Cork (IRE)
14:55
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Beginners Chase
Cork (IRE) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m½f Type: Chase Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €13.80 Place: €1.40 €1.20 €1.10 Exacta: €35 Trifecta: €234
Non-Runners: Extrapolation (infection (non respiratory))
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
1st
In touch with leaders - not fluent 3rd - prominent after 4th - joined leaders 4 out - led narrowly going easily on near side of group when jumped slightly left 3 out - eased clear run-in - comfortably(tchd 16/1)
9 G Poor C Byrnes 161 lbs 18/1 Won
2nd
Soon led narrowly or disputed lead - headed and raced in second before 6th - led again from 5 out - joined 4 out - headed on inner when not fluent and pecked on landing 3 out - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/4 tchd 7/4)
8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 6/4F 1.75
3rd
Prominent - joined leaders 4 out - pecked on landing 3 out - outpaced after 2 out - weakened run-in(op 2/1 tchd 9/5)
7 G AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 15/8 7.5
4th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake 5 out - headway on near side of group 3 out - kept on - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding hung slightly left up the straight)(op 66/1)
8 G Poor Darren Collins 159 lbs 50/1 2.25
5th
Didn't always jump with fluency - held up in last - headway when switched left before 2 out - kept on - never near to challenge(op 25/1)
6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 18/1 1.5
6th
Never better than midfield (jockey said gelding made a noise down the back)(tchd 100/1)
6 G Poor S Curling 161 lbs 125/1 .5
7th
Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - prominent - lost position but in touch with leaders after 5th - slow jump 6th - weakened after 5 out (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 5/2)
7 G AVG Martin Brassil 166 lbs 11/4 13
99th
Raced wide - took keen hold - prominent - disputed lead from 2nd - led narrowly before 6th - headed and lost position when bad mistake and jockey lost iron 5 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - dropped to last when bad mistake and unseated last(tchd 50/1)
5 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 166 lbs 66/1 -