Tipperary (IRE)
16:05
Packie Downey Memorial Rated Novice Chase
Tipperary (IRE) Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m3½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.40 Place: €2.10 €1.70 Exacta: €12.80 Trifecta: €170.40
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Railway Hurricane (IRE) 9 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 159 lbs 7/2 Won Towards rear - went third after 3 out - went second going best before 2 out - pushed along when switched right then switched left approaching last - ridden to lead and ran on well run-in(op 5/1)
2nd 2 Mr Saxobeat (IRE) 9 G Poor Thomas Gibney 163 lbs 11/4F 3.25 In touch with leaders - led after 4 out - pushed along before 2 out - ridden approaching last - awkward jump last - headed and no extra run-in(op 5/2)
3rd 6 Hamundarson (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 159 lbs 13/2 14 Towards rear - niggled along briefly after 1st - prominent after 5th - briefly disputed lead after 7th - not fluent 4 out - ridden and lost second before 2 out(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
4th 3 Sphagnum (IRE) 8 G AVG J P Broderick 163 lbs 11/1 0.2 In rear - slow jump 1st - detached 5th - soon reminder - some headway from 5 out - went fourth but no extra after 3 out(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
5th 4 Too Bright (IRE) 5 G AVG Noel Meade 158 lbs 15/2 40 Led - headed after 5th - pecked on landing 7th - soon disputed lead - led clearly 5 out - headed after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - soon ridden and weakened quickly(op 11/2)
6th 5 Dovlator (IRE) 7 G AVG Dermot A McLoughlin 159 lbs 17/2 45 Prominent - lost position after 5th - slow jump and reminder 7th - soon dropped to rear - weakened from 5 out - tailed off(op 10/1)
99th 1 Desert Friend (IRE) 9 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 163 lbs 4/1 - Prominent - not fluent 3rd - led after 5th - awkward jump 6th - soon joined - awkward jump 8th - headed and weakened before 5 out - pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)