Cork (IRE)
16:40
Mallow Commercials CVRT Test Centre Handicap Hurdle
Cork (IRE) Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 Distance: 3m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft To Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €7.30 Place: €3.40 €2.40 Exacta: €38.30 Tricast: €96.89 Trifecta: €232.40
Non-Runners: Cher Why Not (injured in transit), Danny The Fence (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 He's Home Again (IRE) 7 G Poor Edward Cawley 144 lbs 6/1 Won In touch with leaders - prominent 3 out - soon pressed leader - led going best 2 out - steadied last - pushed out and went clear run-in - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding may have struggled on holding ground on his previous run and also a preference for today's track where he has good previous form helped - which was noted)(tchd 11/2)
2nd 9 Rochestown (IRE) 10 G Good Brendan Maurice Walsh 137 lbs 9/2 2.25 Raced in second - not fluent 11th - led narrowly after 4 out - headed when mistake and ridden 2 out - kept on but no match for winner
3rd 3 Lovely Reaction (IRE) 6 M AVG Thomas Mullins 159 lbs 3/1 15 Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - headway 3 out - soon went third and ridden - not fluent and weakened 2 out - jumped right and not fluent last - no match for first two(tchd 10/3)
4th 4 Duffys Getaway (IRE) 7 G Poor P J Rothwell 155 lbs 12/1 .5 Held up in last - headway before 3 out - kept on - never near to challenge(tchd 11/1)
5th 1 Jerk (FR) 5 G Poor William Durkan 159 lbs 11/4F 8.5 Prominent - outpaced on inner before 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 9/4 tchd 3/1)
6th 8 Thedancingfarrier (IRE) 11 G AVG Paul Stephen Kiely 138 lbs 4/1 15 Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - tailed off(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
99th 2 Whatucallher (IRE) 7 M Poor Thomas Gibney 165 lbs 28/1 - Led - not fluent 11th - headed and weakened on inner after 4 out - dropped to last and detached when pulled up before 3 out(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)