Wexford (IRE)
19:25
Racing Again 27th October Handicap Chase
Wexford (IRE) Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2024 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €23.40 Place: €5.40 €2.60 €2.80 Exacta: €270.40 Tricast: €1227.50
Non-Runners: Agirlcalledchloe (unsuitable ground), Calahill (unsuitable ground), Desert Heather (reserve), Three Loud Knocks (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 13 Stormy Master (IRE) 10 G AVG Ray Hackett 148 lbs 22/1 Won Held up in rear - good headway on outer after last (usual 3 out) - challenging home turn - led and ran on well from over 1f out (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that the ground was too soft for gelding in his last couple of runs and that he got into a rhythm today)(op 20/1)
2nd 10 Cafe Del Mar (IRE) 9 M Poor David J Phelan 154 lbs 8/1 1.75 Midfield - slightly hampered last (usual 3 out) - soon left in fourth - challenging home turn - went second from over 1f out - kept on(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
3rd 6 Ardaghs Choice (IRE) 9 G Poor E Sheehy 152 lbs 6/1 1 Prominent - led after 2nd - headed and prominent before 3rd - led again before 2 out (usual 4 out) - headed and lost position home turn - rallied and went third inside final furlong(op 15/2)
4th 5 Inchidaly Copper (IRE) 9 G AVG Alexander Ott 155 lbs 15/2 5 Prominent - left in second last (usual 3 out) - led home turn - headed and weakened from over 1f out(tchd 7/1)
5th 15 Steelers Appeal (IRE) 9 G Poor D E Prendergast 141 lbs 20/1 5 In rear - good headway after last (usual 3 out) - prominent home turn - soon no extra(tchd 18/1)
6th 3 Three By Two (IRE) 8 M Poor Denis Paul Murphy 164 lbs 11/1 3.25 Midfield - slow jump and lost position 2 out (usual 4 out) - in rear when slow jump then hampered last (usual 3 out) - rallied home straight(op 8/1)
7th 7 Second Subaltern (USA) 6 G Poor Martin Brassil 159 lbs 12/1 1 Towards rear - midfield 2 out (usual 4 out) - soon no impression(op 11/1)
8th 8 Bearwithmenow (IRE) 7 G Poor J P Flavin 155 lbs 11/1 .5 Midfield - slow jump 3rd - headway after 3 out (usual 5 out) - hampered last (usual 3 out) - weakened home straight(op 12/1)
9th 14 King And Queen (FR) 4 G Poor John Joseph Hanlon 141 lbs 12/1 8.5 Prominent - mistake 2 out (usual 4 out) - hampered last (usual 3 out) - soon weakened(op 16/1)
10th 17 Larkfield Legacy (IRE) 9 M Poor R P Rath 135 lbs 25/1 13 Didn't always jump with fluency - in rear - pushed along 5th - detached last (usual 3 out) - soon no impression
11th 11 Glenmalure Lodge (IRE) 10 M Poor P J Rothwell 153 lbs 16/1 58 Midfield - hampered last (usual 3 out) - soon weakened quickly - tailed off(tchd 14/1)
12th 4 Walkonthebriteside (IRE) 7 G Poor John C McConnell 163 lbs 9/2F 21 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - left in third last (usual 3 out) - weakened quickly home turn - soon eased - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly; vet reported gelding to be blowing hard post race and to have coughed a few times while being examined)(op 5/1)
99th 12 Tuff Days (IRE) 8 G Poor Michael Barry 148 lbs 11/2 - Prominent - led 1st - headed after 2nd - led again before 3rd - headed before 2 out (usual 4 out) - mistake and fell last (usual 3 out)(op 5/1)
99th 2 Riggs (IRE) 10 G AVG P Cluskey 168 lbs 40/1 - Led - slow jump and headed then prominent 1st - mistake 3rd - midfield when ridden 3 out (usual 5 out) - hampered last (usual 3 out) - soon weakened quickly - pulled up home straight(tchd 50/1)
99th 1 Irish Envoy (IRE) 7 G AVG Liz Doyle 161 lbs 14/1 - Prominent - dropped to midfield and struggling when badly hampered and unseated last (usual 3 out)