| Course: NAVAN | Race date:27/04/08 | Race time:3:20 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:5f | Going:Good To Yielding | Winners time:1m 6.00s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blas Ceoil | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 4 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Nubar Lady | W M Lordan | T Stack | 13 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | nk |
| Silver Shoon | P J Smullen | D K Weld | 6 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100/30J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | shd |
| Beauthea | C D Hayes | H Rogers | 8 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | ¾ |
| Vegas Baby | J A Heffernan | David Wachman | 10 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | nk |
| Spavento | N G McCullagh | P J Prendergast | 7 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | hd |
| Brown Vixen | P Shanahan | Tracey Collins | 9 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1 |
| Daffodil Walk | W J Supple | P D Deegan | 2 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ½ |
| Shemovedthuthefair | F M Berry | Miss Martina Anne Doran | 3 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1 |
| Likeaflamingo | R P Cleary | Michael Cunningham | 5 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | nk |
| Choose Me | D P McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 1 | 9-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100/30J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | shd |
| Jessicas Girl | P B Beggy(3) | Eamon Tyrrell | 12 | 8-11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 3 |
| Venetian Dove | E J McNamara(7) | Miss Martina Anne Doran | 11 | 8-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 1 |
Blas Ceoil led and disputed, headed 1 1/2f out, rallied final furlong, regained lead 100yds from finish, kept on well under pressure
Nubar Lady tracked leaders, headway on outer after halfway, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed final furlong, headed 100yds from finish, kept on
Silver Shoon tracked leaders, 6th 2f out, not clear run, 5th well inside final furlong, ran on close home
Beauthea slowly away and driven along in rear, ran on strongly from over 1f out, nearest at finish
Vegas Baby held up, progress under 2f out, 4th inside final furlong, kept on
Spavento prominent, 3rd under 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Brown Vixen chased leaders, 7th and ridden 2f out, 6th inside final furlong, eased close home
Daffodil Walk held up, no impression from 2f out
Shemovedthuthefair towards rear, last 2f out, kept on same pace
Likeaflamingo held up, no impression from under 2f out
Choose Me close up and disputed lead, ridden and headed under 2f out, weakened
Jessicas Girl mid-division early, weakened from 2f out
Venetian Dove prominent, 4th halfway, soon weakened
Given a prominent ride by Kevin Manning, Blas Ceoil, who had finished fourth on her sole start at Dundalk ten days earlier, had to give way to Nubar Lady before getting her head back in front over 100 yards from the line and also had to hold off numerous other late challenges.
At the furlong pole, Nubar Lady looked the most likely winner when hitting the front but she perhaps came with her charge too soon and she was worn down close home. This was a smart debut however from Tommy Stack's filly.
Another hard-luck case was Beauthea, who completely missed the break and was last in the early stages before flying home to finish a close fourth and beaten roughly a length. She looks one to keep an eye on the next day.
Vegas Baby is another of the debutantes who caught the eye, having travelled well for the majority of this contest, but was one-paced when the tempo increased. [RC]
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