20:05 Gowran Park

Wednesday 11 August 2021

All16:3017:0017:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05

McEnery Cup Handicap

  • 3YO plus  |   1m 4f 100y  |   Good to Yielding  |   11 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:05  |   Winning time: 2m 45.18s
1st
Horse silk
8
(1)
7/2
T: G M LyonsJ: C T Keane
Chased leaders and 4th from halfway, pushed along and took closer order over 2f out, soon improved to dispute lead, further progress to lead over 1f out and ridden clear inside final furlong, comfortably op 9/2
2nd
Horse silk
4
9
(13)
10/3
T: Francis CaseyJ: C D Hayes
Chased leaders early and improved to dispute lead after 1f, led after 3f, bumped slightly 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon pressed and joined, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home op 4/1
3rd
Horse silk
¾
5
(6)
3/1f
T: J S BolgerJ: K J Manning
Towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, switched to outer over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out
4th
Horse silk
hd
7
(3)
6/1
T: J G MurphyJ: G F Carroll
Mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along on inner from 2f out and soon ridden, progress into 3rd from 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
5th
Horse silk
2
6
(9)
10/1
T: M HalfordJ: R P Whelan
Towards rear, slightly short of room after 1f, 10th from halfway, ridden in 6th over 1f out and soon went 5th, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 9/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
(2)
11/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: H J Horgan (7)
Led early, joined after 1f, headed after 3f and raced in 2nd, bumped leader 5f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon lost place, ridden and no extra in 5th from over 1f out op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¼
4
(4)
18/1
T: Mrs D FosterJ: Sam Ewing (5)
Towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, switched to outer over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out op 16/1
8th
Horse silk
¾
2
(5)
18/1
T: J E KielyJ: M P Sheehy (5)
Mid-division and 5th from halfway, took closer order over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression and weakened tchd 22/1
9th
Horse silk
½
11
(12)
50/1
T: P McCreeryJ: R P Cleary
Mid-division on outer and 6th from halfway, raced a bit wide into straight and ridden from 2f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 33/1
10th
Horse silk
1 ½
15
(10)
16/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: J A Powell (10)
Towards rear and 9th from halfway, raced a bit wide into straight and ridden in 10th from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out tchd 18/1
11th
Horse silk
1
13
(11)
118-6
100/1
T: H RogersJ: Siobhan Rutledge (7)
Raced in rear, ridden from 2f out and soon no impression op 80/1

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10
(14)
Horse silk
Espouse15
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 3
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: T P Madden
WD
12
(15)
Horse silk
National Ballet16
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien  J: W M Lordan
NR
3
(8)
Horse silk
Starlight Dream11
Weight: 9-4|  Age: 4
T: M J Smith  J: W J Lee
NR
14
(7)
Horse silk
Lord Erskine5
Weight: 8-6|  Age: 8
T: H Rogers  J: C P Hoban
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.50, €2.00, €1.70EX:€17.60Trifecta:€88.70Tricast:€39.93SF:€16.19

Forecasts

Beyond Happy (3/1), Palace Rock (10/3), Phoenix Cowboy (7/2), National Ballet (9/2), Sionnach Eile (6/1), Silaiyli (10/1), Shoshone Warrior (11/1), Theory Of Music (16/1), Espouse (16/1), Elite Trooper Grey (18/1), The Names Jock (18/1), Starlight Dream (25/1), Lord Erskine (25/1), Lightning Jock (50/1), Benkei (100/1)

Verdict

Preference is for PHOENIX COWBOY, who narrowly failed to add to his reappearance maiden success at Ballinrobe when going close on handicap debut there last month. A 2 lb rise for that effort looks fair and this 4-y-o probably has more to offer. National Ballet remains open to improvement and is next on the list ahead of Beyond Happy and Elite Trooper Grey.

  1. PHOENIX COWBOY (USA)
  2. NATIONAL BALLET (JPN)
  3. BEYOND HAPPY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Springbank
Weight: 8-8  |Age: 3
8/1

Prize Money

1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,100.004th: €1,051.005th: €629.006th: €420.00

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