Sebden Steel Rated Novice Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | The Model Kingdom (IRE) | 6 M | Good | Noel Meade | 159 lbs | 7/4F | Won | Towards rear - not fluent 4th - headway and went fourth after 6th - went second going best approaching last - led last - shaken up and went clear run-in - comfortably(op 6/4) | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Halibut (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Emmet Mullins | 168 lbs | 9/4 | 4.25 | Novicey jumping - prominent - mistake 2nd - mistake 5th - headway and went second after 2 out - pushed along to lead home turn - headed last - kept on but no chance with winner run-in(tchd 5/2) | ||
| 3rd | 6 | Uncle Phil (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 158 lbs | 7/2 | 24 | Raced freely - led - clear 3rd - headed 3 out - led again 2 out - pushed along and headed home turn - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding made an abnormal respiratory noise in running)(op 5/1 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 4th | 5 | Walnut Beach (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Shane Fitzgerald
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Patrick J Flynn | 156 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - bit short of room and lost ground after 6th - bad mistake 3 out - not recover - kept on and went remote fourth last(op 11/1 tchd 10/1 and tchd 14/1) | |
| 5th | 2 | Solness (FR) | 6 G | Good | Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 163 lbs | 8/1 | 13 | Prominent - chased leader from 3rd - led narrowly 3 out - headed 2 out - soon weakened(op 13/2 tchd 11/2) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Backintheroom (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Paul Nolan | 159 lbs | 20/1 | 47 | In rear throughout - became detached 4th - tailed off(op 22/1 tchd 18/1) |
Punchestown (IRE) Races