Full Result 3.25 Naas (IRE) | 12 October 2008

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(2yo) 6f Soft

1st €45,570 2nd €13,370 3rd €6,370 4th €2,170

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	4. Tomas An Tsioda (IRE) 7/1 Kevin Manning J S Bolger	Kevin Manning J S Bolger	2	90 b¹	89	74	93	–
br c Bachelor Duke (USA) - Kimola (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Tracked leaders, led 2 1/2f out, ridden and pressed final furlong, kept on well under pressure (op 8/1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ½	1. Heart Of Fire (IRE) 8/1 Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	Declan McDonogh Kevin Prendergast	2	97	96	79	98	–
b c Mujadil (USA) - Heart's Desire (IRE) (Royal Applause)
Mid-division, headway in 5th 1 1/2f out, ridden into 3rd 1f out, stayed on final furlong to go 2nd close home

3⁽¹³⁾ nk [¾]	3. Croisultan (IRE) 9/2J Pat Smullen Liam McAteer	Pat Smullen Liam McAteer	2	90 5	89	71	90	–
ch c Refuse To Bend (IRE) - Zoudie (Ezzoud)
Mid-division, headway into 4th 2f out, ridden into 2nd over 1f out, pressed winner final furlong, no extra close home (op 4/1)

4⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [2½]	2. Choose Me (IRE) 12/1 Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast	Chris Hayes Kevin Prendergast	2	94	93	70	89	–
ch f Choisir (AUS) - Hecuba (Hector Protector)
Towards rear, late headway in 9th 1f out, kept on well final furlong (op 10/1)

5⁽¹²⁾ 1¾ [4¼]	9. Four Star General (IRE) 13/2 Sean Levey ⁵ A P O'Brien	Sean Levey ⁵ A P O'Brien	2	84 2	84	55	75	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Teslemi (USA) (Ogygian)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, headway in 3rd 2f out, ridden in 5th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace (op 6/1 tchd 7/1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [4½]	15. Streetline (IRE) 14/1 Martin Harley ⁵ Miss S Collins	Martin Harley ⁵ Miss S Collins	2	713 2	79	49	69	–
b f Choisir (AUS) - Sidecar (IRE) (Spectrum)
Mid-division, ridden into 6th 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 16/1)

7⁽²⁾ ½ [5]	12. Prayer Boat (IRE) 25/1 Ben Curtis ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	Ben Curtis ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	2	713 1	81	50	70	–
b c Oasis Dream - Reasonably Devout (CAN) (St Jovite)
Prominent, close 2nd approaching halfway, ridden in 2nd under 2f out, no extra in 4th 1f out, kept on one pace

8⁽¹⁰⁾ shd [5]	11. Optimal Power (IRE) 10/1 P B Beggy ³ Edward Lynam	P B Beggy ³ Edward Lynam	2	82 b¹	80	48	68	–
gr c Verglas (IRE) - Optimal I (IRE) (Green Desert)
Mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden in 7th 1f out, no extra final furlong

9⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [6¼]	13. Calm Bay (IRE) 25/1 Shane Foley ⁵ H Rogers	Shane Foley ⁵ H Rogers	2	713	79	43	63	–
b c Medecis - Queen Sigi (IRE) (Fairy King)
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 7th 2f out, no extra in 8th 1f out, kept on one pace

10⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¼]	16. Conry (IRE) 33/1 Danny Mullins ⁷ Patrick Morris	Danny Mullins ⁷ Patrick Morris	2	711 3	79	40	60	–
ch c Captain Rio - Altizaf (Zafonic)
Led, headed 2 1/2f out, ridden in 5th and no extra 2f out, kept on one pace from over 1f out

11⁽⁹⁾ nk [7¾]	7. Tosach Nua (IRE) 12/1 Shane Gorey ³ J T Gorman	Shane Gorey ³ J T Gorman	2	87	85	45	66	–
b c Hawkeye (IRE) - Flame Of Passion (IRE) (Indian Ridge)
Mid-division best, ridden and no impression over 2f out

12⁽¹¹⁾ 2 [9¾]	10. Tarrsille (IRE) 12/1 Keagan Latham G M Lyons	Keagan Latham G M Lyons	2	86 b	81	34	56	–
b c Dansili - Tara Gold (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, soon no extra and weakened

13⁽¹⁶⁾ 2 [11¾]	14. Chorus Of Angels 9/2J Wayne Lordan David Wachman	Wayne Lordan David Wachman	2	84	79	25	48	–
ch f Rock Of Gibraltar (IRE) - Brilliance (Cadeaux Genereux)
Never a factor (op 7/1)

14⁽⁷⁾ 4½ [16¼]	6. Little Arrows (IRE) 14/1 Michael Hussey W McCreery	Michael Hussey W McCreery	2	813	88	19	43	–
b c Danehill Dancer (IRE) - Lovers Walk (USA) (Diesis)
Mid-division best, ridden and weakened over 2f out (op 16/1)

15⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [17¾]	5. Beauthea (IRE) 25/1 Fran Berry H Rogers	Fran Berry H Rogers	2	813	88	14	39	–
b f Barathea (IRE) - Beau Cheval (IRE) (Spectrum)
Slowly into stride and switched start, always behind

16⁽⁸⁾ 27 [44¾]	8. Daggers Bond (IRE) 25/1 Rory Cleary Aidan Anthony Howard	Rory Cleary Aidan Anthony Howard	2	88	83	–	–	–
ch c Daggers Drawn (USA) - Faithfulbond (IRE) (Elbio)
Always towards rear, weakened halfway and soon trailing

16 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 1m 16.90s (slow by 6.60s) Total SP: 138%
1st owner: Mrs J S Bolger & John Corcoran (Tomas An Tsioda) 1st breeder: John O'Connor
2nd owner: Joseph M McGrath (Heart Of Fire)
3rd owner: Brunabonne Syndicate (Croisultan)
Tote win: €7.20 PL: €2.20 €2.40 €2.40 Ex: €77.80 CSF: €66.15

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

3:25 Naas (IRE) 12 Oct 2008

Derrinstown Stud European Breeders Fund Birdcatcher Nursery