Tipperary Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 16 | Moving Water (IRE) | 5 G | Elite | Desmond McDonogh | 148 lbs | 7/2F | Won | Towards rear - not fluent and niggled along briefly 3rd - not fluent and pushed along briefly 4th - headway into midfield 6th - pressed leaders after 3 out - made challenge when nudged along after 2 out - led going best after last - pushed out - readily(op 9/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Sweet Sting (IRE) | 7 M | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(7)lbs
|
Michael J Bowe | 149 lbs | 9/1 | .75 | In touch with leaders - close up going okay after 3 out - made challenge and briefly led when pushed along after 2 out - headed and kept on well when ridden but held after last - no match for winner(op 11/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Vadaly (FR) | 4 F | Poor | W P Mullins | 159 lbs | 9/1 | 5 | Held up in midfield - headway 3 out - pressed leaders when mistake 2 out - soon ridden - switched left and went third before last - no extra run-in - no match for first two | ||
| 4th | 14 | Navigator Jack (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Eoin Griffin | 150 lbs | 12/1 | 4.5 | Soon led narrowly - mistake 3rd - mistake 7th - joined when mistake 3 out - ridden when mistake 2 out - soon hung left and headed - weakened and lost third before last - not fluent last(op 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 13 | State Of Fame (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Ross O'Sullivan | 152 lbs | 20/1 | 4.5 | Towards rear - headway after 7th - midfield when not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - keeping on when not fluent and ridden 2 out - not reach leaders(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 15 | The Big Chap (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Paul W Flynn | 149 lbs | 17/2 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - midfield early - headway and in touch with leaders 7th - joined leaders when mistake 3 out - soon outpaced when pushed along - weakened before 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Nelly's Money (IRE) | 10 M | Poor | Robert Tyner | 157 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Soon midfield - ridden on outer after 3 out - no impression but kept on after 2 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 6 | Merry Poppins (GER) | 5 M | Poor | J Motherway | 159 lbs | 10/1 | 6 | Prominent - dropped to midfield when pushed along before 4 out - ridden and no impression after 3 out - kept on | ||
| 9th | 4 | Smitty Bacall (IRE) | 13 G | Poor | J P Flavin | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 2 | Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along when lost position - mistake and weakened 2 out(op 22/1) | ||
| 10th | 2 | First Touch (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Donal Commins | 164 lbs | 25/1 | 6 | Prominent early - mistake 1st - soon held up in behind leaders - joined leaders 3 out - ridden and weakened quickly before 2 out - soon eased(op 20/1) | ||
| 11th | 12 | Nazine (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mark McDonagh
(5)lbs
|
Michael J McDonagh | 149 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Prominent - pressed leaders when pushed along after 4 out - lost position when ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 16/1) | |
| 12th | 1 | Guiri (GER) | 7 G | Poor |
Charlie O'Dwyer
(7)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 159 lbs | 13/2 | 1.5 | Never better than mid-division - not fluent and pushed along 4 out - no impression after 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out (jockey said gelding jumped poorly)(tchd 7/1) | |
| 13th | 3 | Kingston Retreat (GB) | 8 M | AVG | Sean O O'Brien | 161 lbs | 9/1 | 14 | Prominent - pressed leaders 3 out - soon pushed along and weakened quickly (vet reported the gelding had got struck into on his left hind but was otherwise post race normal)(op 10/1 tchd 11/1) | ||
| 14th | 17 | Lost Oscar (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Peter Fahey | 146 lbs | 18/1 | 13 | Towards rear of midfield - mistake and pushed along 4 out - weakened 3 out(op 22/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 99th | 5 | Varna Gold (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Jack G Gilligan
(7)lbs
|
Paul John Gilligan | 153 lbs | 50/1 | - | Always towards rear - pushed along after 7th - reminders before 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out - never going well (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(tchd 66/1) | |
| 99th | 8 | Clonbury Bridge (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | J P Dempsey | 158 lbs | 80/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield early - towards rear when pushed along briefly after 3rd - reminders and struggling after 5th - no impression when mistake 3 out - pulled up before 2 out - never going well | ||
| 99th | 11 | Staging Post (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
P J O'Hanlon
(5)lbs
|
Mark Michael McNiff | 150 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - weakened and pulled up after 4 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)(op 22/1) |
Tipperary (IRE) Races