04 Mar 2017 15:20 Navan
Winner: €12,000 (Penalty: €7,392); Distance: 2m 4f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Meath Hospice Homecare Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 |   | - | Bilbo Bagins (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 2-09768 / 16 | Jump (28) | Sean Flanagan | A Murray Anthony F McLoughlin | 8/1 | |
| took keen hold early, held up, 9th after 4th, not fluent 8th, ridden to chase leaders from before last, stayed on well run-in to lead close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | ½ L | Camlann (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 136213 / 9 | Flat (145), Jump (28) | D N Russell | J J Hanlon Mrs A F Mee | 9/4 | |
| chased leaders, mistake 3rd, 6th after 4th, closed travelling smoothly straight, led approaching last and attempted to assert, kept on run-in, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 12 |   | 2 L | Like A Demon (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 03-2420 / 12 | Jump (30) | R Loughran | N Slevin Camillus Slevin | 7/1 | |
| led, inclined to jump right, bumped rival 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 4¾ L | Close Shave (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 806 / 8 | Jump (65) | Mark Walsh | Mrs J Harrington John P McManus | 7/1 | |
| took keen hold early, tracked leaders, 3rd after 4th, no impression and one pace from between last 2 | ||||||||||
| 5th | 11 |   | 3¾ L | Canadian Steel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 1) | 249-900 / 12 | Jump (28) | Jack Kennedy | B R Hamilton Mrs Shauna Kelly | 16/1 | |
| held up, a little keen, closer in 7th after 4th, improved from before 6th, impeded after 7th, challenged between last 2, no impression when slight mistake last, one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 6 |   | 4 L | Dubai Devils (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 962224- / 11 | Jump (340) | A W Short | P Stafford Mrs L Skelly | 14/1 | |
| tracked leader, lost place straight, no extra and one pace from 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 5 |   | 1½ L | Dontbackme (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 2/421-39 / 10 | Flat (308), Jump (32) | P D Kennedy | P G Fahey Loose Chippings… | 11/1 | |
| a little keen, held up, 10th after 4th, pushed along 8th, no impression straight, some headway and slight mistake last, kept on | ||||||||||
| 8th | 4 |   | 1¾ L | Thekingofrocknroll (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3) | 4-73357 / 7 | Jump (14) | A P Byrne | Barry J Murphy Martin T Murphy | 14/1 | |
| took keen hold early, tracked leaders, 5th after 4th, pushed along from 3 out, no impression and one pace next | ||||||||||
| 9th | 9 |   | 4¼ L | Monastic (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 3) | 00096 / 5 | Jump (48) | B J Cooper | G Elliott Gigginstown House… | 5/1 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th after 4th, closed up from before straight, bumped 3 out, slight mistake next and no impression, one pace | ||||||||||
| 10th | 10 |   | 6½ L | Crehelp (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 2) | 0906 / 6 | Jump (13) | D E Mullins | F J Flood T McParland | 8/1 | |
| jumped slightly right 1st, chased leaders, 8th after 4th, stumbled slightly approaching 6th, pushed along before 3 out, soon no impression | ||||||||||
| 11th | 2 |   | 34 L | War Of The Pennys (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 935U00 / 12 | Jump (66) | D E Splaine | Don Cashman Conor Laurence… | 25/1 | |
| towards rear, headway on outer into straight, soon no impression, no extra and virtually pulled up close home, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 12th | 13 |   | 1¾ L | Redoute Star (AUS) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 378/0- / 11 | Flat (565), Jump (507) | Robbie Colgan | N Moran Niall Moran | 40/1 | |
| in rear, closed up on outer from before straight, no impression after 3 out, no extra and virtually pulled up close home, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7 |   | - | For Freddie (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 437/1-PP / 9 | Jump (48) | B J Foley | E Kent Edmond Kent | 0/0 | ||
