| Course: CURRAGH | Race date:29/06/08 | Race time:5:45 | Runners:16 |
| Race distance:2m | Going:Good To Yielding | Winners time:3m 27.90s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlumney Lad | D P McDonogh | Noel Meade | 14 | 8-9 | 9 | 0 | 81 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Rainbow Dash | M Harley | T G McCourt | 2 | 7-11 | 9 | 0 | 76 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ½ |
| Bahrain Storm | P Townend | Patrick J Flynn | 7 | 9-7 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | ¾ |
| Cloone River | M C Hussey | C F Swan | 17 | 8-4 | 12 | 0 | 76 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 2 |
| Top The Charts | J Murtagh | A J Martin | 1 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 82 | 7/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 2 |
| Dariak | D J Moran | Thomas Foley | 16 | 8-5 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 6 |
| Kilfarasy | S Foley | Conor O´Dwyer | 13 | 7-11 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 3 |
| Jawad | M J Kinane | Ms Joanna Morgan | 6 | 8-13 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 9/2F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 5½ |
| My Valley | J P Fahy | P A Fahy | 15 | 7-11 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 13/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | 1¾ |
| Le Leopard | S M Gorey | D K Weld | 11 | 8-1 | 8 | 0 | 76 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | ¾ |
| Queen Althea | W M Lordan | Noel Meade | 4 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 1½ |
| Moskova | R P Cleary | Paul Nolan | 5 | 8-6 | 5 | 0 | 78 | 8/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | hd |
| Spiderback | W J Supple | G T Lynch | 9 | 8-6 | 4 | 0 | 78 | 14/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 14 |
| Love Brothers | C D Hayes | P Hughes | 12 | 8-4 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | shd |
| Barcardero | D E Mullins | C A Murphy | 8 | 7-11 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15 | 11 |
| Bank On Benny | K Latham | E McNamara | 10 | 8-4 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 16 | dist |
Athlumney Lad towards rear, headway into 9th 4f out, ridden in close 4th 2f out, led 100yds out, kept on well
Rainbow Dash tracked leaders, ridden to dispute lead from 2f out, headed 100yds out, no extra
Bahrain Storm mid-division, 4th travelling well 3f out, ridden to dispute lead from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Cloone River in rear of mid-division, progress into 6th 3f out, ridden and kept on same pace from 2f out
Top The Charts tracked leaders on inner, 3rd travelling well 3f out, ridden to dispute lead from 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra
Dariak chased leaders, ridden to lead 4f out, headed 2f out, no extra
Kilfarasy tracked leaders, ridden in 6th 3f out, kept on same pace
Jawad in rear of mid-division on outer, no impression straight
My Valley led, ridden and headed 4f out, soon weakened
Le Leopard mid-division, no impression from 4f out
Queen Althea prominent, 3rd 4f out, ridden and no impression from 3f out
Moskova tracked leaders, ridden and no impression from 4f out
Spiderback always towards rear
Love Brothers in rear, ridden and no impression from 3f out
Barcardero mid-division, ridden and no impression from 4f out
Bank On Benny mid-division, weakened before straight, tailed off
ATHLUMNEY LAD has been a good servant to the Meade stable down the years, and appreciated this more searching test of stamina following his run in the Ulster Derby.
Rainbow Dash seems to have got a new lease of life. Having recorded his first Flat win since 2003 at Kempton recently, he dug deep to produce another display to roll back the years again.
Bahrain Storm gave a good account under a big weight, with his rider's useful claim a help to his cause. He is a versatile type who could pick up a decent prize in the coming months.
The other one worthy of a mention is Kilfarasay, who gave a career-best running from 11lb out of the handicap. If this improvement can be maintained the Galileo filly ought to be able to pick up a staying handicap.
My Valley, best known for her exploits at Galway, dropped away after making the running.
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