Wetherby 05/06/2008 Good (Good to Firm in places) 7.05 't' Birds Handicap Hurdle (Class 3) £7500 added, 4yo plus, 2m, penalty £4879, 5 ran. 1st   Barney (IRE)   F Davis(5) 15-8 10 6 Mrs E Slack Made all, ridden and 5 lengths clear last, tired towards finish, just held on Opened 11/4 2nd nk Spud   G Lee 4-1 10 7 P A Kirby Steadied start, raced keenly, held up in rear, headway 4 out, driven and outpaced next, soon ridden, stayed on to go 2nd last, hung left and rallied flat, just failed Opened 5/1 3rd 5l Minnesota Leader (IRE) 7 Paul Moloney 5-1 10 7 J Larkin Jumped right, tracked leader, not fluent 4th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, lost 2nd when not fluent last, no extra flat Opened 11/2 4th 10l Temple Place (IRE) 7 Paul Benson(5) 9-4 11 12 D McCain Jnr Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, no impression approaching last, weakened flat Opened 2/1, touched 5/2 £1000-£400, £750-£300 5th 19l Pepporoni Pete (IRE)   Denis O'Regan 9-1 11 10 M F Harris Hit 1st, held up in touch, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, no chance when not fluent next Opened 6/1, touched 9/1 Winning time: 04:01.800 Wetherby results 6.05   6.35   7.05   7.40   8.10   8.45   9.15