Meath Farm Machinery Handicap Hurdle (Div I)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Ask And Answer (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Sean Aherne | 155 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Raced wide - made virtually all - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and faced challenge approaching last - joined run-in - rallied and led again towards finish - gamely (jockey said gelding hung left in the closing stages)(op 7/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Nathaniel's Dream (GB) | 9 G | Poor | A J Martin | 161 lbs | 4/1F | 0.05 | Towards rear - headway from 3 out - pushed along on outer and chased leaders approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - went second final strides - just failed(op 7/2) | ||
| 3rd | 2 | Uknowcarty (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Jack G Gilligan
(7)lbs
|
Paul John Gilligan | 158 lbs | 6/1 | .75 | Chased leaders - smooth headway and tracked leaders after 3 out - ridden and went second after 2 out - disputed lead run-in - no extra and lost second towards finish (seven-day ban: excessive use of whip (tba))(op 7/1) | |
| 4th | 13 | Dragon's Pass (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Mrs Denise Foster | 154 lbs | 11/2 | 2.25 | Held up in behind leaders on outer - headway and chased leaders before 2 out - ridden and switched left approaching last - not fluent last - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Huckleberry Rock (IRE) | N/A | AVG | Shane Crawley | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 5 | Midfield - headway when short of room after 3 out - chased leaders 2 out - ridden and went third approaching last - weakened run-in(op 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 4 | Stansfield (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Shane Fitzgerald
(5)lbs
|
Paul Traynor | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 7 | Chased leaders - nudged along before 2 out - ridden approaching last - weakened run-in(op 10/1) | |
| 7th | 16 | Journey West (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | C A McBratney | 153 lbs | 12/1 | 3.25 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden and headway when not fluent 2 out - kept on towards far side run-in - never on terms(op 18/1) | ||
| 8th | 20 | Hillsin (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 147 lbs | 40/1 | .5 | Towards rear - pushed along before 3 out - ridden and some headway from 2 out - kept on run-in - never near to challenge(op 33/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Follow The Crowd (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Aidan Anthony Howard | 162 lbs | 7/1 | 4.5 | Held up in behind leaders - bit short of room after 3 out - switched left 2 out - ridden and outpaced approaching last(op 11/2) | ||
| 10th | 8 | Misty Hollow (IRE) | 10 G | Good |
Chris Timmons
(3)lbs
|
Edward Cawley | 158 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway 5 out - pushed along and chased leaders after 3 out - ridden and outpaced after 2 out - soon no extra | |
| 11th | 14 | Two For The Road (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Edward Cawley | 154 lbs | 40/1 | 4.75 | Midfield - headway from 5 out - pushed along and chased leaders after 3 out - ridden and weakened approaching last | ||
| 12th | 7 | Carrigeen Castle (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | J T R Dreaper | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 0.1 | Midfield on inner - nudged along after 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon no impression | ||
| 13th | 15 | Flashthelights (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mr M McConville
(7)lbs
|
Stephen McConville | 147 lbs | 80/1 | 6.5 | Tracked leaders - disputing second after 4 out - ridden after 3 out - weakening and no extra when mistake last | |
| 14th | 21 | Lady L'lerom (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Shane Nolan | 146 lbs | 11/1 | 4.75 | Tracked leaders - went second halfway - ridden and lost position after 3 out - weakened quickly from 2 out | ||
| 15th | 19 | Light Heidi (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 150 lbs | 33/1 | 6 | Always towards rear - pushed along and no impression before 3 out | ||
| 16th | 18 | That's Me Finished (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Noel C Kelly | 151 lbs | 125/1 | 4 | Never better than mid-division - towards rear 4 out - no impression before 3 out | ||
| 17th | 11 | Hidden Dilemma (IRE) | N/A | Poor | S R B Crawford | 157 lbs | 22/1 | .75 | Tracked leader on inner - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - ridden and weakened from 3 out(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 22 | Lilly Banner (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Charlie O'Dwyer
(7)lbs
|
Noel C Kelly | 139 lbs | 100/1 | - | Always towards rear - ridden and detached from 4 out - pulled up 2 out (jockey said mare did not handle the ground and hung left in the later stages) |
Navan (IRE) Races