Christmas Party Nights At Dundalk Stadium Handicap (Div I)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 14 | Kampala Beach (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | M Halford | 122 lbs | 3/1 | Won | Prominent early - dropped to midfield after 2f - headway going okay from over 2f out - ridden to lead inside final furlong - ran on final 110yds (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding was dropped back in trip last time out at Gowran Park but was inconvenienced by the soft ground; the time before at Down Royal he was ridden handy but did not stay the trip; trainer added that he handled today's surface very well)(op 5/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Numidia (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Peter Lawlor | 125 lbs | 11/1 | .75 | Pushed along briefly to lead - headed and raced in second after 3f - lost second but close up before halfway - went second again 3f out - led when ridden under 2f out - headed but kept on well inside final furlong - no match for winner(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | ||
| 3rd | 4 | Steel Queen (IRE) | 4 F | Poor | Michael J Browne | 135 lbs | 50/1 | 0.3 | Took keen hold - in rear - pushed along and headway when switched right 2f out - keeping on and pressed leaders when ridden and switched left over 1f out - kept on well towards finish(op 40/1 tchd 25/1 and tchd 66/1) | ||
| 4th | 1 | Kodiac Prince (IRE) | 7 G | AVG |
Adam Caffrey
(7)lbs
|
Thomas Cleary | 135 lbs | 11/2 | 2.5 | Prominent - ridden 2f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds - not pace to challenge(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Nevada Brave (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Luke Comer | 126 lbs | 11/1 | .5 | Took keen hold - prominent early - dropped to midfield after 2f - headway when pushed along towards near side over 2f out - ridden and edged left under 2f out - kept on but no impression final 110yds(op 16/1) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Ju Ju Gabor (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Joseph G Murphy | 131 lbs | 33/1 | 0.05 | Ducked right start - soon prominent - in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out - switched left when ridden under 2f out - kept on but no extra inside final furlong(op 16/1) | ||
| 7th | 2 | Complete Fiction (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Jarlath P Fahey | 137 lbs | 7/1 | 0.3 | Towards rear of midfield - ridden when minor headway 2f out - switched right and kept on final 110yds - made no telling impression(op 9/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Irish Act (IRE) | 3 G | Poor | James McAuley | 122 lbs | 12/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear of midfield - nudged along 3f out - ridden on far side of group when some headway 2f out - soon pressed leaders - weakened final 110yds(op 15/2) | ||
| 9th | 7 | Ragtime Red (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Shane Markey
(10)lbs
|
Anthony McCann | 116 lbs | 25/1 | 2.5 | Towards rear - switched left when ridden 2f out - headway from over 1f out - kept on but no extra final 110yds(op 22/1) | |
| 10th | 8 | Miss Cunning (IRE) | 6 M | Poor |
Jessica O'Gorman
(7)lbs
|
Aengus King | 118 lbs | 33/1 | 2 | Soon towards rear - dropped to last when pushed along from 3f out - switched left under 2f out - minor headway from over 1f out - made no impression | |
| 11th | 10 | Stratacaster (GB) | N/A | Poor | Miss Amanda Mooney | 125 lbs | 5/2F | .75 | Took keen hold - soon raced in second - led after 3f - ridden when headed under 2f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out (jockey said gelding hung right throughout this race)(op 85/40 tchd 2/1) | ||
| 12th | 3 | Sheila (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Sean D Bowen
(7)lbs
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Denis Gerard Hogan | 128 lbs | 20/1 | 0.2 | Towards rear of midfield - midfield when pushed along home turn - outpaced and lost position when ridden and no impression over 1f out(op 12/1) | |
| 13th | 12 | Invincible Ourse (IRE) | N/A | Poor |
James Ryan
(7)lbs
|
David Kenneth Budds | 117 lbs | 80/1 | 8.5 | Took keen hold - in rear early - headway into midfield after 2f - soon pressed leaders - went second before halfway - lost second 3f out - soon ridden - weakening when hung left 2f out - became detached when eased inside final furlong (jockey said filly ran very keen)(op 50/1) |
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races