| Course: GOWRAN PARK | Race date:22/06/08 | Race time:4:35 | Runners:13 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good | Winners time:3m 42.20s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickardstown | J M Allen | Kieran Purcell | 9-10 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Finns Cross | E C McCarthy | Seamus Lynch | 10-7 | 9 | 0 | 118 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | nk | |
| Swiss Cottage | A P Crowe | Niall Madden | 9-10 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | hd | |
| Adajal | D G Hogan | C F Swan | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1¾ | |
| Rathmore Castle | M Darcy | Mrs Maureen Danagher | 11-12 | 6 | 0 | 130 | 6/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 7 | |
| Power Elite | P T Enright | Noel Meade | 10-4 | 8 | 0 | 113 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1¾ | |
| Not Broke Yet | S J Hassett | Thomas Mullins | 9-7 | 7 | 0 | 102 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | ½ | |
| On Your Way | S W Flanagan | Miss Elizabeth Doyle | 9-11 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 1½ | |
| Pillar Of Hercules | P W Flood | P Hughes | 10-11 | 4 | 0 | 115 | 3/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 17 | |
| Piper's Knowe | N P Madden | Noel Meade | 9-10 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2½ | |
| Salt Lake | A D Leigh | E J O´Grady | 10-7 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 5½ | |
| Due Respect | I J McCarthy | D T Hughes | 9-7 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 12 | |
| Bye The Best | J R Barry | Anthony Mullins | 10-4 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
Rickardstown always prominent, 3rd 3 out, challenged from 2 out, soon led, joined at last, stayed on well run-in
Finns Cross tracked leaders, 5th before 4 out, 8th 3 out, ridden and headway after 2 out, 3rd at last, stayed on well close home
Swiss Cottage towards rear, headway after halfway, 5th 3 out, 3rd 2 out, disputed briefly last, no extra final 100yds
Adajal mid-division, 9th 3 out, headway into 4th 2 out, no impression before last, kept on
Rathmore Castle tracked leaders in 3rd, close 6th 3 out, ridden and dropped to 8th 2 out, 6th at last, kept on
Power Elite tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed after 2 out, 5th and no extra after last
Not Broke Yet in rear of mid-division, 10th approaching 3 out, kept on one pace from before last
On Your Way mid-division, 7th 3 out, 6th 2 out, soon no extra
Pillar Of Hercules led, headed after 3 out, 5th 2 out, weakened, lame
Piper´s Knowe mid-division, headway 4 out, 4th 3 out, soon weakened
Salt Lake always behind, ridden and trailing halfway, kept on from 2 out
Due Respect chased leaders, 6th 5 out, lost touch from 3 out
Bye The Best always behind, pulled up before 2 out
Despite winning twice in his last three outings, RICKARDSTOWN was sent off a 12-1 chance here, but showed his battling qualities to fine effect to hold off the late challenges of both Finns Cross and Swiss Cottage.
This was a step up on what Rickardstown had previously done, winning from 3lb out of the handicap, and connections are now hoping to line up a tilt at one of the big prizes at Galway.
Finns Cross had returned from a break when finishing third at Listowel earlier in the month and he showed the benefit from that outing to be a fast-finishing second afterseeming to get outpaced on the descent to the straight. He looked to be reeling in the winner after jumping the last, but Rickardstown pulled out more on the run-in.
Swiss Cottage looked the most likely winner for most of the way up the straight before giving way to the first two. This was another good effort, and he's likely to pick up a nice prize before long.
Rathmore Castle put up a highly encouraging performance before getting outpaced from three out. He clearly prefers a stiffer test than he experienced here, and connections were highly satisfied with this effort.
Power Elite raced more prominently than he had at Roscommon two weeks earlier, and was still going well in front turning into the straight. He could be on his way back to form.
Pillar Of Hercules went off a solid favourite on the back of his two comfortable wins at Wexford and Limerick. He was at the head of affairs until the third-last before dropping off. It was found that he was lame after the race.[RC]
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