Full Result 4.35 Gowran Park (IRE) | 5 April 2006

Great Oak Maiden Hurdle

(6yo+) 2m Yielding To Soft 9 hurdles

1st €6,910 2nd €1,610 3rd €710 4th €410

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Amber Point (IRE) 14/1 P W Flood J T Gorman	P W Flood J T Gorman	6	1112 t	–	112	112	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Clare Bridge (USA) (Little Current)
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, 2nd after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, strongly pressed from last, edged left under pressure close home, all out (op 12/1)

2 hd	11. Sher Why Not (IRE) 5/4F A J Donoghue ³ C A Murphy	A J Donoghue ³ C A Murphy	8	119	–	112	112	–
b g Shernazar - Whyme I (Derring Rose)
In rear of mid-division, pushed along and headway after 4 out, 3rd approaching 2 out, 2nd and challenged from last, just failed (op 6/4)

3 ¾ [1]	12. Youghal (IRE) 11/2 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	6	1112	–	111	111	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - One Swoop (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leaders, 8th approaching halfway, progress after 3 out, 3rd after 2 out, challenging when not clear run after last, no extra near finish (op 9/2)

4 8 [9]	9. Ice And Soda (IRE) 12/1 D J Casey C F Swan	D J Casey C F Swan	6	1112	–	101	105	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Another Vodka (IRE) (Moscow Society)
Settled 2nd, slight mistake and ridden 3 out, 5th next, kept on from last

5 2 [11]	3. Another Gale (IRE) 12/1 Robbie Power Thomas Mullins	Robbie Power Thomas Mullins	7	1112 t	–	99	101	–
b g Supreme Leader - Gale Eight (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led, headed approaching 2 out, 4th under pressure before last, soon no extra

6 5 [16]	8. Green Debate (USA) 12/1 T G M Ryan Ms F M Crowley	T G M Ryan Ms F M Crowley	6	1112	–	–	96	–
b g Green Dancer (USA) - Verbal Style (USA) (Verbatim)
Mid-division, 10th halfway, kept on same pace from 3 out (op 10/1)

7 1½ [17½]	16. Lugante (IRE) 25/1 Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	6	117	95	–	90	–
b m Luso - Bargante (IRE) (Phardante)
In rear of mid-division, kept on without threatening from 3 out

8 6 [23½]	10. Mitchelstown (IRE) 6/1 Mr J P Magnier ³ C Roche	Mr J P Magnier ³ C Roche	8	119	–	–	89	–
b g Topanoora (IRE) - Can't Afford It (IRE) (Glow)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, no extra after 3 out (op 4/1)

9 ½ [24]	13. Afterburn (IRE) 20/1 Mark Walsh ³ Daniel Miley	Mark Walsh ³ Daniel Miley	7	114	–	–	83	–
b m Moscow Society (USA) - Bucks Grove (IRE) (Buckskin)
Never a factor

10 1½ [25½]	18. Philomel (IRE) 33/1 V T Keane N Dooly	V T Keane N Dooly	7	117	–	–	82	–
b m Topanoora (IRE) - Maryland Flagship (Persian Bold)
Prominent, 3rd halfway, weakened from 4 out

11 7 [32½]	14. Avoca Mist (IRE) 10/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	6	117	–	–	75	–
bb m Luso - Apicat (Buckskin)
Chased leaders early, slight mistake 5th, weakened before 3 out (op 8/1)

12 20 [52½]	7. Exploring (IRE) 33/1 Mr S Keating ⁷ Thomas P O'Connor	Mr S Keating ⁷ Thomas P O'Connor	7	115	–	–	60	–
br g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Caribbean Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, weakened after 4 out (op 25/1)

13 6 [58½]	20. Twilight Breeze (IRE) 33/1 Mr Steven E Ryder ⁵ Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney	Mr Steven E Ryder ⁵ Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney	7	112	–	–	49	–
b m Night Shift (USA) - Touraneena (Robellino)
Chased leaders, 6th before halfway, weakening when mistake 3 out, no extra

14 2 [60½]	17. Onethingandanother (IRE) 33/1 B M Cash Thomas Mullins	B M Cash Thomas Mullins	6	117	–	–	47	–
bb m Glacial Storm (USA) - St Carol (IRE) (Orchestra)
Always behind

15 9 [69½]	6. Diolta Do Dhaithi (IRE) 25/1 Niki O'Shea ⁵ D T Hughes	Niki O'Shea ⁵ D T Hughes	6	117	–	–	43	–
b g Titus Livius (FR) - Neat Dish (CAN) (Stalwart)
Always behind, weakened 4 out, trailing after mistake next (op 20/1)

16 6 [75½]	4. Boscall Hill (IRE) 33/1 Mr B S Carey ⁷ Matthew A Daly	Mr B S Carey ⁷ Matthew A Daly	7	115	–	–	37	–
ch g Teamster - Annabella I (Habitat)
Always behind (op 25/1)

17 20 [95½]	1. Almost Famous I (IRE) 20/1 John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	7	1112	–	–	17	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Smouldering (IRE) (Caerleon)
Always behind, slight mistake and reminders 2nd, weakened 4 out, tailed off (op 16/1)

18 ½ [96]	15. Liberty Star I 33/1 Adrian Lane ³ P A Fahy	Adrian Lane ³ P A Fahy	6	114	–	–	11	–
b m Weldnaas (USA) - Melaura Belle (Meldrum)
Always behind, mistake 4th, weakened after next, tailed off

F	19. Rathvin Raven (IRE) 10/1 Mr P A King ⁷ Michael Aherne	Mr P A King ⁷ Michael Aherne	6	110	95	–	–	–
bb m Taipan (IRE) - Khunasira (FR) (Nishapour)
Prominent, 4th approaching halfway, 6th 4 out, effort after next, in touch when fell 2 out

19 ran Off time: 4:36:00 Winning time: 3m 51.90s (slow by 11.90s) Total SP: 157%
Non-runners: City Deep, Cracking Order, Himself Dreams On, Pure Beautiful
1st owner: Miss M McWey (Amber Point) 1st breeder: Horse Breeding Co
2nd owner: R Winterbotham (Sher Why Not)
3rd owner: Cathal M Ryan (Youghal)
Tote win: €9.50 PL: €1.90 €1.10 €1.60 Ex: €78.20 CSF: €37.46

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

4:35 Gowran Park (IRE) 5 Apr 2006

Great Oak Maiden Hurdle