Naas (IRE)
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Naas Racecourse Nursery Of Champions Maiden Hurdle
Naas (IRE) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.60 Place: €1.10 €1.60 €1.40 Exacta: €11.60 Trifecta: €21.30
Non-Runners: Kandoit (reserve), Morepowertoya (reserve), Weddell Sea (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Celestial Horizon (IRE) 5 G Poor Joseph Patrick O'Brien 161 lbs 11/8F Won Tracked leaders - pushed along briefly after 1st - prominent before 3rd - made challenge on inner before 2 out - ridden to lead approaching last - kept on well - readily(op 5/4 tchd 6/5)
2nd 8 Evergreen And Red (IRE) 4 G Poor Noel Meade 161 lbs 4/1 2.5 In touch with leaders - pressed leaders going okay on outer before 2 out - mistake and pushed along 2 out - ridden and ran on run-in - went second but no chance with winner final strides(op 3/1)
3rd 6 Douglas Dc (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 13/8 0.1 Tracked leaders - not fluent 5th - joined leader before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - headed approaching last - mistake last - soon ridden and no extra - lost second final strides(op 13/8 tchd 7/4 and 6/4)
4th 14 Rock Ya Boy Ya (IRE) 7 G AVG Francis Casey 161 lbs 25/1 6 Close up - joined and edged left before 2 out - pushed along when headed approaching last - weakening when jumped slightly left and not fluent last
5th 5 Ceroc (IRE) 7 G Poor E J O'Grady 161 lbs 12/1 1.5 Tracked leaders - mistake 5th - ridden before 2 out - no impression after 2 out - kept on(op 12/1 tchd 11/1)
6th 22 Must Meet Cecil (IRE) 7 G AVG Miss Katy Brown 154 lbs 200/1 1.5 Towards rear of midfield - minor headway before 3 out - soon pushed along - keeping on 2 out - soon ridden - ran on run-in - not reach leaders(op 150/1)
7th 1 Albaquirky (IRE) N/A Poor E Bolger 161 lbs 200/1 6.5 Soon midfield - headway after 3 out - in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out - soon no extra
8th 2 Ballyquin Bay (IRE) 7 G Poor Gordon Elliott 161 lbs 9/1 0.3 Not fluent 1st - soon towards rear of midfield - pushed along after 3 out - minor headway before 2 out - kept on(op 16/1)
9th 13 Pure Sirloin (IRE) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 150/1 4.75 Towards rear - nudged along when minor headway after 3 out - kept on after 2 out(op 125/1)
10th 9 Hit The Button (IRE) 4 G Poor Michael Butler 154 lbs 250/1 2 Tracked leaders - dropped to midfield before 3 out - pushed along and no impression after 3 out(op 150/1)
11th 16 The King Of Prs (IRE) 6 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 250/1 3.25 Didn't jump with fluency - towards rear - nudged along when minor headway on outer after 3 out - kept on after 2 out
12th 11 Mr Social (IRE) 5 G Poor Eoin Griffin 154 lbs 40/1 1.25 Took keen hold - towards rear early - headway into midfield after 3rd - hung right home turn - lost touch when switched left before 2 out - soon pushed along and no impression (vet reported gelding was blowing hard post race and had a slight bilateral nasal discharge)(op 40/1 tchd 33/1)
13th 12 No Never Again (IRE) 2 C Poor Matthew J Smith 154 lbs 200/1 0.3 Took keen hold - soon towards rear of midfield - minor headway when not fluent 5th - in touch with leaders when ridden but no extra before 2 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out(op 250/1)
14th 19 Worth A Look (IRE) N/A Poor S R B Crawford 154 lbs 80/1 1 Took keen hold - soon briefly led - headed but prominent before 2nd - mistake 3rd - not fluent 4th - joined leader when not fluent 4 out - close up when mistake 3 out - weakened before 2 out
15th 7 Duke Otto (IRE) 7 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 154 lbs 250/1 1 Towards rear on outer - mistake 2nd - detached 4 out - no impression when jumped slightly right 3 out - kept on after 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 200/1)
16th 15 Steppenwolf (FR) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 50/1 4.25 Always towards rear - nudged along and no impression after 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
17th 20 Kodi Moma (IRE) N/A Poor Miss Katy Brown 154 lbs 250/1 0.3 Took keen hold - midfield - not fluent 1st - headway and in touch with leaders 5th - lost position when mistake 3 out - soon pushed along - weakened before 2 out(op 250/1 tchd 200/1)
18th 10 Manfrominverlochy (IRE) 5 G Poor C A McBratney 156 lbs 250/1 1.5 In rear throughout - pushed along when detached and no impression after 5th(op 200/1)
19th 18 While You're Up (IRE) 3 G Poor Andrew McNamara 161 lbs 150/1 7.5 Always towards rear - carried right and hampered on turn after 3rd - weakened before 2 out (jockey said gelding burst a blood vessel)(op 100/1)
99th 3 Black Barrel (IRE) 5 G Poor J A Nash 154 lbs 200/1 - Held up in behind leaders - lost touch when saddle slipped after 3rd - soon edged right and hampered rival - dropped to last when pulled up before 4th (jockey said his saddle had slipped)