Full Result 2.05 Thurles (IRE) | 20 November 2008

Cahir Maiden Hurdle

(4yo) 2m Soft 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	1. Alpine Eagle (IRE) 11/10F Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	4	117	–	34	129	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Alpine Symphony (Northern Dancer)
Chased leaders, moderate 7th halfway, headway to 3rd 4 out, 2nd before next, closed on leader after 3 out, led approaching 2 out, clear before last, very easily (op 11/10 tchd 11/8)

2 14	14. The Rebel Returns (IRE) 25/1 Niall P Madden M F Morris	Niall P Madden M F Morris	4	112	–	11	94	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Ithastobesaid (IRE) (LanfrancoI)
Mid-division, headway to moderate 4th 3 out, ridden in 3rd and mistake 2 out, stayed on to 2nd close home

3 ½ [14½]	2. Giant Slalom 33/1 Andrew P Thornton ⁷ T G McCourt	Andrew P Thornton ⁷ T G McCourt	4	110	–	15	99	–
b g Tomba - Fallara (FR) (Tropular)
Led and clear, reduced advantage after 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace, lost 2nd close home

4 1¾ [16¼]	12. Rochester Row I (IRE) 5/2 Davy Russell C Byrnes	Davy Russell C Byrnes	4	112	105	7	92	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Little Glasgow (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, stayed on to 4th 2 out, kept on one pace (op 7/2 tchd 2/1)

5 12 [28¼]	6. All Ireland (IRE) 25/1 Ken Whelan T J O'Mara	Ken Whelan T J O'Mara	4	112	–	–	80	–
b g Beneficial - Madam Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Mid-division, moderate 8th halfway, ridden in 6th and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace straight

6 6 [34¼]	9. Mochua (IRE) 16/1 Ian McCarthy ⁵ Adrian Sexton	Ian McCarthy ⁵ Adrian Sexton	4	1011	–	–	74	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Devilabit (IRE) (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, headway to moderate 2nd halfway, ridden in 3rd before 3 out, weakened before next, kept on one pace straight

7 7 [41¼]	8. Lus Na Hoiche (IRE) 50/1 Mr M M O'Connor ⁵ Ms M M Gannon	Mr M M O'Connor ⁵ Ms M M Gannon	4	1011 t	–	–	67	–
b f Fath (USA) - Hariyana (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Mid-division, ridden and no impression before 3 out, poor 8th entering straight, kept on one pace

8 6 [47¼]	18. Pinguina (IRE) 8/1 Andrew J McNamara Edward P Harty	Andrew J McNamara Edward P Harty	4	1011	–	–	56	–
b f Golan (IRE) - Olean (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, moderate 6th halfway, ridden in 5th before 3 out, no extra (op 7/1)

9 dist [77¼]	13. Run For Charlie (IRE) 12/1 Alain Cawley ³ Paul Nolan	Alain Cawley ³ Paul Nolan	4	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Quws - Rainbow Alliance (IRE) (Golden Love I)
Towards rear for most, poor 9th and no impression entering straight, tailed off (op 10/1)

10 5 [82¼]	4. Shela House 16/1 Tom Doyle J H Culloty	Tom Doyle J H Culloty	4	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Villa Carlotta (Rainbow Quest)
Mid-division, moderate 10th halfway, ridden and no impression before 3 out, kept on one pace, tailed off

11 15 [97¼]	15. Alja's Girl (IRE) 50/1 Shane Jackson ³ P J Rothwell	Shane Jackson ³ P J Rothwell	4	108 p	–	–	–	–
ch f Great Palm (USA) - Rose Wee (IRE) (Roselier)
Chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, weakened 4 out, tailed off

12 15 [112¼]	10. More Shillin'S (IRE) 25/1 J G M Murphy ⁷ C Byrnes	J G M Murphy ⁷ C Byrnes	4	109	–	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Leeside Legend (IRE) (Project Manager)
Always towards rear, tailed off

13 15 [127¼]	5. Sly Tiger (GER) 25/1 P W Flood M Halford	P W Flood M Halford	4	117	–	–	–	–
b g Tiger Hill (IRE) - Shoah (GER) (Acatenango)
In rear of mid-division, weakened 4 out, tailed off

14 dist [157¼]	16. Ballygar Sally (IRE) 50/1 Tommy Treacy David Martin Kelly	Tommy Treacy David Martin Kelly	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b f Accordion (IRE) - Gorgeous Georgina (IRE) (Tirol)
Always towards rear, completely tailed off

F	7. Dont Cross Tina (IRE) 16/1 Shane Butler ⁷ Seamus Fahey	Shane Butler ⁷ Seamus Fahey	4	109	–	–	–	–
b f Cape Cross (IRE) - El Tina (Unfuwain)
Always towards rear, fell 3 out

PU	3. Shanghai Star (IRE) 9/1 Paul Townend ³ W P Mullins	Paul Townend ³ W P Mullins	4	114	–	–	–	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Sweet Surrender (IRE) (Pennekamp)
Chased leaders, moderate 4th halfway, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 10/1)

PU	11. Reen Princess (IRE) 33/1 Mark Walsh A J McNamara	Mark Walsh A J McNamara	4	112	–	–	–	–
ch f Oscar Schindler (IRE) - Early Fin (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
In rear of mid-division, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

RO	17. Honours Graduate (IRE) 50/1 Lenny Flynn ³ Paul John Gilligan	Lenny Flynn ³ Paul John Gilligan	4	108	–	–	–	–
b f Presenting - Aremebooksready (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Always towards rear, ran out after 2 out

18 ran Off time: 2:05:00 Winning time: 4m 20.10s (slow by 33.10s) Total SP: 152%
Non-runners: Bonington, Default, Mikael D'Haguenet
1st owner: John P McManus (Alpine Eagle) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud And Orpendale
2nd owner: Michael O'Flynn (The Rebel Returns)
3rd owner: T Manley (Giant Slalom)
Tote win: €1.70 PL: €1.10 €16 €14.80 Ex: €129.40 CSF: €47.59

2:05 Thurles (IRE) 20 Nov 2008

Cahir Maiden Hurdle