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Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden

Downpatrick · 9 May 2008
  • TypeFlat
  • Distance1m 3f 55y
  • GoingGood
  • SurfaceTurf
  • Runners13

Whispering Wind (IRE) (9/4J) won the Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick on 9 May 2008, beating Hardwick (GB) by 5½ lengths under R F Keogh for trainer Ms Joanna Morgan. 13 ran on Good going over 1m 3f 55y; the winning time was 2m 34.00s (slow by 12.00s).

On the record: how often the favourite wins in a field of 13 — The market

Winner Whispering Wind (IRE)
SP: 9/4 jt-favKTB Rating 81A J: R F Keogh T: Ms Joanna Morgan
Won by 5½ lengths
Pos Horse Btn Jockey Trainer Wgt ORKTB Time Prize SP
1st Whispering Wind (IRE) 5m R F Keogh(4) Ms Joanna Morgan 8-12 8581A 2:34.00 5,873.50 9/4 jt-fav
2nd Hardwick (GB) 9g 5½ Paul Townend(4) Adrian Maguire 9-3 6774A 2:34.92 1,368.50 5/1
3rd Black Cat Crossing (USA) 4g hd Martin Lane(4) Michael Joseph Fitzgerald 9-3 7074A 2:34.99 603.50 9/4 jt-fav
4th Lakil Princess (IRE) b 7m 1¾ Christopher Geoghegan Paul Nolan 9-2 6069A 2:35.25 348.50 4/1
5th Miss Saafend Plaza (IRE) 4f 7 John Fahy(4) Michael Hourigan 8-12 5749A 2:36.42 — 20/1
6th Cockneys Revival (IRE) 7g nk Garrett Griffin(7) Adrian McGuinness 9-0 —50A 2:36.46 — 25/1
7th Ava's Koh (IRE) 4g 1¾ P B Beggy Enda Kelly 9-7 —57C 2:36.75 — 10/1
8th For The Birds (IRE) t 6g ½ R N Lawlor(7) P A Fahy 9-0 4650C 2:36.83 — 25/1
9th Margaret Mary (GB) 5m 1¼ D C Byrne(7) D M Christie 8-9 4745C 2:37.04 — 20/1
10th Hujaylea (IRE) 5g 4½ Gary Carroll(7) M Halford 9-0 6350C 2:37.79 — 16/1
11th Gaelic Dreams (IRE) 7g 4 A E Lynch Peter McCreery 9-7 4257C 2:38.46 — 25/1
12th Belletazar (IRE) 5m 5 Ben Curtis(4) Peter McCreery 8-12 4248C 2:39.29 — 25/1
13th Crannagh Lady (IRE) 8m 11 Amy Kathleen Parsons(4) Patrick Towey 8-12 4248C 2:41.12 — 33/1

Winning time 2m 34.00s (slow by 12.00s)

Non-runners Back To Bid, Conorville

KTB figures KTB Rating v1 · batch 3 Oct 2026 — what each horse ran to in this race, in pounds on the official-rating scale (13 of 13 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 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick in 2008?
Whispering Wind (IRE) won the Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick on 9 May 2008, ridden by R F Keogh and trained by Ms Joanna Morgan.
What was the finishing order of the 2008 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick?
1st Whispering Wind (IRE) (9/4J), 2nd Hardwick (GB) (5/1), 3rd Black Cat Crossing (USA) (9/4J).
What price was the winner of the 2008 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick?
Whispering Wind (IRE) returned a starting price of 9/4J.
How many horses ran in the 2008 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick?
13 horses ran in the 2008 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick. Non-runners: Back To Bid, Conorville.
What was the winning time of the 2008 Behan Financial Planning Apprentice Maiden at Downpatrick?
The winning time was 2m 34.00s (slow by 12.00s).

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