Listowel (IRE)
14:00
McSweeney Brothers Maiden Hurdle
Listowel (IRE) Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.88 Place: €1.20 €1.40 €1.20 Exacta: €9.70 Trifecta: €27.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Sea Of Sands (GER) 6 G AVG W P Mullins 166 lbs 15/8F Won Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - prominent - pressed leader 2nd - led after 3rd - faced challenge but going easily when not fluent 2 out - soon clear - canter(op 9/4 tchd 7/4 and tchd 5/2)
2nd 10 The Mediator (IRE) 8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 166 lbs 4/1 5 Soon prominent - went second after 3 out - challenging and shaken up when mistake 2 out - soon weakened(op 9/2 tchd 7/2)
3rd 1 Brave Fortune (IRE) 6 G AVG P M J Doyle 166 lbs 3/1 8 Prominent - briefly disputed lead when bit short of room on inner and slightly hampered 1st - soon in touch with leaders - went modest fourth before 3 out - went modest third approaching last - kept on - no match for first two(op 11/4 tchd 10/3)
4th 9 Special Cadeau (GB) 7 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 166 lbs 5/2 6 Led narrowly or disputed lead early - pressed winner after 3rd - lost second and weakened after 3 out - lost third approaching last (vet reported gelding to have skin wounds to his right-hind fetlock but was otherwise post race normal)(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
5th 3 Derby Rock (IRE) 6 G Poor M F Morris 161 lbs 80/1 13 Raced lazily at times - in rear early - not fluent 2nd - midfield after 4th - no impression after 4 out(op 50/1)
6th 11 Siul Molly Siul (IRE) 5 M Poor Mrs Jayne Hearne 156 lbs 300/1 64 Always behind - mistake 3rd - tailed off after 4 out(op 125/1)
7th 2 Cresthill (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael Flannery 166 lbs 200/1 47 In touch with leaders early - towards rear when not fluent 2nd - weakened and tailed off after 4 out(op 100/1)
8th 7 River Derwent (GB) 7 G AVG Thomas Coyle 166 lbs 150/1 30 Midfield - mistake and pushed along briefly 4th - weakened 4 out - tailed off 4 out(op 66/1)
99th 6 Glam De Vega (IRE) 5 G AVG M Keane 166 lbs 20/1 - Prominent early - dropped to midfield when not fluent and weakened 4th - pulled up 4 out(op 10/1)
99th 4 Diamond Jimmy (IRE) 6 G Poor Miss J M Lee 166 lbs 200/1 - In rear - struggling and detached when weakened 4th - pulled up 4 out(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)
99th 5 Elzaamsan (IRE) 6 G Poor M Halford & T Collins 166 lbs 33/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4th - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when mistake and unseated 2 out(op 50/1)