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Wexford (IRE)
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Country Fest Wexford August 13th Opportunity Handicap Chase
Wexford (IRE) Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2023 Distance: 3m1½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €61.70 Place: €10.10 €2.50 €2.40 Exacta: €490.20 Tricast: €1787.19
Non-Runners: Rudy Catrail (reserve), Well Polly (reserve), Whip Whitaker (stewards' permission)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m3½f
1st
Midfield - in touch with leaders 10th - headway when pushed along before 2 out - soon challenging - led after 2 out - ridden and kept on well after last(op 20/1)
10 G AVG
Ray Hackett 151 lbs 28/1 Won
2m6½f 3m1½f 3m1½f 3m1f 3m2f
2m4f 3m 2m7½f 2m6f 2m3½f
2nd
Soon led - jumped slightly left 2nd - briefly headed 11th - ridden and faced challenge before 2 out - headed after 2 out - kept on well(op 7/1 tchd 8/1)
8 G AVG
E McNamara 163 lbs 15/2 2.25
2m7f 3m 2m7f 3m 3m
2m6f 2m7f 2m7f 1m6f 2m6½f
3rd
Soon in touch with leaders - went second 2nd - disputing second 9th - challenging before 2 out - ridden after 2 out - no extra run-in(op 9/1)
5 M Poor
Rodger Sweeney 162 lbs 15/2 .75
2m7f 1m6f 2m5½f 3m 2m4½f
2m 2m½f 2m5½f 2m3f 2m5f
4th
Midfield - hampered by faller and lost ground 10th - towards rear when slow jump and pushed along briefly 12th - headway when raced wide 4 out - ridden and in touch with leaders before 2 out - mistake last - went fourth towards finish(op 16/1)
10 G AVG
W J Lanigan 151 lbs 20/1 3.75
2m7f 2m5½f 3m2f 2m7½f
2m6f 3m1f 2m5½f 3m 2m6½f
5th
Raced wide - midfield - in touch with leaders after 6th - mistake 4 out - jumped slightly left 3 out - soon prominent on inner - ridden before 2 out - soon outpaced - lost fourth towards finish(op 17/2 tchd 15/2)
9 G AVG
Michael Butler 164 lbs 8/1 .5
3m 2m7½f 3m1f 2m7½f 2m4½f
2m7f 3m1½f 2m6f 3m1½f 2m4½f
6th
Towards rear early - headway 1st - prominent when raced wide before 3rd - switched right after 4th - disputing second 9th - briefly led 11th - pressed leaders when ridden before 2 out - soon weakened - jumped slightly left last(op 18/1)
8 G Poor
Daniel John Howard 156 lbs 20/1 13
2m7f 3m1f 2m5f 2m6f 2m
2m6f 3m1f 2m7½f 2m5f 2m5f
7th
Held up in rear - hampered by faller 10th - some headway after 11th - midfield before 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and no extra(op 14/1)
10 G Poor
David M O'Brien 145 lbs 11/1 13
3m1f 2m6f
2m6½f 2m6f 3m 3m 2m7½f
8th
Towards rear of midfield - dropped to rear when pushed along after 12th - weakening when mistake 3 out - tailed off before 2 out(op 20/1)
8 G Poor
Edward Cawley 156 lbs 16/1 22
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2m6½f 2m7f 3m 3m½f 2m7f
9th
Prominent - pressed leader 10th - slow jump and lost ground 7th - in touch with leaders when mistake 12th - dropped to rear when not fluent and pushed along 4 out - weakening when not fluent 3 out - tailed off before 2 out(op 9/1)
12 G Poor
S Michael Millar 139 lbs 14/1 13
3m1½f 3m 3m 2m7f
3m 3m 3m 2m7½f 2m5f
99th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders when mistake 4th - soon reminders - midfield when fell 10th(tchd 17/2)
7 G Poor
J P Flavin 157 lbs 15/2 -
2m7f 2m7½f 2m5½f 2m7½f 3m½f
2m6½f 2m6f 3m1½f 2m3½f 2m3½f
99th
Prominent early - in touch with leaders when reminders after 9th - mistake and pushed along briefly 10th - soon lost ground - dropped to rear after 11th - slow jump 12th - soon pulled up(tchd 11/1)
9 G Poor
P J Rothwell 159 lbs 12/1 -
2m4½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
3m 2m6f 2m3½f 2m5f 2m7f
99th
In touch with leaders early - towards rear when mistake and pushed along 12th - soon weakened - saddle slipped when pulled up after 4 out (jockey said his saddle slipped)(op 11/2)
9 M Poor
Liam Casey 161 lbs 6/1J -
2m5½f 3m1f 2m7f 2m3½f
2m3f 2m4f 3m1½f 2m3f 2m6f
99th
Midfield - in touch with leaders when mistake 12th - briefly went fourth after 4 out - weakened after 3 out - dropped to midfield when bad mistake 2 out - soon pulled up (vet said gelding was blowing very hard post race)(tchd 11/2)
6 G Poor
John C McConnell 161 lbs 6/1J -
2m7f 2m7½f
2m6f 2m4f 2m4f 3m½f 3m½f
99th
In touch with leaders - mistake and lost ground 12th - weakening when slow jump 3 out - soon ridden and no extra - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(tchd 20/1)
10 G Poor
Edward Cawley 151 lbs 22/1 -
3m½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m5½f 2m4½f
1m7½f 2m5½f 2m 2m4f 2m4f
99th
Didn't jump well - dwelt start - soon raced in last - reminder after 1st - pushed along briefly after 3rd - mistake 4th - detached when pushed along after 11th - soon pulled up(op 22/1 tchd 28/1)
7 M Poor
W J O'Doherty 146 lbs 25/1 -
2m7f 2m6f 2m4f 2m5f 2m4f
3m 2m 3m½f 2m4f 2m6½f
99th
Towards rear - pushed along briefly after 6th - reminders after 9th - ridden after 11th - weakened and pulled up after 12th (jockey said mare never travelled)(op 12/1)
6 M Poor
Miss Denise Marie O'Shea 149 lbs 14/1 -
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