Ulster Carpets Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Reverend Hubert (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Philip Byrnes
(5)lbs
|
C Byrnes | 161 lbs | 8/15F | Won | Prominent - pressed leader 1st - good jump and led 4 out - 3 lengths ahead going easily 2 out - went further clear before last - canter(op 8/11) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Ringdufferin (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 9/2 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - led at steady pace - headed and raced in second 4 out - no chance with winner from 2 out - kept on(op 4/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Marv Michael (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 158 lbs | 9/4 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - not fluent last - kept on | ||
| 4th | 9 | Knockaneleigh Girl (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Declan Queally | 151 lbs | 66/1 | 20 | In rear - some headway after 5 out - outpaced before 2 out - soon no impression (jockey said mare can be very keen and he rode her to settle and come home well)(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Farewellchancer (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Paddy Cleary
(7)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 2.75 | Midfield - outpaced before 3 out - no impression(op 33/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Hardy Buck (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | John Joseph Hanlon | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 4 | Never better than midfield(op 80/1) | ||
| 7th | 8 | Rust To Riches (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Benjamin P Kennedy
(7)lbs
|
Neill McCluskey | 151 lbs | 50/1 | 8.5 | Raced wide - never better than midfield - mistake 5 out - tailed off - blood in both nostrils (vet said gelding had blood at both nostrils)(op 66/1) | |
| 8th | 5 | Knocky (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Gerald Stephen Quinn | 158 lbs | 80/1 | 8.5 | Always behind - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 50/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Meadow Soprano (DEN) | 6 M | Poor |
Ben Harvey
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 82 | Never better than midfield - mistake 2nd - not fluent 4th - tailed off - burst blood vessel (jockey said mare had burst a blood vessel; vet said mare had blood at both nostrils)(op 18/1) |
Downpatrick (IRE) Races