Gowran Park (IRE)
13:25
Goresbridge Maiden Hurdle (Div I)
Gowran Park (IRE) Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €3.90 Place: €1.60 €16.20 €1.20 Exacta: €709.30
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Backintheroom (IRE) 6 G Poor Paul Nolan 163 lbs 100/30 Won Held up in midfield - not fluent 1st - headway on outer after 4 out - joined leaders after 3 out - led going easily from 2 out - soon pushed along - went clear approaching last - ridden briefly when reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(op 9/1)
2nd 7 Kerosine Light (IRE) N/A Poor Eoin Doyle 159 lbs 100/1 .5 Took keen hold - chased leaders - close up when bit short of room going okay before 2 out - switched left and pushed along after 2 out - keeping on approaching last - went second when ridden after last - ran on(op 125/1 tchd 80/1)
3rd 13 Ney (IRE) 7 G AVG Mrs Prunella Dobbs 156 lbs 5/2J 2.75 Disputed lead early - tracked leader after 2nd - lost position when not fluent 3 out - dropped to midfield before 2 out - jumped slightly right 2 out - soon ridden - keeping on approaching last - hit rail when bit short of room run-in - went third towards finish (jockey said gelding is a green four year old who hit a flat spot at the back of the third last and ran on again in the closing stages)(op 15/8)
4th 2 Ballycallan King (IRE) 7 G Poor Barry J Fitzgerald 159 lbs 20/1 .75 Chased leaders - joined leaders after 3 out - not fluent and ridden 2 out - no extra approaching last - lost third towards finish(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 15 Verdant Place (IRE) 6 G AVG Patrick T Foley 156 lbs 18/1 4.75 Held up in rear - minor headway after 3rd - headway into midfield 3 out - not fluent and pushed along 3 out - soon chased leaders - wandered on approach 2 out - switched right before last - kept on(tchd 16/1)
6th 9 Rockbrook (IRE) 8 G AVG P J Rothwell 161 lbs 50/1 2.25 Took keen hold - disputed lead early - led clearly after 2nd - not fluent 5th - joined before 3 out - bit short of room on inner when headed before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - soon weakened(op 40/1 tchd 66/1)
7th 3 Brucejack (IRE) 8 G Poor P A Fahy 166 lbs 22/1 2.25 Close up - tracked leaders when mistake 4th - joined leaders after 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - weakening when switched right before last - not fluent last(op 20/1 tchd 16/1 and tchd 25/1)
8th 8 Navigator Jack (IRE) 8 G Poor Eoin Griffin 166 lbs 14/1 2.5 Midfield - in touch with leaders when mistake 4 out - not fluent 2 out - soon nudged along - no impression when slow jump last - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9th 10 Sonny May (IRE) 8 G AVG Denis Hickey 166 lbs 33/1 9 Towards rear - not fluent 3rd - headway before 3 out - chased leaders on outer after 3 out - close up towards near side before 2 out - soon pushed along - weakened before last(op 40/1 tchd 28/1)
10th 6 Hory (FR) N/A AVG Miss Ellmarie Holden 159 lbs 5/2J 2.25 Chased leaders - close up before 4 out - joined leader before 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - headed when not fluent and ridden 2 out - soon weakened(op 7/4)
11th 11 Toon Town (IRE) 7 G Poor John J Walsh 163 lbs 16/1 5.5 Always towards rear - didn't jump well - pushed along after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - no impression when not fluent 2 out(op 18/1)
12th 5 Eastern Tornado (IRE) 6 G Poor Michael P Hourigan 159 lbs 22/1 80 Always towards rear - no impression when hampered by faller 3 out - soon reminder and weakened - no impression when jumped slightly left 2 out - jumped left last - tailed off(op 50/1)
13th 4 Cardinal Rule (IRE) N/A Poor Alan McIntyre 159 lbs 25/1 23 Always towards rear - mistake and reminder 5th - pushed along and no impression after 4 out - slow jump last - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 22/1)
14th 12 Invivo (FR) 4 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 66/1 58 Always towards rear - not fluent 1st - no impression and detached when not fluent 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off(op 40/1)
99th 14 Steppenwolf (FR) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 156 lbs 14/1 - Midfield - in touch with leaders going okay when mistake and unseated rider 3 out(op 17/2)