Sligo (IRE)
15:00
John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m4f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €6.20 Place: €1.40 €1.20 €15 Exacta: €27.10 Trifecta: €810
Non-Runners: D'Jo Dela Barriere (temperature)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Charming Fortune (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 9/2 Won Took keen hold - midfield - headway before 2 out - pressed leaders after 2 out - ridden to lead run-in - ran on(op 4/1)
2nd 4 Kalanisi Flash (IRE) 8 G Poor John C McConnell 156 lbs 100/30 3.5 Prominent - led from 2 out - ridden and headed run-in - kept on - no match for winner - headed from 2 out(op 7/2)
3rd 1 Derby De Thaix (FR) 11 G Poor James Andrew Fahey 162 lbs 80/1 2.25 Soon led - briefly disputed lead after 7th - headed but prominent from 2 out - no extra after last
4th 2 Zaidi (FR) 7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 1/2F .75 Pressed leader early - not fluent 3rd - prominent before 5th - lost position when ridden after 2 out - went fourth and kept on run-in - not pace to challenge(op 2/5)
5th 9 Midweek Voices (IRE) 5 G AVG Eoin Doyle 152 lbs 125/1 3 Took keen hold - held up in rear - headway when mistake 3 out - went fourth when not fluent last - soon ridden and weakened
6th 11 The Nagger Reidy (GB) 6 G Poor Stephen Gerard Carey 152 lbs 16/1 .5 Towards rear of midfield - bad mistake 3rd - headway when not fluent 2 out - jumped slightly right last - hard ridden when kept on run-in(op 20/1)
7th 7 Evans Secret (GB) 6 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 154 lbs 33/1 1.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway 2 out - kept on(op 66/1)
8th 12 Ar Aghaidh (IRE) 8 M Poor Hugh Paul Finegan 151 lbs 150/1 3.5 Prominent - lost position on inner before 2 out - switched left and no impression after 2 out(op 200/1)
9th 13 Four Shares (GB) 5 M Poor Michael Hourigan 147 lbs 150/1 6 Raced wide - midfield - lost position when mistake 4 out - no impression when slightly hampered before 2 out(tchd 200/1)
10th 14 Menrva (IRE) 4 F Poor Maike Magnussen 147 lbs 50/1 4.75 Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - some headway after 2 out - no impression(op 33/1)
11th 8 Grizzley Adams (IRE) 4 G Poor Alexander Ott 154 lbs 80/1 7.5 Took keen hold - in rear early - not fluent 1st - headway and in touch with leaders before 5th - pressed leader after 5th - briefly disputed lead after 7th - weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding hung left)
12th 10 Moig Raven (IRE) 4 G Poor Declan Queally 152 lbs 28/1 8.5 Took keen hold - never better than midfield - jumped left on occasions - bit short of room on inner on turn after 7th - weakened and dropped to rear after 3 out(op 33/1)
13th 5 Perfect Pupil (IRE) 7 G Poor Stephen McConville 156 lbs 200/1 3.75 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield and weakened after 3 out