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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Crosshouse Boy (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Eugene M O'Sullivan | 158 lbs | 7/1 | Won | Tracked leaders - headway to lead when pushed along and switched right before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - clear when ridden after 2 out - kept on strongly(op 8/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 2nd | 8 | Housemartin (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Philip Donovan
(2)lbs
|
E J O'Grady | 156 lbs | 5/1 | 6 | Held up in behind leaders - mistake and lost ground 4 out - headway and pressed leaders after 3 out - went third when edged right home turn - soon ridden - went second and kept on well run-in - no match for winner(op 14/1) | |
| 3rd | 11 | Simpatico (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Liam McKenna
(4)lbs
|
C A Murphy | 154 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | Disputed lead early - tracked leader after 1st - joined leader and disputed lead after 2nd - not fluent 3 out - ridden and headed before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - lost second but kept on run-in(op 13/2 tchd 8/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Ballybaun Star (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Colin Halpin
(4)lbs
|
Thomas Gibney | 154 lbs | 80/1 | 3 | Didn't jump well - towards rear early - minor headway when mistake 3rd - towards rear of midfield going okay after 3 out - keeping on when nudged along before 2 out - mistake last - soon went fourth - not reach leaders(op 125/1 tchd 150/1) | |
| 5th | 9 | Lieutenant Highway (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Niall Moore
(4)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 154 lbs | 5/2F | 1.25 | Towards rear of midfield - stumbled before 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra but kept on after 2 out(op 15/8) | |
| 6th | 10 | Rebel Rascal | 8 G | Poor | Michael Winters | 158 lbs | 22/1 | .5 | Held up in behind leaders - pressed leaders going okay after 3 out - nudged along before 2 out - weakened when tenderly handled towards finish(op 18/1 tchd 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Finches Cross (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(4)lbs
|
Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor | 154 lbs | 150/1 | 2.25 | Soon midfield - in touch with leaders when switched right after 2nd - bit short of room when switched left home turn - soon pushed along - ridden briefly and no impression after 2 out(op 66/1) | |
| 8th | 15 | Minella Youngy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
James O'Sullivan
(2)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 148 lbs | 15/2 | 10 | Chased leaders - midfield when pushed along after 3 out - weakened 2 out(op 10/3) | |
| 9th | 14 | Watermelon Girl (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Cian Walsh
(4)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 147 lbs | 18/1 | 8.5 | Didn't jump well - held up in rear - pushed along briefly after 4th - mistake 3 out - soon minor headway - keeping on 2 out - never on terms(op 28/1) | |
| 10th | 7 | Gwan Tadhg (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | E J O'Grady | 158 lbs | 66/1 | 0.2 | Held up in behind leaders - midfield when mistake 3rd - mistake and pushed along 4 out - mistake 3 out - ridden and no impression before 2 out - soon weakened(op 33/1 tchd 28/1) | ||
| 11th | 16 | Pana To Milan (IRE) | 6 M | AVG |
G B Noonan
(4)lbs
|
Michael Winters | 139 lbs | 40/1 | 5.5 | Soon midfield - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3 out - soon pushed along - ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said that his mount jumped a hurdle on the way to the start despite his best efforts)(tchd 25/1) | |
| 12th | 6 | First Earl (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Shane Fenelon
(4)lbs
|
Michael Winters | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 9 | Disputed lead early - led clearly after 1st - jumped slightly left 2nd - soon joined and disputed lead - headed when pushed along then hampered home turn - soon ridden and weakened quickly - dropped to midfield before 2 out - tired jump 2 out(op 40/1) | |
| 13th | 13 | Winning Rascal (GB) | 7 G | AVG |
John Shinnick
(4)lbs
|
Michael Hourigan | 154 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Raced freely - chased leaders early - dropped to midfield after 4th - lost position when pushed along before 3 out - soon weakened(op 28/1) | |
| 14th | 1 | Arthor (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mike O'Connor
(2)lbs
|
James Joseph Mangan | 156 lbs | 28/1 | 9 | Didn't jump with fluency - always towards rear - pushed along and no impression after 4th(op 9/1) | |
| 15th | 3 | Bidentime (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Liam P Cusack | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield early - towards rear when pushed along and no impression after 4 out - ridden and weakened after 3 out(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 16th | 12 | What Ever Oscar (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
Mr J C Canavan
(4)lbs
|
Michael Hourigan | 154 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | Never better than mid-division - ridden after 4 out - weakening when mistake 3 out - mistake 2 out(op 22/1 tchd 10/1) |
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