Roscommon (IRE)
17:48
www.roscommonracecourse.ie Opportunity Maiden Hurdle
Roscommon (IRE) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €22.90 Place: €4.30 €2.90 €3.10 Exacta: €237.60
Non-Runners: Caminante (injury), Let Them At It (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 4 Aussie Warrior (IRE) 6 G AVG Thomas R Hughes 157 lbs 16/1 Won Made all - soon went clear - reduced lead before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - pushed along and went clear again approaching last - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding had previously been too keen and was not getting home when dropped in but a change of tactics coupled with a lesser race today had helped)(op 22/1)
2nd 13 Mercury Mission (GB) 5 G AVG Michael John O'Connor 161 lbs 15/2 4.25 Prominent - went third before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - ridden and went second run-in - kept on (jockey said gelding hung violently right the whole way)(tchd 7/1)
3rd 14 Mr Globalist (IRE) 6 G Poor S Slevin 161 lbs 7/1 1 Prominent - went fourth before 3 out - pushed along and not fluent last - went third run-in - kept on(op 5/1)
4th 11 Knocknacree (IRE) 4 G Poor Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 5/2J 2.5 Prominent - went second 6th - headway and mistake 3 out - ridden 2 out - lost two places and weakened run-in(op 5/4)
5th 18 Nemean (USA) 4 G Poor A J Martin 159 lbs 5/2J 23 Midfield - niggled along after 2nd - ridden and mistake 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 4/1)
6th 9 Gulfam (GB) 4 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 157 lbs 150/1 8 Midfield - headway 6th - in touch with leaders home turn - ridden after 3 out - soon weakened(op 125/1)
7th 15 Blenheim Belle (IRE) 5 M Poor Mark Michael McNiff 150 lbs 12/1 .5 Midfield - mistake 5th - headway 6th - in touch with leaders home turn - weakened before 2 out(op 14/1)
8th 16 Ruby Jules (GB) 4 F Poor Paul John Gilligan 150 lbs 100/1 .5 Midfield - headway 6th - in touch with leaders home turn - ridden before 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 125/1)
9th 8 General Idea (GB) 4 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 159 lbs 33/1 .5 Towards rear - outpaced 6th - mistake 3 out - never on terms(op 40/1)
10th 1 Across The Ocean (IRE) 6 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 200/1 9 Towards rear - outpaced 6th - never on terms - tailed off(tchd 300/1)
11th 10 I Am The Sea (GB) 4 G Poor P M Cloke 159 lbs 66/1 27 Towards rear of midfield - outpaced 6th - no chance when awkward jump 3 out - tailed off(op 50/1 tchd 40/1)
12th 2 Akaabir (IRE) 4 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 159 lbs 12/1 2 Raced in second - not fluent 1st - lost second and prominent 6th - ridden and lost position home turn - soon weakened - tailed off(op 16/1 tchd 11/1)
13th 3 Augeron (FR) 4 G Poor Fergal Birrane 159 lbs 250/1 0.3 Always behind - lost touch from 6th - tailed off(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)
14th 7 Drombanna Boy (IRE) 4 G Poor E Bolger 157 lbs 16/1 22 Novicey jumping - always behind - lost touch from 6th - tailed off(op 18/1)
15th 17 Silent Dawn (IRE) 6 G Poor Adrian Murray 157 lbs 33/1 89 Always behind - awkward jump 3rd - tailed off from 7th(op 28/1)
99th 5 Boots And Jeans (IRE) 4 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 161 lbs 15/2 - Towards rear of midfield - lost position and dropped to last when slow jump 7th - soon pulled up (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet said gelding had a minor cut to his near fore heel)(op 17/2)