Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
19:30
HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (Div II)
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Surface: AW
Win: €8.80
Place: €3.90 €1.90 €2
Exacta: €84.60
Tricast: €372.63
Trifecta: €392.80
Non-Runners: Emperor Of Silk (reserve), Flier (lame), Liberated Girl (reserve), Uberrima Fides (injured)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | Cara Susanna (IRE) | 4 F | AVG | D K Weld | 139 lbs | 10/1 | Won | Ducked right start - in touch with leaders - ridden from 2f out - headway towards near side 1f out - ran on to lead towards finish(op 9/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Brave Thought (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | Luke Comer | 135 lbs | 11/2 | .75 | Soon midfield - headway when ridden on far side of group 2f out - led narrowly inside final 110yds - headed towards finish(op 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Gurkha Girl (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Micky Fenton | 136 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Soon prominent - led 2f out - faced challenges when edged right over 1f out - headed inside final 110yds - no extra towards finish (jockey said mare leaned right under pressure)(op 13/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Breagagh (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | S Michael Millar | 127 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Prominent - led after 2f - headed but prominent 2f out - carried right over 1f out - no extra inside final 110yds(op 9/2) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Not Just Any Eagle (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Patrick J Flynn | 136 lbs | 5/2F | 0.2 | Took keen hold - prominent - switched right 2f out - no extra inside final furlong - eased towards finish (jockey said gelding ran too free)(op 9/4) | ||
| 6th | 10 | Just For Yuse (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Sorcha Woods
(7)lbs
|
Paul Stafford | 119 lbs | 125/1 | 1.25 | Soon led - headed and pressed leader after 2f - lost position when outpaced over 2f out - no impression final furlong(op 66/1) | |
| 7th | 14 | Together Aclaim (GB) | 6 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 121 lbs | 33/1 | .75 | Dwelt start - took keen hold - in rear early - midfield before halfway - outpaced towards near side and lost position 2f out - kept on inside final 110yds - never on terms (jockey said gelding took a keen hold)(op 28/1) | |
| 8th | 12 | Anjah (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | H D McGuigan | 124 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Ducked right start - towards rear - headway from over 1f out - bit short of room when switched right inside final 110yds - eased towards finish(op 12/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Kartayaz (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Sean Bird
(7)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 122 lbs | 28/1 | 0.3 | In touch with leaders - outpaced and dropped to midfield over 2f out - soon hard ridden but no impression | |
| 10th | 1 | Sky Legend (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Sean D Bowen
(5)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 137 lbs | 11/2 | 1.75 | Midfield - in touch with leaders over 3f out - weakened gradually inside final furlong - eased towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 7/2) | |
| 11th | 6 | Shining Aitch (GB) | 8 G | Poor |
James Ryan
(5)lbs
|
T G McCourt | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - brief headway on far side of group over 2f out - in touch with leaders but no extra over 1f out - weakened final 110yds - eased towards finish(op 11/1) | |
| 12th | 13 | Ballycommon Chapel (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Robert Whearty
(5)lbs
|
P Cluskey | 119 lbs | 28/1 | 5.5 | Towards rear throughout(tchd 33/1) | |
| 13th | 15 | Berlina (IRE) | 3 F | Poor | John C McConnell | 121 lbs | 40/1 | 5.5 | Dwelt start - squeezed out and in rear soon after start - detached and struggling from 4f out - no impression(op 33/1) |