IRE Incentive It Pays To Buy Irish Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Citron Major (GB) | N/A | Poor | Nigel Tinkler | 132 lbs | 8/1 | Won | Close up - shaken up and pressed leaders over 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - faced strong challenge 1f out - ran on well final 110yds - gamely(op 11/1) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Excessable (GB) | N/A | Poor | Tim Easterby | 115 lbs | 18/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear of midfield - headway halfway - ridden and chased leaders 2f out - made strong challenge 1f out - no extra and weakened final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 20/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Gunmetal (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | David Barron | 130 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Midfield - headway over 2f out - ridden and chased leaders over 1f out - ran on well final furlong - went third towards finish(op 8/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Athollblair Boy (IRE) | 12 G | AVG |
Gavin Ashton
(7)lbs
|
Nigel Tinkler | 121 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - headway on outer over 2f out - ridden to challenge 1f out - no extra and weakened inside final 110yds - lost third towards finish(op 11/1) | |
| 5th | 9 | Obee Jo (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Ella McCain
(5)lbs
|
Tim Easterby | 116 lbs | 6/1 | .5 | Midfield - pushed along over 2f out - ridden and no impression over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - not pace to challenge (jockey said gelding was denied a clear run approaching the line)(op 11/2) | |
| 6th | 11 | Hurstwood (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Peter Niven | 114 lbs | 20/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - switched right and pushed along halfway - ridden and edged left 2f out - some headway final furlong - nearest finish(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Mythmaker (GB) | N/A | Poor | Bryan Smart | 133 lbs | 12/1 | 1 | Close up - ridden to challenge 2f out - lost position over 1f out - weakened final furlong(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 2 | Triggered (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Mark Loughnane | 133 lbs | 5/1F | 0.3 | Slowly away - in rear - ridden and struggling 3f out - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 9/2) | ||
| 9th | 12 | Royal Prospect (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Faye McManoman
(3)lbs
|
Lawrence Mullaney | 111 lbs | 33/1 | 0.1 | Blindfold off late - midfield - ridden and outpaced 2f out - weakened 1f out - soon beaten (jockey was fractionally slow to remove the blindfold explaining that the gelding had dropped his head when she first attempted to remove it)(op 28/1) | |
| 10th | 5 | Cowboy Soldier (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Saffie Osborne
(5)lbs
|
Roger Fell | 125 lbs | 22/1 | 2.75 | Slowly away - in rear - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 18/1) | |
| 11th | 6 | Lezardrieux (GB) | 8 G | Poor | Grant Tuer | 129 lbs | 13/2 | 1.75 | Led - ridden and headed over 1f out - hung left and lost position 1f out - weakened inside final furlong(op 11/2 tchd 7/1) | ||
| 12th | 8 | Dark Shot (GB) | N/A | Poor |
Jonathan Fisher
(5)lbs
|
Scott Dixon | 120 lbs | 13/2 | 1.25 | Chased leader - pulled hard - ridden and lost position 2f out - weakened from over 1f out (jockey said gelding ran flat having run only 2 days previously)(op 15/2) | |
| 13th | 13 | Cool Spirit (GB) | N/A | AVG |
Mollie Phillips
(7)lbs
|
David C Griffiths | 107 lbs | 14/1 | 0.3 | Midfield - ridden and hung right over 2f out - lost position over 1f out - soon beaten(op 12/1) |
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