Sligo (IRE)
17:40
Hop House 13 Handicap
Sligo (IRE) Date: Wed, 09 Aug 2023 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90 Place: €3.20 €1.80 €2.20 Exacta: €43.90 Tricast: €145.43 Trifecta: €226.90
Non-Runners: Elsa's Pride (reserve), Night Moon (reserve), So Messi (stone bruise), Sparkit (allergy)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Chica Linda (IRE) 4 F Poor Mark Fahey 130 lbs 9/1 Won Made virtually all - faced challenge but going best over 2f out - soon clear - ridden over 1f out - reduced lead inside final 110yds - always doing enough(op 15/2)
2nd 13 Spinning Web (IRE) 5 G AVG Ms Margaret Mullins 126 lbs 3/1F 1 Prominent - went second when ridden under 2f out - ran on inside final 110yds - no match for winner(op 11/4)
3rd 2 Katonah (IRE) 3 F Poor Noel Meade 141 lbs 9/2 .5 Held up in rear - headway when raced wide from over 3f out - went third over 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds(tchd 4/1)
4th 14 Water Mint (IRE) 3 F Poor Joseph G Murphy 126 lbs 6/1 3.75 In touch with leaders - headway and prominent when raced wide over 2f out - no extra final furlong(op 7/1)
5th 12 Sleepless Knight (IRE) 4 G Poor John Andrew Kinsella 126 lbs 40/1 .5 Soon towards rear of midfield - towards rear when shaken up over 3f out - headway when ridden from 2f out - nearest finish
6th 1 Hialeah (IRE) 4 G Poor Charles Weld 142 lbs 9/1 0.2 In touch with leaders - prominent on inner over 3f out - outpaced under 2f out - soon no impression(op 15/2)
7th 5 Lisgin (IRE) 3 F Poor Andrew Slattery 130 lbs 100/1 1 Towards rear - some headway from over 2f out - bit short of room when switched left over 1f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds
8th 9 Man Of Style (IRE) 2 G Poor Andrew Slattery 130 lbs 25/1 4.5 Took keen hold - prominent early - in touch with leaders when outpaced over 2f out - weakened over 1f out - eased final 110yds(op 18/1)
9th 3 Silver Salver (IRE) 3 F Poor W McCreery 140 lbs 9/1 1.5 Soon prominent on outer - pressed leader after 2f - lost second under 2f out - soon weakened - eased towards finish(op 17/2)
10th 6 Believe Me Now (IRE) 4 F AVG Andrew Slattery 136 lbs 13/2 1.25 Never better than midfield - eased towards finish(tchd 6/1)
11th 7 Ballyvohane (IRE) 3 G Poor Mrs John Harrington 134 lbs 8/1 2.5 In touch with leaders - outpaced over 3f out - weakened over 2f out - eased final 110yds (jockey said mount travelled well early but didn't pick up and flattened out in the straight)(op 9/1)
12th 11 Harrison Meadows (IRE) N/A Poor John C McConnell 127 lbs 50/1 2.5 Squeezed out and lost position soon after start - soon midfield - weakened from over 2f out - eased final 110yds(op 40/1)
13th 15 Buzzen (IRE) 2 G Poor H Rogers 126 lbs 28/1 5.5 Awkward start - raced in last throughout - reminders soon after start - niggled along when detached before halfway - reminders over 4f out - never going well (jockey said gelding never travelled)