Full Result 3.25 Leopardstown (IRE) | 11 May 2008

Milltown Handicap

(3yo+) 1m4f Good

1st €21,157.50 2nd €6,207.50 3rd €2,957.50 4th €1,007.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	2. Merveilles 7/1 Fran Berry Mrs John Harrington	Fran Berry Mrs John Harrington	5	811 p	85	74	91	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Finlaggan (Be My Chief)
Very slowly away, in rear, went moderate 6th from 2f out, steady headway to lead in centre of track under 1f out, quickly clear, easily (op 13/2)

2⁽⁴⁾ 4½	6. Balakan (IRE) 3/1J Rory Cleary M Halford	Rory Cleary M Halford	7	85	79	61	78	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Balanka (IRE) (Alzao)
Led, went clear with 2nd approaching straight, strongly pressed and joined 2f out, regained lead over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong, kept on same pace (op 7/2)

3⁽⁷⁾ 1 [5½]	8. Siege Of Ennis (IRE) 3/1J Willie Supple Edward P Harty	Willie Supple Edward P Harty	4	84 2	78	58	75	–
b g Celtic Swing - Riyda (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, moderate 4th approaching straight, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 2f out (op 7/2)

4⁽²⁾ hd [5¾]	1. Mutakarrim 10/1 Mr P T Finn ¹⁰ D K Weld	Mr P T Finn ¹⁰ D K Weld	11	95	103	83	100	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Alyakkh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Soon in rear of mid-division, dropped to last and trailing over 3f out, kept on without threatening under pressure straight

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [6½]	9. Dukedom 14/1 Amy Kathleen Parsons ⁷ T G McCourt	Amy Kathleen Parsons ⁷ T G McCourt	5	711 6	78	57	73	–
gr h Highest Honor (FR) - Rose Noble (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Tracked leaders in 3rd, 2nd halfway, clear of remainder with leader approaching straight, ridden to challenge and dispute lead 2f out, headed and no extra from over 1f out

6⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [7¾]	7. Houston Dynimo (IRE) 6/1 Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast	Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast	3	84 1	97	72	90	–
b c Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Quiet Mouse (USA) (Quiet American)
Chased leaders, 4th over 4f out, soon ridden, moderate 3rd approaching straight, no impression from 2f out (op 5/1)

7⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [11¼]	10. Global Wings (IRE) 33/1 Martin Harley ⁷ P M Rogers	Martin Harley ⁷ P M Rogers	5	711 10	78	49	66	–
ch m In The Wings - Blushing Minstrel (IRE) (Nicholas)
In rear of mid-division, 7th over 4f out, no impression under pressure straight

8⁽⁹⁾ 3 [14¼]	5. Tango Foxtrot (IRE) 10/1 N G McCullagh W P Mullins	N G McCullagh W P Mullins	6	86	80	46	63	–
bb g Foxhound (USA) - Tango Two Thousand (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
Towards rear, progress into moderate 5th approaching straight, no impression under pressure from 2f out (op 9/1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [17¾]	4. Cloone River (IRE) 9/1 Wayne Lordan C F Swan	Wayne Lordan C F Swan	12	86 t	80	40	57	–
bb g Un Desperado (FR) - Grangemills (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, ridden in 5th over 4f out, lost place and no impression approaching straight (jockey said gelding hung right throughout) (op 9/1 tchd 10/1)

10⁽³⁾ 9 [26¾]	3. Zaralabad (IRE) 14/1 W J Lee C F Swan	W J Lee C F Swan	4	811	85	30	48	–
b c Fantastic Light (USA) - Zarannda (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden in 3rd over 4f out, lost place and weakened approaching straight, eased final furlong

10 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 2m 33.51s (slow by 2.01s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: B B Horse Racing Club (Merveilles) 1st breeder: Exors Of The Late Major C R Ph
2nd owner: Conn Syndicate (Balakan)
3rd owner: David Jordan (Siege Of Ennis)
Tote win: €7.90 PL: €2.30 €1.60 €1.90 Ex: €29.70 CSF: €29.50 Tricast: €79.28

3:25 Leopardstown (IRE) 11 May 2008

Milltown Handicap