Full Result 4.25 Listowel (IRE) | 18 September 2008

Kevin McManus Beginners Chase

(4yo+) 2m6f Soft 16 fences

1st €11,056 2nd €2,576 3rd €1,136 4th €656

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Dashing George (IRE) 11/4 P W Flood E McNamara	P W Flood E McNamara	6	1112	–	97	127	–
ch g Beneficial - Here It Is (IRE) (Stanford)
Chased leaders, soon moderate 3rd, 2nd from 7 out, closed 4 out, on terms approaching next and soon in front, quickly clear, stayed on well, easily (op 3/1 tchd 5/2)

2 10	9. Parsons Pistol (IRE) 6/4F Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	1112	–	87	115	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Parsons Honour (IRE) (The Parson)
Chased leader in moderate 2nd, slight mistake 8th, bad mistake 7 out, soon dropped to 3rd, no impression under pressure from 3 out, 2nd and kept on same pace approaching last (op 7/4 tchd 2/1)

3 7 [17]	4. Fools Rush (IRE) 50/1 Eddie Power ⁵ David J Geary	Eddie Power ⁵ David J Geary	6	117	–	80	108	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Idiot's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led and clear, reduced lead and slight mistake 4 out, soon joined and headed, no extra and dropped to 3rd approaching last

4 16 [33]	5. Goldstown Boy (IRE) 50/1 Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	Mr C J Sweeney ³ Rodger Sweeney	7	119	–	64	92	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Lough Suedy (IRE) (Balinger)
Mid-division, some headway into poor 5th 6 out, soon no impression, 4th and kept on same pace from well before 3 out

5 5½ [38½]	6. HiltsI (IRE) 8/1 Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	Niki O'Shea ³ Conor O'Dwyer	7	119	–	59	86	–
b g Naheez (USA) - Rush For Gold (Mugatpura)
Chased leaders, poor 4th 6 out, soon no impression, dropped to 5th from 4 out

6 15 [53½]	11. Bronte Bay (IRE) 4/1 Tom Doyle Paul W Flynn	Tom Doyle Paul W Flynn	5	119	–	40	68	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Clever Kelly (Alflora)
Mid-division, poor 6th at 6th, no danger and kept on same pace from before 7 out

7 9 [62½]	14. War Officer (IRE) 10/1 Davy Russell M F Morris	Davy Russell M F Morris	5	119	–	31	59	–
b g Luso - Art Lover (IRE) (Over The River)
Chased leaders, poor 4th at 6th, soon lost place and no danger from before 7 out

8 2½ [65]	7. Litani River (IRE) 50/1 B M Cash J T Gorman	B M Cash J T Gorman	7	1112	–	31	60	–
b g New Frontier I (IRE) - Polly Plum (IRE) (Pollerton)
Mid-division best, reminders towards rear 9th, soon no danger

9 15 [80]	8. Ophorique (FR) 20/1 Mr Derek O'Connor N F Glynn	Mr Derek O'Connor N F Glynn	6	1112	–	15	45	–
b g April Night (FR) - Grageline (FR) (Hellios)
Towards rear for most, never a factor

10 14 [94]	16. Myfirstanonlylove (IRE) 50/1 K Schous ⁷ N F Glynn	K Schous ⁷ N F Glynn	5	1011	77	–	23	–
b m Bob Back (USA) - Kelly Gales (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always towards rear

11 dist [124]	12. Lion Valley (IRE) 20/1 B C Byrnes ³ S Braddish	B C Byrnes ³ S Braddish	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Welsh Lion (IRE) - Pharmacy Trio (IRE) (Meneval)
Never a factor, no danger from before 7 out, completely tailed off

PU	10. Twofan (USA) 12/1 Niall P Madden C Byrnes	Niall P Madden C Byrnes	7	1112	94	–	–	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Double Wedge (USA) (Northern Baby)
Always behind, no extra under pressure after halfway, pulled up before 4 out (op 10/1)

PU	13. The Wrong Bid (IRE) 33/1 Mr M J Doran ⁷ Miss Martina Anne Doran	Mr M J Doran ⁷ Miss Martina Anne Doran	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Darnay - Vulcan Belle (Royal Vulcan)
Chased leaders, soon poor 5th, 6th 6 out, weakened and completely tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

13 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 5m 58.90s (slow by 41.90s) Total SP: 135%
Non-runners: Arc Lemanique, Buailteoir, Good Thyne Jack, Miss Meehan
1st owner: Bellflower Racing Limited (Dashing George) 1st breeder: Miss Irene Hatton
2nd owner: R J Bagnall (Parsons Pistol)
3rd owner: David J Geary (Fools Rush)
Tote win: €4 PL: €1.70 €1.50 €9.10 Ex: €6.60 CSF: €8.34

4:25 Listowel (IRE) 18 Sep 2008

Kevin McManus Beginners Chase