BALLINROBE (28 Aug 2005)

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3:15 Armstrong Ceilings Maiden Hurdle (5yo+)

[off 3:15] £4,165.60, £970.57, £428.01, £247.16 2m4f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Dulgodti Bob D T Hughes 5 10-11 b1 N J O´Shea(7) 5/4J — —

2 1½ Black Ouzel H Rogers 5 10-13 J P Elliott 12/1 86 — —

3 ½ Alickadoo T J Nagle Jr 6 11-1 Andrew J McNamara(3) 16/1 — —

4 3 Gleninagh Joseph Crowley 5 10-10 J M Allen(3) 12/1 88 — —

5 1 Flydo Mrs John Harrington 6 10-6 A D Leigh(7) 20/1 — —

6 Lord Archie Cecil Ross 7 11-4 C O´Dwyer 6/1 95 — —

7 Lorikeet (GB) M Halford 6 11-12 b1 R M Power 3/1 — —

8 On The Other Hand C F Swan 5 10-13 J F Levins(5) 12/1 — —

9 September Bliss Mrs John Harrington 5 11-4 N P Madden 16/1 — —

10 Crenaun Bridge W P Mullins 5 11-12 R Walsh 5/4J — —

11 Glengali E McNamara 5 10-11 B C Byrnes(7) 20/1 — —

12 Auntie Eileen M Flannery 6 10-13 P Moloney 16/1 — —

13 Northern Song M McDonagh 6 11-4 K Whelan 25/1 — —

14 Oscar Pride V T O´Brien 6 10-10 S G McDermott(3) 16/1 — —

F Riga Lad Mrs John Harrington 5 11-4 B J Geraghty 14/1 — —

15 ran TIME 5m 18.00s TOTAL SP 194%

NON RUNNERS: Mill Brook (GB) ,Perfect Prefect ,Wild Bill Hickok

1st OWNER: James J Gleeson BRED: P E Atkinson TRAINER: D T Hughes

2nd OWNER: Michael Lowsley

3rd OWNER: Mrs U Nagle

TOTE WIN £7.00 PL £2.20, £3.60, £3.50; Ex £80.70; CSF £38.28

ANALYSIS: DULGODTI BOB fitted with first time blinkers, showed the benefit of a previous run over jumps when making most of the running under an accomplished ride in this testing ground. The headgear appeared to make the difference when staying on to defeat the 86-rated Black Ouzel who raced in the leading group throughout.

Alickadoo jumped well showing good improvement from his initial start over jumps and on this evidence seems to be going in the right direction.

Flydo, one of three Jessica Harrington runners, kept on well in the closing stages, but Bellewstown runner-up Gleninagh, who led for a time in the early stages, dropped away.

The 95-rated Lord Archie, runner-up in a Sligo 2m4f maiden hurdle last time, raced in touch but had no more to give after the second last, while another to play no part was Lorikeet, who had been placed in his last three starts over hurdles and was wearing blinkers for the first time here.