| Course: DOWN ROYAL | Race date:21/06/08 | Race time:4:40 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m5f | Going:Good | Winners time:2m 51.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lios Tulcha | D E Mullins | Miss A M Winters | 13 | 8-11 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| All Heart | J A Heffernan | Thomas Mullins | 5 | 8-13 | 7 | 0 | 45 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 1 |
| Eritrea | D M Grant | Patrick J Flynn | 11 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 4½ |
| Dbest | D P McDonogh | Ms Joanna Morgan | 7 | 9-9 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 5/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 4½ |
| Start From Scratch | I G Grant | Seamus Fahey | 8 | 8-3 | 9 | 0 | 45 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 3 |
| Nora Chrissie | R P Cleary | Niall Moran | 1 | 9-8 | 6 | 0 | 54 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 3½ |
| Academy Show | S Foley | Aidan Anthony Howard | 3 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 7 |
| Swallow Cliff | C D Hayes | J T Gorman | 14 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | ½ |
| Oriel Flow | M C Hussey | Gerard Keane | 2 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | nk |
| Astronomical Odds | R M Burke | J J Lambe | 12 | 9-6 | 5 | 0 | 52 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 1½ |
| Brabazon | N G McCullagh | Barry Potts | 6 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 10 |
| Sophist | F M Berry | John C McConnell | 4 | 9-10 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 4½ |
| Billy The Boot | D J Moran | Michael McElhone | 9 | 8-10 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 1¼ |
| Wisteria Lawn | K J Manning | Patrick Martin | 10 | 8-13 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 12 |
Lios Tulcha chased leaders, 6th halfway, improved to challenge in 2nd 2 1/2f out, ridden to lead over 2f out, kept on well
All Heart held up towards rear, headway into 7th 3f out, ridden into 4th 2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on final furlong
Eritrea chased leaders, 3rd halfway, improved to lead 2 1/2f out, headed over 2f out, soon no extra, kept on same pace
Dbest tracked leaders, 7th halfway, headway into 5th 3f out, ridden and no extra over 2f out, kept on under pressure into 4th 1f out, no impression on leaders
Start From Scratch chased leaders, led and disputed after 3f, led over 3f out, ridden and headed 2 1/2f out, soon no extra, kept on one pace
Nora Chrissie mid-division, headway into 6th 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace
Academy Show mid-division, 9th 4f out, ridden 3f out, no extra, kept on one pace from 2f out
Swallow Cliff towards rear for most, some late headway, never a factor
Oriel Flow chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out
Astronomical Odds always towards rear
Brabazon always towards rear
Sophist soon chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened over 3f out
Billy The Boot dwelt, soon led, disputed after 3f, ridden in 2nd and no extra over 3f out, soon weakened
Wisteria Lawn mid-division, ridden and weakened 4f out
The winning trainer said afterwards that this horse is very well schooled over hurdles and will be taking that route before long.
All Heart had run only once on the Flat in the past couple of years prior to this, but any hope that her ultra-frustrating tendency to finish second or third might not extend to this sphere were to be disappointed. Held up early, she closed inside the final half mile but in truth the winner got first run.
Dbest looks potentially one of the best handicapped horses on the Flat in Ireland, but heavy rain went against him. Held up early, it was a struggle for him to get into contention inside the final half mile, he never really lookedlike getting there and had no extra inside the final furlong and a half.
Start From Scratch ran well for a long way, racing in second place and travelling well to the front three furlongs out, but his stamina seemed to give way inside the final furlong. JOH
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