LIMERICK (10 Apr 2005)

Soft

4:15 Kevin McManus Bookmaker Champion (Pro-Am) INH Flat Race (4yo)

[off 4:16] £13,851.06, £4,063.83, £1,936.17, £659.57 2m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Farmer Brown P Hughes 4 11-2 Mr N P Madden 11/2 — —

2 2 Wild Ocean E Sheehy 4 11-2 Mr J M Barcoe(7) 9/1 — —

3 1½ Gotno Destination T J Taaffe 4 10-13 Mr J P Magnier(3) 4/1 — —

4 ½ Massini´s Maguire Ms Margaret Mullins 4 10-13 Mr P Cashman(3) 11/1 — —

5 2½ Wanango (GER) T Stack 4 11-9 Mr A K Wyse 5/2F — —

6 Matchbook John Joseph Murphy 4 10-9 W O Callaghan(7) 25/1 — —

7 Kate´s Island John J Walsh 4 10-4 Mr M J Walsh(7) 20/1 — —

8 Sir Overbury (GB) Daniel O´Connell 4 10-9 Mr D J O´Connell(7) 12/1 — —

9 Theatre Diva D T Hughes 4 10-6 Mr R Loughran(5) 10/1 — —

10 Rory´s Sister C F Swan 4 10-8 Mr J F O´Meara(3) 14/1 — —

11 Shambala Ronald O´Neill 4 10-4 Miss D O´Neill(7) 20/1 — —

12 Shakey Scaffold P J Rothwell 4 11-2 Mr P Fahey 12/1 — —

13 Good To Be King C F Swan 4 11-4 Mr L P Flynn(5) 6/1 — —

14 Media Queen Denis Ahern 4 10-4 B C Byrnes(7) 10/1 — —

15 Overbury Lady (GB) Daniel O´Connell 4 10-5 1 E F Power(7) 20/1 — —

16 Trader Vic Michael Aherne 4 10-9 Mr D Halley(7) 33/1 — —

PU The Boyfromkillane (GB) Paul Nolan 4 11-2 Mr A Fitzgerald 9/1 — —

17 ran TIME 4m 11.50s TOTAL SP 167%

NON RUNNERS: Nicanor (FR) ,Noble Flyer ,Oran Flyer ,Useyourimagination

1st OWNER: D F O'Rourke BRED: T F Cusack TRAINER: P Hughes

2nd OWNER: P Barcoe

3rd OWNER: John P McManus

TOTE WIN £11.30 PL £2.00, £4.20, £1.40, £4.90; Ex £735.70; CSF £71.35

ANALYSIS: Well supported in a race that contained three previous winners newcomer FARMER BROWN proved victorious here after taking up the running passing the two-furlong pole and staying on under an accomplished ride from Slippers Madden. Backed from 10-1 to 11-2 the winner kept on well to make a pleasing winning debut.

Wild Ocean won narrowly at Cork last time and made nice headway to lead turning for home only to be run out of it by a game winner. Gotno Destination, third to Openide on his debut in a 12f bumper at Cheltenham last January, sneaked into contention up the inner approaching the straight but the winner had got first run which proved a telling factor at the business end.

Massini's Maguire showed enough here to suggest he can improve sufficiently to play some role in a less competitive bumper while Wanango, a winner on his debut at Leopardstown last March, was struggling when the race developed rounding the home turn. Kate's Island made nice headway in the closing stages for a never nearer finish.

Good To Be King was reported to have a respiratory tract infection.