Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races
19:45
Print Express Apprentice Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | Miss Snossyboots (IRE) | N/A | AVG | M Halford | 127 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Made all - led narrowly - going well into straight and extended advantage - ridden 1 1/2f out and kept on well closing stages where reduced lead(op 5/2) | ||
| 2nd | 4 | Itsalonglongroad (GB) | 11 G | Poor | John C McConnell | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Dwelt and settled in rear - 8th halfway - going well in 7th 3f out - progress to chase leaders 1 1/2f out - ridden into 2nd inside final furlong where edged left and kept on well closing stages - always held by winner(op 9/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Alcander (FR) | N/A | Poor | Francis J Flood | 127 lbs | 11/2 | 4.75 | Held up - 6th halfway - disputed 5th 3f out - some headway far side 2f out - ridden into 2nd briefly over 1f out where no impression on winner - no extra in 3rd inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Dream Focus (IRE) | N/A | Poor | J S Bolger | 126 lbs | 7/2 | .5 | Chased leaders - disputed 3rd at halfway - pushed along in 4th over 3f out and no impression on winner under pressure disputing 2nd briefly over 1f out - hampered between horses inside final furlong and no extra in 4th after (jockey said that his mount was crossed in the straight) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Abraham (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | J R Barry | 130 lbs | 14/1 | 4.5 | Chased leaders - disputed 3rd at halfway - pushed along in 3rd over 3f out and soon no impression on winner under pressure - weakened 1 1/2f out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | California Lad (GB) | N/A | Poor | Fergal Birrane | 130 lbs | 12/1 | 4.25 | Mid-division - 5th halfway - pushed along disputing 5th over 3f out and no impression under pressure over 2f out - one pace final 2f(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 7 | Sharg (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Alan Glynn
(7)lbs
|
Denis Gerard Hogan | 119 lbs | 33/1 | 5 | Held up towards rear - last at halfway - hung right over 2f out - soon eged left and kept on one pace into moderate 6th inside final furlong - never a factor(op 25/1) | |
| 8th | 1 | Tooreen Legend (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Gearoid Brouder
(4)lbs
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E J O'Grady | 138 lbs | 11/2 | 1.75 | Hooded to load - slowly into stride and towards rear - 7th halfway - pushed along in 8th over 3f out and no impression under pressure over 2f out where hung right - weakened - eased inside final furlong (jockey said that his mount felt lame turning in)(op 7/2 tchd 6/1) | |
| 9th | 9 | Primadonia (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Nathan Crosse
(4)lbs
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M P Sunderland | 116 lbs | 50/1 | 5.5 | Tracked leader - close 2nd at halfway - driven in 2nd over 3f out and weakened into straight - dropped towards rear over 1f out - soon eased |