Killarney (IRE)
18:45
Killarney Plaza Hotel & Spa Handicap
Killarney (IRE) Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2024 Distance: 1m Type: Flat Going: Good To Firm Surface: Turf
Win: €5.50 Place: €1.90 €2.70 €1.50 Exacta: €40.40 Tricast: €135.70 Trifecta: €481.40
Non-Runners: Blackberry Jack (stone bruise), Bobby K (reserve), Charlie Brow'n (unsuitable ground), Grey Leader (reserve), Gunsight (unsuitable ground), Palo Duro (unsuitable ground), Red Special (unsuitable ground), Speckled Meadow (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 7 Alpha Capture (IRE) 5 G AVG W P Mullins 136 lbs 4/1J Won Towards rear - headway when bit short of room 2f out - ridden and ran on on near side of group from 1f out - led final strides (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that gelding ran very keen at the Curragh and the application of a hood today may have contributed to the improvement)(op 5/1)
2nd 1 Chavajod (GB) 7 G Poor D P Coakley 135 lbs 13/2 0.2 Soon midfield - headway on near side of group when ridden under 2f out - joined leaders inside final 110yds - just held(op 10/1)
3rd 3 Expound (GB) 6 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 138 lbs 5/1 .5 Led - clear when ridden over 1f out - reduced lead inside final furlong - headed and lost second final strides (jockey said gelding hung right down home straight)(op 7/1 tchd 15/2)
4th 4 Dragon Of Malta (IRE) 8 G AVG P F O'Donnell 137 lbs 18/1 .75 Pressed leader - lost second but prominent after 2f - headway under 2f out - challenging inside final furlong - no extra when bit short of room inside final 110yds(op 12/1)
5th 12 Pink Socks (IRE) 6 M Poor Timothy Doyle 125 lbs 6/1 1.5 In touch with leaders - not clear run repeatedly from under 3f out - kept on(op 4/1)
6th 10 Church Mountain (IRE) 7 G AVG Denis Gerard Hogan 132 lbs 4/1J 1.25 Prominent - went second after 2f - lost second when edged right under 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 7/2)
7th 13 Tomahawk King (IRE) 4 G Poor Micky Fenton 131 lbs 8/1 0.3 Prominent - carried right under 2f out - weakening when bit short of room over 1f out(op 11/1)
8th 5 Drop The Dip (IRE) 5 M AVG Thomas Gibney 132 lbs 12/1 2.75 Took keen hold - towards rear throughout(op 13/2)
9th 2 Moondharrig (IRE) 5 G AVG Eoin Doyle 135 lbs 8/1 3 Slowly away - raced in last and detached throughout(op 9/1)