Killarney

Brehon Hotel & Spa Handicap Chase

Distance: 2m4f180y
Going: Good
Prize: €6,785
Runners: 9
Winning time: 5m 24.20s (slow by 23.20s)
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 0lbs
OR: 84
SP: 3/1F
In touch with leaders - pressed leaders after 4 out - disputed lead after 3 out - led clearly approaching last - ridden and edged left but ran on well run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - a drop in the weights may have brought about the improvement today)(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
2
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 110
SP: 100/30
Led narrowly - briefly headed before 3rd - headed and prominent from 8th - led again after 4 out - joined after 3 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in(tchd 16/5 and tchd 7/2)
3 12 14½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 0lbs
OR: 98
SP: 11/1
Midfield - dropped to rear after 5th - headway but short of room 3 out - switched right before 2 out - soon kept on - went modest third run-in(op 8/1)
4 ½ 15
Age: 7
Weight: 10st 13lbs
OR: 97
SP: 6/1
Towards rear - headway after 4 out - kept on after 3 out(op 13/2 tchd 7/1)
5 18¼
Age: 6
Weight: 11st 12lbs
OR: 110
SP: 12/1
Prominent - briefly led before 3rd - not fluent 3 out - no extra 2 out(op 15/2)
6 23¾
Age: 7
Weight: 11st 8lbs
OR: 106
SP: 9/1
Jumped right on occasions - prominent - led 8th - headed after 4 out - mistake 3 out - soon weakened - mistake last(op 8/1 tchd 7/1)
7 28½
Age: 8
Weight: 11st 2lbs
OR: 100
SP: 4/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders before 3 out - weakened from 2 out - mistake last(op 9/2 tchd 5/1)
8 12 40½
Age: 9
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 107
SP: 50/1
Ducked right start - soon in rear and pushed along - overjumped 1st - soon reminder - brief headway when not fluent 3 out - soon weakened - not fluent 2 out (jockey said gelding ducked as the starting tape was released)(op 33/1)
9 43 83½
Age: 10
Weight: 11st 6lbs
OR: 104
SP: 20/1
In rear - in touch with leaders after 5th - weakened before 3 out(tchd 14/1)
NR
Age: 5
Weight: 11st 9lbs
OR: 107
SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €4.80
Tote place: €2.20 €1.50 €1.80
Exacta: €13.90
Trifecta: €63.20
Tricast: €94.79
CSF: €13.96