out, no danger

8 2½ [46¼]	11. Royal Heritage (IRE) 5/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	9	110 t	117	75	81	–
b g Carroll House (IRE) - Call Me Anna (Giolla Mear)
Chased leaders, headway to 4th before 4 out, improved to 2nd before 3 out, ridden in 6th and no extra after 3 out, kept on same pace (jockey said gelding failed to respond for no apparent reason when it came under pressure) (op 9/4 tchd 2/1)

9 24 [70¼]	10. News Item (IRE) 14/1 A E Lynch George Stewart	A E Lynch George Stewart	10	110	–	49	57	–
b g Old Vic - The Bluebell Polka (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, no impression from 5 out, kept on same pace, tailed off

10 5½ [75¾]	12. The Nawab (IRE) 20/1 Ken Whelan Barry Potts	Ken Whelan Barry Potts	6	110	–	43	51	–
ch g Almutawakel I - Eschasse (USA) (Zilzal)
Mid-division, 8th before 5 out, no extra before next, tailed off (op 25/1)

11 nk [76]	7. Le Sparnacien (FR) 33/1 Barry Geraghty J P Dempsey	Barry Geraghty J P Dempsey	8	110	–	42	51	–
br g Tel Quel (FR) - Special Marianna (FR) (Kaldoun)
Towards rear for most, some late headway, tailed off

12 4 [80]	8. Lisselan Champion (IRE) 20/1 A B Joyce ⁵ Noel G Hynds	A B Joyce ⁵ Noel G Hynds	7	109	–	38	47	–
b g Mister Mat (FR) - Dantes Harp (IRE) (Phardante)
Led and disputed, ridden in 2nd before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 25/1)

13 hd [80¼]	6. Emergency Response (IRE) 25/1 John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	8	110	–	37	47	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - Miner's Yank (Miner's Lamp)
Soon mid-division, 9th before 5 out, weakened 4 out, tailed off

14 2½ [82¾]	14. Brabazon (IRE) 66/1 E M Butterly ³ Barry Potts	E M Butterly ³ Barry Potts	5	109	–	33	42	–
b g In The Wings - Azure Lake (USA) (Lac Ouimet)
Always towards rear, tailed off

15 15 [97¾]	18. Careless Abandon (IRE) 33/1 J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	J P Elliott Gordon Elliott	5	107	–	10	22	–
b m Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Ruwy (Soviet Star)
Always towards rear, tailed off

16 7 [104¾]	5. Deramore Rythm (IRE) 16/1 Alan Crowe William George Rankin	Alan Crowe William George Rankin	9	110 p	90	9	22	–
bb g Norwich - Those Brown Eyes (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led and disputed, ridden in 3rd before 5 out, weakened after 5 out, tailed off

17 dist [134¾]	16. Provincial Lady (IRE) 66/1 Sean Flanagan ⁵ P J Lally	Sean Flanagan ⁵ P J Lally	11	104	–	–	–	–
b m Bigstone (IRE) - Random Chance (Glenstal)
Always towards rear, completely tailed off

18 dist [164¾]	9. Matter Of Opinion I (IRE) 50/1 B M Cash Miss Clare Judith MacMahon	B M Cash Miss Clare Judith MacMahon	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Moonax (IRE) - Stiritup (IRE) (Mandalus)
Always towards rear, behind when refused last, continued to finish completely tailed off

18 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 5m 12.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 148%
1st owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Ballytrim) 1st breeder: W Rock
2nd owner: West Coast Pinner Syndicate (Back To Bid)
3rd owner: Mrs Rosemary Swan (Vickate)
CSF: €60.69

2:35 Down Royal (IRE) 6 Feb 2008

Bank Of Ireland Business & Retail Banking Hurdle