16:00 Leopardstown

Monday 4 March 2024

All14:2515:0015:3016:0016:3017:0517:35

QuinnBet Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m  |   Soft to Heavy  |   12 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:00  |   Winning time: 6m 58.2s
1st
Horse silk
5
511-12
17/2
T: W DurkanJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Always prominent, 2nd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out and pushed along to lead early straight, ridden and kept on well run-in tchd 8/1 and tchd 9/1
2nd
Horse silk
¾
4
9/4f
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (5)
Mid-division early, slight mistake 2nd, 4th halfway, slight mistake 2 out, 3rd and ridden early straight, went 2nd at last, wandered under pressure run-in, kept on well closing stages op 10/3 tchd 2/1 and tchd 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
10
3
711-13
7/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: Mr J P Sutton (7)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead before 8th, pushed along and headed early straight, 3rd and no extra run-in op 5/1
4th
Horse silk
6 ½
1
28/1
T: J C McConnellJ: B W Harvey
Mid-division, 6th 2 out, 5th and ridden approaching straight, 4th and no impression from before last, no extra op 25/1 tchd 33/1
5th
Horse silk
5 ½
13
25/1
T: D H KellyJ: R A Doyle
Towards rear, 9th and no impression before 2 out, 7th and pushed along approaching last, kept on one pace run-in, never a factor op 20/1 tchd 28/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
8
14/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh
Led, headed before 8th, dropped to mid-division 5 out, 5th 2 out, pushed along and no impression early straight, no extra before last op 12/1
7th
Horse silk
¾
7
14/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Mid-division, dropped towards rear before 6 out, 7th 2 out, pushed along and went 5th approaching last where slight mistake, no extra run-in op 11/1 tchd 18/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
2
9/1
T: P J GilliganJ: J G Gilligan (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 2 out op 11/1
9th
Horse silk
8
9
28/1
T: J P FaheyJ: A P Kelly (5)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, reminder after 3 out and no impression in 8th next, no extra in straight tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
6
5/1
T: T DoyleJ: Mr D Doyle (7)
Always towards rear, never a factor, detached before 3 out, no extra and pulled up before 2 out tchd 7/2
PU
Horse silk
10
25/1
T: D HoganJ: D G Hogan
Towards rear early, headway into 4th before 6 out, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no extra in rear before next, well behind and pulled up before last tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
12
11/2
T: E CawleyJ: K M Donoghue
Mid-division, 4th after 3 out, 3rd and ridden early straight, soon no extra, weakened and pulled up before last op 9/2

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Non-Runners

11
Horse silk
Cosmo Renfro12
Weight: 11-3|  Age: 7
T: S Nolan  J: S Fitzgerald
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€9.50Pl:€2.50, €1.60, €1.90EX:€26.80Trifecta:€194.60Tricast:€147.96SF:€28.80

Forecasts

From The Ashes (9/4), No Fussing (5/1), He's Home Again (11/2), Cosmo Renfro (6/1), Balum (7/1), Jerk (17/2), Just Three (9/1), Magic Sadler (14/1), See A Stride (14/1), Tramps Like Us (25/1), Wild Hunt (25/1), Chance The Robin (28/1), Redzy Rocco (28/1)

Verdict

This looks wide open. NO FUSSING arrives on the up so is taken to gain a deserved first success of the season after posting excellent back-to-back runner-up spots. Recent Punchestown scorer Balum heads the list of dangers, although a good case can also be made for the likes of He's Home Again, See A Stride, Jerk and Chance The Robin.

  1. NO FUSSING (IRE)
  2. BALUM (IRE)
  3. HE'S HOME AGAIN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Wa Wa
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 8
15/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,500.002nd: €2,500.003rd: €1,250.004th: €624.005th: €375.006th: €250.00

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