Listowel (IRE)
13:40
McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Listowel (IRE) Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.30 Place: €1.60 €2 €1.20 Exacta: €13.10 Trifecta: €49.40
Non-Runners: Delikklemunchkin (vet's advice), Favori De Champdou (unsuitable ground), Miss Frontiere (unsuitable ground), Problem Solver (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Choir Practice (GB) N/A AVG E Bolger 161 lbs 4/1 Won Tracked leaders - headway and pressed leaders after 3 out - led going best approaching last - pushed out towards finish - always doing enough(op 3/1)
2nd 4 Desert Friend (IRE) 9 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 168 lbs 11/2 1.25 Held up in behind leaders - headway and chased leaders after 3 out - went fourth approaching last - ridden and made challenge run-in - kept on towards finish - always held(op 4/1)
3rd 7 Moulane West (IRE) 9 G Poor Richard Anthony Foley 161 lbs 2/1F .75 Raced wide - tracked leaders - mistake 1st - chased leaders when awkward jump 3rd - dropped to midfield 4th - headway and chased leaders 2 out - went third approaching last - ridden and kept on towards finish - not reach leaders(op 11/4)
4th 11 Well Pleased (GB) N/A Poor C Byrnes 161 lbs 16/1 1.75 Tracked leaders - slow jump 4th - good headway and led after 3 out - faced challenge 2 out - headed approaching last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 12/1)
5th 14 Truckers Angel (IRE) 9 M Poor W J Burke 156 lbs 10/1 3.5 Towards rear - headway after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - ridden and no impression approaching last(tchd 17/2)
6th 8 Paladian Jewel (IRE) 5 G Poor Thomas Cooper 168 lbs 5/1 10 Held up in behind leaders - raced wide on turn before 2nd - went second 3rd - nudged along and lost two places 3 out - no impression from 2 out - eased run-in(op 13/2)
7th 6 Michael Hennery (GB) 5 G Poor W M Roper 168 lbs 66/1 2 Towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - no impression before 2 out - kept on(op 50/1)
8th 1 Alvaro (GB) 6 G Poor E McNamara 168 lbs 25/1 3.5 Always towards rear - pushed along and no impression from 3 out - never dangerous (vet said gelding was found to have blood at both nostrils post race possibly as a result of a jumping error)(op 28/1)
9th 2 Ballyegan Park (IRE) 7 G Poor Eoghan O'Grady 168 lbs 11/2 7 Led - headed after 3 out - soon weakened (jockey said that his mount stopped quickly)(op 8/1 tchd 5/1)
99th 10 Venetian Rock (IRE) N/A Poor John Joseph Hanlon 168 lbs 40/1 - Towards rear - not fluent and became detached 5th - pulled up before 2 out