Clonmel (IRE)
13:05
Connolly's RED MILLS Irish EBF Auction Maiden Hurdle (IRE Incentive Race)
Clonmel (IRE) Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m½f Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €6.60 Place: €1.10 €3.50 €3.50 Exacta: €106
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Any Road (IRE) 7 G Poor E J O'Grady 163 lbs 4/1 Won Prominent - disputed lead when not fluent 3 out - led narrowly towards far side from 2 out - 1 length ahead going best when left clear last - ridden briefly run-in - comfortably(op 6/1)
2nd 6 On Lovers Walk (IRE) 8 G Poor Gerard Kelleher 162 lbs 14/1 8 Prominent early - in touch with leaders when headway after 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - keeping on when ridden and switched right after 2 out - left in second but no chance with winner last(op 18/1)
3rd 11 Pampar Lady (IRE) 5 M AVG Gavin Cromwell 155 lbs 16/1 6.5 Towards rear early - midfield 4th - headway and prominent after 3 out - went third before 2 out - lost third then left in third last - no match for first two(op 8/1 tchd 15/2)
4th 3 Mount Frisco (IRE) 6 G Poor John Patrick Ryan 159 lbs 66/1 5.5 Took keen hold - soon raced in second - disputed lead when not fluent 3 out - lost position home turn - weakened before 2 out - left in modest fourth last(tchd 50/1 and 80/1)
5th 10 La Tene (IRE) N/A Poor John Patrick Ryan 150 lbs 150/1 6 Took keen hold - towards rear - mistake 4 out - some headway before 2 out - kept on(op 80/1)
6th 9 Bridie Whittle (IRE) 7 M AVG Robert Tyner 155 lbs 150/1 7 Never better than midfield(op 125/1)
7th 7 Roccovango (IRE) 8 G AVG M M Lynch 162 lbs 9/1 19 Midfield - in touch with leaders before 5th - pressed leaders after 3 out - weakening when mistake and eased 2 out(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
8th 5 Coulrophobia (IRE) 5 G Poor N Stokes 162 lbs 150/1 14 Always behind - didn't always jump with fluency(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)
9th 4 Safran Et Bleu (IRE) 4 G AVG P M J Doyle 164 lbs 100/1 7 Always behind - mistake 4th - no impression when mistake 4 out(op 50/1)
99th 8 Theatre Native (IRE) 6 M AVG Henry De Bromhead 159 lbs 1/2F - Took keen hold - soon led - clear before 2nd - reduced lead 4th - headed and lost second before 3 out - weakening when bad mistake 3 out - soon dropped to rear and pulled up - dismounted (vet said mare was blowing hard post race; jockey said mare stopped quickly)(op 4/7)
99th 2 Captain Dillon (FR) 5 G Poor S Curling 164 lbs 150/1 - Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency - pushed along briefly after 2nd - towards rear when reminders after 4th - pulled up before 4 out(op 125/1)
99th 12 Purse Price (GB) 8 M Poor Gordon Elliott 155 lbs 13/2 - Midfield early - in touch with leaders before 4th - challenging after 3 out - briefly disputed lead home turn - soon pushed along - not fluent 2 out - soon headed and ridden - 1 length down when bad mistake and unseated last(op 6/1)