Results Galway Wed, 30th Jul, 2008

Going - Chase: Good to Yielding, Hurdle/Flat: Yielding. Fine

Jackpot Pool - €70,000.00 Dividend - €500.00 Placepot Pool - €35,101.00 Dividend - €54.00 Days Aggregate - €1,292,364.00 Last Year €1,537,560.00

1.50

William Hill In Ireland Novice H'dle of €27,000 2m

1st

Desert Abbey (IRE) (6)

7/1

Tote €10.00 €2.00

2nd

Go Native (IRE) (4)

5/4fav

€1.50

3rd

Afasheen (IRE) (7)

8/1

€1.50

4th

4.5L

Beneath The Radar (IRE) (8)

40/1

€8.60

Time 3m. 58.60 secs18 Ran

Trainer Mrs John Harrington

Jockey A D Leigh

Owner J P O'Flaherty

Breeder Miss E Harrington

Tote Exacta- €28.90
Tote Trifecta- €20.70

Full Result

Harrington wins Opener

Desert Abbey is getting her confidence back and is getting stronger too. She is able to cope better on slower ground and is returning to the sort of form from 18 months ago.

Jessica Harrington

Harrington wins Opener

Desert Abbey is getting her confidence back and is getting stronger too. She is able to cope better on slower ground and is returning to the sort of form from 18 months ago.

2.25

williamhill.ie H'cap H'dle (Rated 81-123) of €22,000 2m 4f

1st

Clover Pearl (IRE) (16)

9/1

Tote €11.40 €2.70

2nd

Ah Ya Boy Ya (IRE) (9)

6/1

€1.50

3rd

1.5L

Rebel Chief (IRE) (20)

25/1

€10.50

4th

Top The Charts (GB) (1)

5/1fav

€1.90

Time 5m. 11.00 secs20 Ran

Trainer Michael Cullen

Jockey P W Flood

Owner Robinstown Syndicate

Breeder Paul Stacey

Tote Exacta- €96.50

NRs - Swampy Blue (IRE) (reserve), Blue Express (IRE) (reserve), Mister Farmer (FR)

Full Result

Clover Pearl scores for Cullen/Flood

provided Clover Pearl comes out of this race well, she may take her chance in the feature 2m5f handicap hurdle here on Saturday.

Paddy Flood

Clover Pearl scores for Cullen/Flood

provided Clover Pearl comes out of this race well, she may take her chance in the feature 2m5f handicap hurdle here on Saturday.

3.00

William Hill 1800 333 555 H'cap (Rated 55-80) of €16,500 1m 4f

1st

Directa King (GER) (11)

3/1Jfav

Tote €3.10 €1.60

2nd

17L

Cloone River (IRE) (9)

15/2

€1.80

3rd

1.5L

Ashby (IRE) (19)

16/1

€9.40

4th

0.5L

Diamond Shower (USA) (5)

20/1

Time 2m. 47.26 secs14 Ran

Trainer D K Weld

Jockey P J Smullen

Owner Dr R Lambe, D K Weld & Michael Hilary Burke

Breeder Gestut Directa

Tote Exacta- €19.50
Tote Trifecta- €223.60

NRs - Dafarabad (IRE) (reserve), Grantsville (GER), Spanish Parade (IRE), Captain Hook (GB) (reserve), Raise The Goblet (IRE), Multicultural (GB), Four Corners (IRE)

Full Result

today was his day! We'll have to step him up in grade now and, while I thought he'd be a lovely horse for English handicaps, that is probably off the agenda now. Directa King was bought to be a dual purpose horse and he may go hurdling later in the year. Today's softer ground is what he wants.