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Thursday 30 March 2023

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Supermac's (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 5f  |   Soft (Yielding to Soft in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:15  |   Winning time: 5m 29.1s
1st
Horse silk
11
9/4
T: G ElliottJ: D F O'Regan
In touch, progress in 2nd at 8th where not fluent, took closer order after 4 out, led narrowly before 2 out, driven out and asserted closing stages tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
2 ¼
1
4/1
T: P T FoleyJ: S D Torrens
Tracked leader, 4th after 8th, closed approaching straight, 2nd before 2 out, every chance last, kept on run-in, no impression on winner closing stages op 5/1 tchd 11/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¼
9
6/5f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leader, not fluent at 4th and 5th, 3rd after 8th, dropped to 4th and ridden approaching straight, effort in 3rd before 2 out where not fluent, no impression on leaders before last, kept on same pace op 11/10
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
13
125/1
T: P G KellyJ: P K Donovan (5)
Towards rear, 9th after 8th, good headway 3 out, no impression in 4th before last, kept on same pace run-in tchd 100/1
5th
Horse silk
8 ½
6
15/2
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Led, increased advantage before 4th, not fluent at 8th and 10th, slight mistake 4 out and reduced lead, headed and weakened in 4th before 2 out, dropped to 5th before last op 13/2 tchd 6/1
6th
Horse silk
2 ¾
12
25/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Rear of mid-division, progress to 6th after 8th, took closer order 3 out, no extra before 2 out where not fluent op 33/1
7th
Horse silk
21
5
50/1
T: S CurlingJ: S F O'Keeffe
In touch, not fluent at 4th, 5th after 8th, dropped to 7th and no impression entering straight, weakened before 2 out op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
11
4
150/1
T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan (7)
Rear, slight mistake at 6th, not fluent at 8th, 12th before 9th, mistake at 10th, progress to 9th and ridden approaching straight, no extra 2 out op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
14
66/1
T: J P RyanJ: S Fitzgerald (3)
Rear, 10th after 8th, under pressure in 8th entering straight, weakened before 2 out op 33/1
10th
Horse silk
3 ½
3
80/1
T: T O'ConnorJ: Mr T O'Connor (7)
In touch, mistake at 1st, mid-division after 2nd, dropped towards rear at 8th where not fluent, 11th before 9th where slight mistake, mistake at 10th and detached, weakened op 50/1
11th
Horse silk
17
10
125/1
T: D A KielyJ: Derek McGrath (7)
Towards rear, not fluent at 4th, 8th after 8th, slight mistake at 9th, weakened after 3 out tchd 100/1
12th
Horse silk
10
2
25/1
T: P G KellyJ: J J Slevin
Mid-division, 7th after 8th, lost place and weakened after 4 out op 28/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
7
25/1
T: Liam G O'brienJ: C P McNamara
Mid-division, mistake and fell at 2nd op 18/1
PU
Horse silk
8
200/1
T: Peter MaherJ: P J Carberry
Towards rear, detached and reminders after 8th, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out tchd 250/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €1.80, €1.10EX:€11.60Trifecta:€17.20SF:€12.36

Forecasts

Potters Party (6/5), So Des Flos (9/4), Castle Field Boy (4/1), Macdermott (15/2), The Mass Path (25/1), Cool Cookie Claude (25/1), Micheal's Magic (25/1), Longhouse Star (50/1), Whip Whitaker (66/1), Freddie's Frontier (80/1), Trackman Tommy (125/1), Sir Dan Dan (125/1), Grange Pearl (150/1), Policy Breaker (200/1)

Verdict

This drop in trip and the addition of cheekpieces could be just the ticket for SO DES FLOS, who wasn't beaten far despite looking rather laboured when third over 23.7f at Thurles last month. Potters Party remains open to improvement and he is second choice ahead of Castle Field Boy. Macdermott produced a rather tame finishing effort on his hurdles debut at Down Royal but he couldn't be in better hands and may be seen in a better light now faced with a stiffer test.

  1. SO DES FLOS (FR)
  2. POTTERS PARTY (IRE)
  3. CASTLE FIELD BOY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022
Toofareastiswest
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
9/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €625.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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