20 Sep 2018 18:00 Clonmel
Winner: €11,999 (Penalty: €7,392); Distance: 2m 3f 150y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good to Yielding (Yielding in places).
New Inn Opportunity Rated Novice Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Brex Drago (ITY) (horse (entire), bay, 11 8) | 008711 / 13 | Flat (263), Jump (9) | J B Kane | G P Cromwell Marhan Limited | 11/4 | |
| waited with behind leaders, closed up on outer after 3 out, challenged next where slight mistake, gained narrow lead from before last where bad mistake, kept on well under pressure run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 7 |   | ½ L | Stacks Mountain (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 12) | 48/37-48 / 8 | Jump (100) | D Robinson | H De Bromhead John Patrick Byrne | 4/1 | |
| led, joined approaching 5th, led again next, mistake 8th, strongly pressed 2 out, narrowly headed from before last, kept on without quite matching winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 2 L | Paris Texas (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 302321 / 9 | Jump (24) | E T Daly | J P O'Brien Pt Racing Partnership | 3/1 | |
| tracked leader, hit 4th, on terms approaching 5th, headed and slight mistake next, bad mistake 3 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out and not fluent, kept on without matching front pair run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 6½ L | Irish Lass (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 3) | 1-21 / 5 | Jump (68) | N M Kelly | W P Mullins Bowes Lodge Stables… | 2/1 | |
| soon raced in 3rd, dropped to 4th before straight, no extra from before 2 out and one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 1½ L | Licklighter (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 5F/2-029 / 11 | Jump (58) | S A Mulcahy | D Hogan Mr Paul L Read | 18/1 | |
| waited with behind leaders, not fluent 8th, pushed along in 5th approaching straight, no extra from before 2 out and one pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 4½ L | First Class Ticket (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 423-256 / 5 | Flat (411), Jump (95) | D P Maxwell | A McNamara Andrew Heffernan | 14/1 | |
| waited with behind leaders, slight mistake 3 out, soon pushed along and dropped to last, no extra from before 2 out and one pace | ||||||||||
| 6 |   | - | Im Waiting (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 12) | 7/607F / 5 | Flat (166), Jump (69) | A W Short | A McCann Miss Rita Shah | 0/0 | ||
