| Course: CURRAGH | Race date:25/05/08 | Race time:5:10 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Firm | Winners time:1m 44.60s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalidaha | M J Kinane | John M Oxx | 11 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 9/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| First In Line | F M Berry | Charles O´Brien | 14 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 9/2J | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | shd |
| Holly Hawk | J P Fahy | Kevin F O´Donnell | 12 | 8-0 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1½ |
| Castle Bar Sling | D P McDonogh | T J O´Mara | 15 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 3½ |
| Mid Mon Lady | C D Hayes | H Rogers | 3 | 8-13 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | nk |
| Almass | S H James | Kevin Prendergast | 4 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | ½ |
| Becuille | D J Moran | Paul Magnier | 9 | 8-1 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 3½ |
| Ransomed Bride | P J Smullen | D K Weld | 16 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ¾ |
| Le Citadel | W J Supple | P D Deegan | 7 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | nk |
| Laurel Creek | K Latham | M J Grassick | 5 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 70 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | nk |
| Ormond Lad | M C Hussey | Tracey Collins | 13 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | nk |
| Let Me Shine | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 2 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 77 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 1½ |
| Mon Zamin | W M Lordan | Ms Joanna Morgan | 1 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 7 |
Kalidaha held up, headway in 8th 2f out, 5th 1 1/2f out, stayed on well to lead final furlong, kept on well, just held on close home
First In Line tracked leaders, 8th halfway, headway in 6th under 2f out, 5th 1f out, soon stayed on to 3rd, ran on strongly close home, just failed
Holly Hawk dwelt, in rear of mid-division, 8th 3f out, headway to 4th 2f out, improved to lead 1 1/2f out, ridden 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, kept on same pace
Castle Bar Sling chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 2f out, no extra over 1f out, kept on same pace
Mid Mon Lady towards rear, headway to 7th 1 1/2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
Almass prominent early, chased leaders, 2nd halfway, improved to lead over 3f out, soon strongly pressed and disputed, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, weakened final furlong
Becuille chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2 1/2f out, kept on one pace
Ransomed Bride prominent early, chased leaders, improved to dispute 3f out, ridden in close 2nd 2f out, no extra in 4th 1 1/2f out, soon weakened
Le Citadel chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 6th over 2f out, soon weakened
Laurel Creek always towards rear
Ormond Lad soon led, headed over 3f out, ridden in 5th over 2f out, soon weakened
Let Me Shine mid-division, 9th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
Mon Zamin mid-division, closer in 6th halfway, ridden and weakened 3f out
Like the winner, First In Line hadn't been seen since also winning a juvenile handicap at Dundalk last November, but Charles O'Brien's charge was prominent in the betting on his seasonal reappearance.Settled in mid-division on the inside, Fran Berry was forced to come with his run on the outside over 1f out and that switch looked to have paid off when the pair led well inside the final furlong. However, they were caught close home by the winner.
Castle Bar Sling was another aiming to make it two wins on the trotand was also travelling well at the 2f marker but found no extra from that point, while Mid Mon Lady was doing her best work at the finish on what was her first outing on turf.
The Kevin Prendergast-trained Almass was biding for a hat-trickof wins here under top weight but his challenge faltered away after leading the field past the 3f marker, while Mon Zamin, whose last start had seen her beat Tuscan Evening, second past the post in the day's earlier Boylesports Irish 1,000 Guineas, never got involved at any stage during this race before trailing in a disappointing last. [RC]
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