OCS Recruitment Maiden Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 7 | Rocky's Diamond (IRE) | 5 G | Good | Declan Queally | 161 lbs | 22/1 | Won | Made virtually all - travelled strongly - disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - nudged along and reduced lead before 2 out - ridden and ran on after last (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding ran very free when wearing a hood on his previous run and he felt that a combination of removing the hood and a change of tactics to front running had helped)(op 80/1 tchd 20/1 and 100/1) | ||
| 2nd | 6 | Palamon (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 161 lbs | 11/8F | 5 | Prominent behind clear leaders - went second before straight - keeping on when pushed along before 2 out - jumped slightly right last - no match for winner(op 5/4 tchd 6/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Mordor (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 161 lbs | 6/4 | 5 | Prominent behind clear leaders - ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for first two(op 6/5) | ||
| 4th | 14 | Love Me (FR) | 4 F | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 154 lbs | 13/2 | 12 | Midfield - headway after 3 out - went modest fourth after last - never near to challenge(tchd 7/1) | ||
| 5th | 4 | Lope De Light (GB) | 3 C | Poor |
Oakley Brown
(5)lbs
|
William Durkan | 156 lbs | 50/1 | 3.5 | Took keen hold - towards rear - steady headway after 3 out - went modest fourth and ridden before 2 out - weakened and lost fourth after last(op 66/1) | |
| 6th | 16 | Uhavemeinstitches (IRE) | 4 F | Good | J Motherway | 154 lbs | 12/1 | 4 | Midfield - carried left 3 out - headway when nudged along before 2 out - kept on(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Kellys Grove (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Richard Condon
(5)lbs
|
Michael Butler | 156 lbs | 80/1 | 18 | In touch with leaders early - midfield when not fluent and jumped left 3 out - some headway before 2 out - no impression(tchd 100/1) | |
| 8th | 15 | Star Contact (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | S Curling | 154 lbs | 66/1 | 3.75 | Prominent behind clear leaders - not fluent 3rd - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | The Blaggard (IRE) | 4 G | AVG |
G B Noonan
(5)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 156 lbs | 100/1 | 1.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding hung badly left rounding fnal bend)(op 80/1 tchd 125/1) | |
| 10th | 11 | Tic Tac Toe (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Liam Quinlan
(5)lbs
|
Ray Hackett | 156 lbs | 66/1 | .5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 3 out - soon some headway - no impression(op 40/1) | |
| 11th | 12 | Warrior Lion (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Moses McCabe | 161 lbs | 150/1 | 6 | Always behind - mistake 4 out(op 100/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Duchamps Art (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Ms Margaret Mullins | 154 lbs | 125/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - weakened before 2 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 13th | 10 | Thegreenthirteen (IRE) | 4 G | Poor | Matthew A Daly | 161 lbs | 28/1 | 1.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - mistake 4 out - lost position and weakened before straight(op 33/1) | ||
| 14th | 8 | Tannery Park (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Barry Connell | 161 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | Never better than midfield - towards rear when mistake 4 out(op 28/1) | ||
| 15th | 3 | Let Him B (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Mr A D Bustin
(7)lbs
|
C Byrnes | 154 lbs | 40/1 | 33 | Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency - detached when hung left on turn after 3rd(tchd 50/1) | |
| 16th | 1 | Dylan's Chance (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Tom Kelly
(7)lbs
|
Eoin Christopher McCarthy | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 2.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - slightly hampered 2nd - weakening when jumped slightly left 3 out(op 66/1) |
Limerick (IRE) Races