Racecards
16:10 Clonmel (IRE)
Irish Stallion Farms EBF Captain Christy Rated Novice Chase
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 3m
- Going: Yielding (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- €20,000 added
- Winner: €12,320
- 2nd: €3,820
- 3rd: €1,821
- 4th: €820
- Form 3-41P31
- Age 6
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 117
- Trainer N Meade
- Jockey Sean Flanagan
chased leaders, moderate 3rd halfway, closer 6 out, ridden before 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on same pace run-in to 3rd close home
- Form 4-44222
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 120
- Trainer Mrs J Harrington
- Jockey R M Power
made all, ridden 2 out, kept on well from last
- Form 6-3P824
- Age 6
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 115
- Trainer H De Bromhead
- Jockey J J Slevin
chased leader in 2nd, ridden 3 out, no extra entering straight, weakened before 2 out
- Form 032-399
- Age 9
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 113
held up towards rear, ridden into 4th after 3 out, under pressure in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace
- Form 7-12239
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer J Motherway
- Jockey A E Lynch
held up towards rear, ridden in 6th after 3 out, stayed on into 3rd 2 out, no impression on leaders, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home
- Form 22636-2
- Age 8
- Weight 11-3
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer R Tyner
- Jockey Mark Walsh
held up in 4th, closer 6 out, 2nd after 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression on winner from last, kept on same pace
- Form 0-80045
- Age 7
- Weight 11-3
- Trainer R Hackett
- Jockey P E Corbett
always towards rear, jumped slightly left, weakened 5 out, tailed off
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Une Lavandiere carries a penalty for her narrow victory on very heavy ground at Listowel a fortnight ago and may not be up to conceding weight to A SIZING NETWORK, though the latter has become very frustrating. A winning point-to-pointer and hurdler, he's still a maiden after 15 starts over regulation fences but he's been coming up against some smart opposition and can finally get off the mark. Sir Abbot is another long-time maiden over the bigger obstacles but ran very well over hurdles last time which should have given him a confidence booster. Burndown looked a progressive stayer when runner-up in a 2m6f Tramore handicap and didn't go quite as well over shorter at Kilbeggan while Na Trachtalai Abu was behind the selection on that track last month.
Formwatch
Une Lavandiere (FR) 11-4jfav (11-5) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 9th, improved to dispute briefly 4 out, ridden in 2nd after 3 out, stayed on to challenge 2 out, led before last where mistake, strongly pressed run-in, kept on under pressure, all out, won at Listowel 2m 6f hvy in Sep beating Red River Gold (11-12) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
A Sizing Network (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Disputed early, headed 3rd and chased leader, disputed briefly 7th, ridden in 3rd after 4 out, soon under pressure, stayed on to dispute 2nd last, 2nd and kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 11, 9l behind Call The Taxie (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f Yielding in Sep.
Burndown (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no impression, 4th of 11, 8l behind Rosie Alice (11-5) at Kilbeggan 2m 4f sft in Sep.
Cloudy Morning (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Soon mid-division, 7th at 8th, headway 3 out, one pace next, 9th of 13, 15l behind Blixt (11-7) at Clonmel 3m hcp gd in Sep.
Na Trachtalai Abu (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, progress into 8th 3 out, ridden into 5th 2 out, no impression last, no extra run-in, 9th of 15, 15 3/4l behind Thanks For Tea (11-7) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Aug.
Sir Abbot (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Towards rear, 7th 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, headway into moderate 2nd before last, kept on under hands and heels run-in, not trouble winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Jaime Sommers (11-6) at Kilbeggan 2m 3f hcp sft in Sep.
The Ballyboys (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up, 14th from 5th, closed up approaching straight, chased leaders and kept on same pace from after 2 out, 5th of 18, 10 3/4l behind Granny Biddy (11-3) at Listowel 2m 4f hcp hvy in Sep.