Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
16:35
Friday Night Lights At Dundalk Claiming Maiden
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Surface: AW
Win: €4.50 Place: €1.60 €1.10 €1.10 Exacta: €15 Trifecta: €49.40
Non-Runners: Lope De Rueda (allergies)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Jalo (IRE) 4 G Poor Noel Meade 128 lbs 9/2 Won Towards rear - ridden over 2f out - switched right and went third final 110yds - kept on well to lead final strides (trainer's rep said gelding has shown a liking for the all-weather surface in the past and felt a return to this surface had helped to bring about the apparent improvement in form)(op 3/1 tchd 4/1)
2nd 4 Emorcee (IRE) 4 G Poor David Marnane 130 lbs 5/4F 0.2 Prominent in chasing group - headway and joined leaders 2f out - kept on well and led towards finish - headed final strides(op 7/4)
3rd 3 Un Bacio Ancora (IRE) 5 M Poor C W J Farrell 129 lbs 5/2 0.2 Slowly into stride - took keen hold - in rear - headway on outer and went third halfway - joined leaders and going best 2f out - led inside final furlong - lost two places final strides(op 11/4 tchd 9/4)
4th 1 Ballysax Lil' Mick (IRE) 7 G Poor Miss Katy Brown 125 lbs 12/1 1.25 Led - headed and raced in second 4f out - led again under 2f out - headed inside final furlong - weakened inside final 110yds(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
5th 6 Californiagoldrush (IRE) 5 M Poor Kevin Thomas Coleman 118 lbs 9/1 0.2 Took keen hold - pressed leader - led 4f out - headed and pressed leaders under 2f out - weakened inside final 110yds(op 8/1)
6th 5 Empress Of Bough (IRE) 5 M Poor Anthony McCann 120 lbs 14/1 4.75 Awkward start and slowly away - always behind (jockey said filly sat back in the stalls and was slowly away)(tchd 12/1 and tchd 16/1)
7th 9 Flotus Radiance (IRE) 3 F Poor Paul Power 120 lbs 40/1 2 Upset in stalls - slowly into stride - in rear - headway halfway - weakened final furlong (jockey said filly misbehaved in the stalls and was slowly away)(op 20/1)
8th 8 Tarfeh (GB) 3 F Poor E J O'Neill 128 lbs 150/1 5.5 Took keen hold - raced in third - lost third and in touch with leaders halfway - lost position and dropped to last 1f out - soon weakened(op 66/1)