McCarthy's Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Lake Chad (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Philip Fenton | 140 lbs | 15/2 | Won | Travelled strongly - in touch with leaders - prominent after 5th - went second 4 out - led going best and went clear before 2 out - stayed on - comfortably (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that a return to this track and a sound surface which he prefers brought about the improvement - which was noted)(op 12/1) | ||
| 2nd | 9 | Natural Breeze (IRE) | 9 G | Poor | P J Rothwell | 140 lbs | 8/1 | 13 | Soon raced in second - led from 12th - jumped slightly left 13th - headed when pushed along before 2 out - ridden and no extra after 2 out - no match for winner(op 11/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Smitty Bacall (IRE) | 13 G | Poor |
Conor Stone-Walsh
(5)lbs
|
J P Flavin | 135 lbs | 20/1 | .75 | Didn't always jump with fluency - raced lazily at times - in touch with leaders - towards rear when slow jump 10th - steady headway after 3 out - went third before 2 out - kept on towards finish(op 16/1 tchd 22/1) | |
| 4th | 5 | Room To Roam (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | John C McConnell | 151 lbs | 14/1 | 12 | Towards rear - reminder after 10th - headway 4 out - went modest fourth from last(op 16/1) | ||
| 5th | 2 | The Abbey (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Gordon Elliott | 156 lbs | 33/1 | 5.5 | Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - headway 4 out - briefly went third before 2 out - weakening when mistake 2 out - lost fourth from last(op 22/1) | ||
| 6th | 12 | Elegant Dan (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Cian Quirke
(5)lbs
|
David M O'Brien | 136 lbs | 50/1 | 15 | Midfield - in touch with leaders after 10th - not fluent 12th - weakened after 3 out(op 40/1 tchd 33/1) | |
| 99th | 7 | Balinaboola Steel (IRE) | 12 G | AVG | John Joseph Hanlon | 143 lbs | 28/1 | - | Didn't jump with fluency - in rear - detached when reminder after 2nd - tailed off when pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding never travelled)(op 33/1) | ||
| 99th | 11 | Definiteadare (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Charles Coakley | 140 lbs | 12/1 | - | Held up in rear - tailed off when pulled up before 11th(op 18/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | Gateau De Miel (FR) | 9 G | AVG |
Mr J L Gleeson
(5)lbs
|
Henry De Bromhead | 149 lbs | 12/1 | - | Soon led narrowly - raced in second from 12th - slow jump and lost second 4 out - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before last(op 10/1) | |
| 99th | 1 | True Faith (IRE) | 9 G | AVG | Henry De Bromhead | 166 lbs | 18/1 | - | Didn't always jump with fluency - prominent - weakened after 3 out - tailed off when pulled up before 2 out(op 12/1) | ||
| 99th | 4 | Garde La Peche (FR) | 6 M | Poor | Henry De Bromhead | 152 lbs | 11/2 | - | Soon prominent - not fluent 11th - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly right 13th - slow jump 4 out - soon pulled up (vet said mare was slightly lame on his left fore post race)(op 7/2 tchd 10/3) | ||
| 99th | 6 | Tullyveery Lad (IRE) | 9 G | AVG |
Paddy Hanlon
(7)lbs
|
R P Cody | 142 lbs | 5/4F | - | Towards rear early - in touch with leaders when mistake and unseated 12th(op 11/8 tchd 11/10 and tchd 6/4) |
Tramore (IRE) Races