Racecards
16:40 Listowel (IRE)
Kerry Group Chase
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- €39,999 added
- Winner: €24,000
- 2nd: €8,000
- 3rd: €4,000
- 4th: €2,000
- Form 31-1110
- Age 8
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 159
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Paul Townend
made all, 2 lengths clear halfway, pushed along to assert approaching 2 out, kept on well, easily
- Form 83534-6
- Age 10
- Weight 11-2
- Official Rating 165
- Trainer W P Mullins
- Jockey Danny Mullins
tracked leader, mistake 3rd, 2nd halfway, pushed along and no impression on winner from before 2 out, slight mistake last, no extra
- Form 0-41122
- Age 6
- Weight 10-13
- Trainer G Elliott
- Jockey D N Russell
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, still well in touch when fell 4 out
- Form 53-3241
- Age 7
- Weight 10-13
- Official Rating 130
- Trainer J P Ryan
- Jockey K J Brouder
in rear, fell 5th
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The Little yank is progressing all the time over fences and makes a quick reappearance after scoring at Sligo on Wednesday. Stablemate The Dara Man pulled up in a handicap on the same card but Call Me Lyreen completed a double in mid-summer before a cracking effort in a Galway Grade 3. The latter couldn't get close to Authorized Art at Killarney last time and the winner's yard should take this with either EASY GAME or Kemboy. The former has a fitness advantage over his stablemate having completed a four-timer over the summer before well beaten in the Galway Plate. He's rated 6lb lower than Kemboy and has to concede that amount and though the latter has performed almost exclusively at Grade 1 level he might just need this before tackling top company again.
Formwatch
Easy Game (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 6 out, hampered and lost place 5 out, 9th after 3 out, no impression 2 out, 10th of 21, 18 1/4l behind Hewick (11-7) at Galway 2m 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Kemboy (FR) (10-10) 6th of 8, dist behind Hermes Baie (10-5) at Auteuil 3m 1f hvy in May.
Call Me Lyreen (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Raced mainly in 3rd, mistake 7th and not fluent 5 out, ridden from 2 out and no impression on winner from last, kept on into 2nd run-in, 2nd of 5, 11l behind Authorized Art (11-6) at Killarney 2m 4f Good - Yielding in Aug.
The Little Yank (IRE) 7-4fav (11-4) Towards rear, closer before 5th, headway in 4th 2 out, progress to lead early run-in, pushed along to assert and kept on well, won at Sligo 2m 5f Good - Yielding in Sep beating Grand Bornand (11-10) by 4l, 6 ran.
The Dara Man (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Led, mistake 1st, slow 2nd and headed, dropped to 5th after 5th and soon pulled up, at Sligo 2m 1f hcp Good - Yielding in Sep.