16:50 Sligo

Sunday 7 July 2024

All13:3014:0014:3515:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

Sligo Park Hotel Handicap Hurdle (80-109)

  • 4YO plus  |   3m 1f 146y  |   Good (Good to Yielding in places)  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:50  |   Winning time: 6m 20.8s
1st
Horse silk
7
4/1
T: C ByrnesJ: P Byrnes (3)
Rear, headway 3 out, improved to 4th after 2 out, travelled well to lead narrowly last, kept on best run-in op 11/2 tchd 7/2
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¼
8
7/1
T: J P BroderickJ: D P Maxwell (7)
Mid-division, 6th after 7th, progress after 8th, 4th before 4 out, took closer order 3 out, led after 3 out, asserted before 2 out, reduced lead and headed last, not match winner run-in op 6/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
4
11/1
T: P RocheJ: P T Smithers (7)
Prominent, 4th after 7th, 3rd before 4 out, dropped to 4th before last, kept on to 3rd closing stages, not trouble leaders op 10/1 tchd 9/1
4th
Horse silk
½
6
22/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: P T Enright
Towards rear, headway to 6th before 4 out, improved to 3rd before last, dropped to 4th and kept on same pace closing stages op 16/1
5th
Horse silk
19
10
7/1
T: J BarcoeJ: K Callaghan (5)
Led narrowly, headed after 1st and tracked leader, lost place after 3rd, headway after 3 out, no impression on principals in 5th before last, weakened run-in op 5/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
1
25/1
T: R P CodyJ: Niall Moore (7)
Prominent, mistake at 1st, soon led, wandered before 2nd, mistake at 5th, not fluent at 7th, mistake at 9th, headed after 3 out, lost place before 2 out, weakened before last op 28/1 tchd 33/1
7th
Horse silk
9 ½
15
11/2
T: H P FineganJ: Mr E Finegan (7)
Tracked leader, 3rd after 7th, dropped to 5th before 4 out, no impression, lost place and weakened before 2 out op 13/2 tchd 15/2
8th
Horse silk
12
3
511-12
8/1
T: A MurrayJ: Eoin G Kelly (7)
In touch, not much room at 1st where not fluent and lost place, soon rear of mid-division, 7th after 7th, lost place and weakened before 2 out where mistake op 7/1 tchd 13/2
9th
Horse silk
35
11
1111-5
20/1
T: G ElliottJ: D J Gilligan (3)
In touch, improved to track leader after 6th, 2nd after 7th, lost place and weakened after 3 out, tailed off tchd 18/1 and tchd 25/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
80/1
T: A McNamaraJ: J S McGarvey
In touch, 5th after 7th, lost place before 4 out, weakened to rear 3 out where mistake, pulled up after 3 out op 40/1
PU
Horse silk
9
7/2f
T: A MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Towards rear, headway on outer to mid-division after 5th, 9th after 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 4/1
PU
Horse silk
12
25/1
T: Jayne HearneJ: H Morgan
Mid-division, 10th after 7th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up after 3 out tchd 28/1
PU
Horse silk
13
1111-0
100/1
T: R K WatsonJ: Daire James McConville (7)
In rear, weakened at 9th, soon detached, never a factor, pulled up before 4 out op 50/1
PU
Horse silk
14
25/1
T: T GibneyJ: D J O'Keeffe
Towards rear, headway after 6th, 8th after 7th, lost place and weakened after 3 out, pulled up after 2 out tchd 28/1

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2
Horse silk
Flicker Of Hope39
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: M Fahey  J: A P Kelly
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€1.40, €3.00, €4.30EX:€35.00Trifecta:€182.10Tricast:€297.90SF:€31.20

Forecasts

Glendine Billy (7/2), I Am Spider Man (4/1), Flicker Of Hope (4/1), Mustameet Secret (11/2), Sphagnum (7/1), Early Arrival (7/1), Mr Dibbs (8/1), Outside The Door (11/1), The Abbey (20/1), Housemartin (22/1), Benny The Duke (25/1), Miss Vivacious (25/1), Tom Kelly (25/1), Western Comandor (80/1), Amaulino (100/1)

Verdict

This looks very competitive but FLICKER OF HOPE arrives on an upward curve so is fancied to defy an 8 lb rise in the weights and follow up his stylish Wexford victory. Course winner I Am Spider Man heads the list of dangers, although a solid case can also be made for Mr Dibbs, Glendine Billy, Early Arrival and Sphagnum.

  1. FLICKER OF HOPE (FR)
  2. I AM SPIDER MAN (IRE)
  3. MR DIBBS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2023
Menindee
Weight: 11-2  |Age: 7
9/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €230.00

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