8.00 ROYAL OAK MAIDEN HURDLE of €3,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

Gowran Park Results Tue, 12th Aug, 1997

Going - Good.

Jackpot Pool - €4,286.50 Winning Units - 39 Dividend - €82.50. Tote Aggregate - €38743.30.

ROYAL OAK MAIDEN HURDLE of €3,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

1st - €2,397.50, 2nd - €595.00, 3rd - €280.00, 4th - €175.00 9 Ran

1st

Bessmount Leader (IRE) 12-0

Supreme Leader - Ms Fricker(Over The River (FR))

SP 2/5fav

A P O'Brien

C F Swan

Tote Win €1.20 Place €1.10

tracked leader in 2nd, led 3 out, clear next, eased down from last, not extended.

31st Jul, 97 Galway
3rd Hdl This
Race 21st Nov, 99 Clonmel
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 102

2nd

Dockline (IRE) 12-0

Dry Dock - Grease Proof (IRE)(Dayeem (USA))

SP 16/1

A P O'Brien

M Moran

Place €2.40

chased leaders, ridden to go 2nd 2 out, kept on one paced, no chance with winner.

9th Aug, 97 Wexford
4th Mdn Hdl This
Race 22nd Aug, 97 Kilbeggan
3rd Mdn Hdl

3rd

Bitofabuzz (IRE) 10-13

Electric - Dowdstown Miss

SP 7/1

A L T Moore

Mr J D Moore(7)

Place €3.40

held up, ridden and kept on one paced from 3 out.

18th Jul, 97 Kilbeggan
4th Mdn Hdl This
Race 22nd Aug, 97 Kilbeggan
1st Mdn Hdl

4th

Lady Tyone (IRE) 10-12

Jareer (USA) - True Colour (FR)(Known Fact (USA))

SP 14/1

S Slevin

J Butler(3)

led, clear early, slight mistake 6th, headed 3 out, ridden and kept on one paced until no extra from last.

9th Aug, 97 Wexford
5th Mdn Hdl This
Race 22nd Aug, 97 Kilbeggan
9th Mdn Hdl

5th

14L

Alvine (IRE) 11-6

Strong Gale - Ladycross(Deep Run)

SP 14/1

S J Mahon

M Duffy

chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened from 3 out.

3rd Jul, 97 Bellewstown
7th Mdn Hdl This
Race 3rd Sep, 97 Dundalk
2nd Hcp Hdl

6th

Audacious Dancer (IRE) 12-0

Meneval (USA) - Ballyweather Lady(Callernish)

SP 8/1

M Halford

C O'Dwyer

mid-division, progress into 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from next, Stewards: Respiratory Distress and Lame.

31st Jul, 97 Galway
s.u. Hdl This
Race 18th Sep, 97 Gowran Park
8th Mdn Hdl

7th

4.5L

Arleneseoin (IRE) 11-6

Aristocracy - Lady Flair(Flair Path)

SP 14/1

E Bolger

T P Treacy

never a factor.

29th Jul, 97 Galway
13th Mdn Hdl This
Race 27th Aug, 97 Tralee
7th Mdn Hdl

8th

Sir Henry Knyvet (IRE) 11-6

Reference Point - La Mer (NZ)(Copenhagen)

SP 12/1

D T Hughes

G Cotter

prominent early, 5th halfway, weakened before 3 out.

3rd Aug, 97 Cork
8th Bmpr This
Race 3rd Sep, 97 Dundalk
6th Mdn Hdl

p.u.

Lafontd'or (IRE) 12-0

Lafontaine (USA) - Blaze Gold(Arizona Duke)

SP 10/1

W J Austin

J Shortt

held up, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, Stewards: Respiratory Distress.

29th Mar, 97 Thurles
14th Mdn Hdl This
Race 26th Sep, 97 Listowel
10th Mdn Hdl

Off 8.01
Time 4m. 54.30 secs, which is 0.75 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- €2.50.