Fairyhouse

Bobbyjo Day February 22nd Handicap Hurdle (Div II)

Distance: 2m3f165y
Going: Heavy
Prize: €6,785
Runners: 11
Winning time: 5m 24.10s (slow by 50.10s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 96
SP: 9/2
In touch with leaders - prominent before 4th - disputed lead on near side of group before 2 out - pressed leader when ridden after last - kept on well to lead final strides (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - gelding needs the heavy ground he raced on today and that his horses seemed to be underachieving of late but have started to improve recently)(op 11/2)
2 hd
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 8lbs
OR: 88
SP: 12/1
Prominent - disputed lead going okay before 2 out - led narrowly when ridden after last - headed final strides(op 11/1)
3 8
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 100
SP: 8/1
Raced wide - jumped left on occasions - pressed leader - led before 4th - joined after 5th - headed and bit short of room before 2 out - weakening when not fluent last(tchd 15/2)
4 14¾
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 106
SP: 33/1
Prominent - in touch with leaders after 5th - outpaced before 2 out - kept on and went modest fourth run-in(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
5 hd 15
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 101
SP: 8/1
Held up in rear - headway when hampered by faller 3 out - not fluent last - kept on(tchd 13/2 and tchd 17/2)
6 16½
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 3lbs
OR: 83
SP: 16/1
Towards rear early - in touch with leaders on inner after 1st - prominent 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 12/1 and tchd 18/1)
7 nk 16¾
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 7lbs
OR: 101
SP: 12/1
Led narrowly or disputed lead - overjumped 1st - headed before 4th - briefly disputed lead after 5th - pressed leader 3 out - weakened before 2 out(op 8/1)
8 8 24¾
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 98
SP: 18/1
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - raced in last when pushed along briefly after 3rd - towards rear when some headway after 4 out - badly hampered by faller 3 out - soon weakened(op 12/1 tchd 20/1)
9 23 47¾
Age: 6
Weight: 10st 5lbs
OR: 85
SP: 16/1
Towards rear - mistake 2nd - not fluent 4th - raced in last when hampered by faller and weakened 3 out(op 17/2 tchd 8/1)
F
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 100
SP: 11/1
Took keen hold - in rear - some headway on near side of group after 5th - in touch with leaders after 4 out - no extra when awkward jump and fell 2 out(op 14/1 and tchd 16/1)
F
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 102
SP: 6/4F
Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - prominent before 3 out - 1 length down going okay when fell 3 out(op 15/8 and tchd 9/4)
NR
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 4lbs
OR: 98
SP: -
NR
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 7lbs
OR: 87
SP: -
NR
Age: 5
Weight: 10st 10lbs
OR: 90
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €5.50
Tote place: €1.30 €4.70 €2.20
Exacta: €64.40
Trifecta: €589.70
Tricast: €433.88
CSF: €60.23