Naas (IRE)
14:55
John Thomas McNamara Series (Q.R.) Handicap Hurdle (Div II)
Naas (IRE) Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €183.50 Place: €15.20 €1.10 €10.90 Exacta: €897.40 Tricast: €5553.78
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 12 Cristiano Marealdo (IRE) 5 M AVG P J Rothwell 162 lbs 50/1 Won Held up in rear - headway going easily before 2 out - led last - ridden out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the drop back in trip - easier ground and a change in tactics is what he attributed the apparent improvement in form to)(op 33/1)
2nd 9 Poppy Rose (IRE) 6 M Poor S R B Crawford 166 lbs 2/1F 1.5 In touch with leaders - headway to lead after 2 out - headed last - kept on(op 7/2)
3rd 11 Chosen Shant (IRE) 9 M Poor Ciaran Murphy 159 lbs 50/1 1.5 Midfield - headway before 2 out - went third final 110yds - kept on(op 40/1)
4th 10 Derby De Thaix (FR) 11 G Poor James Andrew Fahey 160 lbs 18/1 1.25 Raced wide - held up in rear - headway before 2 out - went fourth inside final 110yds - nearest finish(op 14/1)
5th 13 Tingarran Express (IRE) 8 M Poor Miss Denise Marie O'Shea 162 lbs 3/1 .5 Took keen hold - pressed leader on inner - disputed lead halfway - raced in second before 3 out - weakened final 110yds(tchd 16/5)
6th 5 Young Fitzy (IRE) 8 G Poor Norman Lee 171 lbs 6/1 5 Raced wide - in touch with leaders - headway before 2 out - edged left and weakened run-in(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
7th 3 Container Madness (IRE) 5 G Poor Martin Brassil 169 lbs 33/1 5 Held up in rear - bit short of room before 2 out - headway approaching last - kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders(tchd 28/1)
8th 16 Perfect Arch (IRE) 8 G Poor Stephen McConville 157 lbs 20/1 0.2 In touch with leaders on inner - weakened before 2 out(tchd 18/1)
9th 6 Thedancingfarrier (IRE) 11 G AVG Paul Stephen Kiely 166 lbs 33/1 .5 In touch with leaders - steady headway halfway - weakened before last(op 28/1)
10th 8 Special Protector (IRE) 6 M Poor Eoin Doyle 165 lbs 8/1 0.3 Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - pecked on landing 1st - headway before 2 out - weakened before last(op 11/2)
11th 4 Eikonix (GB) 6 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 169 lbs 22/1 1.25 Midfield on inner - headway to lead before 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon headed - weakened approaching last(op 25/1)
12th 2 Backinabit (IRE) 5 G Poor J P Dempsey 171 lbs 28/1 3 Midfield - weakened on turn before 2 out
13th 7 Billy Lee Swagger (IRE) 6 G AVG P J Rothwell 168 lbs 17/2 2.25 Didn't jump with fluency - always behind (jockey said gelding gurgled from the third last)(op 9/1 tchd 8/1 and tchd 10/1)
14th 1 Roderick (GB) 9 G Poor Denis Gerard Hogan 168 lbs 66/1 .5 Raced wide - didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout(op 28/1)
15th 15 Max Time (IRE) 8 G Poor I Madden 159 lbs 16/1 13 Prominent - weakened before 2 out
16th 17 Take A Punt (IRE) 10 M Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 157 lbs 80/1 12 Raced wide - midfield - headway 3 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - not fluent last - tailed off(op 50/1)
17th 14 Wee Jerry (IRE) 7 G Poor Neill McCluskey 160 lbs 14/1 11 Led but pestered - joined halfway - headed before 3 out - weakened before 2 out - tailed off(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)