Cork (IRE)
13:05
Goldcrop Novice Handicap Hurdle
Cork (IRE) Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 Distance: 2m1f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €2.50 Place: €1.20 €2.30 €2.40 Exacta: €15.50 Tricast: €76.95 Trifecta: €56.70
Non-Runners: Half Past Tipsy (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Wardens Whisper (IRE) 5 G Poor P J Rothwell 142 lbs 6/4F Won Made all - jumped right on occasions - went clear going okay before 2 out - eased towards finish - comfortably(op 6/5)
2nd 7 Crescent Moon (FR) 4 F Poor Gavin Cromwell 158 lbs 17/2 4 Travelled strongly - towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 5 out - headway when not fluent 4 out - went second when hung right going okay after 3 out - kept on when tenderly handled run-in - eyecatcher (jockey said mare travelled well but found little in closing stages)(op 12/1 tchd 8/1)
3rd 2 Dumb Love (IRE) 5 M Poor Gerard O'Leary 158 lbs 15/2 3.5 Jumped left on occasions - towards rear but in touch with leaders early - midfield before 5th - prominent before 4 out - not fluent 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for first two(op 11/2)
4th 5 Liberated Light (IRE) 5 G Poor John E & Thomas Kiely 157 lbs 7/2 6 Ran in snatches - prominent early - midfield after 4th - towards rear from 5th - pushed along and headway after 4 out - went modest fourth approaching last (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 4/1)
5th 11 El Phenomeno (FR) 6 G Poor Michael J McDonagh 141 lbs 33/1 2.5 Took keen hold - prominent - raced in second when mistake 4 out - weakened before 2 out(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
6th 3 Miss Maxfort (IRE) 5 M AVG N Stokes 163 lbs 9/2 2.75 In touch with leaders - brief headway 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 9/1 tchd 4/1)
7th 9 Walk Of The Roses (IRE) 5 M AVG James Joseph Mangan 146 lbs 25/1 8 Didn't jump well - raced lazily - in touch with leaders early - in rear when pushed along briefly 2nd - struggling when mistake 5th - reminder after 3 out - brief headway after 2 out - no impression(tchd 22/1)
8th 6 Bold Brook (IRE) 7 G Poor Miss Denise Marie O'Shea 158 lbs 16/1 2.25 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - prominent on inner after 4th - lost position after 5th - weakened 3 out(op 10/1 tchd 18/1)
9th 1 Maroto (IRE) 7 G Poor Andrew McNamara 166 lbs 50/1 20 Prominent - weakening when not fluent 3 out(op 33/1)
99th 10 Ben Purple (IRE) 5 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 141 lbs 66/1 - Lost many lengths start - reluctant to race - tailed off when pulled up after 1st (jockey said gelding didn't want to jump off; 30-day ban)(op 33/1 tchd 80/1)