Full Result 2.35 Thurles (IRE) | 27 March 2008

Urlingford Maiden Hurdle

(4-5yo) 2m Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €5,873.50 2nd €1,368.50 3rd €603.50 4th €348.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	18. Serpentaria 9/2 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	4	109	–	37	107	–
b f Golden Snake (USA) - French Spice (Cadeaux Genereux)
Tracked leader in 2nd, not fluent 1st, led soon after 4 out, ridden clear from after 2 out, stayed on well, comfortably (op 7/2)

2 10	9. Global Position (IRE) 12/1 D P Fahy ⁵ Desmond McDonogh	D P Fahy ⁵ Desmond McDonogh	5	1013	–	34	102	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Direct Lady (IRE) (Fools Holme)
Mid-division, ridden to go moderate 6th early straight, 5th 2 out, kept on well without troubling winner to go 2nd near finish

3 ¾ [10¾]	17. Fly Home Cassy (IRE) 25/1 Martin Burke ⁷ John M Burke	Martin Burke ⁷ John M Burke	5	106	–	28	96	–
br m Rudimentary (USA) - Maura's Lady (IRE) (Warcraft I)
Always prominent, no impression under pressure in moderate 4th from 3 out, disputing moderate 2nd when mistake last, dropped to 3rd near finish

4 6 [16¾]	6. Maximo (GER) 4/1F Mark Bolger ⁷ T G McCourt	Mark Bolger ⁷ T G McCourt	5	115	103	33	103	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Maltage (USA) (Affirmed)
Chased leaders, closer in 2nd 3 out, no impression under pressure from next, slight mistake and no extra from last (op 6/1)

5 3 [19¾]	7. Trafalgar Day 16/1 Andrew J McNamara E McNamara	Andrew J McNamara E McNamara	5	1112	–	29	100	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Rosy Sunset (IRE) (Red Sunset)
In rear of mid-division, ridden to go moderate 9th early straight, kept on without threatening (jockey said gelding jumped slowly and ran green in the early part of this race but stayed on well in the closing stages)

6 3 [22¾]	3. Call My Bluff (FR) 33/1 B C Byrnes ³ S Braddish	B C Byrnes ³ S Braddish	5	119	–	25	97	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Baino Bluff (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, moderate 4th when slight mistake and ridden 5 out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace approaching 3 out

7 1 [23¾]	4. Gizmondo 10/1 P A Carberry R J Osborne	P A Carberry R J Osborne	5	1112	–	24	96	–
ch g Lomitas - India Atlanta (Ahonoora)
Led, hung off bends, slight mistake 4 out, soon headed, dropped to moderate 3rd next, no extra

8 1 [24¾]	2. Blues In The Night (IRE) 20/1 Sean McDermott ³ Valentine Donoghue	Sean McDermott ³ Valentine Donoghue	5	119 t	–	22	95	–
ch g Bluebird (USA) - Always True (USA) (Geiger Counter)
Chased leaders, moderate 5th 3 out, soon no impression under pressure, pecked next, no extra

9 7 [31¾]	1. Baskerville 12/1 Sean Flanagan ³ David A Kiely	Sean Flanagan ³ David A Kiely	5	119	–	13	88	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Miss Up N Go (Gorytus)
Mid-division, no impression under pressure approaching 3 out

10 hd [32]	10. More Chimney'S (IRE) 50/1 Shane Jackson ³ P J Rothwell	Shane Jackson ³ P J Rothwell	5	111 b¹	–	5	80	–
gr g Taipan (IRE) - Pet Tomjammar (IRE) (Accordion)
Mid-division best, no impression from 4 out

11 3½ [35½]	5. Lucky Spring (IRE) 9/1 Josh Byrne Patrick Martin	Josh Byrne Patrick Martin	5	1112	–	8	85	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Charlton Spring (IRE) (Masterclass)
Towards rear, no danger and kept on same pace from 4 out (op 8/1)

12 2½ [38]	12. Persian Conqueror (IRE) 33/1 Paul W Flynn Paul W Flynn	Paul W Flynn Paul W Flynn	5	114	–	–	74	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Persian Fantasy (Persian Bold)
Towards rear, no danger from 4 out

13 12 [50]	13. Scolboa King (IRE) 9/1 D J Casey S J Treacy	D J Casey S J Treacy	5	114	–	–	62	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Keen To Please (Keen)
Mid-division, moderate 7th approaching 5 out, no extra from next (op 10/1)

14 29 [79]	15. Friarscourt (USA) 25/1 Robbie Power R J Osborne	Robbie Power R J Osborne	4	110	–	–	29	–
ch c Pleasant Tap (USA) - Dance Tempo (CAN) (The Minstrel)
Always towards rear, tailed off

15 4½ [83½]	11. Mugs Game (IRE) 33/1 Mr C P McNally ⁷ A J Martin	Mr C P McNally ⁷ A J Martin	5	1011	–	–	29	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Windfall (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Mid-division, no extra from 4 out, tailed off

16 8 [91½]	8. Rhythm 'N' Blues (IRE) 16/1 Phillip Enright ⁵ Ronald O'Neill	Phillip Enright ⁵ Ronald O'Neill	5	112	–	–	24	–
b m Sinndar (IRE) - Cadence (Cadeaux Genereux)
Mid-division best, no extra from 4 out, tailed off

17 18 [109½]	14. Avanti Albert (IRE) 25/1 Davy Russell A J Martin	Davy Russell A J Martin	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g King Charlemagne (USA) - Albertville I (GER) (Top Ville)
Always towards rear, tailed off (jockey said gelding hung badly left throughout)

UR	16. Hunting Tower 9/2 Ken Whelan G T Lynch	Ken Whelan G T Lynch	4	110 t	–	–	–	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Fictitious I (Machiavellian)
Chasing leaders in 7th when unseated rider 1st (op 7/2)