| Course: LEOPARDSTOWN | Race date:02/07/08 | Race time:8:30 | Runners:14 |
| Race distance:1m4f | Going:Good To Firm | Winners time:2m 35.30s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gentle On My Mind | C O´Donoghue | A P O´Brien | 1 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | |
| Love To Dance | J A Heffernan | A P O´Brien | 15 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 85 | 5/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | ¾ |
| Zaziyra | M J Kinane | John M Oxx | 11 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7/4F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 1¾ |
| Moonlight Sapphire | W M Lordan | David Wachman | 5 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 3 |
| The Pott Reidy | W J Lee | T J O´Mara | 10 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | 4½ |
| New Phase | L F Roche | D K Weld | 7 | 9-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9/2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1½ |
| My Dark Rosaleen | S M Levey | A P O´Brien | 8 | 8-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7 | 3½ |
| Sally Bawn | S M Gorey | C P Donoghue | 6 | 8-11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 8 | 7 |
| Verumontanum | M C Hussey | Henry De Bromhead | 4 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 9 | hd |
| Rolling Wave | M A Cleere | Oliver McKiernan | 12 | 9-11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10 | 2 |
| Aubusson | N G McCullagh | Mrs John Harrington | 13 | 9-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11 | 2½ |
| Ionisphere | W J Supple | W McCreery | 14 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 12 | hd |
| Weybridge Light | C D Hayes | Eoin Griffin | 9 | 9-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 13 | 8 |
| Jack's A Guest | C P Geoghegan | Miss Jane Thomas | 2 | 9-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 14 | 1¾ |
Gentle On My Mind chased leaders, 6th halfway, ridden into 4th 2f out, kept on well final furlong to lead inside final 100yds
Love To Dance chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well, headed last 100yds and no extra
Zaziyra chased leader, led and disputed after 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, kept on same pace
Moonlight Sapphire led, disputed after 3f, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra, kept on same pace
The Pott Reidy chased leaders, 7th halfway, ridden in 6th entering straight, kept on under pressure to moderate 5th over 1f out, no impression on leaders
New Phase mid-division early, headway to 5th halfway, ridden in 4th entering straight, no extra in 5th from 2f out, kept on one pace
My Dark Rosaleen held up, some headway to moderate 9th entering straight, stayed on to 7th 1f out, kept on same pace
Sally Bawn towards rear for most, some late headway
Verumontanum mid-division best, never a factor
Rolling Wave slowly into stride, always towards rear
Aubusson chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 3rd 3f out, weakened entering straight
Ionisphere never a factor
Weybridge Light always towards rear
Jack´s A Guest mid-division, ridden and weakened 4f out
Riding arrangements suggested that Love To Dance was the main Ballydoyle hope here, a half sister to Dylan Thomas, and when she hit the front 1f out, it looked as though Seamie Heffernan's mount was going to prevail.
But it was at this stage that GENTLE ON MY MIND was only warming to her task and under a driving Colm O'Donoghue, she picked up her stable companion in good fashion inside the final 150 yards.
After being involved in some slight interference in the early stages, Gentle On My Mind was settled in fifth position for much of this race and, while she was still fourth passing the 1f marker, and still running somewhat green, her jockey's urgings paid off and she looked a good winner in the end. A Stakes race is now likely to be the next port of call for the winner, a half sister to Ezima, and she looks capable of making up for lost time.
Love To Dance was having her sixth race here but it looked as though she was going to finally break her duck when sweeping into the lead 1f out; but she was outdone by her stablemate late on. She shouldn't have to wait much longer though until she finally tastes race success.
There had been some support for the David Wachman-trained Moonlight Sapphire and she did her best to make most having taken up the running inside the opening furlong, but had no answer when tackled by the principals before keeping on for fourth.
The Pott Reidy finished best of the rest after racing mainly in fifth position throughout, while the well-supported New Phase looked full of running 2f out but made no impression when asked and finished a remote sixth.
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