Gowran Park (IRE)
13:05
Langtons Kilkenny Handicap Hurdle
Gowran Park (IRE) Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2024 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €15.10 Place: €2.50 €3.90 €7.60 Exacta: €778.80 Tricast: €7645.14 Trifecta: €774.80
Non-Runners: Cristiano Marealdo (reserve), Intersky Sunset (in season), Joeswayornoway (reserve), Moulane West (reserve), Uncle Gerhard (coughing)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Champagne Mahler (IRE) 6 G AVG Henry De Bromhead 168 lbs 14/1 Won Travelled strongly - made all - faced challenge when pushed along towards far side before 2 out - ridden and went clear before last - not fluent last - stayed on - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that he felt gelding failed to stay the trip of 2m 4f at Cork last time and the drop in trip contributed to the apparent improvement today)
2nd 15 Kilbarry Saint (FR) 6 M Poor C O'Keeffe 154 lbs 20/1 6.5 Towards rear - headway and in touch with leaders after 3 out - keeping on when jockey dropped whip after 2 out - went second approaching last - no match for winner(op 22/1)
3rd 5 Zeeband (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul John Gilligan 159 lbs 28/1 .5 Midfield - headway and pressed leaders when raced wide after 3 out - briefly went second but no chance with winner towards near side after 2 out - kept on
4th 20 Benjis Benefit (IRE) 6 G Poor Emmet Mullins 157 lbs 4/6F 13 Raced wide - soon prominent - went second going okay after 3 out - challenging towards near side before 2 out - weakened after 2 out(op Evens)
5th 3 Star Official (IRE) 6 G Poor R Donohoe 168 lbs 10/1 11 Prominent - not fluent 5th - not fluent 3 out - weakened after 2 out
6th 16 Le Fanu (IRE) 9 G Poor Brendan Maurice Walsh 159 lbs 20/1 3 Towards rear - headway before 2 out - kept on(op 22/1)
7th 7 Young Darleen (IRE) 8 M Poor R P Cody 164 lbs 14/1 3.25 In touch with leaders - weakened after 2 out - mistake last(op 12/1)
8th 18 The Lucky Lobster (GB) 6 G Poor Declan Queally 151 lbs 80/1 4 Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency
9th 12 The Truant (IRE) 7 G Poor Peter Fahey 155 lbs 7/1 5 Never going well - towards rear - reminders after 3rd - some headway before 2 out - no impression (vet said gelding was suffering from delayed recovery post race)
10th 2 Listenheretomejack (IRE) 9 G AVG Eoin Doyle 163 lbs 13/2 15 Midfield - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened (vet said gelding was clinically abnormal post race)
11th 17 Kuriosa (FR) 4 G Poor Paul Nolan 151 lbs 50/1 7.5 In rear - mistake and pushed along 3rd - reminders after 5th - some headway after 3 out - no impression
12th 19 Backinabit (IRE) 5 G Poor J P Dempsey 154 lbs 28/1 4 Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - weakening when bad mistake 2 out(op 25/1)
13th 9 Fassbender (IRE) 8 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 163 lbs 50/1 7.5 Towards rear throughout - not fluent and weakened 3 out(op 33/1)
14th 11 New Barn Lane (IRE) 7 G Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 162 lbs 11/1 1.75 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out
15th 14 Bite That (IRE) 9 G Poor Patrick J Flynn 155 lbs 40/1 29 Didn't always jump with fluency - took keen hold - in touch with leaders early - dropped to midfield 5th - weakened and dropped to rear after 4 out
99th 8 Derridae (IRE) 7 M Poor Moses McCabe 158 lbs 25/1 - Prominent - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - dropped to rear when pulled up just before last(op 22/1)
99th 13 Granpa Ger (IRE) 6 G Poor Anthony Mullins 154 lbs 50/1 - Took keen hold - soon midfield - in touch with leaders after 5th - weakened and dropped to rear before 3 out - pulled up after 3 out
99th 6 Diamond Dollar (IRE) 6 G Poor C Byrnes 160 lbs 33/1 - Took keen hold - towards rear early - stumbled after 1st - midfield before 2nd - weakened and dropped to rear after 4 out - pulled up 3 out