Sligo (IRE) Races
Sligo (IRE)
18:35
Apex Controls Ltd Handicap Hurdle
Sligo (IRE)
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2023
Distance: 2m2f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Yielding
Surface: Turf
Win: €7.10
Place: €2.20 €6.60 €2.60
Exacta: €116.50
Tricast: €1388.03
Trifecta: €522.90
Non-Runners: Lesssaidthebetter (reserve), Prince Of Air (reserve), Turkestan (lame)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Golden Sandbanks (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Paul W Flynn | 165 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders before 4 out - led going best after 2 out - soon clear - ran on(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Rockview Roman (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Ben Harvey
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 160 lbs | 22/1 | 2.75 | Soon midfield - mistake 4th - headway when bit short of room and switched left after 2 out - ran on and went second run-in - no match for winner(tchd 25/1) | |
| 3rd | 10 | Pearlofflorida (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Liam P Cusack | 160 lbs | 8/1 | 1.5 | In touch with leaders - prominent when mistake 4 out - briefly disputed lead before 2 out - outpaced after 2 out - ridden and no extra when lost second run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Angelsworknovrtime (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | James Andrew Fahey | 162 lbs | 18/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - not fluent 3 out - went fourth 2 out - no extra run-in | ||
| 5th | 15 | Be My Hero (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Gordon Elliott | 148 lbs | 12/1 | 0.05 | Held up in rear - steady headway before 2 out - kept on after last - not reach leaders(tchd 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Kellie's Dream (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
Andrew Slattery | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway when raced wide 3 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 2 out - soon no impression(op 11/2) | |
| 7th | 14 | Max Time (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Daniel King
(5)lbs
|
I Madden | 144 lbs | 40/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - ridden when switched right before 2 out - soon headway - kept on run-in | |
| 8th | 11 | Action Station (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Mrs Prunella Dobbs | 158 lbs | 28/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - kept on after last(op 25/1) | ||
| 9th | 5 | Champagne Vacation (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mike O'Connor
(3)lbs
|
Sean Aherne | 160 lbs | 13/2 | 2.5 | Prominent - disputing second after 1st - pressed leader 5th - briefly disputed lead before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - soon outpaced - weakened approaching last | |
| 10th | 2 | Downtherefordancin (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Gavin Cromwell | 165 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - disputing second after 1st - pressed leaders 5th - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding made a few mistakes)(op 9/2) | ||
| 11th | 9 | Baby Chou (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | Mrs John Harrington | 161 lbs | 12/1 | 15 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - bit short of room and lost ground after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Chemdawg (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Oliver McKiernan | 149 lbs | 28/1 | 1.25 | Never better than midfield - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - detached when mistake last(op 20/1) | ||
| 13th | 4 | Quickbuck (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(5)lbs
|
J J Lambe | 159 lbs | 80/1 | 6 | In rear throughout - struggling after 4 out - reminder and no extra after 3 out(op 66/1) | |
| 14th | 12 | Magnetic North (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | James McAuley | 155 lbs | 3/1F | 4.25 | Took keen hold - led - not fluent 2nd - joined and disputed lead before 2 out - soon headed and weakened quickly (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 10/3 tchd 7/2) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Allez George (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | James M Barcoe | 146 lbs | 100/1 | - | Prominent early - midfield when mistake and lost ground 2nd - towards rear before 3rd - detached when bad mistake 5th - tailed off when pulled up before 4 out(op 80/1) |