Sligo (IRE)
16:45
Knocknarea Opportunity Claiming Hurdle
Sligo (IRE) Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2024 Distance: 2m2½f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €3.80 Place: €1.50 €1.10 €5.60 Exacta: €22.30 Trifecta: €118.20
Non-Runners: Edge Of Darkness (coughing), Jupiter Rock (reserve), Mr Macallum (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 10 Kendancer (FR) 5 G AVG C Byrnes 152 lbs 11/4F Won Hampered start - in rear early - midfield before 4 out - headway and went second after 3 out - led going best after 2 out - went clear then ridden run-in - reduced lead towards finish - always doing enough(tchd 10/3)
2nd 7 Broken Ice (IRE) 8 G Poor Gavin Cromwell 150 lbs 6/1 1.25 Towards rear early - midfield before 4 out - prominent when hampered by faller 3 out - went second before last - kept on towards finish - no match for winner(op 15/2)
3rd 1 Routine Excellence (IRE) 8 G AVG Gavin Cromwell 164 lbs 14/1 6.5 Hampered rival start - raced lazily at times - towards rear - headway when slightly hampered after 3 out - kept on and went modest third towards finish(op 10/1)
4th 3 Gordons Aura (IRE) 6 G Poor Gordon Elliott 154 lbs 15/2 1.5 Midfield early - prominent behind clear leaders after 6th - hampered by faller when left in lead 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon headed - weakened gradually before last(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
5th 4 Summer Tide (IRE) 9 G Poor C Byrnes 154 lbs 12/1 13 Jumped left on occasions - didn't always jump with fluency - held up in rear - headway when hampered by faller 3 out - in touch with leaders but weakened after 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 18/1)
6th 12 Gino Drummer Boy (IRE) 8 G Poor Gordon Elliott 144 lbs 16/1 28 Midfield early - prominent behind clear leaders after 2nd - not fluent 5th - slightly hampered then weakened after 3 out - tailed off(op 14/1)
7th 14 Young Fitzy (IRE) 8 G Poor Norman Lee 142 lbs 22/1 42 Ducked right start - didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - badly hampered by faller 3 out - soon weakened - tailed off(tchd 18/1)
8th 8 Flaming Moon (IRE) 6 G AVG Peter John Flood 150 lbs 16/1 0.1 In touch with leaders - towards rear when hampered by faller and weakened 3 out - tailed off(op 9/1)
99th 9 Tom McGreevy (IRE) 8 G AVG Liz Doyle 150 lbs 8/1 - Bumped rival start - soon led - wandered on approach 3rd - raced in second from 5th - left in lead then brought down 3 out(tchd 9/1)
99th 11 Clever Currency (IRE) 7 G Poor Paul W Flynn 146 lbs 100/30 - Pressed leader - led from 5th - 2 lengths ahead when fell 3 out(op 9/2)
99th 13 Kellyiscool (IRE) 9 G Poor Noel C Kelly 146 lbs 33/1 - Bumped start - midfield early - towards rear when not fluent 4th - struggling and detached after 6th - hampered by faller 3 out - tailed off when pulled up 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 25/1)
99th 5 Doctor Nightingale (IRE) 4 F Poor Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 28/1 - Soon prominent behind clear leaders - jumped slightly left 2nd - pressed leaders when hampered by faller and unseated 3 out(op 22/1)