Sligo (IRE)
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Sligo (IRE) Date: Sun, 05 May 2024 Distance: 1m5f Type: Flat Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €6 Place: €2.40 €4.60 €3.40 Exacta: €80.10 Tricast: €547.42 Trifecta: €1518.90
Non-Runners: Britzka (reserve), Evans Secret (reserve), Gudrun Genberg (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 14 War Thunder (GB) 6 G Poor Paul W Flynn 124 lbs 5/1 Won Travelled strongly - briefly disputed lead - prominent after 2f - led narrowly from under 4f out - headed and ridden over 1f out - rallied and led again final 110yds - ran on(op 7/1)
2nd 3 Glyde Ranger (IRE) 5 G Poor T G McCourt 137 lbs 12/1 .5 Steadied start - soon in rear - headway when raced wide from 3f out - led over 1f out - ridden when headed final 110yds - kept on(op 10/1)
3rd 8 Enquire Within (IRE) 8 M Poor F G Hand 125 lbs 9/1 4.75 Dwelt start - took keen hold - towards rear early - midfield before halfway - headway when switched left over 1f out - went third inside final furlong - no match for first two(tchd 10/1)
4th 7 Sand Castle (IRE) 7 G Poor Adrian Murray 127 lbs 25/1 2.5 Disputed lead early - prominent after 2f - outpaced over 1f out - no extra inside final furlong(op 14/1)
5th 13 Futurum Regem (IRE) 9 G Poor Hugh Paul Finegan 117 lbs 22/1 .5 In touch with leaders - kept on but no impression on near side of group from over 1f out(op 18/1)
6th 9 Big Challenge (IRE) 10 G Poor R Donohoe 121 lbs 6/1 4.5 Towards rear - midfield 6f out - headway and prominent when raced wide 3f out - weakened gradually from over 1f out(op 9/1)
7th 1 Grann's Boy (IRE) 5 G AVG H Rogers 140 lbs 7/2F 2.25 Soon midfield - lost position when outpaced over 3f out - kept on final furlong (vet reported gelding to be post race normal)(op 4/1)
8th 11 Creative Dancer (IRE) 8 G Poor Ian Patrick Donoghue 120 lbs 66/1 0.3 Never better than midfield - kept on final furlong(tchd 80/1)
9th 10 Special Protector (IRE) 6 M Poor Eoin Doyle 125 lbs 11/1 1.5 Raced wide - prominent - briefly disputed lead after 2f - lost position when pushed along from 4f out - midfield when slightly hampered over 2f out - soon no extra(op 9/1 tchd 17/2)
10th 4 Circus Act (IRE) 6 M Poor J A Nash 135 lbs 12/1 0.3 Soon in touch with leaders - prominent under 4f out - weakened from 2f out(op 16/1)
11th 6 Kashi (FR) 7 G Poor Karl Thornton 131 lbs 14/1 9.5 Soon prominent - weakened gradually from over 2f out(op 11/1)
12th 12 For Everyone (IRE) 9 G Poor Mark Michael McNiff 124 lbs 22/1 22 Soon disputed lead - led narrowly after 2f - headed under 4f out - weakened from 3f out(op 20/1)
99th 2 Hangry (IRE) 4 G Poor John C McConnell 131 lbs 11/1 - Slowly into stride - slightly awkward start - towards rear - some headway when brought down over 2f out(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
99th 5 Neddies Boy (IRE) 7 G Poor R P Cody 133 lbs 15/2 - Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - bit short of room when clipped heels and slipped up over 2f out(op 13/2)