12:55 Cork

Sunday 5 November 2023

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Paddy Power How Many Days 'Til Christmas Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

  • 3YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:55  |   Winning time: 4m 7.2s
1st
Horse silk
5
10/3f
T: P NolanJ: S F O'Keeffe
Held up towards rear on inner, switched to outer before 6th, 5th approaching straight, close 4th 3 out, disputed before next, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and strongly pressed after last, kept on well, just held on op 11/4
2nd
Horse silk
hd
9
411-5
6/1
T: Peter FaheyJ: E A Fitzgerald (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd approaching straight, closer 3rd 3 out, disputed before next, headed narrowly when not fluent 2 out, ridden before last, strongly pressed winner after last, kept on well, just held op 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
8
25/1
T: N MeadeJ: Sam Ewing
Mid-division, 4th approaching straight, improved to dispute when mistake 3 out, headed before next where slight mistake, ridden and no impression in 3rd before last, kept on one pace op 18/1
4th
Horse silk
6
1
14/1
T: J P RyanJ: L Quinlan (5)
Held up in rear, 9th approaching straight, closer in 6th 3 out, pushed along in 5th next, ridden and no impression in 4th at last, kept on one pace op 10/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
3
20/1
T: B T MurphyJ: P Byrnes (5)
Tracked leaders, jumped right and mistake 1st, soon reminder, 7th approaching straight, slight mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression in 6th after next, kept on one pace op 22/1 tchd 25/1
6th
Horse silk
hd
4
611-12
9/2
T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)
Led, pushed along and joined 3 out, pecked 3 out, soon headed, no impression in 4th 2 out, no extra
7th
Horse silk
5 ½
12
33/1
T: A J MartinJ: Mr B M Coonan (7)
Held up towards rear, took keen hold, 10th approaching straight, ridden and no impression in 8th 2 out, kept on one pace op 18/1
8th
Horse silk
2 ¼
6
7/2
T: C MotherwayJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Mid-division, improved to track leaders after 3rd, 2nd approaching straight, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, ridden in 7th before next, no extra op 6/1
9th
Horse silk
1
2
80/1
T: M FaheyJ: A P Kelly (5)
Mid-division, jumped big 2nd, pushed along in 8th approaching straight, no extra after 3 out op 100/1
10th
Horse silk
9
10
8/1
T: S NevilleJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leader in 2nd, lost place approaching straight, pushed along and no impression before 3 out, no extra op 9/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
7/1
T: E CawleyJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, slow 4th, not fluent 5th and next, ridden and no extra approaching straight, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 17/2
PU
Horse silk
11
25/1
T: Mrs P DobbsJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, bumped 1st, dropped towards rear 6th, soon pushed along and no extra, weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 20/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.60Pl:€1.50, €2.10, €7.20EX:€30.10Trifecta:€759.40Tricast:€449.24SF:€23.89

Forecasts

Conyers Hill (10/3), Time To Rocco (7/2), Skradin (9/2), Showman (6/1), Mary's Pride (7/1), On The Tide (8/1), Grange Walk (14/1), Pakens Rock (20/1), Poets Cottage (25/1), Premier Queen (25/1), Young Lucy (33/1), Quirt Evans (80/1)

Verdict

SHOWMAN pulled clear with a subsequent winner when scoring a shade cosily under this rider at Roscommon 6 weeks ago and is potentially on a good mark on handicap debut in this sphere. Grange Walk, Conyers Hill and Skradin are others to consider.

  1. SHOWMAN
  2. GRANGE WALK (IRE)
  3. CONYERS HILL (IRE)

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €360.006th: €240.00

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