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Sligo (IRE)
17:25
Ballymote Mares Maiden Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.20 Place: €1.10 €2 €3 Exacta: €12.90 Trifecta: €102.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Bella Bliss (IRE) 7 M AVG
John C McConnell 153 lbs 13/8F Won Took keen hold - prominent - led 2nd - slight lead when jumped slightly left 3 out - jumped slightly left 2 out - soon pushed along and went clear - eased run-in - easily(tchd 7/4)
2nd 6 Dinero Falso (GB) N/A Poor
Peter Croke 146 lbs 5/1 7 Prominent - pressed leader when jumped slightly left 3 out - soon ridden - outpaced and no chance with winner after 2 out - kept on run-in - just held second(op 11/2)
3rd 7 Elusive Sea (IRE) 5 M Poor
Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 11/1 .5 Prominent - pressed leaders when mistake 3 out - pushed along when went third but no chance with winner after 2 out - ridden and kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
4th 3 Angelsworknovrtime (IRE) 9 M Poor
James Andrew Fahey 153 lbs 17/2 .75 Soon towards rear of midfield - hampered by faller 3 out - soon headway - pushed along and went fourth after 2 out - kept on(op 12/1)
5th 8 Fairy Tree (IRE) 8 M Poor
Matthew J Smith 146 lbs 14/1 5.5 Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway after 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - keeping on when ridden before last - never on terms (jockey said mare got a fright early in the race and then got another fright by the faller and spooked but gave everything during the race)(op 22/1)
6th 9 Lovely Hans (IRE) 4 F Poor
E Walsh (5)lbs
P Cluskey 148 lbs 200/1 3.75 Took keen hold - midfield - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 125/1)
7th 2 N/A Poor
W P Mullins 161 lbs 9/4 2 Took keen hold - prominent early - midfield halfway - some headway when not fluent 2 out - soon ridden and no impression (vet said mare was found to have a superficial cut to her right fore and to be blowing hard post race)(op 7/4)
8th 10 Pettigo (IRE) 6 M Poor
Mark Michael McNiff 150 lbs 125/1 2.5 Always towards rear - didn't jump with fluency(op 66/1)
9th 4 Balum (IRE) 7 M AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 148 lbs 9/1 1.25 Midfield - not fluent and jumped right 1st - minor headway after 2nd - pressed leaders when pushed along after 3 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 8/1)
10th 11 Zahina (IRE) 5 M Poor
J P Broderick 143 lbs 100/1 .5 In rear throughout - didn't jump well(tchd 150/1)
99th 1 Ayda (FR) 5 M Poor
John Joseph Hanlon 161 lbs 125/1 - Led narrowly - jumped right 1st - wandered on approach and headed when lost ground and dropped to midfield 2nd - nudged along after 4 out - fell heavily 3 out(op 50/1)