Kevin Sheedy Bowel Cancer Raceday 17th December Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Whatsavailable (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | M F Morris | 159 lbs | 11/4 | Won | Prominent - not fluent 6th - went second before 7th - ridden after 3 out - keeping on when bit short of room before 2 out - led after 2 out - stayed on(op 4/1) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Flying Scotsman (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 161 lbs | 15/2 | 3 | Raced wide - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 7th - mistake 4 out - ridden when headway before 2 out - left in third from 2 out - kept on and went second but no chance with winner towards finish(op 6/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Viceregent (GB) | 7 G | Poor |
Philip Byrnes
(5)lbs
|
C Byrnes | 148 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Prominent - pressed leaders when mistake 4 out - joined leaders when edged right and ridden before 2 out - not fluent when briefly led 2 out - soon headed - mistake and no extra last - lost second towards finish(op 9/2 tchd 13/2) | |
| 4th | 11 | Charlie Stout (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Shane Nolan | 151 lbs | 22/1 | 5 | In rear early - minor headway before 5th - midfield going okay after 3 out - keeping on when pushed along home turn - not clear run when pressed leaders before 2 out - hampered by faller 2 out - soon ridden - no extra when mistake last(op 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Papal Lodge (IRE) | 7 G | Good | Peter Fahey | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 9 | Prominent early - midfield after 7th - nudged along when headway after 3 out - ridden briefly before 2 out - kept on(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Bigz Belief (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 163 lbs | 40/1 | 2.5 | Led - not fluent 2nd - mistake 3rd - mistake 7th - not fluent 4 out - pushed along home turn - headed before 2 out - weakening when mistake and slightly hampered 2 out(tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Gaius (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Noel C Kelly | 154 lbs | 20/1 | 19 | Never better than mid-division - towards rear when ridden after 3 out - minor headway but no impression before 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 8th | 7 | Zanjabeel (GB) | 9 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(7)lbs
|
Michael J Browne | 148 lbs | 125/1 | 22 | Always towards rear - slightly hampered before 4th - ridden and no extra after 3 out - got well behind when mistake 2 out(op 80/1 tchd 50/1) | |
| 9th | 1 | Boothen Boy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 168 lbs | 20/1 | 2.5 | Took keen hold - prominent - raced in second after 2nd - lost second but close up before 7th - ridden and weakened quickly after 3 out - eased before 2 out (jockey said gelding was very keen)(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 12 | Explosive Boy (FR) | 8 G | Poor | A J Martin | 150 lbs | 13/8F | - | Midfield - steady headway after 3 out - joined leaders going easily towards far side when fell 2 out(op 9/4) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Minella Escape (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Derek Thomas McGrath
(7)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 160 lbs | 25/1 | - | Midfield - not fluent 2nd - eased after 3rd - pulled up before 4th - looked to go wrong (jockey said gelding struck into himself)(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Doctor Churchill (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 14/1 | - | Midfield early - mistake 1st - dropped to rear when not fluent 4th - ridden and weakened after 3 out - pulled up before 2 out(op 11/1 tchd 10/1) |
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