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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Fortunefavorsdbold (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Paul Nolan | 159 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Prominent - led 2 out - soon pushed along - edged left last - ridden and kept on run-in (jockey said mare jumped the last hurdle and drifted)(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Desert Heather (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | Declan Queally | 159 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Towards rear - in touch with leaders 4 out - not fluent but went second and pressed leader 2 out - soon ridden - bit short of room last - kept on run-in(op 9/2 tchd 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Japers Jack (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Philip Fenton | 166 lbs | 11/4J | 3.25 | Prominent - led 1st - joined 6th - led clearly 9th - pushed along and lost two places 2 out - ridden and no extra run-in(op 7/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Friends N Commerce (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Philip Donovan
(5)lbs
|
Patrick G Kelly | 161 lbs | 11/4J | 1 | In touch with leaders - midfield 7th - in touch with leaders 4 out - pushed along 2 out - ridden approaching last - no extra run-in(op 3/1 tchd 5/2) | |
| 5th | 1 | Easy Fella (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | R P Cody | 166 lbs | 4/1 | 3.25 | Midfield - prominent 2nd - ridden and no extra from 2 out(op 11/4) | ||
| 6th | 8 | Like Ta Ma (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Benjamin P Kennedy
(7)lbs
|
Seamus Fahey | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 20 | Never better than mid-division - weakening when mistake 2 out(op 50/1) | |
| 7th | 9 | Mag Dillane (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | E McNamara | 159 lbs | 40/1 | 4.25 | Took keen hold - towards rear - midfield 9th - in touch with leaders 4 out - pushed along and weakened before 2 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 8th | 5 | Apples In Winter (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Liam Casey | 159 lbs | 20/1 | 13 | Midfield - prominent 5th - disputed lead 6th - prominent 9th - not fluent 4 out - pushed along and struggling from 3 out - in rear when stumbled just after 2 out(op 16/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Fantasio D'alene (FR) | N/A | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 12/1 | 54 | Didn't jump well - led at steady pace early - headed 1st - prominent 2nd - lost position and pushed along but in touch with leaders 7th - dropped to rear 9th - detached when ridden after 4 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 10 | Spoken Story (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Shane Fitzgerald
(3)lbs
|
Augustine Leahy | 156 lbs | 200/1 | - | Didn't jump well - midfield - in rear 2nd - detached 4 out - never going well - pulled up(op 80/1 tchd 66/1) |
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