Racecards
16:45 Wexford (IRE)
Michael O'murchadha Memorial Chase
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Yielding, Soft in places.
- Surface: Turf
- €18,500 added
- Form 90-9775
- Age 9
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 123
led, ridden and headed before 2 out, no extra straight
- Form 6P53P5
- Age 9
- Weight 11-7
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer E Sheehy
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
tracked leaders, 3rd 3 out, soon ridden, 2nd after 2 out, close 2nd last, led run-in, kept on well
- Form P/0-P0FP
- Age 9
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 114
prominent, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before next
- Form 96P90-5
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer T G McCourt
- Jockey D J Casey
held up, 5th 4 out, mistake next, soon ridden and no impression
- Form 3/63048-
- Age 11
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer T Foley
- Jockey K H Clarke
tracked leaders, led before 2 out, ridden entering straight, strongly pressed last, headed run-in, no extra
- Form 4-14484
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 114
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey S W Jackson
tracked leaders, close 4th when blundered badly and unseated rider 2 out
- Form 769976
- Age 9
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 113
- Trainer M L Fagan
- Jockey Phillip Enright
held up, ridden in moderate 5th before 2 out, no impression
- Form 3622F8
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 101
in rear, no impression fom 4 out
In depth
Formwatch
Gaspar (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Prominent, still 2nd 5 out, dropped to 5th 3 out, weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Hurricane Carter (11-9) at Clonmel 2m 4f chs hvy in Feb.
Holly Tree (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Raced 3rd, ridden and dropped to last after 4 out, no impression straight, last of 5, 29l behind Carthalawn (11-4) at Naas 2m chs Grd 2 sft in Feb.
Anshire Tower (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, lost place from after 5 out, weakened and pulled up in race won by Arkmore Radar (11-5) at Clonmel 2m cnd hcp hdl hvy in Feb, 14 ran.
Laureldean (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) 5th of 16, 28l behind Dal Cais (10-7) at Navan 2m hcp hdl 0-130 frm in May.
Steel Band 25-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, lost touch from before 7 out, no danger when slow jump 3 out, last of 8, 46l behind Hi Cloy (11-10) at Thurles 2m 4f chs Grd 2 (1) sft in Jan '08.
Boleybawn Quikstar (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Soon chased leaders, closer in 4th approaching 3 out, 2nd before straight, 3rd and kept on same pace under pressure from before last, 4th of 18, 4l behind Tooman Lane (10-5) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-102 sft in Feb.
Derravarra Eagle (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Chased leader, 2nd halfway, improved to dispute 3 out and mistake, ridden in 3rd before next, weakened entering straight, 6th of 8, 23l behind Realt Dubh (11-6) at Punchestown 2m hdl sft in Feb.
Oscar Dubh (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Soon prominent, 4th from 4 out, soon lost place and no impression, 8th of 18, 47l behind Tooman Lane (10-5) at Thurles 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-102 sft in Feb.