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Sunday 17 December 2023

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  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 12:36  |   Winning time: 5m 26.0s
1st
Horse silk
2
9/4
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Mid-division, 4th halfway, not fluent in 5th at 7th, took closer order approaching straight, 3rd 2 out, effort before last where not fluent, soon 2nd, stayed on strongly to lead closing stages tchd 2/1 and tchd 5/2
2nd
Horse silk
4 ½
5
11/2
T: H De BromheadJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, closed 2 out, led after 2 out, headed closing stages, no chance with winner op 9/2 tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
3
7
12/1
T: P FentonJ: B Hayes
Led narrowly, jumped slightly right at 3rd, increased lead before 4th, jumped slightly right at 5th, reduced advantage before 6th, headed after 2 out, dropped to 3rd run-in, one paced op 11/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¾
3
11/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, progress 2 out, no impression in 5th last, soon kept on one pace in 4th op 9/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ½
8
4/5f
T: G ElliottJ: M P Walsh
Tracked leader, a little keen, 3rd behind leaders after 2nd, took closer order halfway, not fluent at 6th, not fluent 3 out (normal 4 out), 4th 2 out, no impression before last where mistake, soon one paced in 5th op 10/11
6th
Horse silk
21
9
150/1
T: Stephen Gerard CareyJ: S W Flanagan
Rear of mid-division, 6th halfway, not fluent 2 out, soon weakened tchd 200/1
7th
Horse silk
21
10
250/1
T: Ian DonoghueJ: E Walsh (3)
In touch, not fluent at 3rd, 5th halfway, 4th at 7th, lost place before 2 out, weakened and detached 2 out op 200/1 tchd 300/1
8th
Horse silk
35
11
250/1
T: G ElliottJ: J Coen (5)
In rear, 9th halfway, soon slightly detached, not fluent 3 out (normal 4 out), weakened and detached before 2 out, never a factor, tailed off op 200/1
9th
Horse silk
16
1
300/1
T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey
Towards rear, slight mistake at 4th, 8th halfway, mistake at 6th, weakened and detached before 2 out, tailed off

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
6
150/1
T: G ElliottJ: B Le Clerc
Towards rear, mistake and fell at 2nd op 200/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

4
Horse silk
Marlpark85
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 4
T: J P Ryan  J: Mr A P Ryan
WD

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.40Pl:€1.10, €1.50, €2.10EX:€16.60Trifecta:€79.70SF:€16.16

Forecasts

Slanagaibhgoleir (4/5), Dancing City (9/4), Nas Na Riogh (11/2), Find A Fortune (11/1), Park The Giant (12/1), Marlpark (25/1), The Nagger Reidy (150/1), No Turn Unstoned (150/1), Tankardstown Diva (250/1), Thecornerbar (250/1), Corballis Flyer (300/1)

Verdict

DANCING CITY's bumper ability provides him with the scope for significant improvement on the back of last month's C&D hurdle debut fifth and he's preferred to Slanagaibhgoleir and Henry de Bromhead's Nas Na Riogh.

  1. DANCING CITY (FR)
  2. SLANAGAIBHGOLEIR (IRE)
  3. NAS NA RIOGH (IRE)

Prize Money

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

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