| Course: CURRAGH | Race date:28/06/08 | Race time:3:10 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:7f | Going:Yielding | Winners time:1m 24.80s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharleez | M J Kinane | John M Oxx | 2 | 8-12 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Almass | S H James | Kevin Prendergast | 12 | 7-11 | 3 | 0 | 89 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ¾ |
| Killinan | K Latham | G M Lyons | 17 | 8-5 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1 |
| Indiana Gal | F M Berry | Patrick Martin | 13 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 5/1F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1¾ |
| Zorija Rose | D E Mullins | T Stack | 16 | 7-11 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 1½ |
| Mystical Lady | J Murtagh | A P O´Brien | 8 | 8-10 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1½ |
| Dane Blue | M Harley | S J Treacy | 1 | 7-11 | 6 | 0 | 77 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 1¼ |
| Ashton Girl | M C Hussey | Tracey Collins | 4 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 3 |
| Kayd Kodaun | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 6 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | hd |
| Labaqa | P J Smullen | D K Weld | 7 | 8-9 | 3 | 0 | 91 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | shd |
| Queen Jock | R M Burke | Tracey Collins | 11 | 8-4 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 11/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 2½ |
| Newgate Lodge | R P Cleary | M Halford | 3 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | 1 |
| Mooretown Lady | P Shanahan | H Rogers | 14 | 9-12 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | ½ |
| Essexford | J P Fahy | John M Oxx | 15 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | hd |
| Subtle Shimmer | D P McDonogh | Ms Joanna Morgan | 10 | 9-0 | 4 | 0 | 87 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 8 |
| Ms Victoria | J A Heffernan | M Halford | 5 | 8-9 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | ¾ |
Sharleez mid-division, 8th halfway, headway to lead 1 1/2f out, stayed on well under pressure final furlong
Almass tracked leaders, 2nd from 2f out, challenged under pressure final furlong, kept on same pace close home
Killinan in rear of mid-division, ridden to go 4th from 1f out, ran on well without reaching 1st 2
Indiana Gal mid-division, ridden to go 8th and kept on without threatening from 1f out
Zorija Rose chased leaders, closer in 3rd from 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on same pace from 1f out
Mystical Lady tracked leaders, 5th and no impression under pressure from 1f out
Dane Blue close up, led from halfway, strongly pressed and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no extra
Ashton Girl fly-leaped leaving stalls, towards rear, progress into 7th 2f out, no impression under pressure from over 1f out
Kayd Kodaun chased leaders, 6th and no extra under pressure from 1f out
Labaqa chased leaders, no impression under pressure from under 2f out
Queen Jock prominent early, lost place and no extra under pressure from 2f out
Newgate Lodge always towards rear
Mooretown Lady always towards rear
Essexford led and disputed, headed halfway, lost place from 2f out, soon weakened
Subtle Shimmer mid-division, no extra under pressure from 2f out
Ms Victoria always towards rear
Having been tested in Group races earlier in the season, Sharleez was returning from a slight lay-off after disappointing at Gowran Park on her previous start but she confirmed her trainer's promise in her by taking this well sought-after prize in very good fashion.
Tracking the leaders until just over 2f out, it was at this stage that Michael Kinane made his move and it was here where the destination of this contest was determined as the winner soared to the front. Leading over 1f out, she still had enough in reserve to hold off the challenges of both Almass and Killinan to win with possibly a little bit up her sleeve. Having landed this premier handicap, the winner is now likely to have another crack at Pattern-race company and this confidence-boosting success could be the start of a promising sequence.
Almass had already tasted victory on two separate occasions this season heading into this race but despite not winning here, this was probably a further improvement on what she had shown so far. Given a prominent ride, she hit the front 2f out but was swamped up by the winner soon after. However, she wasn't going away at the finish despite never looking like getting her head back in front.
Indiana Gal was sent off favourite and after being settled in mid-division in the early stages, she appeared to become outpaced over 2f out before running on again close home, while Zorija Rose raced much more prominently but having tracked the leaders to the 2f marker, was one-paced from there onwards.
Labaqa looked one likely to have a say in the finish when she travelled as well as anything to the 2f marker but appeared to find very little when asked, while Mystical Lady raced mid-division before coming under pressure past the 3f marker. She was saying on again inside the final furlong.
Sheena Collins had won this race last year with Redstone Dancer and her sister Tracey was doubly represented here with Queen Jock and Ashton Girl and while the former raced with the leaders until fading off from 2f out, Ashton Girl wasn't helped by an awkward start and could never get involved.
Top weight Mooretown Lady appeared to have a stiff task conceding weight to her rivals and that's how it panned out as she was another who failed to have any kind of say [RC]
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