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| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templers Hall (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Sportivo (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Singh On Song (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sportivo (IRE) | 7 | 10-9 | J J Walsh | K T Coleman | 11/2 |
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sunshine Guest (IRE) | 7 | 10-11 | M J Grassick | D J Condon | 25/1 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromin Hill Echo (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Cochise (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Roll Over (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Declan's Lad (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Rossbeigh (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Sheebadiva (IRE) | 6 | 11-2 | S Aherne | M J Ferris | 6/1 |
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Agamard | 4 | 11-7 | M J P O'Brien | A E Lynch | 6/4j |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Rudirudi (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ellas Cavallo (IRE) | 6 | 11-4 | C Roche | A P Crowe | 13/2 |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aoife Costa (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Bellflower Boy (IRE) | 4 | 10-11 | E McNamara | B J Geraghty | 7/2j |
| Sky Bet | Course-distance winner | 1st time headgear | Longest traveller | Naps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nos Na Gaoithe (IRE) | yes | ||||
| Year | Horse | A | Wgt | Trainer | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Oscar Dan Dan (IRE) | 5 | 12-0 | T Mullins | J M Delaney | 7/4f |
| Jockey | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Walsh | 28 | 117 | 23.93 | 55 | 47.01 |
| P Townend | 16 | 103 | 15.53 | 39 | 37.86 |
| Andrew J McNamara | 11 | 131 | 8.4 | 36 | 27.48 |
| A E Lynch | 9 | 135 | 6.67 | 29 | 21.48 |
| B J Cooper | 7 | 82 | 8.54 | 16 | 19.51 |
| B J Geraghty | 6 | 51 | 11.76 | 18 | 35.29 |
| Ms K Walsh | 4 | 16 | 25.0 | 7 | 43.75 |
| R M Power | 3 | 73 | 4.11 | 20 | 27.4 |
| Trainer | Wins | Rides | Win % | Place | Place % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W P Mullins | 48 | 181 | 26.52 | 100 | 55.25 |
| D T Hughes | 21 | 150 | 14.0 | 45 | 30.0 |
| N Meade | 10 | 57 | 17.54 | 22 | 38.6 |
| G Elliott | 7 | 49 | 14.29 | 16 | 32.65 |
| J J Hanlon | 6 | 57 | 10.53 | 19 | 33.33 |
| E J O'Grady | 5 | 49 | 10.2 | 12 | 24.49 |
| Ms M Mullins | 3 | 24 | 12.5 | 10 | 41.67 |
| C Byrnes | 3 | 40 | 7.5 | 9 | 22.5 |
Stats for this course only, for the last 5 years