Tattersalls Ireland Goresbridge Breeze-up July 24th Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Springbank (IRE) | 4 G | AVG | J P Murtagh | 138 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Close up - 2nd halfway - pushed along and disputed lead 3f out - ridden and headed over 2f out - no impression on leader 1f out - ran on well for pressure inside final furlong to lead final strides (trainers rep said - regards the apparent improvement in form - gelding got crowded in the early stages at Leopardstown last time and dropped out. Jockey was instructed to ride the horse more handily today and get him into a rhythm as he can be lazy. This may have led to the apparent improvement in form.)(op 9/2) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Charlie Bassett (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Gavin Ryan
(5)lbs
|
Noel Meade | 134 lbs | 100/30 | 0.1 | Prominent until soon settled behind leaders - 3rd halfway - headway near side to lead over 2f out - ridden clear over 1f out - reduced lead well inside final furlong and headed final strides | |
| 3rd | 7 | Varna Gold (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Paul John Gilligan | 130 lbs | 50/1 | 2.5 | Held up in rear - last at halfway - headway to chase leaders over 2f out - soon ridden and no impression on leader under pressure in 3rd well inside final furlong - kept on same pace(op 33/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Comfort Line (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Michael Mulvany | 140 lbs | 15/2 | 4 | Prominent until soon settled behind leaders early - dropped towards rear after 1f - 6th halfway - 5th 3f out - headway near side 2f out - no extra under pressure disputing 3rd over 1f out - soon weakened(op 7/1 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Grey Serge (GB) | N/A | Poor | John C McConnell | 133 lbs | 50/1 | 0.2 | Mid-division early - disputed 7th at halfway - some headway over 2f out - soon ridden and no impression on leaders under pressure in 5th over 1f out - kept on one pace(op 33/1 tchd 66/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Silvertown (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
Shane Crosse
(3)lbs
|
A Oliver | 137 lbs | 5/2F | 5.5 | Towards rear - disputed 7th at halfway - ridden near side over 2f out - soon switched right and went 6th over 1f out where no impression on leaders - one pace final furlong(op 2/1 tchd 15/8 and tchd 11/4) | |
| 7th | 6 | The Truant (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Scott McCullagh
(5)lbs
|
Mrs John Harrington | 128 lbs | 5/1 | 10 | Close up and raced keenly early - soon retrained and settled behind leaders - 4th halfway - ridden over 2f out where hung slightly and soon weakened - eased inside final furlong (jockey said gelding hung left in the straight)(op 13/2 tchd 9/2) | |
| 8th | 9 | Complete Fantasy (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Peter Fahey | 124 lbs | 12/1 | 12 | Soon led - pushed along and joined 3f out - soon headed and weakened quickly towards rear over 2f out - eased over 1f out(op 18/1) | ||
| 9th | 8 | Yulong Moneyreef (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Mrs John Harrington | 129 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | Slowly into stride and pushed along in rear early - headway after 1f and improved to chase leaders after 2f - 5th halfway - driven over 3f out and soon weakened to rear - eased over 1f out(op 18/1) |
Fairyhouse (IRE) Races