Ballinrobe (IRE) Races
Ballinrobe (IRE)
17:00
McHale Fusion 4 Range Maiden Hurdle
Ballinrobe (IRE)
Date: Mon, 27 May 2024
Distance: 2m6½f
Type: Hurdle
Going: Good
Surface: Turf
Win: €2.80
Place: €1.20 €1.60 €1.60
Exacta: €9.30
Trifecta: €28.60
Non-Runners: Brown Boots (reserve), Fellowshall (lame), Mickie Angel (unsuitable ground), Padraigs Boy (coughing)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Churchroad Prince (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Jonathan Sweeney | 158 lbs | 7/4F | Won | In touch with leaders - smooth headway 2 out - challenging last - soon led going easily - shaken up and went clear run-in - readily(op 13/8) | ||
| 2nd | 13 | Talk In The Park (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Ross O'Sullivan | 158 lbs | 3/1 | 2.25 | Prominent - lost second after 3rd - outpaced after last - rallied and went second again towards finish - no match for winner(op 11/4) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Find A Fortune (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 158 lbs | 100/30 | .5 | Led - faced challenge last - soon headed - kept on but lost second towards finish(op 3/1) | ||
| 4th | 9 | Marv Michael (IRE) | 6 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 158 lbs | 7/2 | 5 | Prominent - went second after 3rd - outpaced approaching last - no extra run-in(op 9/2 tchd 5/1) | ||
| 5th | 14 | Tomas O Maille (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Mr J C Barry
(3)lbs
|
M Flannery | 155 lbs | 12/1 | 3.5 | Midfield - headway and in touch with leaders approaching last - weakened run-in(op 16/1) | |
| 6th | 7 | Kerlogue (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | W J Burke | 158 lbs | 25/1 | 4.5 | Midfield - keeping on when not fluent last - soon no impression(op 28/1 tchd 20/1 and 33/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | John Storey (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | Liam P Cusack | 158 lbs | 66/1 | 6 | Midfield throughout (inquiry into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to jump off mid-division and get his mount into a rhythm; he added that from three out the pace quickened and he struggled to go with them; trainer confirmed instructions and expressed his satisfaction with ride and how his charge performed - which was noted; vet said gelding was post race normal)(op 50/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 8th | 15 | Silin Alainn (IRE) | 5 M | Poor |
Robbie Geoghegan
(7)lbs
|
Norman Lee | 144 lbs | 250/1 | 2 | Never better than midfield - mistake 4th - no extra approaching last(op 150/1) | |
| 9th | 16 | Foxy Rock (IRE) | 7 G | Poor | M F Morris | 158 lbs | 125/1 | 6 | Prominent - mistake 5th - mistake and lost position 2 out - weakened approaching last (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at second last)(tchd 100/1 and 200/1) | ||
| 10th | 1 | Lispendense (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | Denis W Cullen | 166 lbs | 66/1 | 1.75 | Towards rear - some headway from last - never near to challenge(op 100/1) | ||
| 11th | 2 | Anysignofhim (IRE) | 6 G | Poor |
Liam Quinlan
(3)lbs
|
Ray Hackett | 155 lbs | 66/1 | 4 | Towards rear throughout(op 50/1 tchd 100/1) | |
| 12th | 17 | Donegal Danny (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Michael J McDonagh | 158 lbs | 150/1 | 9 | Never better than midfield - towards rear and no extra from 2 out(op 125/1 tchd 200/1) | ||
| 13th | 11 | Ontheblind (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | John F O'Neill | 158 lbs | 200/1 | 40 | Awkward start - didn't always jump with fluency - in rear throughout - tailed off (jockey said gelding hung left throughout)(op 80/1 tchd 250/1) | ||
| 14th | 8 | Little Eddie (IRE) | 5 G | Poor | Liam P Cusack | 158 lbs | 200/1 | 1.25 | Jumped left on occasions - midfield - weakened quickly before 2 out - tailed off(op 66/1 tchd 200/1) |