Thomastown Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Emancipator (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
John Shinnick
(7)lbs
|
Terence O'Brien | 156 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Took keen hold - soon raced in second - challenging home turn - led going best 2 out - went clear when nudged along approaching last - ridden out(tchd 10/3) | |
| 2nd | 13 | Added Bonus (IRE) | 11 G | Poor | Brendan Maurice Walsh | 140 lbs | 17/2 | 8 | Midfield early - prominent after 4th - not fluent 5th - challenging home turn - went second towards near side when ridden after 2 out - not fluent last - no extra run-in - no match for winner(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Happy Dreams (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Michael J McDonagh | 158 lbs | 5/1 | 11 | Towards rear - not fluent when jumped slightly right 5th - headway after 4 out - went fourth when ridden after 2 out - soon outpaced - steadied when not fluent last - went modest third run-in(tchd 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 2 | Clonbury Bridge (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | J P Dempsey | 164 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Led - pushed along when faced challenge home turn - headed when mistake 2 out - soon ridden and no extra - weakening when not fluent last - lost fourth run-in(op 11/1) | ||
| 5th | 9 | Spanish John (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | P A Fahy | 152 lbs | 14/1 | 5.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - mistake 6th - mistake 4 out - pushed along home turn - lost position when ridden and no impression after 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 1 | Mister Twist (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Philip Fenton | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 0.3 | Midfield early - towards rear after 6th - raced in last when headway after 3 out - mistake 2 out - ran on after last - no telling impression(op 4/1) | ||
| 7th | 10 | Ella Rose (IRE) | 8 M | Poor |
Niall Prendergast
(7)lbs
|
D E Prendergast | 144 lbs | 40/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - headway before 3 out - midfield but no extra after 2 out - no impression when mistake and pecked on landing last(op 66/1) | |
| 8th | 8 | Hard Target (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mr A P Ryan
(7)lbs
|
David Harry Kelly | 147 lbs | 11/4F | 2.5 | Prominent early - towards rear when mistake 5th - headway after 4 out - midfield when pushed along home turn - ridden and weakened after 2 out(op 5/2) | |
| 9th | 5 | All Walks Of Life (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Michael Hourigan | 161 lbs | 16/1 | 28 | Sweating - midfield - dropped to rear when nudged along before 3 out - weakened and dropped to last after 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1) |
Gowran Park (IRE) Races