Fairyhouse (IRE)
14:10
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)
Fairyhouse (IRE) Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.60 Place: €1.60 €2.40 €1.30 Exacta: €27.50 Trifecta: €51
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Volantis (IRE) 6 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 162 lbs 100/30 Won Midfield - in touch with leaders 5th - close up going easily after 3 out - led narrowly after 2 out - pushed out and went clear after last - comfortably(tchd 7/2)
2nd 1 Fine Margin (IRE) 7 G AVG Matthew A Daly 164 lbs 6/1 3.75 Towards rear of midfield early - headway before 3 out - close up when switched right and pushed along on inner before 2 out - went second approaching last - ridden and no extra but kept on run-in(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
3rd 11 Purse Price (GB) 8 M Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 9/4F .75 Disputed lead early - briefly led from 1st - pressed leaders after 2nd - squeezed through when joined leaders going okay before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced when pushed along - not fluent and ridden last - kept on well - no match for first two(op 7/4)
4th 10 Walter Grey (IRE) 9 G Poor F G Hand 159 lbs 5/1 7 Disputed lead early - prominent from 1st - led again after 2nd - disputed lead before 3rd - edged left before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden when headed after 2 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 7/1)
5th 6 Bocelli's Voice (IRE) 8 G Poor Dermot A McLoughlin 162 lbs 7/1 1.5 Didn't jump well - midfield - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - close up and ridden when not fluent 2 out - no impression when mistake last - kept on towards finish(op 18/1)
6th 4 O'Hallorans Castle (IRE) N/A Poor S R B Crawford 164 lbs 40/1 .5 Prominent - joined leaders before 2nd - raced in second after 2nd - disputed lead before 3rd - carried left when not fluent 3 out - headed but close up when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
7th 14 Downtherefordancin (GB) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 25/1 11 Never better than mid-division - not fluent 5th - kept on after 2 out (jockey said gelding did not handle the ground - was changing his legs but came home well)(op 18/1)
8th 7 Grand Rouge (IRE) 7 G Poor James M Barcoe 155 lbs 250/1 2 Didn't jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders when raced wide before 3 out - pushed along when outpaced after 3 out - weakened after 2 out - no impression when mistake last(op 200/1)
9th 12 The Big Cloud (IRE) 7 M Poor Shane Crawley 155 lbs 200/1 6.5 Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake 2nd - pushed along briefly when dropped to last after 5th - minor headway when pushed along after 3 out - made no impression(op 150/1)
10th 2 John W Creasy (IRE) 7 G AVG Ms Margaret Mullins 164 lbs 11/2 5.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders before 5th - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - weakening and dropped to midfield when jumped slightly left and not fluent 2 out(op 15/2 tchd 5/1)
11th 8 Shanroe Click (IRE) N/A Poor Karl Thornton 162 lbs 200/1 10 Always towards rear - pushed along after 4 out - no extra after 3 out - soon weakened(op 125/1)
12th 5 After The Drama (IRE) 6 G Poor Aengus King 155 lbs 250/1 29 Always towards rear - ridden and weakened after 3 out - soon tailed off(op 200/1)
13th 3 Makaela's Choice (IRE) 7 G Poor Thomas Mullins 164 lbs 100/1 42 In touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 4 out - pushed along briefly when dropped to rear before 3 out - steadied when not fluent 3 out - soon tailed off(op 66/1)
14th 13 Dgalwaygallivantor (IRE) 5 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 152 lbs 33/1 21 Always towards rear - didn't jump with fluency - pushed along and weakened before 3 out - soon tailed off(tchd 28/1)