Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | Noble Talent (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | T J Nagle Jr | 166 lbs | 11/1 | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent 9th - jumped slightly left 10th - challenging before 3 out - led narrowly going best 2 out - stayed on when ridden after last - won going away(op 14/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Brucejack (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Harry Sexton
(7)lbs
|
P A Fahy | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 7.5 | Jumped right on occasions - soon prominent - not fluent 1st - joined leader 4th - led 5th - headed after 10th - led again but faced challenge before 3 out - ridden when headed 2 out - no extra when mistake last(op 11/1) | |
| 3rd | 12 | Ballycashin (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | Anthony Mullins | 159 lbs | 14/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear - headway on near side of group after 10th - prominent when jumped slightly right 3 out - jumped right and went third 2 out - jumped right and not fluent last - kept on(op 16/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Individualiste (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 22/1 | 3.5 | Towards rear - headway on near side of group after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - keeping on when jumped right and mistake last - not reach leaders(op 18/1) | ||
| 5th | 15 | The Great Unknown (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 159 lbs | 13/2 | 4.25 | Led narrowly early - jumped slightly right 1st - prominent from 2nd - no extra when carried right 2 out - hampered by faller when weakening last(op 8/1) | ||
| 6th | 16 | Tell Nobody Nothin (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Noel Meade | 157 lbs | 2/1F | 16 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders after 5th - weakened 2 out(op 7/4) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Be Fierce (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | T M Walsh | 166 lbs | 25/1 | 5 | Jumped right on occasions - midfield - brief headway after 4 out - in touch with leaders when mistake 3 out - soon weakened(op 20/1) | ||
| 8th | 8 | Muskerry Rock (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Gavin Brouder
(5)lbs
|
M F Morris | 161 lbs | 100/1 | 6.5 | In touch with leaders - weakening when not fluent 3 out(tchd 125/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Noble Blue (FR) | 6 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 166 lbs | 25/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - led 2nd - joined 4th - headed and pressed leader 5th - led again after 10th - headed and weakened before 3 out | ||
| 10th | 11 | Poets Cottage (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Noel Meade | 166 lbs | 50/1 | 4.75 | Held up in rear - headway into midfield when bad mistake 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 11th | 6 | Due Course (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Gavin Cromwell | 166 lbs | 8/1 | 2.75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout(op 17/2 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 12th | 5 | Driscolls Hill (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Thomas Gibney | 166 lbs | 20/1 | 4.75 | In touch with leaders - midfield after 6th - weakened after 4 out(op 25/1) | ||
| 13th | 13 | Hardy Diamond (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 159 lbs | 11/2 | 3.25 | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear - mistake and pushed along briefly 6th - detached before 10th - no impression (jockey said mare never travelled)(tchd 6/1) | ||
| 14th | 1 | Battle Roar (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Ciaran Murphy | 166 lbs | 66/1 | 11 | In touch with leaders - weakened after 10th - mistake 4 out(op 80/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Cosmo Renfro (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Shane Nolan | 166 lbs | 33/1 | - | Didn't jump well - in rear - not fluent and jockey lost iron briefly 6th - raced in last when fell 9th(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 14 | Killinure Lass (IRE) | 8 M | AVG | J P Dempsey | 159 lbs | 9/1 | - | Didn't jump well - jumped right on occasions - midfield - headway after 4 out - prominent when ridden after 3 out - weakening when bad mistake and unseated last(op 10/1) |
Gowran Park (IRE) Races