Clonmel (IRE)
16:40
Monksgrange Beginners Chase
Clonmel (IRE) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 Distance: 2m4f Type: Chase Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €1.80 Place: €1.30 €1.90 Exacta: €6.20 Trifecta: €25.40
Non-Runners: Always Enchanting (stewards' permission), Ivar The Boneless (travel problems), Macdermott (family bereavement)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Hartur d'Arc (FR) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 11/10F Won Travelled strongly - disputed lead early - led clearly after 2nd - jumped slightly left 3rd - not fluent 4th - joined from 9th - going best when went clear 2 out - stayed on - comfortably(op Evens)
2nd 4 Joshua Webb (IRE) 9 G Poor Noel Meade 166 lbs 100/30 7.5 Disputed lead early - prominent after 2nd - pressed winner 4th - joined winner from 9th - outpaced before 2 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 16/5)
3rd 8 The Gradual Slope (IRE) 8 G Poor Sean O O'Brien 163 lbs 15/2 1 Disputed lead early - prominent after 2nd - lost third when outpaced before 2 out - jumped slightly right 2 out - went third again and kept on from last - no match for first two(op 11/1)
4th 7 Quest With Speed (IRE) 8 G AVG John Joseph Hanlon 159 lbs 13/2 .5 In touch with leaders - jumped slightly left 2nd - mistake and lost ground 10th - mistake 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon headway and prominent - went third before 2 out - not fluent and lost third last - kept on(op 8/1)
5th 6 Petit King (FR) 8 G Poor Edward Cawley 166 lbs 5/1 8 In touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - weakening when mistake 2 out - no impression when jumped slightly left last(op 9/2 tchd 11/2)
6th 1 Another Ocana (IRE) 7 G Poor L J Archdeacon 166 lbs 28/1 28 Didn't jump well - towards rear throughout - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 22/1)
7th 9 Fort Randall (IRE) 6 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 162 lbs 125/1 47 Didn't always jump with fluency - raced in last throughout - bad mistake 1st - detached 10th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off before 2 out(op 66/1)