Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
18:00
Gateway Hotel Dundalk Race & Stay Handicap
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023 Distance: 6f Type: Flat Going: Standard Surface: AW
Win: €50.50 Place: €11.20 €5.40 €1.10 Exacta: €57.20 Tricast: €1231.46
Non-Runners: Eglish (reserve), Teddy Boy (coughing), Wooden Head (off feed), Zig Zag Zyggy (coughing)
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 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 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 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)