12 Aug 2023 19:25 Kilbeggan
Winner: €11,001 (Penalty: €6,600); Distance: 3m 100y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding.
Kieran Kelly Memorial Handicap Chase (0-109)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | Menindee (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 9) | 155-F19 / 9 | Jump (6) | Darragh O'Keeffe | D M Christie David A Kells | 10/3 | |
| led, slow jump 2nd and dropped to 2nd, ridden to challenge before last and soon led, pressed run-in and kept on well close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 1¼ L | Goodnightngodbless (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 12) | 45-1225 / 11 | Jump (34) | Danny Gilligan | J Motherway John P McManus | 5/1 | |
| mid-division, good progress into 3rd from 5 out and pushed along from 3 out, ridden before last and soon went 2nd, challenged run-in and kept on without matching winner close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 12 L | Room To Roam (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 7) | 653-272 / 11 | Flat (297), Jump (39) | B W Harvey | J C McConnell Rockview Racing… | 9/1 | |
| tracked leader in 2nd, improved to lead 2nd, ridden before last and headed, soon dropped to 3rd and no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 38 L | Walking The Walk (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 222131 / 10 | Jump (16) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Jane Graves Racing | 7/2 | |
| mid-division, went 4th from 5 out and pushed along from 3 out, ridden from next and soon no impression on principals, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 4 L | Gonedairy (IRE) (mare, bay, 11 0) | 2F85P-6 / 7 | Jump (29) | Phillip Enright | D E Prendergast Mrs H Lalor | 11/1 | |
| tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division from halfway, pushed along in 5th from 2 out, soon no extra and kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 12 |   | ¾ L | Any Day Now (IRE) (gelding, brown, 10 0) | 0/400-0P / 10 | Jump (53) | Shane O'Callaghan | E Cawley Edward Cawley | 14/1 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 1st, bad mistake 5 out, pushed along in rear before 3 out and soon no impression, some modest late headway into 6th before last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 5½ L | Hardwired (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 23P37-1 / 9 | Jump (29) | M J M O'Sullivan | T M Walsh Mrs Z Wentworth | 11/2 | |
| mid-division, not fluent 2nd, pushed along in 6th from 3 out, dropped to 7th and no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 1 |   | 11 L | Black Samurai (GB) (gelding, bay, 12 0) | 112138/ / 9 | Jump (644) | Sean O'Keeffe | S Aherne Eoin A Barry | 40/1 | |
| mistake 1st and never better than mid-division, mistake 3 out, ridden and no extra from next | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Birdie Blitz (IRE) (filly, not availiable, 11 2) | 4/151P-0 / 8 | Jump (92) | S D Torrens | A A Howard John P McManus | 0/0 | ||
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| FE | 10 |   | - | Chief Seattle (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 4) | PU3P0F / 8 | Jump (4) | T Joseph Kelly | J P Ryan John Patrick Ryan | 18/1 | |
| towards rear, not fluent 7th, bad mistake and unseated rider next | ||||||||||
| PU | 11 |   | - | Highland Sting (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 3) | P048-50 / 7 | Jump (74) | Philip Donovan | J P Ryan M Fleming/g Bruce/j… | 16/1 | |
| tracked leaders in 3rd, not fluent at times, lost place from 5 out, no extra in 5th from 2 out, eased and pulled up before last | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Napoleon Blue (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3) | F420/3-0 / 10 | Jump (22) | Sean Flanagan | R P Burns Anthony F McLoughlin… | 18/1 | |
| always towards rear, not fluent 1st and 5th, still in touch when pulled up before 4 out | ||||||||||
