PUNCHESTOWN (26 Apr 2005)

Soft

6:05 Murphy International (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race (Mares & Geldings) (4yo)

[off 6:05] £7,841.13, £1,826.95, £805.67, £465.25 2m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Nay (FR) W P Mullins 4 11-7 N P Madden 7/1 — 107

2 4 Well Mounted A L T Moore 4 11-2 Mr J D Moore(5) 14/1 — 103

3 1 Wara Mountain Andrew Slattery 4 11-0 D F Flannery(7) 12/1 — 102

4 12 Coolgreaney Kevin F O´Donnell 4 10-13 Mr P Cashman(3) 12/1 — 85

5 2½ Cadeansceal Thomas Cooper 4 11-0 Mr D C O´Connor(7) 25/1 — 88

6 hd Champagne Cocktail Ms F M Crowley 4 11-0 Mr J J Feane(7) 7/2F — 87

7 1½ Useyourimagination P J Rothwell 4 11-0 Mr D G Porter(7) 12/1 — 86

8 ½ Grapevine Sally E J O´Grady 4 10-9 Mr R P Quinlan(7) 14/1 — 80

9 20 Gale From The West P A Fahy 4 11-7 Mr P Fahey 14/1 — 65

10 9 United In Spirit J E Mulhern 4 11-7 Ms C Hutchinson 20/1 — 56

11 shd Double Tree (FR) C F Swan 4 11-2 Mr L P Flynn(5) 14/1 — 56

12 ½ Marshall Hall A L T Moore 4 11-0 Mr P A King(7) 14/1 — 56

13 1 Pirates Punch Trevor Horgan 4 11-7 Mr J T McNamara 14/1 — 55

14 ¾ Seafield Bogie Michael Hourigan 4 11-0 S J Hassett(7) 33/1 — 54

15 1½ Once A Brownie Edward U Hales 4 11-4 Mr J P Magnier(3) 9/1 — 52

16 2 Talkingtonbates T J Taaffe 4 11-0 Mr P McNeilly(7) 14/1 — 50

17 10 Adirondack Peter Henley 4 10-11 Mr R O´Sullivan(5) 20/1 — 35

18 2½ Bay Pearl (FR) T M Walsh 4 10-9 Ms K Walsh(7) 12/1 — 33

19 8 Tiddle About J T Gorman 4 10-9 Mr D Kelly(7) 5/1 — 25

20 6 Arctic Spectacle W P Mullins 4 11-7 Mr J J Codd 7/1 — 24

21 12 Action Today (USA) D T Hughes 4 11-2 t R Loughran(5) 25/1 — 12

22 dist Fairwoodman P J Rothwell 4 11-0 J P Fortune(7) 25/1 — —

23 4 Symphonist (USA) Mervyn Torrens 4 11-4 t Mr K E Power(3) 20/1 — —

24 4 Sword´s Edge Paul Nolan 4 11-7 Mr A Fitzgerald 12/1 — —

25 dist Baltracy Cross Paul John Gilligan 4 11-0 A E Lynch(7) 33/1 — —

25 ran TIME 4m 7.80s (slow by 27.80s) TOTAL SP 190%

NON RUNNERS: Fortmassini ,Kevkat ,Lutyens

1st OWNER: John O Mahon BRED: Mrs Bernard Cypres TRAINER: W P Mullins

2nd OWNER: W A Moffett

3rd OWNER: Burmahmoyne Syndicate

TOTE WIN £7.70 PL £2.00, £5.30, £3.70, £1.90; Ex £239.50; CSF £137.85

ANALYSIS: Stamina was obviously not in question for NAY, one of a fleet of newcomers in the line-up, and while he did tire somewhat, and edge to the left, in the closing stages it was hardly surprising after a front running performance which had all his rivals struggling before the final bend. His trainer Willie Mullins might consider the Cheltenham Bumper for him next season. "He isn't an easy ride and is a bit headstrong, but he should learn to settle down a bit," Mullins said of the winner.

Well Mounted made an encouraging debut and tried hard to get to grips with the winner inside the last two furlongs having had ten lengths to make up on the final bend. He stayed on for pressure, but was always being held.

Wara Mountain, third on his debut at Cork last mount, was only a moderate fifth with half a mile to race and he stayed on quite well in the straight.

Coolgreaney, a winning pointer who had finished second on her racecourse debut at Gowran Park, raced in second place for over a mile and a half but could only keep on at the one pace from before the straight.

Cadeansceal, who showed promise on his debut at Cork last month, again performed creditably.

Champagne Cocktail, favourite on the strength of his debut second at Fairyhouse, was unable to improve his position from three furlongs out. (TO'H)