Ballinrobe (IRE)
17:30
McHale Mayo Handicap Hurdle
Ballinrobe (IRE) Date: Mon, 29 May 2023 Distance: 2m6½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €36.60 Place: €5.90 €2.50 €2.40 Exacta: €1055.60 Tricast: €3881.84
Non-Runners: Dancing Jeremy (reserve), Policy Breaker (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Lunar Power (IRE) 6 G AVG Noel Meade 149 lbs 33/1 Won Jumped well - midfield early - in touch with leaders 3rd - joined leader after 3 out - led going best before last - went clear when ridden run-in - ran on (trainer said - regarding the apparemt improvement in form - that gelding appreciated today's better ground and a more positive ride)(tchd 40/1)
2nd 4 Power Of Pause (IRE) 8 G AVG W P Mullins 158 lbs 12/1 3.25 Towards rear early - towards rear of midfield 4 out - headway 2 out - keeping on when pushed along before last - ridden and went second run-in - no match for winner(op 9/1)
3rd 11 A Great View (IRE) 12 G Poor Denis W Cullen 138 lbs 9/1 .5 Soon midfield - in touch with leaders 3rd - ridden after 2 out - ran on run-in - went third towards finish(op 12/1)
4th 16 Fruit Blossom (IRE) 7 M AVG Gordon Elliott 133 lbs 10/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - prominent when ridden after 2 out - briefly went second run-in - weakened and lost two places towards finish(tchd 9/1)
5th 13 Prince Zaltar (FR) 8 G AVG P J Rothwell 137 lbs 7/1 .5 Midfield - ridden after 2 out - ran on when switched right after last - nearest finish(tchd 13/2)
6th 10 Gold Speed (IRE) 11 G AVG Adrian Murray 144 lbs 15/2 1.75 Held up in rear - headway after 4 out - prominent after 2 out - challenging last - ridden and weakened run-in(op 13/2)
7th 6 Purple Mountain (IRE) 8 M AVG John Joseph Hanlon 150 lbs 150/1 1.25 Held up in rear - headway after 3 out - raced wide 2 out - in touch with leaders when pushed along before last - ridden and no extra run-in(op 125/1)
8th 9 Troubled Times (IRE) 6 M Elite S Curling 145 lbs 11/4F 4.25 Prominent - pressed leader 3rd - briefly led after 3 out - soon joined - pushed along after 2 out - ridden when headed before last - weakened run-in (vet said mare was showing signs of heat stress)(op 3/1)
9th 12 Run For Pat (IRE) 8 G AVG Gordon Elliott 136 lbs 25/1 1 Towards rear early - towards rear of midfield when pushed along briefly 4 out - soon headway - pressed leaders after 3 out - ridden after 2 out - weakened before last(op 22/1)
10th 15 Lady Rita (IRE) 8 M Poor Louise G Lyons 141 lbs 9/2 7.5 Prominent - bumped 1st - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 5/1)
11th 2 Ambitious Fellow (IRE) 9 G AVG Peter Fahey 160 lbs 20/1 13 Midfield early - jumped left 1st - towards rear of midfield when ridden and no extra after 2 out(op 16/1)
12th 7 The Little Yank (IRE) 10 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 145 lbs 18/1 7.5 Soon led - headed and weakened after 3 out(op 25/1)
13th 1 Merlin Giant (FR) 4 G AVG Emmet Mullins 166 lbs 14/1 27 Towards rear of midfield - not fluent and pushed along briefly 6th - dropped to rear when nudged along before 3 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
14th 3 Dollar Value (USA) 10 G AVG T G McCourt 159 lbs 33/1 7 Took keen hold - prominent - in touch with leaders when ridden and weakened after 3 out(op 28/1)
15th 8 Papal Lodge (IRE) 7 G Good Peter Fahey 147 lbs 33/1 6 Didn't jump with fluency - pushed along briefly - prominent early - jumped slightly left and bumped rival 1st - midfield when jumped slightly left 4 out - pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened(op 25/1)
16th 14 Tucson Train (IRE) 9 G Poor Thomas Mullins 142 lbs 25/1 24 Always behind - mistake 6th - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened after 4 out(op 20/1)