Naas (IRE)
13:12
Race And Stay Handicap Chase
Naas (IRE) Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Chase Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €18.10 Place: €4.40 €4.60 €3.30 Exacta: €237.90 Tricast: €4634.52
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 3 Pats Choice (IRE) 6 G AVG Gordon Elliott 162 lbs 16/1 Won Prominent - briefly disputed lead after 2nd - led narrowly after 3 out - ridden and faced challenges after 2 out - soon briefly disputed lead - kept on well run-in - all out(tchd 14/1)
2nd 12 Itwasfate (GB) 8 G Poor Henry De Bromhead 143 lbs 18/1 .5 Prominent - challenging when carried left before last - jumped slightly left last - soon ridden - kept on well towards finish - just held(op 10/1)
3rd 7 Union Park (FR) 9 G Poor P J Rothwell 155 lbs 16/1 0.1 Midfield - headway and pressed leaders after 3 out - challenging 2 out - soon briefly disputed lead - not fluent last - kept on well(op 11/1)
4th 5 Snake Oil (IRE) 9 G AVG Barry Connell 159 lbs 7/2F 1 Led narrowly or disputed lead - headed but prominent after 3 out - mistake and lost ground 2 out - switched left when bit short of room before last - kept on(op 10/3)
5th 11 Midnight It Is (GB) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 143 lbs 8/1 1.25 Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - prominent when bad mistake and pecked on landing 2 out - kept on after last (jockey said gelding made a mistake at second last)(op 11/1)
6th 4 Bythesametoken (IRE) 11 G AVG Ross O'Sullivan 160 lbs 11/1 .5 Midfield - not fluent when raced wide 3 out - headway when switched left before 2 out - kept on - not reach leaders(op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and 12/1)
7th 8 Happy Dreams (FR) 7 G AVG Michael J McDonagh 157 lbs 12/1 5.5 In touch with leaders - midfield when not fluent 5th - prominent on inner after 3 out - weakening when not fluent last(op 11/1 tchd 14/1)
8th 2 Genois (FR) 9 G Poor E Bolger 164 lbs 4/1 6.5 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent and briefly disputed lead on inner early - pressed leaders when mistake 5 out - mistake and weakened 2 out - mistake last(op 11/2)
9th 6 Walnut Beach (IRE) 7 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 159 lbs 20/1 3.25 Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout(op 22/1)
10th 1 Good Time Jonny (IRE) 9 G AVG A J Martin 171 lbs 25/1 18 Jumped right on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear throughout(op 22/1)
11th 9 Verdant Place (IRE) 6 G AVG Patrick T Foley 150 lbs 9/2 5 In rear - hampered by faller 1st - raced in last when pushed along briefly after 4th - steadied when not fluent 4 out - soon weakened (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(tchd 7/2)
99th 10 Invictus Machin (FR) 7 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 148 lbs 10/1 - In rear - fell heavily 1st(op 14/1)