Fairyhouse (IRE) Races
Fairyhouse (IRE)
16:55
WillowWarm Gold Cup (Chase)
Fairyhouse (IRE)
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024
Distance: 2m4f
Type: Chase
Going: Heavy
Surface: Turf
Win: €2.60
Place: €1.10 €2.80
Exacta: €16.70
Trifecta: €42.40
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Spillane's Tower (IRE) | 7 G | Good | James Joseph Mangan | 166 lbs | 7/4 | Won | In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - smooth headway challenging towards far side 2 out - shaken up to lead approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in(tchd 13/8 and tchd 15/8) | ||
| 2nd | 5 | Tactical Move (IRE) | 10 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 7/1 | 1.75 | Disputed lead at steady pace - pressed leader 8th - challenging when not fluent 3 out - flashed tail but rallied from last - no match for winner(tchd 13/2) | ||
| 3rd | 1 | Blood Destiny (FR) | 6 G | Good | W P Mullins | 166 lbs | 6/4F | 1.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 4 out - keeping on towards far side when not fluent 2 out - went third after last - no extra towards finish(op 13/8) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Thecompanysergeant (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Denis Gerard Hogan | 166 lbs | 33/1 | 2.75 | Towards rear - headway and prominent 6th - challenging 3 out - weakened from last(op 50/1) | ||
| 5th | 7 | Zanahiyr (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 17/2 | 20 | Disputed lead at steady pace - led narrowly 8th - jumped left and mistake 4 out - headed after 3 out - soon weakened(op 8/1 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Flanking Maneuver (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Noel Meade | 166 lbs | 40/1 | 35 | Towards rear - badly hampered by faller 6th - headway and in touch with leaders before 5 out - weakened 3 out - detached when bad mistake 2 out (jockey said gelding was slightly hampered by the faller)(op 50/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Saint Felicien (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 11/1 | - | In touch with leaders - took keen hold after 5th - fell 6th(op 10/1 tchd 12/1) |