Sligo (IRE)
14:35
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Mares Handicap Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Sun, 07 Jul 2024 Distance: 2m1½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €11 Place: €2.60 €1.10 €1.50 Exacta: €65.40 Tricast: €199.08 Trifecta: €261.10
Non-Runners: Hidden Land (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 5 Gone For Tea (IRE) 6 M AVG Peter Fahey 155 lbs 10/1 Won Towards rear but in touch with leaders - dropped to last from 4th - headway after 5th - prominent after 3 out - switched left before last - ridden and ran on after last - led towards finish (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare was too keen on her previous run and he changed tactics today by dropping her in behind the pace - which was noted)(tchd 9/1)
2nd 2 Instant Tendance (FR) 6 M AVG Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 7/2F .75 In touch with leaders - prominent 5th - went second before 4 out - joined leader 3 out - led from 2 out - ridden after last - headed towards finish(tchd 4/1)
3rd 4 Red Ball Of Fire (IRE) 7 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 154 lbs 5/1 2.5 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - hampered by faller 2nd - prominent after 5th - challenging on near side of group 2 out - steadied last - no extra when lost second run-in - no match for first two(op 4/1)
4th 3 Miss Fourie (IRE) 7 M AVG Peter Fahey 157 lbs 8/1 .5 Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - hung left before 2nd - hung badly left on turn after 5th - headed and dropped to last when jockey looked to be having difficulties before 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon headway - ran on and went fourth towards finish (jockey said mare ran off bend passing stand on second circuit)(op 7/1)
5th 7 Flidais (IRE) 7 M AVG John Patrick Ryan 152 lbs 9/2 2.25 Disputed lead early - raced in third after 1st - left in second 2nd - led narrowly before 4 out - joined 3 out - headed and lost second from 2 out - soon weakened(op 6/1)
6th 9 Bigira (FR) 6 M Poor Mark Fahey 133 lbs 11/2 2 In touch with leaders - no extra after 2 out(op 6/1 tchd 5/1)
7th 8 Glendars Mahler (IRE) 8 M Poor James Andrew Fahey 149 lbs 16/1 6 Held up in last - hampered by faller when pushed along briefly 2nd - towards rear from 4th - weakened after 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 22/1)
99th 6 Jumping Susie (IRE) 7 M AVG John C McConnell 153 lbs 5/1 - Disputed lead early - raced in second after 1st - not fluent and unseated 2nd(op 4/1)