Racecards
19:55 Clonmel (IRE)
Botanica International Rated Novice Hurdle
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f 123y
- Going: Good to Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €16,000 added
- Winner: €9,600
- 2nd: €3,200
- 3rd: €1,600
- 4th: €800
- Form 1-5
- Age 5
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer E McCarthy
- Jockey Gary Noonan
held up behind leaders, soon 3rd, took keen hold, closer before straight, soon ridden, under pressure in 2nd entering straight, no extra before 2 out where slight mistake, kept on one pace
- Form 33218-4
- Age 5
- Weight 11-6
- Official Rating 122
tracked leader, close up after 3 out, ridden in 3rd before straight, soon no extra, mistake last
- Form 25203-1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 118
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey Mike O'Connor
made all, pressed after 3 out, asserted entering straight, clear before 2 out where jumped slightly right, soon ridden, steadied last, comfortably
- Form 4/322-13
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer J P Ryan
- Jockey L A McKenna
held up, soon rear, slight mistake 8th, reminder after next, ridden and behind 4 out, slight mistake next, disputed moderate 3rd 2 out, 4th and slight mistake last
In depth
Formwatch
Carrigg Island (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Led, jumped slightly right at times, slightly wide on bend before 5 out, ran off bend entering straight and headed, went badly right 3 out, soon rear, weakened and slight mistake 2 out, last of 5, 25l behind Sober (11-4) at Killarney 2m 4f Yielding in May.
Grimaud (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Prominent, ridden before 2 out where not fluent, kept on one pace approaching last, 4th of 10, 9 1/2l behind Sunchart (11-9) at Wexford 2m 1f gd in May.
Trasna Na Pairce (IRE) 10-11fav (11-4) Made all, 2 lengths clear 5 out, pushed along and asserted after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on well run-in, won at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn gd in May beating Keep Kool Coko (11-4) by 5l, 5 ran.
Huntsgrove (IRE) 15-2 (11-10) Raced 3rd, not fluent 3rd, slight mistake 3 out, soon reminder, mistake and pecked 2 out, soon detached, weakened before last, tailed off, last of 3, 37 1/4l behind Toad Hall (11-10) at Kilbeggan 3m 1f gd in Jun.