| Course: TRAMORE | Race date:14/04/08 | Race time:4:55 | Runners:15 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good | Winners time:4m 2.50s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strolling Home | J P Byrne | Patrick Martin | 11-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Arviz | J R Barry | Eoin Doyle | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1½ | |
| Mega Steps | M Darcy | Timothy Doyle | 11-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 6 | |
| Papa Bear | E F Power | L Young | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 2½ | |
| Aggie | M P Walsh | E J O´Grady | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2½ | |
| Soleil Levant | D J Casey | Henry De Bromhead | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | ½ | |
| Keskesay | T G M Ryan | T J Taaffe | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | shd | |
| Armaramak | Andrew J McNamara | E J O´Grady | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 4 | |
| Garryduff East | P A Gallagher | Denis Leahy | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1¼ | |
| Precept | P W Flood | K F O´Brien | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | ½ | |
| Washington Poste | P T Enright | Patrick Joseph Hayes | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | nk | |
| Imperial Hills | R Walsh | W P Mullins | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 3/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 3 | |
| Pillar Of Hercules | I J Power | P Hughes | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 30 | |
| Friarscourt | P A Carberry | R J Osborne | 11-7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 26 | |
| Super Cross | T P Treacy | Ms Joanna Kunc | 11-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | F |
Strolling Home tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway to 4th 3 out, close 4th before 2 out where led, kept on well
Arviz held up, mid-division halfway, headway to 6th after 3 out, improved to close 4th 2 out, ridden into 2nd before next, kept on, not reach winner
Mega Steps chased leaders, 6th halfway, 5th 3 out, ridden in 6th before 2 out, stayed on to 4th last, kept on
Papa Bear chased leaders, improved to lead 4 out, strongly pressed after 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra, kept on same pace
Aggie held up, moderate 11th before 2 out, kept on to 9th before last, stayed on run-in
Soleil Levant mid-division, moderate 7th before 2 out, ridden and kept on same pace
Keskesay chased leader, disputed before 2 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
Armaramak mid-division, ridden in moderate 9th before 2 out, kept on same pace
Garryduff East mid-division, ridden and no impression 3 out
Precept chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened after 3 out
Washington Poste chased leaders, 5th halfway, headway to 3rd 3 out, disputed before 2 out, ridden and no extra approaching 2 out, soon weakened
Imperial Hills badly hampered 1st, towards rear, some headway to moderate 8th after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
Pillar Of Hercules led, headed 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Friarscourt hampered 1st and always behind, completely tailed off
Super Cross fell 1st
Taking closer order on the final circuit, the winner got a nice split one off the railto challenge at the second-last and soon took command, eventually winning very much eased down by just over a length. He’s becoming a consistent performer and can continue to pay his way on good ground.
Arviz is another promising enough individualthat should win a race sooner rather than later. Settled towards the rear, he began to make significant progress to get into a challenging position before the second-last, and while Strolling Home did get first run on him to some degree, he was beaten fair and square.
Always prominent was Mega Steps, and he’s another that wouldn’t surprise many people if he won a race or two. Always tracking the lead, he just wasn’t quite able to hold his position coming out of the dip before running on again after the last. He’s likely to stay further.
There was a nice bit of promise shown by the well-bred mare Aggie. She’s bred to appreciate a trip in excess of this. Held up out the back, she was never involved and had about ten horses in front of her between the final two flights, before staying on well from the last to be nearest at thefinish.
Soleil Levant probably ran better than her finishing position as she was being ridden but was starting to close when making a mistake four out. She would have finished a bit closer but for that.
Favourite Imperial Hills was beaten after one flight. He was brought to a standstill by a faller at the first flight and his race was run at that point.
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