Sligo (IRE)
17:10
New You Clinic Mares Maiden Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €4.80 Place: €1.30 €2.40 €3.60 Exacta: €50.20 Trifecta: €617.90
Non-Runners: Deons Diamond (unsuitable ground), I Am Shadow (in season), Sally's Cave (reserve), Shindilla (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 The Grey Dove (IRE) 5 M AVG Gordon Elliott 153 lbs 4/1 Won Towards rear of midfield - niggled along briefly after 4th - not fluent 5th - headway and pushed along briefly after 4 out - pushed along briefly after 3 out - led and pushed along after 2 out - ridden out after last - kept on well(op 7/1)
2nd 3 Stormalong (IRE) 6 M AVG David Kenneth Budds 161 lbs 12/1 1.25 Prominent early - midfield after 3 out - headway 2 out - keeping on when jumped slightly right last - ran on well when switched right run-in - went second final strides(tchd 11/1)
3rd 4 Tina Meehan (IRE) 7 M AVG J A Nash 156 lbs 28/1 0.2 Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - not fluent 4th - not fluent 3 out - headed after 2 out - kept on well run-in - lost second final strides(op 16/1)
4th 7 Angelsworknovrtime (IRE) 9 M Poor James Andrew Fahey 153 lbs 5/1 1.25 Soon prominent - pressed leaders when mistake 2 out - soon outpaced - lost third towards finish(op 15/2)
5th 10 Letters To Juliet (IRE) 7 M Poor Patrick Downey 146 lbs 150/1 1 Soon towards rear of midfield - pecked on landing 4 out - headway 2 out - keeping on when edged right run-in - not reach leaders (jockey said mare was outpaced early and ran on past tired horses)(op 125/1)
6th 6 Young Lucy (IRE) 5 M Poor A J Martin 158 lbs 11/2 2.75 Midfield - not fluent 4 out - in touch with leaders when not fluent 3 out - no extra when bit short of room on inner after last(op 7/2 tchd 10/3)
7th 14 Sheemore (IRE) 4 F Poor Cian Collins 150 lbs 150/1 0.3 Jumped left on occasions - in rear - mistake 3rd - jumped slightly left 5th - jumped badly left 3 out - soon headway - keeping on when not fluent 2 out - no extra when hung right after last (jockey said filly raced green in the early part of the race and ran on past tired horses)(op 100/1)
8th 9 Hill Rocket (IRE) 6 M Poor Cian Collins 146 lbs 100/1 4.75 Held up in rear - jumped slightly left 3rd - some headway after 2 out - mistake last - no impression(op 80/1)
9th 8 Bella Be Good (IRE) 7 M Poor Edward Cawley 153 lbs 200/1 7 Towards rear throughout(op 125/1)
10th 5 Vadsa Queen (IRE) 6 M Poor W P Mullins 161 lbs 5/6F 1.25 Prominent on outer - mistake 3 out - weakened gradually after 2 out - not fluent last (jockey said mare made a mistake three out and stopped quickly; vet said mare was post race normal)(op 4/5)
11th 17 Ruby Jules (GB) 4 F Poor Paul John Gilligan 150 lbs 80/1 19 Took keen hold - disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - lost position after 3 out - weakened 2 out - tailed off(op 50/1)
12th 2 Kiss My Lucky Egg (GB) 6 M Poor Adrian Sexton 154 lbs 20/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - lost position when bit short of room after 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - tailed off(op 14/1)
13th 11 Pixabay (IRE) N/A Poor Patrick Breen 150 lbs 150/1 1.75 Raced lazily at times - didn't jump with fluency - in rear throughout - tailed off(op 125/1)