17:05 Killarney

Saturday 20 August 2022

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase (Grade B)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Good to Yielding (Good in Places)  |   13 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 17:05  |   Winning time: 4m 48.2s
1st
Horse silk
8
1010-9
11/4f
T: W P MullinsJ: B Hayes
Chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon headway on inner, challenged from after 2 out, gained narrow lead run-in, stayed on well to assert closing stages op 18/5 tchd 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
1 ½
3
25/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: S F O'Keeffe
Prominent, 5th halfway, headway and effort straight, challenged and kept on without matching winner run-in op 20/1
3rd
Horse silk
1 ¼
11
610-7
10/1
T: J P RyanJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division early, 8th halfway, headway after 5 out, effort and switched right after 3 out, slight mistake last, challenged and kept on without matching front pair run-in op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
sh
9
40/1
T: J P RyanJ: S W Flanagan
Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, joined after 4 out, slight lead again 2 out, slight mistake last, headed run-in, soon one pace op 25/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
7/2
T: G ElliottJ: J C Gainford
Prominent, on terms after 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on without matching principals run-in op 11/4
6th
Horse silk
6
10
8/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: Sam Ewing
Mid-division, pushed along briefly in 7th halfway, not fluent 5 out, closed after next, chased leaders and effort straight, one pace from before last op 17/2 tchd 9/1
7th
Horse silk
3 ¾
6
14/1
T: E BolgerJ: M P Walsh
Waited with, 10th halfway, some headway and slight mistake 3 out, soon one pace op 12/1
8th
Horse silk
3 ½
15
33/1
T: R HackettJ: S D Torrens
Waited with, towards rear and pushed along briefly after 4th, impeded 6th, reminders halfway, some headway and one pace straight tchd 40/1
9th
Horse silk
hd
12
11/1
T: W P MullinsJ: J B Foley (3)
Mid-division early, 9th halfway, effort to chase leaders on outer straight, weakened when mistake last op 7/1
10th
Horse silk
27
7
25/1
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Disputed lead early, dropped to 2nd from 2nd, not fluent 3rd and 7th, 3rd halfway, ridden along after 4 out, weakened from before next where not fluent op 28/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
2
15/2
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: D F O'Regan
In rear and reminders after 1st, some progress from 4 out, still plenty to do when fell 3 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1
PU
Horse silk
4
611-5
20/1
T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil (5)
Mid-division, not fluent 2nd and reminders, closer in 4th halfway, not fluent 6 out and lost place, again not fluent 4 out and dropped to rear, pulled up before next op 16/1
UR
Horse silk
13
13/2
T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey
Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 6th op 9/1

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Non-Runners

14
Horse silk
Arrycan14
Weight: 10-1|  Age: 8
T: L P Cusack  J: R Deegan
NR
1
Horse silk
Castlegrace Paddy24
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 11
T: P A Fahy  J: B J Cooper
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.50, €7.70, €2.90EX:€59.90Trifecta:€851.50Tricast:€641.99SF:€78.44

Forecasts

Rock Road (11/4), Fils D'oudairies (7/2), Arrycan (13/2), Railway Hurricane (13/2), Discordantly (15/2), Act Of God (8/1), Ferdia (10/1), Mi Lighthouse (11/1), Birchdale (14/1), Kapard (20/1), Exit Poll (25/1), January Jets (25/1), Castlegrace Paddy (25/1), Say It Ain't So (33/1), The Dara Man (40/1)

Verdict

ROCK ROAD has been impressive so far over fences and arrives on the back of a career-best effort over hurdles, so he gets the marginal vote over his stablemate Mi Lighthouse, who also looks open to improvement. Arrycan should give a good account of himself once more.

  1. ROCK ROAD (IRE)
  2. MI LIGHTHOUSE (IRE)
  3. ARRYCAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Batcio
Weight: 10-3  |Age: 9
J: B Hayes  |  T: T M Walsh
4/1

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,501.004th: €2,250.005th: €1,349.006th: €900.00

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