25 Feb 2017 13:45 Fairyhouse
Winner: €32,500 (Penalty: €19,987); Distance: 2m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Heavy.
Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Ex Patriot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 15 / 12 | Flat (143), Jump (13) | D N Russell | Miss Ellmarie Holden Paul Holden | 5/1 | |
| raced in 7th early, mistake 2nd, improved to chase leader from before straight, challenged from before 2 out, soon on terms, led between last 2 and edged slightly right, kept on run-in, just held on, demoted to 2nd | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 10 |   | HD | Dinaria Des Obeaux (FR) (filly, bay, 10 7) | 13 / 5 | Jump (13) | B J Cooper | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 10/11 | |
| close up, soon disputed lead, slightly awkward at 5th and led, pressed from before 2 out, soon joined, headed between last 2 and impeded, switched left, rallied and stayed on well run-in, just failed, promoted to 1st | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 11 L | Landofhopeandglory (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 1112 / 6 | Flat (230), Jump (61) | Mark Walsh | J P O'Brien John P McManus | 3/1 | |
| raced in 6th early, improved to chase leader on inner into straight, 3rd from before 2 out, no extra from before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 7 |   | 7 L | Mengli Khan (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0) | 2 / 10 | Flat (139), Jump (41) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott The Franglais Partnership | 8/1 | |
| held up in 8th early, closed up from 3rd to soon track leaders, pushed along approaching straight, soon dropped to 4th, no extra approaching 2 out where slight mistake | ||||||||||
| 5th | 8 |   | 18 L | Sword Fighter (IRE) (colt, baybrown, 11 0) | 58- / 4 | Flat (168), Jump (13) | J S McGarvey | J P O'Brien John P McManus | 25/1 | |
| raced in 5th early, no impression approaching straight, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 6th | 2 |   | 3¾ L | Amaulino (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 522153 / 11 | Jump (35) | M P Fogarty | C Bowe Springfield Partnership | 33/1 | |
| raced in 3rd early, pushed along approaching 3 out where slight mistake, soon no extra, slight mistake last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 4 |   | 3¾ L | Bobabout (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | U1U253 / 4 | Flat (249), Jump (14) | R M Power | Mrs J Harrington Howard Spooner | 20/1 | |
| held up in rear, took keen hold, not always fluent jumping, some headway and under pressure from 3 out, soon no extra | ||||||||||
| 8th | 5 |   | 40 L | Champagne Pat (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 535166 / 5 | Jump (31) | A McCurtin | Jonathan Sweeney Sean Patrick Dunne | 40/1 | |
| led early, soon joined, pushed along 5th and headed, weakened from before 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 3¾ L | Charms Bracelet (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 10 7) | 6 / 5 | Flat (43), Jump (28) | Sean Flanagan | A Murray Martin McLoughlin… | 100/1 | |
| raced in 4th early, slight mistake 4th, pushed along 5th, lost place and no impression from before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 3 |   | - | Prospectus (GB) (colt, bay, 11 4) | 171 / 9 | Flat (134), Jump (31) | G N Fox | G P Cromwell Up & Running Syndicate | 0/0 | ||
