CLONMEL (17 Nov 2005)

Soft

1:05 I.N.H Stallion Owners European Breeders Fund Maiden Hurdle (5yo+)

[off 1:05] £5,880.85, £1,370.21, £604.26, £348.94 2m4f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Stoneville E McNamara 5 11-4 C O´Dwyer 5/4F — —

2 8 Get A Few Bob Back S J Treacy 5 10-13 R Walsh 7/2 — —

3 nk Rathvin Raven Michael Aherne 5 10-6 T Molloy(7) 16/1 — —

4 14 Whatalotwegot M F Morris 5 11-4 D J Casey 10/1 — —

5 1 Oily Colman P T Flavin 5 10-13 J R Barry 33/1 — —

6 Il Mulino Denis Ahern 5 11-4 D N Russell 25/1 — —

7 I No I Can Daniel Miley 5 11-4 T P Treacy 33/1 — —

8 Druim Daire Sean O O´Brien 5 11-4 B M Cash 12/1 — —

9 Lunar Sea John Queally 5 11-4 B J Geraghty 7/1 — —

10 Read All About It Ronald O´Leary 5 11-1 S G McDermott(3) 25/1 — —

11 Temperate Lady Patrick Martin 7 10-13 D F O´Regan 25/1 — —

12 Crucain Hill W J Austin 5 10-13 Andrew J McNamara 50/1 — —

13 Cool Blues P J Rothwell 5 10-6 J P Fortune(7) 33/1 — —

14 Oscar Ella David Martin Kelly 5 10-6 M P Watts(7) 50/1 — —

15 Umrigar Lord Michael Butler 6 11-1 J M Allen(3) 33/1 — —

16 Hero Again Ronald O´Leary 5 11-1 M P Walsh(3) 20/1 — —

17 Jolly Oscar T J Kidd 5 11-1 b1 M Darcy(3) 33/1 — —

18 Declans Choice Kieran Purcell 5 11-4 R Geraghty 20/1 — —

BD Getdownthathill Daniel O´Connell 5 10-6 B C Byrnes(7) 25/1 — —

F Bonnell P Hughes 6 11-4 J P Elliott 8/1 — —

20 ran TIME 5m 12.50s (slow by 26.50s) TOTAL SP 156%

NON RUNNERS: Justpourit ,Killnascully King ,Road Runner

1st OWNER: John P McManus BRED: Liam Carroll TRAINER: E McNamara

2nd OWNER: D Brennan Accountants Synd

3rd OWNER: Mrs Monica Aherne

TOTE WIN £2.20 PL £1.20, £1.50, £3.40, £1.80; Ex £7.20; CSF £6.15

ANALYSIS: This looked an ordinary enough maiden but there was plenty to like about the performance of STONEVILLE, who jumped exceptionally well on his racecourse debut. He travelled well throughout and after landing in front five out, he was clear with the race sewn up jumping the second-last. The final hurdle saw him make his only semblance of a mistake, but it was only a minor one and he won as he liked.

Connections were not getting too carried away, but it was abundantly clear that they have a high opinion of the five-year-old, who won his only point-to-point start in May. According to trainer Eric McNamara, he is unlikely to run again until after Christmas.

Get A Few Bob Back, placed three times in bumpers, had finished fourth on her hurdling debut and she again performed creditably here, racing prominently before failing to make any impression on the winner after coming under pressure before two out.

Rathvin Raven, twice placed in bumpers, showed improvement from her two previous efforts over hurdles and should come on again for this run.