Dundalk (AW) (IRE)
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Put The Fun In Fundraising At Dundalk Handicap
Dundalk (AW) (IRE) Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 Distance: 1m2½f Type: Flat Going: Standard Surface: AW
Win: €3 Place: €1.10 €3.60 €3.30 Exacta: €28 Tricast: €174.88 Trifecta: €299.50
Non-Runners: Higher Kingdom (reserve), Mads Black Eights (reserve), Miss Paloma (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 14 Unterberg (IRE) 6 G AVG Laura Hourigan 125 lbs 5/2F Won Soon led - headed and pressed leader after 1f - pushed along briefly 4f out - led again going okay over 1f out - ridden and kept on well when faced challenge inside final furlong - just did enough(op 9/4 tchd 2/1)
2nd 1 Solar Breeze (IRE) 5 M Poor Ms Sheila Lavery 135 lbs 10/1 0.1 Midfield - headway on near side of group from 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - kept on well - just held(op 14/1)
3rd 6 Emeric (IRE) 7 G AVG Paul W Flynn 136 lbs 15/2 1.75 Soon in touch with leaders - headway and prominent under 2f out - kept on but no extra inside final 110yds(op 10/1)
4th 7 Pierre Lapin (IRE) 7 G Poor Adrian McGuinness 131 lbs 12/1 .5 Took keen hold - soon midfield - headway when short of room over 1f out - switched left and kept on final 110yds - not reach leaders (jockey said gelding ran keen)(op 15/2)
5th 12 Obama Army (GB) 4 G Poor Eoin Christopher McCarthy 130 lbs 9/1 2.75 In touch with leaders - headway and prominent on far side of group under 2f out - weakened final 110yds(op 8/1 tchd 10/1)
6th 13 Picpoul (IRE) 6 M Poor M M Rice 125 lbs 4/1 .5 Prominent - ridden when hampered over 1f out - weakened final 110yds (jockey said mare got a bump at one furlong and a half stage)(op 9/2)
7th 11 Hasten Slowly (IRE) 5 M AVG John C McConnell 127 lbs 16/1 .75 Slowly into stride - soon midfield - brief headway on far side of group under 2f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 14/1)
8th 5 Garrick Painter (IRE) 4 G Poor Noel C Kelly 138 lbs 8/1 1.75 Ducked left start - towards rear - brief headway 1f out - no extra final 110yds(tchd 17/2)
9th 3 Pachmena (IRE) 7 M Poor Gavin Cromwell 140 lbs 20/1 .5 Took keen hold - towards rear - some headway from over 1f out - kept on(op 18/1 tchd 22/1)
10th 8 El Bello (GB) 6 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 135 lbs 20/1 .5 Took keen hold - towards rear throughout(op 14/1)
11th 10 Construct (GB) 9 G Poor John C McConnell 125 lbs 66/1 0.3 Prominent and pushed along briefly - led after 1f - headed when edged right and hampered rivals over 1f out - soon weakened (jockey said that he gave gelding a strike on the left at furlong and a half stage causing gelding to drift right)(op 40/1)
12th 2 May Night (GB) 6 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 140 lbs 25/1 .75 In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield and no extra 2f out - soon weakened(op 20/1 tchd 28/1)
13th 9 Hangry (IRE) 4 G Poor John C McConnell 134 lbs 80/1 0.2 Slowly into stride - in rear throughout(op 40/1)
14th 4 Pillar Of Hope (GB) 6 G AVG H D McGuigan 139 lbs 28/1 .5 Never better than midfield - weakened over 2f out