| Course: LISTOWEL | Race date:01/06/08 | Race time:3:15 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Firm | Winners time:1m 41.40s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atacanta | P Townend | Patrick J Flynn | 9 | 9-6 | 4 | 0 | 57 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Chesterton | D M Grant | John Joseph Murphy | 5 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 3½ |
| Alf Tupper | C O´Donoghue | Adrian McGuinness | 11 | 9-1 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | ¾ |
| Damasque | M J Lane | L Young | 4 | 9-0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 7/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1 |
| Always On Top | B A Curtis | Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney | 3 | 8-8 | 6 | 0 | 45 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2 |
| Matjar | D B Dias | Joseph Quinn | 10 | 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 50 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | hd |
| Russian View | C D Hayes | Edward Lynam | 7 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 55 | 100/30F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 3 |
| Reen Princess | E J McNamara | A J McNamara | 12 | 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1 |
| Dr Zing | D J Moran | T Hogan | 1 | 8-2 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | nk |
| Yodollah | C P Geoghegan | P D Deegan | 6 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | ¾ |
| Blackisthecolour | M A Phillips | Ms Joanna Kunc | 2 | 9-7 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | nk |
| Drummond Forces | J A Heffernan | John J Walsh | 8 | 10-0 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 1¼ |
| Sir Ginger | W J Lee | Augustine Leahy | 13 | 9-8 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 3 |
Atacanta soon led, clear into straight, stayed on well, comfortably
Chesterton always prominent, moderate 3rd into straight, soon no impression under pressure, kept on into 2nd inside final furlong
Alf Tupper tracked leaders, moderate 6th into straight, soon no impression, kept on without threatening under pressure
Damasque mid-division, progress into moderate 5th into straight, soon no impression, kept on without threatening
Always On Top towards rear, progress into moderate 2nd from before straight, soon no impression under pressure
Matjar mid-division, 7th before halfway, no impression and kept on same pace from before straight
Russian View mid-division, 7th approaching straight, soon no impression under pressure
Reen Princess mid-division, moderate 7th into straight, soon no impression under pressure
Dr Zing soon ridden towards rear, never a factor
Yodollah prominent, soon 2nd, moderate 4th into straight, soon no extra under pressure
Blackisthecolour towards rear, no impression under pressure from soon after halfway
Drummond Forces towards rear for most, never a factor
Sir Ginger prominent, lost place approaching straight, soon weakened
Chesterton showed a bit of ability on his handicap debut. Racing handily, he was chasing the winner when that horse kicked on and he couldn't really respond. He kept on well enough and evidently has enough ability to win a handicap.
Blinkers were left off Alf Tupper today and it did no harm. Always reasonably handy, like the runner-up, he couldn't quicken when the winner did, and againlike the runner-up he kept on well enough at one pace inside the last.
Always On Top was another that was fairly prominent for most of the journey but was only able to keep on at one pace in the straight.
Favourite, Russian View, was prominent early, but lost his place before halfway and never looked likely from over two furlongs out. His jockey later reported that the horse never travelled. He was found to be post-race normal after veterinary examination. [JOH]
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