| Course: LEOPARDSTOWN | Race date:18/06/08 | Race time:6:35 | Runners:9 |
| Race distance:1m | Going:Good | Winners time:1m 42.60s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First In Line | F M Berry | Charles O´Brien | 2 | 9-4 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 5/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Hampstead Heath | C O´Donoghue | David Marnane | 6 | 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1 |
| Kayd Kodaun | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 7 | 9-10 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | hd |
| Graceful Star | P J Smullen | D K Weld | 5 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 87 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 2½ |
| Mid Mon Lady | C D Hayes | H Rogers | 4 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 78 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1¼ |
| Herbert Crescent | S Foley | Edward Lynam | 1 | 7-12 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 5/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | hd |
| Mutqan | D P McDonogh | Kevin Prendergast | 3 | 9-3 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | ½ |
| Viking Fire | R M Burke | Reginald Roberts | 8 | 8-6 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1¾ |
| Our Jo Jo | R P Cleary | M Halford | 9 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 80 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | ¾ |
First In Line mid-division, 6th halfway, wide entering straight, headway to 4th 1 1/2f out, led 1f out, kept on well final furlong
Hampstead Heath chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden in 5th 1 1/2f out, kept on well final furlong
Kayd Kodaun tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 1 1/2f out, challenged in close 2nd under 1f out, kept same pace on final furlong
Graceful Star held up, ridden in 7th over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
Mid Mon Lady chased leaders, 2nd halfway, ridden to challenge 1 1/2f out, no extra in close 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace
Herbert Crescent held up towards rear, some headway in 8th over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Mutqan chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden in 6th 1 1/2f out, soon no extra and kept on same pace
Viking Fire always behind
Our Jo Jo led, ridden and strongly pressed 1 1/2f out, headed 1f out, soon weakened
The gelded son of Mull Of Kintyre had encountered trouble in running at a critical stage when sent off the 5-4 favourite for a 50-80 handicap over 7f at this venue three weeks ago. Despite pulling hard in the early stages here, he soon settled into a nice rhythm, and brought wide into the straight in search of the better ground, soon reduced the deficit to get his head in front inside the final furlong. Another handicap over this trip is on the agenda and he might even be more effective on a quicker surface.
Hampstead Heath had run consistently over longer trips, but this was his best display when keeping on well under pressure to snatch second close home.
The same could be said of Graceful Star,who hadn't run since last November. The ground was good to firm when she recorded her sole success in a Roscommon 7f maiden last September. If she encounters quicker ground after this comeback run, she might be on a competitive mark.
Mid Mon Lady travelled well in second into the straight, but she was soon struggling to maintain that momentum when the tempo increased. (BF)
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