Full Result 4.45 Down Royal (IRE) | 22 June 2008

Britvic Northern Ireland Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase

(5yo+) 2m4f Good To Yielding 13 fences

1st €17,902.50 2nd €5,252.50 3rd €2,502.50 4th €852.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Emotional Article (IRE) 6/1 A B Joyce ⁵ T J Taaffe	A B Joyce ⁵ T J Taaffe	8	107	123	61	125	–
ch g Definite Article - Cairo Lady (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, led 3rd, narrowly headed 3 out, stayed on to narrow lead again before last, strongly pressed run-in, kept on well

2 1	2. Dom Fontenail (FR) 8/1 Barry Geraghty D M Leigh	Barry Geraghty D M Leigh	9	112 b	127	64	128	–
gr g Tel Quel (FR) - Ninon Fontenail (FR) (Turgeon)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to challenge after 4 out, ridden in 3rd approaching 2 out, challenged before last, kept on well run-in, no extra close home

3 ½ [1½]	5. Team Allstar (IRE) 5/1 Mark Walsh Niall Madden	Mark Walsh Niall Madden	9	105	116	52	117	–
ch g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Bint Alsarab (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and headed before last, no extra in 3rd run-in, kept on

4 5½ [7]	8. Litron (IRE) 10/1 Conor Maxwell ⁷ J J Lambe	Conor Maxwell ⁷ J J Lambe	11	93 3 p	107	38	102	–
bb g Satco (FR) - Cornamucla (Lucky Guy I)
Chased leaders, ridden in 4th before 3 out, soon no extra, kept on same pace under pressure

5 23 [30]	9. Rugged Man (IRE) 14/1 Ross Geraghty J G Cosgrave	Ross Geraghty J G Cosgrave	10	910 6	107	14	79	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - The Grey (GER) (Pentathlon)
Chased leaders, ridden in 6th after 5 out, kept on one pace under pressure

6 22 [52]	4. Naples 5/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	9	105	116	–	66	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Glow Again (The Brianstan)
Led, headed 3rd, chased leaders, 6th approaching 8th where mistake and dropped to rear, ridden 5 out, soon no impression, moderate 8th 3 out, kept on one pace straight (op 5/1)

7 2½ [54½]	6. Mon Oiseau (FR) 7/2J Kevin Coleman A L T Moore	Kevin Coleman A L T Moore	8	912 p	109	–	57	–
b g Port Lyautey (FR) - Amour D'Oiseau (FR) (Dirak Creiomin)
Soon chased leaders, slight mistake in 5th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 3/1)

8 10 [64½]	10. Narrackses (IRE) 33/1 Pierce Gallagher ⁵ Patrick O Brady	Pierce Gallagher ⁵ Patrick O Brady	9	95 27 t	107	–	45	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Blue Heights (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Always towards rear

9 19 [83½]	1. Light On The Broom (IRE) 12/1 Robbie Power Gerard Stack	Robbie Power Gerard Stack	12	1112 t	137	–	56	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Montevelle (IRE) (Montelimar)
Held up towards rear, some headway in 7th before 5 out, ridden and no impression 4 out, soon weakened

PU	7. Nassaro (IRE) 7/2J Robbie Colgan M Halford	Robbie Colgan M Halford	8	911 tp	108	–	–	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Dawnsio (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (rider reported never travelling and started to hang before being pulled up) (jockey said gelding was never travelling, hung and was pulled up) (op 4/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:45:00 Winning time: 5m 7.10s (slow by 19.10s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: T W Walsh (Emotional Article) 1st breeder: Gerry O'Sullivan
2nd owner: Cesar Syndicate (Dom Fontenail)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Team Allstar)
Tote win: €11.30 PL: €3.70 €2.60 €1.90 Ex: €75.30 CSF: €59.04 Tricast: €270.08

4:45 Down Royal (IRE) 22 Jun 2008

Britvic Northern Ireland Galway Plate Trial Handicap Chase