| Course: LEOPARDSTOWN | Race date:06/04/08 | Race time:5:15 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m2f | Going:Yielding | Winners time:2m 12.60s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Bay | R P Cleary | J G Burns | 5 | 9-3 | 8 | 0 | 78 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Honey Run | E J McNamara | Noel Meade | 4 | 7-13 | 4 | 0 | 67 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | nk |
| Dani's Girl | D P McDonogh | P A Fahy | 1 | 10-0 | 5 | 0 | 89 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | hd |
| Siege Of Ennis | F M Berry | Edward P Harty | 9 | 9-1 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 3/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ¾ |
| Sagarich | W M Lordan | C F Swan | 7 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1 |
| Fereeji | R F Keogh | P D Deegan | 8 | 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 73 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | shd |
| Dukedom | P J Smullen | T G McCourt | 2 | 8-12 | 5 | 0 | 73 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1¾ |
| Tipolino | C D Hayes | H Rogers | 6 | 8-4 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | shd |
| Indian Spring | M J Kinane | E J O´Grady | 12 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 2 |
| Don't Be Bitin | J Murtagh | Eoin Griffin | 11 | 8-11 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | ¾ |
| Borouj | M C Hussey | Philip Fenton | 14 | 8-4 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | ½ |
| Chakeera | D J Moran | Matthieu Palussiere | 10 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 6 |
| Numen | P Shanahan | Tracey Collins | 3 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 5 |
| Corsican Native | C O´Donoghue | J P Broderick | 13 | 8-13 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 27 |
Dolphin Bay dwelt, towards rear, headway to 6th entering straight, close 3rd 1f out, soon led, kept on well
Honey Run dwelt, soon chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, headed under 1f out, kept on well
Dani´s Girl chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 6th 2f out, 5th 1f out, kept on well final furlong
Siege Of Ennis held up, headway in 9th over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
Sagarich mid-division, headway in 6th 3f out, improved to 3rd 2f out, ridden in 4th and no extra 1f out, kept on same pace
Fereeji tracked leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 8th 2f out, kept on same pace
Dukedom chased leader, improved to lead entering straight, soon strongly pressed, headed 1 1/2f out, kept on, no extra final furlong
Tipolino towards rear, headway in 7th 2f out, ridden in 6th and no impression 1f out, kept on same pace
Indian Spring tracked leaders, 8th halfway, ridden in 9th 2f out, 7th over 1f out and no impression
Don´t Be Bitin chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight
Borouj towards rear, headway on inner to 5th over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened
Chakeera always towards rear
Numen led, ridden and headed entering straight, soon weakened
Corsican Native mid-division, weakened before straight, eased over 1f out, tailed off
Burns said: “He’ll go to Killarney again for the Murphys Irish Stout Handicap Hurdle and hopefully Nina [Carberry] will be available. We have five weeks to prime him for that.” He should appreciate the likelihood of more drying ground next month.
The lightly raced Honey Run hadn't run since winning over further at Tramore last August but she showed enough here to suggest she should be winning again soon. Coming from these quarters, she's probably likely to jump a hurdle before long and she might want another couple of furlongs to be seen at her best in this sphere.
Dani's Girl was faced with a tough task shouldering this big weight but she kept on under pressure in the closing stages. The stewards inquired into possible interference in the closing stages and after looking at the evidence advised her rider to ride with more care in the future.
Sagarich, not seen since last September, was done no favours inside the final furlongwhen tight for room and was probably better than her final placing.
Dukedom raced prominently and got to the front in the straight but he emptied quickly when challenged. This was his first outing of the year and he might be capable of some improvement.
First-time blinkers failed to have the desired effect on Indian Spring, while Grade 2-winning chaser Don’t Be Bitin raced in the leading group but couldn’t maintain that momentum entering the straight. His two previous Flat wins came over 1m4f and this shorter journey was probably against him. [BF]
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