| Course: DUNDALK | Race date:17/04/08 | Race time:9:10 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m2½f | Going:Standard | Winners time:2m 17.15s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Tart | J A Heffernan | J F O´Shea | 2 | 9-6 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Rosangla | N G McCullagh | F Oakes | 1 | 9-9 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 7/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1¼ |
| Blaise Hollow | S Foley | John C McConnell | 14 | 9-2 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | ¾ |
| Show Blessed | P J Smullen | Ms Joanna Morgan | 9 | 9-8 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 7/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1¼ |
| Patrickswell | C P Geoghegan | Marcus Callaghan | 11 | 9-11 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 5½ |
| Charlemagne | P Shanahan | Lester Winters | 10 | 9-13 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 4 |
| Tupia | M Harley | John Joseph Hanlon | 3 | 9-2 | 6 | 0 | 55 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 2 |
| Eurosceptique | D J Moran | M M Lynch | 13 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 10 |
| Blacks Choice | R P Cleary | J F O´Shea | 6 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 10 |
| Mountain Melody | W J Lee | Patrick Carey | 5 | 8-13 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1 |
| Garra Princess | F M Berry | Patrick Morris | 4 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1 |
| Captain Stirling | M G Cleary | Norman Cassidy | 8 | 9-5 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 1½ |
| Mishall | B A Curtis | T J Arnold | 12 | 8-8 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 3 |
| Platium Starlight | C D Hayes | J J Gault | 7 | 9-6 | 8 | 0 | 52 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 18 |
Blueberry Tart held up, headway to 8th 4f out, improved to 3rd 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, ridden and kept on well final furlong
Rosangla tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, stayed on to 2nd under 1f out, kept on
Blaise Hollow dwelt, towards rear, headway to 6th 2f out, ridden in 4th 1 1/2f out, 2nd briefly over 1f out, kept on
Show Blessed chased leader, led before halfway, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, 3rd over 1f out, kept on same pace
Patrickswell chased leaders, 5th halfway, improved to challenge 2f out, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
Charlemagne dwelt, towards rear, headway entering straight, 6th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace
Tupia mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on same pace
Eurosceptique chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Blacks Choice led, headed before halfway, chased leader, ridden and weakened entering straight
Mountain Melody chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened entering straight
Garra Princess always towards rear
Captain Stirling dwelt, reminders after 1f, always towards rear
Mishall mid-division, ridden and weakened 4f out
Platium Starlight tracked leaders, 7th halfway, weakened 5f out, eased straight
BLUEBERRY TART was settled just off the pace, made progress from early in the straight and once hitting the front a furlong out she found plenty and fought off her challengers. She’ll probably come back here for a similar event.
Runner-up Rosangla had a reasonable position on the inside the whole way, and kept on well all the way to the line to chase home the winner. She seems to appreciate this surface and looks good enough to win a similar event.
If there was a slightly unlucky horse, it was Blaise Hollow. He dwelt coming out of the stalls and was last after a furlong, but made progress through the field over the last half mile. He came to challenge a furlong out but could find no extra while the winner just pulled out that bit more. It would have been interesting to see what he might have achieved with a level break.
Flattering to deceive somewhat was Patrickswell. Always reasonable handy, he travelled well to move up alongside the leader over two furlongs out, but his effort petered out inside the final furlong and a half as if stamina was an issue.
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