Sligo (IRE)
18:40
Kevin Egan Cars Handicap Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.40 Place: €2.30 €1.20 €1.30 Exacta: €70.50 Tricast: €159.71 Trifecta: €306.80
Non-Runners: Ask Bob (off feed), College Causeway (travel problems), Cullenwaine (reserve), Deo Bellator (reserve), Karayaz (reserve), The Grey Monty (travel problems), The Truant (injured in transit)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Sittingonthefence (IRE) 5 M AVG Stephen Gerard Carey 155 lbs 7/1 Won In touch with leaders - disputing second after 6th - led after 3 out - clear when ridden after last - reduced lead towards finish - just did enough(op 15/2 tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
2nd 7 Dragon's Pass (IRE) 9 M Poor Mrs Denise Foster 157 lbs 7/1 0.3 Towards rear but in touch with leaders - not fluent 2nd - bumped after 3 out - headway before 2 out - keeping on when ridden after last - went second and ran on well towards finish - just failed(op 8/1 tchd 17/2)
3rd 6 Leish Oscars Son (IRE) 7 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 161 lbs 5/2F 2.75 In touch with leaders - headway and challenging 2 out - ridden and no extra after last - lost second towards finish(tchd 9/4 and tchd 11/4)
4th 14 Moyvilla Lass (IRE) 6 M Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 149 lbs 13/2 10 Disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - outpaced when not fluent 2 out - mistake last - kept on and went modest fourth run-in(op 5/1 tchd 7/1)
5th 4 Bold Emperor (IRE) 10 G Poor Thomas Gibney 164 lbs 16/1 2.75 Disputed lead early - led narrowly after 2nd - headed and raced in second after 3rd - disputing second after 6th - mistake 3 out - pressed leader before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op 14/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 8 Gendarme (IRE) 9 G Poor C Byrnes 154 lbs 100/30 7 Disputed lead early - prominent before 2nd - dropped to midfield before 3rd - towards rear when not fluent 4th - pushed along when bit short of room and bumped rival after 3 out - reminders before 2 out - some headway when mistake last - kept on(op 3/1 tchd 11/4 and tchd 7/2)
7th 1 Florey Spud (IRE) 8 G Poor P F O'Donnell 161 lbs 10/1 1.25 In touch with leaders - not fluent and pecked on landing 4th - headway and prominent after 3 out - weakening when mistake last(tchd 11/1)
8th 9 Royal Class (IRE) 5 G Poor Joseph Anthony Murray 159 lbs 16/1 0.2 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - detached when reminder after 1st - mistake 4 out - soon reminders - some headway after 2 out - no impression(op 12/1)
9th 2 Smallcraftwarning (IRE) 7 G Poor Miss Evanna McCutcheon 163 lbs 50/1 11 Soon in touch with leaders - mistake 5th - shaken up after 3 out - weakening when not fluent 2 out - soon eased(op 28/1)
10th 10 Breezy Bell (GER) N/A Poor Edward Cawley 153 lbs 10/1 3 Prominent - raced in second after 2nd - led after 3rd - headed after 3 out - soon weakened quickly - eased after 2 out(op 16/1)