Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | Empress Of Bough (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Anthony McCann | 125 lbs | 33/1 | Won | Took keen hold - midfield - headway and in touch with leaders after 2f - pushed along over 2f out - ridden to lead 1f out - edged left but kept on inside final furlong - just did enough(op 25/1) | ||
| 2nd | 3 | Lockdown (GB) | 5 G | Poor |
Shane Markey
(10)lbs
|
Anthony McCann | 128 lbs | 16/1 | 0.2 | Prominent - going easily when led over 2f out - headed 1f out - rallied inside final furlong - kept on final 110yds - just held(op 22/1) | |
| 3rd | 6 | Pulse Of Shanghai (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | James McAuley | 130 lbs | 7/4F | 1.25 | Took keen hold - prominent on outer - challenging over 2f out - keeping on when hung left 1f out - no extra inside final furlong - no match for first two(tchd 9/4) | ||
| 4th | 4 | Hero Of The Hour (GB) | 8 G | AVG | G A Kingston | 135 lbs | 7/2 | .75 | Slowly away - towards rear - outpaced but headway into midfield over 2f out - kept on and went fourth inside final furlong - nearest finish(tchd 10/3) | ||
| 5th | 8 | Kuwait Direction (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Keith Henry Clarke | 126 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | In touch with leaders on inner - outpaced halfway - rallied from over 1f out - kept on until no extra final 110yds(tchd 14/1) | ||
| 6th | 11 | Darcy's Rock (GB) | 4 F | Poor | J J Lambe | 125 lbs | 25/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders on outer - outpaced over 2f out - no impression from over 1f out(op 22/1) | ||
| 7th | 1 | Adams Barbour (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(3)lbs
|
Lee Smyth | 139 lbs | 18/1 | 0.2 | Midfield on inner - switched right home turn - soon wandered around - rallied inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(tchd 14/1 and tchd 20/1) | |
| 8th | 10 | Catherine Chroi (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Ms Claire O'Connell | 125 lbs | 18/1 | 1.25 | In rear - still plenty to do over 2f out - some headway inside final furlong - no telling impression(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 9th | 13 | Miltonia (USA) | 3 F | Poor |
Robert Whearty
(5)lbs
|
M Halford & T Collins | 120 lbs | 20/1 | 0.2 | Midfield on outer - raced wide home turn - lost position and struggling from over 1f out(op 25/1) | |
| 10th | 16 | My Little Tip (IRE) | 3 C | Poor | James McAuley | 133 lbs | 5/1 | .5 | Slowly away - struggling halfway - some headway inside final furlong - never on terms (jockey said gelding was slowly away)(op 13/2) | ||
| 11th | 7 | Ever Rock (IRE) | 6 M | AVG | J J Lambe | 126 lbs | 33/1 | 0.3 | Led - faced challenge and headed over 2f out - lost position from over 1f out - weakened quickly inside final furlong(op 20/1 tchd 18/1) | ||
| 12th | 14 | Sister Lola (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | James McAuley | 125 lbs | 10/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - no chance from over 2f out - never on terms(op 11/1 tchd 9/1) | ||
| 13th | 15 | Eruption (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Matthew J Smith | 125 lbs | 50/1 | 4.75 | Slowly into stride - pushed along soon after start - raced in last - struggling halfway - lost touch inside final furlong - never on terms(op 33/1) |
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races