Tipperary (IRE)
17:00
Tipperary Handicap Chase
Tipperary (IRE) Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2023 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Chase Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.20 Place: €1.10 €3.40 €2 Exacta: €34.70 Tricast: €107.19 Trifecta: €231.80
Non-Runners: Aodhan May (unsuitable ground), Baldur's Gate (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Positive Thinker (IRE) 7 G AVG Michael J McDonagh 160 lbs 9/4F Won Prominent - mistake 1st - ridden before 2 out - went second after 2 out - challenging last - kept on and led towards finish(op 11/4)
2nd 3 Earths Furies (IRE) 7 G Poor Eugene M O'Sullivan 155 lbs 10/1 0.3 In touch with leaders - headway to lead 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden after 2 out - joined last - kept on but headed towards finish(op 17/2)
3rd 9 Bearwithmenow (IRE) 7 G Poor J P Flavin 148 lbs 5/1 5.5 Led - headed and prominent after 1st - led 9th - headed 3 out (usual 4 out) - ridden when hit 2 out - soon lost second - no extra run-in(op 4/1)
4th 10 Da Big Fella (IRE) 11 G Poor Eamon Courtney 143 lbs 9/1 1.25 Prominent - pecked on landing 1st - ridden and outpaced before 2 out where jumped right - jumped right last - stayed on(tchd 10/1)
5th 2 Goodnightngodbless (IRE) 10 M Poor J Motherway 154 lbs 7/1 3.25 Towards rear - mistake 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders 4th - ridden 3 out (usual 4 out) - outpaced from 2 out(op 15/2)
6th 12 Four Country Roads (IRE) 9 G Poor Brian M McMahon 133 lbs 40/1 16 Midfield - slow jump 1st - not fluent 6th - ridden before 3 out (usual 4 out) - lost touch before 2 out(op 22/1)
7th 11 Eddies Pride (IRE) 11 M Poor Norman Lee 138 lbs 7/1 1.25 In rear - slow jump and ridden 3 out (usual 4 out) - some headway before 2 out - soon no chance(op 6/1)
8th 1 Secret Cargo (IRE) 9 G Poor Philip Fenton 161 lbs 33/1 2 Towards rear throughout - ridden 9th(op 22/1)
9th 8 Mahler Appeal (IRE) 8 G Poor Garrett James Power 150 lbs 5/1 .75 Prominent - led after 1st - hit 4th - mistake 8th - mistake and headed 9th - soon weakened - mistake last (vet said gelding was post race normal)(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2)
99th 7 Mansoline (FR) 7 M AVG Brian M McMahon 153 lbs 16/1 - Midfield - fell 4th - fatally injured(op 18/1 tchd 20/1)
99th 13 Larkfield Legacy (IRE) 9 M Poor R P Rath 134 lbs 66/1 - In rear - struggling from 5th - lost touch before 9th - tailed off when jumped left 2 out - pulled up before last - bled from the nose (vet said mare had blood at both her nostrils post race)(op 80/1)