Tramore (IRE)
16:03
McCarthy's Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase
Tramore (IRE) Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 Distance: 2m6f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €9.90 Place: €2.80 €1.90 €5.30 Exacta: €66 Tricast: €1176.42 Trifecta: €1445.20
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 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 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 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 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)