Nire Valley Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 11 | Simply Sideways (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Sean D Bowen
(7)lbs
|
Timothy Doyle | 118 lbs | 9/2 | Won | Prominent - led narrowly under 2f out - ridden and wandered around inside final furlong - pushed out final 110yds(tchd 4/1) | |
| 2nd | 1 | Eclat De Lumiere (IRE) | 2 F | AVG | D K Weld | 140 lbs | 4/1 | .75 | Towards rear - headway under 2f out - went fourth inside final furlong - ran on well and went second towards finish - too much to do(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Eloquent Arthur (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Adrian Brendan Joyce | 133 lbs | 14/1 | 1.75 | Prominent - went third under 2f out - outpaced over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong(op 16/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Dark Note (GB) | 6 G | Poor | Andrew Slattery | 134 lbs | 10/1 | 2.25 | Led - headed under 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 6 | Yokkell (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Jarlath P Fahey | 133 lbs | 13/2 | 2.25 | Hampered start - outpaced in rear early - switched left and headway on outer under 2f out - ran on well towards near side inside final furlong - not reach leaders(op 7/1 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 9 | Free Flow (USA) | 5 G | Poor | James M Barrett | 128 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Prominent - soon went second - lost second over 2f out - soon outpaced (jockey said gelding wandered around at road crossing)(op 6/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Zahee (IRE) | 10 G | Poor |
Mr C McConnell
(7)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 127 lbs | 50/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - midfield - keeping on when hampered under 2f out - no extra over 1f out (jockey said gelding was hampered 2f out)(op 40/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Sea Spray (GB) | 2 C | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 126 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Midfield - brief headway under 2f out - no impression over 1f out(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Slieve Binnian (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | M Halford & T Collins | 131 lbs | 100/30F | 1.5 | Upset in stalls - midfield - short of room under 2f out - no extra over 1f out (jockey said gelding got upset in stalls)(op 11/4 tchd 5/2) | ||
| 10th | 7 | Believe In Science (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | J S Bolger | 131 lbs | 11/1 | 0.2 | Dwelt start - towards rear - kept on final furlong - never dangerous(op 14/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Ayrton (FR) | 5 G | Poor | T J O'Mara | 136 lbs | 150/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear - some headway when slightly hampered under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 66/1) | ||
| 12th | 12 | North Dorset (GB) | 3 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(3)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 118 lbs | 40/1 | 7.5 | Midfield - weakening when stumbled under 2f out - soon dropped to rear(tchd 33/1) |
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