Fitzwilliam Sports Handicap Hurdle
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Seddon (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Ben Harvey
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 147 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Made all - travelled strongly - ridden and faced challenge before last - kept on well run-in(op 5/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 2nd | 9 | The Very Man (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Mrs John Harrington | 153 lbs | 25/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - disputing second after 6th - went second 4 out - challenging when ridden before last - kept on well(op 33/1) | ||
| 3rd | 19 | Mighty Tom (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Cian Collins | 145 lbs | 40/1 | .75 | Held up in last - not fluent 3rd - steady headway before 3 out - pressed leaders going easily after 2 out - ridden after last - kept on well but no extra towards finish(tchd 50/1) | ||
| 4th | 17 | Horantzau d'Airy (FR) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 147 lbs | 10/1 | 0.3 | Prominent - pressed leaders on inner after 2 out - outpaced when pushed along and switched left before last - ridden and kept on run-in(op 9/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 2 | Ballyadam (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Mike O'Connor
(5)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 160 lbs | 16/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - towards rear of midfield - headway 2 out - keeping on when ridden and switched right before last - not fluent last - not reach leaders(op 14/1) | |
| 6th | 18 | Risk Belle (FR) | 5 M | AVG | W P Mullins | 144 lbs | 9/2F | .5 | Towards rear of midfield early - midfield before 5 out - headway before 3 out - pressed leaders when ridden after 2 out - no extra when bit short of room before last - not fluent last - kept on towards finish(tchd 11/2) | ||
| 7th | 11 | Heia (FR) | 6 M | Poor | W P Mullins | 152 lbs | 9/1 | 0.2 | Midfield on inner - headway 2 out - switched left when in touch with leaders and pushed along home turn - ridden and no extra after last(op 15/2 tchd 7/1 and tchd 10/1) | ||
| 8th | 1 | Winter Fog (IRE) | 11 G | AVG |
Kieran Callaghan
(7)lbs
|
W P Mullins | 159 lbs | 16/1 | 3.75 | Prominent - lost position when bit short of room and hampered after 2 out - soon towards rear of midfield and pushed along - keeping on when not fluent last - ran on towards finish(tchd 18/1) | |
| 9th | 8 | An Epic Song (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Martin Brassil | 157 lbs | 11/2 | 0.2 | Towards rear of midfield early - hampered by faller 1st - towards rear after 2nd - headway into midfield when not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced and pushed along - ran on approaching last - ridden briefly run-in - never on terms(op 15/2 tchd 8/1) | ||
| 10th | 14 | Tax For Max (GER) | 6 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 151 lbs | 7/1 | 1.25 | Midfield - mistake 4th - soon lost position - towards rear 7th - some headway when bit short of room before 2 out - midfield when ridden and switched right before last - not fluent last - no extra run-in(op 13/2) | ||
| 11th | 20 | Starzov (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | P J Rothwell | 140 lbs | 25/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - pressed leaders when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and weakened gradually after 2 out(op 20/1) | ||
| 12th | 13 | Joyeux Machin (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Paul Nolan | 151 lbs | 25/1 | 4.5 | Towards rear - jumped slightly left 2nd - some headway when pushed along briefly on near side of group after 3 out - jumped slightly left and lost position 2 out - soon no impression(op 20/1) | ||
| 13th | 6 | Galore Desassences (FR) | 7 G | AVG |
Kieren Buckley
(3)lbs
|
Gavin Cromwell | 155 lbs | 25/1 | 3 | Midfield - in touch with leaders before 4 out - ridden and weakened after 2 out(tchd 22/1) | |
| 14th | 10 | Ambitious Fellow (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Peter Fahey | 152 lbs | 40/1 | 12 | Midfield - nudged along after 3 out - mistake 2 out - soon pushed along and no extra - weakened before last(op 33/1) | ||
| 15th | 7 | The Shunter (IRE) | 11 G | AVG | Emmet Mullins | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 11 | Jumped left on occasions - towards rear of midfield early - not fluent 2nd - soon bit short of room on inner and lost position - towards rear when not fluent and pushed along briefly 3rd - bad mistake 4 out - weakening when jumped left 2 out - no impression(op 18/1) | ||
| 16th | 21 | Green Glory (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | C Byrnes | 140 lbs | 11/2 | 12 | Towards rear of midfield - lost position when pushed along on inner after 3 out - weakened after 2 out - no impression(op 6/1 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 99th | 16 | Power Of Pause (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | W P Mullins | 150 lbs | 50/1 | - | Raced in second - briefly disputed lead after 2nd - disputing second after 6th - lost second when not fluent 4 out - bad mistake and weakened quickly 3 out - dropped to rear and detached when pulled up after 2 out(op 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 15 | Itswhatunitesus (IRE) | 5 G | AVG |
Danny Gilligan
(7)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 143 lbs | 40/1 | - | Towards rear of midfield - mistake and unseated 1st |
Punchestown (IRE) Races