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13:44 Gowran Park (IRE)
Red Mills Trial Hurdle (Grade 3) (Class 1)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- €59,999 added
- Winner: €35,999
- 2nd: €11,999
- 3rd: €6,000
- 4th: €3,000
- Form 6/2511-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 153
- Trainer J P O'Brien
- Jockey Mark Walsh
tracked leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along early straight and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace
- Form FP-P055
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer R K Watson
- Jockey P J O'Hanlon
ran 4th, in rear and not fluent 3rd, detached next, pushed along and soon no extra, weakened, completely tailed off
- Form 42/1-11F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 158
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
tracked leaders, pecked 4th, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, challenged wide into straight and led before next, pushed along and 3 lengths clear before last, stayed on well run-in
- Form 4-94463
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 145
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey L P Dempsey
led, pushed along approaching 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, 3rd and no impression approaching last, no extra run-in
- Form 099218
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 129
- Trainer J Nash
- Jockey Rachael Blackmore
held up in rear, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, not fluent next, no extra
Previous results
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Verdict
CILAOS EMERY has looked a high-class recruit to chasing this campaign and is en route to the Champion Chase. A Grade 1 winner over hurdles, he looks to have too much class for Darasso, who won this last year but has to concede 7lb. Joseph O'Brien's charge followed up in a Navan Grade 2 and looked in need of his comeback in the Champion Hurdle Trial at Haydock last month. Mengli Khan is much better known as a chaser these days but has reverted to hurdles in good form having finished a good third behind Stormy Ireland in a Naas Grade 3 last month. Scheu Time, in good form in handicaps, should prove best of the remaining pair.
Formwatch
Darasso (FR) 9-4 (11-8) Close up in 4th, pushed along 3 out, ridden next, weakened run in, last of 4, 8 3/4l behind Ballyandy (11-4) at Haydock 2m (1) hvy in Jan.
Chateau Conti (FR) 20-1 (10-8) Waited with, mainly in rear, pushed along after 4 out, soon no impression, 5th of 6, dist behind Three Is Company (10-12) at Limerick 2m 5f Soft - Heavy in Jan.
Cilaos Emery (FR) 4-1 (11-10) Tracking leaders in 5th when fell at 1st, at Leopardstown 2m 1f (1) Yielding in Feb.
Mengli Khan (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Led and clear, reduced advantage 4 out, joined briefly 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed 2 out, soon no impression on winner, dropped to moderate 3rd after last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 7 1/2l behind Stormy Ireland (11-1) at Naas 2m (1) Yielding - Soft in Jan.
Scheu Time (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) In rear, trailing 3rd, some progress and ridden entering straight, moderate 11th at last, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, never nearer, 8th of 22, 6 3/4l behind Thosedaysaregone (10-1) at Leopardstown 2m hcp Yielding in Feb.