Naas (IRE)
14:10
Naas Racecourse Business Club Handicap Hurdle
Naas (IRE) Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2023 Distance: 1m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €7.90 Place: €1.90 €2.20 €1.80 Exacta: €53.50 Tricast: €166.52 Trifecta: €456.80
Non-Runners: Winterscape (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Thetys (FR) 4 F AVG A J Martin 153 lbs 11/2 Won Towards rear but in touch with leaders - steady headway on outer before 2 out - nudged along when joined leaders approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - won going away(op 5/1 tchd 4/1)
2nd 10 Crafty Gael (IRE) 4 G Poor Ross O'Sullivan 136 lbs 8/1 1.5 Soon midfield - pushed along on inner when not fluent 2 out - ridden when headway and joined leaders approaching last - briefly led after last - kept on well but held towards finish - no match for winner(op 12/1)
3rd 4 Pont Audemer (FR) 5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 16/5F 2.75 In touch with leaders - prominent when not fluent 3rd - bit short of room and slightly hampered when switched left 2 out - soon pushed along and joined leaders - ridden and no extra after last - just held third - no match for winner(op 15/8 tchd 10/3)
4th 6 By Your Side (GB) 4 G AVG Gordon Elliott 160 lbs 9/2 0.2 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - jumped slightly left 1st - steady headway 3 out - joined leaders going okay after 2 out - led narrowly and every chance when bad mistake and lost ground last - soon ridden - ran on towards finish - not recover(op 13/2)
5th 1 Libby (IRE) 4 F Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 166 lbs 5/1 3 Led - headed and raced in second from 1st - disputed lead before 3rd - led again before 4th - went further clear when not fluent 3 out - reduced lead before 2 out - headed and ridden from 2 out - weakened before last(op 6/1)
6th 9 Wendell's Lass (GB) 5 M Poor Thomas Gibney 144 lbs 50/1 .75 Took keen hold - prominent early - dropped to midfield 4 out - ridden home turn - no impression after 2 out - kept on towards finish(tchd 40/1 and 66/1)
7th 2 Surac (IRE) 4 G Poor Richard John O'Brien 166 lbs 11/1 3 Took keen hold - prominent - led from 1st - disputed lead before 3rd - raced in second before 4th - headway to lead from 2 out - soon joined and ridden - headed when mistake and slightly hampered then weakened last(tchd 10/1)
8th 8 Mr Globalist (IRE) 6 G Poor P J Rothwell 145 lbs 16/1 9.5 In touch with leaders - slightly hampered 1st - midfield when ridden after 3 out - weakened and dropped to rear when jumped right and not fluent 2 out - made no impression(op 14/1)
9th 3 Luminous Light (GB) 6 G AVG Anthony McCann 164 lbs 9/2 3.75 Didn't jump well - in rear throughout (jockey said gelding didn't really travel - was never going and made several jumping errors; vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 11/2 tchd 4/1)