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Madigans Hurdle

Leopardstown · 2 March 2008
  • TypeHurdle
  • Distance2m
  • GoingGood To Yielding
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners15

River Liane (FR) (5/1) won the Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown on 2 March 2008, beating Made In Taipan (IRE) by 5½ lengths under Davy Russell for trainer Thomas Cooper. 15 ran on Good To Yielding going over 2m; the winning time was 3m 53.20s (slow by 8.20s). The 5/2 favourite, Montana Bay (FR), finished 3rd, beaten 9 lengths.

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Winner River Liane (FR)
SP: 5/1KTB Rating 129A J: Davy Russell T: Thomas Cooper
Won by 5½ lengthsFav: Montana Bay (FR) 5/2 · 3rd
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st River Liane (FR) 4g Davy Russell Thomas Cooper 10-7 124129A 3:53.20 12,438 5/1
2nd Made In Taipan (IRE) 6g 5½ R Walsh Thomas Mullins 11-12 145140A 3:54.42 2,898 4/1
3rd Montana Bay (FR) 6g 3½ A E Lynch M J P O'Brien 11-12 123135A 3:55.20 1,278 5/2 fav
4th Romarca (IRE) 5m 2 T G M Ryan P F McEnery 11-0 102120A 3:55.70 738 50/1
5th Moffirr (GB) 4g 4 Roger Loughran D T Hughes 10-7 90107A 3:56.59 — 50/1
6th Baily View (IRE) 5g 1½ P W Flood M F Morris 11-12 128123A 3:56.92 — 12/1
7th Super Cross (IRE) 4g 12 Stephen Gray(7) Ms Joanna Kunc 10-0 —79A 3:59.59 — 50/1
8th Aladdins Cave (GB) 4g 1 Robbie Power Gordon Elliott 10-7 —85A 3:59.81 — 33/1
9th South West One (USA) 5g 4 Paul Carberry Noel Meade 11-12 113103C 4:00.70 — 5/1
10th Swiftmarc (IRE) 5g 2½ Tommy Treacy Ms Margaret Mullins 11-12 113103C 4:01.26 — 14/1
11th Leanne (IRE) 6m 1¾ Robbie Colgan(3) W Harney 11-4 10895C 4:01.64 — 20/1
12th Marseillais (FR) 5g nk Andrew J McNamara E J O'Grady 11-12 —103C 3:55.26 — 7/1
BD Sher Why Not (IRE) 10g — D P Fahy(5) C A Murphy 11-7 118— — — 7/1
UR Happy Fleet (GB) 5m — Barry Geraghty John E Kiely 11-0 —— — — 33/1
F Tear On Tessie (IRE) 5m — Shane Jackson(3) John E Kiely 10-11 —— — — 50/1

Winning time 3m 53.20s (slow by 8.20s)

Notes Following a stewards' inquiry, Marsellais, who passed the post 4th, was disqualified - jockey failed to weigh in. Romarca was placed 4th.

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (12 of 15 runners have a figure). GB & Irish racing only · figures as at 4 Oct 2026 · a record of the race, not a forecast.

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Quick answers

Who won the Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown in 2008?
River Liane (FR) won the Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown on 2 March 2008, ridden by Davy Russell and trained by Thomas Cooper.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown?
1st River Liane (FR) (5/1), 2nd Made In Taipan (IRE) (4/1), 3rd Montana Bay (FR) (5/2F).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown?
River Liane (FR) returned a starting price of 5/1.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown?
15 horses ran in the 2008 Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Madigans Hurdle at Leopardstown?
The winning time was 3m 53.20s (slow by 8.20s).

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