18:10 Sligo

Tuesday 21 August 2018

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Carlsberg Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f 170y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 18:11  |   Winning time: 5m 0.9s
1st
Horse silk
9
14/1
T: C O'BrienJ: P Townend
Settled behind leaders, 6th halfway, ridden in behind leaders entering straight, stayed on into 2nd before last, disputed last, led narrowly run-in and kept on well close home to assert tchd 16/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
511-12
4/7f
T: P G KellyJ: D N Russell
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden to dispute entering straight, led before last, joined last, narrowly headed run-in, no extra close home op 8/13 tchd 4/9
3rd
Horse silk
2
11
10/3
T: E DoyleJ: D Meyler
Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden after 3 out, under pressure in 7th 2 out, stayed on to dispute 3rd last, 3rd and kept on run-in op 7/2 tchd 9/2
4th
Horse silk
5
1
511-12
12/1
T: T G McCourtJ: A E Lynch
Chased leader, 2nd halfway, pressed leader before 4 out, disputed 4 out, slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 14/1
5th
Horse silk
½
10
25/1
T: Donncha DugganJ: A McCurtin (5)
Mid-division, progress into 4th after 3 out, ridden to challenge entering straight, no extra before last, kept on one pace tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
411-6
20/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J S McGarvey
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 6th, progress and slight mistake 3 out, soon 6th, ridden 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace
7th
Horse silk
2 ½
2
20/1
T: T GibneyJ: J M Moore
Chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, 3rd halfway, disputed before 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed before last, soon no extra tchd 22/1
8th
Horse silk
38
8
50/1
T: John G CarrJ: I J McCarthy
Always rear, jumped slightly slowly at times, reminder 3rd, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
6
411-6
33/1
T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan
Led, pressed before 4 out, joined and disputed 4 out, mistake next and headed, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off
10th
Horse silk
53
7
28/1
T: J P RyanJ: P D Kennedy
Always towards rear, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off op 25/1

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5
Horse silk
Varkhann3
Weight: 11-6|  Age: 4
T: Barry J Murphy  J: Rachael Blackmore
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€16.80Pl:€1.80, €1.10, €1.40EX:€26.70Trifecta:€50.70SF:€23.45

Forecasts

Speirling (4/7), Yeats Mardy (10/3), Varkhann (6/1), Kalamkan (12/1), Rain In Spain (14/1), Subset (20/1), McCrackens Gate (20/1), Siamsa Cois Laoi (25/1), Devine Star (28/1), Wicket (33/1), Mollys Boxty (50/1)

Verdict

Speirling has gone well enough recently at Roscommon and Galway in this sphere to suggest a win will come his way sooner or later. This is perhaps his best chance to date and he's got to be on any shortlist, though the market is unlikely to miss him. Varkhann shaped better on the Flat at Tramore over the weekend and could have a say if translating that to this discipline while Kalamkan also has a chance if the trip doesn't prove too sharp. YEATS MARDY has run well a couple of times in these contests already and is worth a chance coming back down in trip.
  1. Yeats Mardy
  2. Speirling
  3. Kalamkan

Previous Winners

2017
Movingswiftlyalong
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 6
11/4

Prize Money

1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,197.003rd: €1,046.004th: €471.005th: €184.00

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