Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Blues Emperor (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | J P Murtagh | 140 lbs | 2/1F | Won | Prominent - went second when pushed along and switched left under 2f out - ridden to lead over 1f out - soon clear - kept on well when reduced lead towards finish(op 5/2 tchd 11/4) | ||
| 2nd | 10 | Navagio (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | R P Cody | 135 lbs | 14/1 | .75 | Prominent - pressed leaders when pushed along over 1f out - soon ridden and disputing second - went second and kept on well inside final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 3rd | 11 | Facethepuckout (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | M D O'Callaghan | 133 lbs | 13/2 | 0.1 | Held up in rear - headway towards far side from over 2f out - keeping on when pushed along over 1f out - not clear run then switched right inside final furlong - ran on towards finish - forced dead-heat 3rd(op 8/1) | ||
| 3rd | 13 | Independent Expert (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | Andrew Slattery | 131 lbs | 9/1 | 0 | In touch with leaders - bit short of room when pushed along over 2f out - lost position when ridden over 1f out - keeping on when switched right 1f out - ran on and went third inside final 110yds - joined for 3rd - nearest finish(op 10/1 tchd 17/2) | ||
| 5th | 5 | Red Heel (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | W McCreery | 138 lbs | 22/1 | 1.25 | Led narrowly or disputed lead early - raced in second after 2f - led again over 2f out - ridden and headed over 1f out - lost second and weakened final 110yds(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Rick Dalton (IRE) | 5 G | Poor |
James Ryan
(7)lbs
|
G M Lyons | 125 lbs | 11/1 | 1.75 | Slowly into stride - awkward start - took keen hold - in rear early - midfield halfway - pushed along when carried right 2f out - soon ridden - kept on when switched left inside final furlong - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding ran keen)(op 11/2) | |
| 7th | 8 | Plume Noire (IRE) | 7 M | AVG |
J M Sheridan
(3)lbs
|
B Duffy | 133 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders - prominent when pushed along from 2f out - ridden over 1f out - soon no extra(op 9/1) | |
| 8th | 9 | Redstone Well (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Daniel William O'Sullivan | 136 lbs | 10/1 | 3.25 | Midfield - pushed along briefly when raced wide over 3f out - in touch with leaders when pushed along over 2f out - ridden and weakened from under 2f out(op 14/1) | ||
| 9th | 2 | Belharra (FR) | 5 M | Poor | W McCreery | 139 lbs | 16/1 | .5 | Held up in last - some headway and switched right over 3f out - towards rear of midfield when ridden on near side of group under 2f out - no extra final furlong(tchd 14/1 and tchd 18/1) | ||
| 10th | 4 | Laughifuwant (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Gerard Keane | 139 lbs | 12/1 | 1.25 | Soon towards rear of midfield - towards rear when ridden over 1f out - kept on final 110yds - no impression(op 11/1) | ||
| 11th | 14 | Ms Eagleton (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Miss Hilary McLoughlin | 128 lbs | 12/1 | 2.5 | In rear throughout - pushed along and raced wide over 3f out - ridden briefly and no extra over 1f out(tchd 9/1) | ||
| 12th | 7 | Comfort Line (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Adam Caffrey
(7)lbs
|
Adrian McGuinness | 129 lbs | 14/1 | 5 | Midfield early - towards rear when pushed along over 3f out - soon ridden and no extra - no impression when bit short of room over 2f out - eased final 110yds(tchd 16/1) | |
| 13th | 3 | Flaming Moon (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Matthew J Smith | 139 lbs | 33/1 | 3.75 | Ducked right start - soon disputed lead - led narrowly after 2f - pushed along when headed over 2f out - weakened under 2f out - eased inside final furlong(tchd 28/1) |
Naas (IRE) Races