Ballinrobe (IRE) Races

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Ballinrobe (IRE)

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Tim Kelly (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Ballinrobe (IRE) Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Win: €12 Place: €2.30 €1.10 €1.10 Exacta: €23.90 Trifecta: €56.20

Non-Runners: A Brave Man (temperature), Saynothinatall (reserve), Youmzain Bolt (reserve)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m 1m7½f	1st	#10On The Steel (IRE) Took keen hold - prominent - soon went second - mistake 5th - pushed along and lost second after last - ridden and rallied final 110yds - led towards finish(op 14/1)	6 G	AVG	Charlie O'Dwyer (5)lbs	Conor O'Dwyer	153 lbs	17/2	Won	2m4f 2m4½f 2m½f 2m4½f
2m 2m 2m1f	2nd	#4Doctor Glide (FR) Prominent throughout - went second home turn - challenging inside final 110yds - kept on(op 4/7 tchd 4/5)	7 G	Poor	Keith Donoghue	Tom Dreaper	158 lbs	8/11F	.5	2m3f 2m½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m1f
1m5½f 1m4f 1m4f 2m3f 2m	3rd	#2Napper Tandy (GB) Prominent throughout - led approaching last - reduced lead inside final 110yds - headed and lost two places towards finish(op 7/2)	6 G	Poor	James Smith (7)lbs	Matthew J Smith	159 lbs	100/30	0.3	2m3½f 2m4½f 2m1f 2m1f 2m½f
-	4th	#5Eoin's Charm (IRE) Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders 3 out - went fourth after last - ran on well towards far side final 110yds(op 22/1)	5 G	Poor	Trevor Ryan (5)lbs	Andrew Slattery	153 lbs	28/1	1	2m½f 2m 2m2f 2m4f
2m	5th	#7Giant Haystacks (IRE) Led - headed approaching last - not fluent last - soon weakened(op 17/2 tchd 13/2)	5 G	Poor	Brian Hayes	Barry J Fitzgerald	158 lbs	7/1	16	2m1f 2m 2m½f 2m4f 2m3f
2m½f	6th	#14Nicholas Street (IRE) Midfield - no extra approaching last	4 G	Poor	Jody McGarvey	E Bolger	150 lbs	40/1	5	2m1f 2m1f 2m1f 2m4½f 2m
2m4f 2m1f 2m	7th	#6Fairytale New York (IRE) Towards rear - some headway from last - never near to challenge (jockey said gelding was dropped in and stayed on at one pace)	5 G	Poor	Daniel King	A J Martin	158 lbs	33/1	1.25	2m 2m4½f 2m1½f 2m4½f 2m2½f
2m	8th	#16Mayday Games (IRE) Towards rear - some headway approaching last - kept on - never near to challenge(op 80/1)	6 G	Poor	Danny Gilligan (5)lbs	Paul John Gilligan	153 lbs	100/1	2.5	2m5½f 2m4½f 2m4½f 2m4f 2m7½f
2m	9th	#12Opposite Ends (IRE) Held up in rear - some headway from last - never near to challenge(op 33/1)	6 G	Poor	Philip Byrnes (5)lbs	C Byrnes	153 lbs	40/1	1.25	2m½f 2m2f 2m½f 2m 2m5½f
1m2f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m2½f 1m4f	10th	#1Highland King (IRE) Never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 25/1)	6 G	Poor	Ben Harvey	John C McConnell	166 lbs	80/1	1.25	2m 2m2f 1m2½f 2m1f 2m1f
-	11th	#11Ontheblind (IRE) Towards rear throughout - jumped left 3rd - no extra from 3 out(op 80/1)	5 G	Poor	Ambrose McCurtin	John F O'Neill	158 lbs	100/1	7	2m6½f
2m4f	12th	#9Kinski (FR) Towards rear - not fluent 2nd(op 50/1)	5 G	Poor	Philip Donovan (5)lbs	Patrick G Kelly	153 lbs	125/1	6.5	2m1f 2m4f 2m1f
-	13th	#13Texas King (IRE) In touch with leaders - weakened from 2 out(op 80/1)	5 G	Poor	Ryan Treacy	L Young	158 lbs	25/1	15	2m1f 2m 2m1½f
2m½f	14th	#15You're Kidding Me (IRE) Didn't always jump with fluency - never better than midfield - weakened from 2 out(op 25/1)	4 G	Poor	Simon Torrens	E Bolger	150 lbs	33/1	18	2m4f 3m1½f 2m4f 2m7f 2m1f
2m 2m 2m1f 2m	99th	#8Khewilltu (IRE) Midfield - weakening when fell last(op 80/1 tchd 125/1)	4 G	Poor	Cian Quirke (5)lbs	John F O'Neill	153 lbs	100/1	-	3m½f 2m3f