Dennison Commercials Opportunity Beginners Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Grozni (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Philip Byrnes
(2)lbs
|
C Byrnes | 164 lbs | 7/2 | Won | Prominent - cajoled along 4 out - ridden and headway from 2 out - bit short of room but stayed on run-in - led towards finish - eased final strides(op 4/1 tchd 5/1 and 3/1) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Typical Thomas (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Peter Smithers
(4)lbs
|
James Andrew Fahey | 162 lbs | 33/1 | 3.75 | Soon prominent - went second after 1st - not fluent 4th - jumped slightly left 4 out - challenging 3 out - not fluent when jumped left and lost ground 2 out - soon reminder - kept on well towards finish - no match for winner(op 66/1) | |
| 3rd | 8 | Weddell Sea (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Shane O'Callaghan
(4)lbs
|
Andrew McNamara | 162 lbs | 12/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - ran on after last - went third towards finish - never near to challenge(op 16/1) | |
| 4th | 6 | Rexem (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | John C McConnell | 166 lbs | 6/5F | 2.75 | Led - faced challenge 3 out - clear when ridden after last - headed and weakened quickly towards finish(op Evs) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Grand Roi (FR) | 6 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 166 lbs | 4/1 | .5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent 3 out - soon outpaced - no extra after last(op 9/2) | ||
| 6th | 5 | Plains Indian (IRE) | 8 G | AVG |
Cian Quirke
(2)lbs
|
Andrew Slattery | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 10 | In rear early - in touch with leaders when bad mistake 4 out - soon no impression | |
| 7th | 1 | Douglas Dc (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Gavin Brouder
(2)lbs
|
Gordon Elliott | 164 lbs | 16/1 | 6.5 | In rear throughout - not fluent 2nd | |
| 8th | 2 | Gentleman Joe (GB) | 7 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 166 lbs | 7/1 | 21 | In touch with leaders early - mistake 2nd - jinked right when hit rail and bad mistake 3rd - soon detached - not fluent 5th - brief headway 4 out - soon weakened - tailed off (jockey said gelding went to run out at the third fence and caught the wing)(op 6/1) |
Downpatrick (IRE) Races