GAIN The Advantage Series Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Desert Friend (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Mrs Denise Foster | 135 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Towards rear - midfield before halfway - headway from over 2f out - ridden and went second over 1f out - soon challenging - led narrowly towards finish (jockey said gelding got tight for room 2 1/2f out)(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Mayo For Sam (IRE) | 4 F | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(3)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 126 lbs | 9/2J | 0.2 | Prominent - led under 2f out - ridden and faced challenge inside final furlong - headed towards finish(op 4/1 tchd 5/1) | |
| 3rd | 7 | Status Green (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Joseph G Murphy | 134 lbs | 13/2 | 4.25 | Midfield - not clear run repeatedly from over 2f out - switched left when headway and in the clear under 2f out - went third but no extra inside final furlong(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 3 | Curious Bride (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
Scott McCullagh
(3)lbs
|
Eamonn O'Connell | 134 lbs | 6/1 | 2.25 | Midfield - towards rear when niggled along before halfway - headway under 2f out - ran on and went modest fourth inside final 110yds (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 8/1 tchd 9/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Hungry Rock (IRE) | 4 G | Poor |
Wayne Hassett
(5)lbs
|
Mark Michael McNiff | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 0.3 | Slowly into stride - in rear - headway when ridden on near side of group from over 2f out - raced wide home turn - not reach leaders(op 16/1 tchd 28/1) | |
| 6th | 11 | Beer With The Boys (GB) | 10 G | Poor | H D McGuigan | 128 lbs | 25/1 | 2.75 | Briefly led - prominent after 1f - led again over 2f out - headed under 2f out - lost second and weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 14/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Hidden Land (USA) | 7 M | AVG | Andrew Kinirons | 140 lbs | 9/2J | 3.25 | In touch with leaders - prominent on near side of group from 3f out - weakened gradually from 2f out(tchd 4/1) | ||
| 8th | 12 | Creative Dancer (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Ian Patrick Donoghue | 119 lbs | 13/2 | 0.05 | Unseated jockey and loose before start - in touch with leaders - midfield when pushed along after halfway - brief headway on near side of group under 3f out - weakened over 1f out(op 12/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 9th | 9 | Rushford (GB) | 5 G | Poor | Thomas R Hughes | 131 lbs | 28/1 | 2.75 | Slowly into stride - took keen hold - soon midfield - in touch with leaders on inner 3f out - short of room and hampered over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 25/1) | ||
| 10th | 5 | Forbidden Planet (GB) | 9 H | Poor | P J F Murphy | 134 lbs | 14/1 | 4.5 | Held up in rear - brief headway when bit short of room from 2f out - weakened over 1f out - no impression(op 16/1) | ||
| 11th | 1 | Roman Bull (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Michael William O'Meara | 142 lbs | 17/2 | 10 | Prominent - led narrowly after 1f - headed and weakening when short of room and hampered over 2f out - dropped to rear when eased from over 1f out (jockey said gelding received contact from behind 2 1/2f out)(op 8/1) |
Ballinrobe (IRE) Races