Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Races
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
19:00
HRI Best Turned-Out Flat League Finale Handicap (Div I)
Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023
Distance: 1m4f
Type: Flat
Going: Standard
Surface: AW
Win: €6.30
Place: €2.30 €1.80 €2.10
Exacta: €39.10
Tricast: €165.75
Trifecta: €229.70
Non-Runners: Designer Cailin (travel problems), Fashion Flair (reserve), Hidden Land (reserve), Tom The Plasterer (reserve)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Unterberg (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Oisin McSweeney
(5)lbs
|
Laura Hourigan | 133 lbs | 13/2 | Won | Soon prominent - prominent behind clear leader after halfway - headway when ridden on near side of group under 2f out - led narrowly and kept on inside final 110yds(op 6/1 tchd 7/1) | |
| 2nd | 8 | Spinning Web (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Ms Margaret Mullins | 128 lbs | 9/2 | .5 | Pressed leader early - prominent behind clear leader after halfway - headway to lead when ridden over 1f out - headed and kept on inside final 110yds(op 10/3) | ||
| 3rd | 3 | Pinball Wizard (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Sean D Bowen
(5)lbs
|
John J Nallen | 133 lbs | 5/1 | 1.25 | Towards rear - steady headway from over 2f out - challenging when switched left over 1f out - no extra when hung right final 110yds(op 6/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Cursory Exam (GB) | 4 G | Poor | D J Bunyan & G O'Leary | 137 lbs | 14/1 | 2 | Took keen hold - midfield - headway 2f out - pressed leaders but no extra when bit short of room inside final furlong(op 9/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Blackstone Cliff (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Shane Crawley | 124 lbs | 22/1 | 1.75 | Took keen hold - soon in touch with leaders - rapid headway to lead before halfway - soon clear - reduced lead under 2f out - headed from over 1f out - weakening when bit short of room and switched left inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran keen throughout)(op 28/1) | ||
| 6th | 7 | Nusra (IRE) | 7 M | Poor | G Ahern | 133 lbs | 7/1 | .5 | In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield before halfway - some headway when switched right over 2f out - soon outpaced - kept on inside final 110yds(op 9/1) | ||
| 7th | 9 | Say It So (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | E McNamara | 127 lbs | 12/1 | 0.05 | Slowly into stride - raced in last when reminders soon after start - headway on near side of group from 2f out - kept on inside final 110yds - not reach leaders(op 9/1 tchd 14/1) | ||
| 8th | 13 | Dinamine (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Siobhan Rutledge
(3)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 121 lbs | 33/1 | 0.05 | Never better than midfield - kept on final 110yds(op 25/1) | |
| 9th | 6 | Sand Castle (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Adrian Murray | 134 lbs | 7/2F | 0.1 | Prominent - prominent behind clear leader after halfway - weakened on far side of group from over 1f out(op 11/2) | ||
| 10th | 2 | Oranmore (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
Yudish Geerdharry
(7)lbs
|
Luke Comer | 131 lbs | 12/1 | 1.5 | Towards rear when switched left soon after start - bit short of room when switched right over 2f out - some headway when switched left over 1f out - no impression(op 11/1) | |
| 11th | 11 | Ciao Adios (IRE) | 6 M | Poor | Denis Gerard Hogan | 124 lbs | 40/1 | 10 | Never better than midfield(op 33/1) | ||
| 12th | 1 | Curious Bride (IRE) | 7 M | AVG | Eamonn O'Connell | 140 lbs | 16/1 | 1.25 | Ducked right start - led and pushed along briefly - headed and raced in second before halfway - soon chased clear leader - lost second and weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 14/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 13th | 14 | Indignation (FR) | 7 G | Poor |
Robert Whearty
(5)lbs
|
John C McConnell | 119 lbs | 18/1 | 2 | Midfield - brief headway when raced wide under 3f out - weakened on near side of group from 2f out - dropped to rear when switched left 1f out(op 14/1) |