Kilbeggan (IRE)
16:30
Tom McCormack Memorial Cup Maiden Hurdle
Kilbeggan (IRE) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2023 Distance: 2m2f Type: Hurdle Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €73.60 Place: €10 €2.20 €4.10 Exacta: €1197.50
Non-Runners: Blackcastle Storm (illness), Hollymount Dream (reserve), Ladyeze Man (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 9 Toppy's Boy (IRE) N/A Elite Una Corcoran 158 lbs 66/1 Won Held up in rear - headway 3 out - went second approaching last - ridden to lead run-in - kept on well (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding appreciated the softer ground)
2nd 14 Edge Of My Seat (IRE) 5 M Poor Aidan Anthony Howard 144 lbs 9/1 3.75 Prominent - led approaching last - ridden and headed run-in - no extra inside final 110yds(op 11/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 3 Kiss My Lucky Egg (GB) 6 M Poor Peter McCreery 154 lbs 28/1 17 Held up in midfield - headway 5th - outpaced 3 out - rallied approaching last - kept on and went third final strides (jockey said mare idled throughout the race and was trying to pull herself up)(op 40/1)
4th 4 Chief Consul (GB) N/A Poor Declan Queally 158 lbs 18/1 .75 Prominent - ridden after 2 out - weakening when hampered last(op 16/1 tchd 14/1 and 20/1)
5th 13 Charlie Bawnie (IRE) 4 F Poor T G McCourt 146 lbs 250/1 .75 Took keen hold - held up in rear - shaken up and kept on approaching last - never near to challenge(tchd 200/1)
6th 8 Mo Chruinne (IRE) 6 G Poor C Byrnes 153 lbs 10/1 4.25 Led - headed but prominent after 1st - ridden after 2 out - weakened approaching last(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
7th 11 U Asking Me (IRE) 8 G Poor Eoin Doyle 153 lbs 80/1 7.5 Took keen hold - held up in midfield - weakened 6th(tchd 100/1)
8th 12 Valsorpresa (GB) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 158 lbs 8/13F 0.2 Took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - ridden when headed and weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding stopped quickly)(op 4/6)
9th 15 Honey Roll Over (IRE) N/A Poor J P Flavin 151 lbs 250/1 5 In rear - weakened 6th - jumped left last(tchd 300/1)
10th 10 Truckers Fame (IRE) N/A Poor Declan Queally 151 lbs 12/1 8.5 Always behind - lost touch 6th(op 11/1 tchd 16/1)
11th 16 Winds Of Winter (IRE) 6 M AVG Paul W Flynn 151 lbs 250/1 12 Held up in rear - weakened before 3 out(tchd 300/1)
12th 5 Il Silenzio (GB) 8 G AVG Martin Brassil 158 lbs 13/2 2 Midfield - headway 5th - weakened 3 out(op 8/1 tchd 6/1)
13th 7 N/A Poor Andrew Slattery 153 lbs 40/1 1.5 Midfield - bad mistake and dropped to rear 2nd - weakened 6th(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
99th 6 Johnny M (IRE) 6 G Poor John C McConnell 158 lbs 6/1 - Prominent - mistake 5th - joined leader and not fluent 3 out - ridden and challenging home turn - 4 lengths third when fell last(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
99th 2 Qatar Spirit (FR) 10 G Poor Timothy Cleary 159 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - prominent on outer - mistake and jockey lost irons 2nd - pulled up before 3rd (jockey said he lost his stirrup after the second hurdle and was subsequently pulled up)(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
99th 17 Parlour Of Dreams (IRE) 4 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 153 lbs 125/1 - Hung right throughout - prominent - dropped to midfield 3rd - ridden and weakened 6th - pulled up before last (jockey said gelding hung right throughout)(op 80/1)