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Wednesday 1 January 2025

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Easter Festival 18th - 20th April Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding to Soft (Soft in places)  |   20 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:18  |   Winning time: 5m 13.5s
1st
Horse silk
11
10/1
T: E CawleyJ: K E Buckley
Mid-division on inner, headway into 5th and pushed along on inner 2 out, ridden to lead at last, stayed on strongly run-in op 11/1 and tchd 12/1
2nd
Horse silk
5
12
511-1
10/1
T: P NolanJ: C Stone-Walsh (5)
Tracked leaders on inner, headway to lead and pushed along 2 out, soon ridden, headed at last, no impression on winner run-in, kept on same pace op 11/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
2
5
14/1
T: E D DelanyJ: D J Gilligan
Tracked leaders, ridden in 4th 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace run-in
4th
Horse silk
1 ¾
1
711-13
4/1f
T: R O'SullivanJ: T P Harney (7)
Mid-division, ridden entering straight, 8th 2 out, 6th when left 5th and mistake at last, kept on one pace op 5/1
5th
Horse silk
2 ¼
9
17/2
T: A SlatteryJ: T Ryan (5)
Led, headed and ridden 2 out, soon no impression on leaders, 5th inside final furlong, no extra op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
7
22/1
T: M P FitzgeraldJ: Mr D M Fitzgerald (7)
Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, 4th at last, no extra op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
12
19
50/1
T: C CollinsJ: D J O'Keeffe
Mid-division, ridden entering straight, kept on one pace op 28/1 tchd 66/1
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
15
1210-11
33/1
T: J R FinnJ: K C Sexton
Towards rear, ridden in moderate 10th entering straight, no impression
9th
Horse silk
1 ½
22
16/1
T: P J RothwellJ: D King
In rear, slight mistake 1st, pushed along entering straight, ridden in moderate 13th 2 out, no impression
10th
Horse silk
1 ¾
13
1010-12
16/1
T: T DoyleJ: Mr D Doyle (7)
In rear, some progress entering straight, ridden in moderate 12th 2 out, no impression
11th
Horse silk
2 ¼
20
6/1
T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara
Towards rear, mistake 3rd, soon briefly pushed along, some progress into moderate 9th and ridden 2 out, no impression op 13/2 tchd 11/2
12th
Horse silk
14
21
1010-3
80/1
T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (5)
Rear of mid-division, ridden entering straight, moderate 14th 2 out, no impression op 100/1
13th
Horse silk
3
17
16/1
T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan
Tracked leader in 2nd, ridden entering straight, soon weakened op 12/1
14th
Horse silk
4
16
22/1
T: S MillarJ: P Hanlon (7)
Tracked leaders on outer, ridden 3 out, weakened op 20/1
15th
Horse silk
hd
2
18/1
T: E McNamaraJ: S W Flanagan
Mid-division on outer, ridden after 3 out, weakened op 16/1 tchd 20/1
16th
Horse silk
12
3
16/1
T: C O'ConnellJ: J J Slevin
Mid-division on outer, ridden after 3 out, weakened op 14/1
17th
Horse silk
2
14
22/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P J O'Hanlon
Always towards rear, never a factor tchd 25/1
18th
Horse silk
1 ½
4
14/1
T: Ian DonoghueJ: K M Donoghue
Tracked leaders, pushed along 4 out, ridden next, weakened
19th
Horse silk
19
6
28/1
T: C CollinsJ: R A Doyle
Always behind, never a factor op 18/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
8
8/1
T: D A McLoughlinJ: P M O'Brien (7)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along entering straight, soon ridden, under pressure in 5th but staying on when fell at last op 10/1 and tchd 11/1

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18
Horse silk
Kilkee Royal231
Weight: 10-6|  Age: 7
T: D A McLoughlin  J: Sam Ewing
NR
10
Horse silk
Dream Shaper40
Weight: 11-2|  Age: 6
T: I Madden  J: R P Geoghegan
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€11.10Pl:€2.50, €3.10, €2.50, €1.60EX:€126.00Trifecta:€0.00Tricast:€1,461.80SF:€111.19

Forecasts

Portnacoo (4/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (6/1), Goodie Girl (8/1), Slim Marvel (17/2), Must Go Now (10/1), Tyson (10/1), Birmingham Alabama (14/1), John The Spark (14/1), Cramers Valley (16/1), Delias Pet (16/1), Kingkong Ciergues (16/1), Born Bright (16/1), Spring Meadow (18/1), Glorytogod Tom (22/1), Breagagh (22/1), Midleton Rare (22/1), Kilkee Royal (25/1), Torquay Road (28/1), Turbo (33/1), Dream Shaper (33/1), Callmedusty (50/1), Fanoir (80/1)

Verdict

GAELIC DES CHASTYS has been running well over fences since winning over hurdles at Punchestown and is potentially well treated back in this sphere. Slim Marvel, Birmingham Alabama and Portnacoo complete the shortlist.

  1. GAELIC DES CHASTYS (FR)
  2. SLIM MARVEL (FR)
  3. BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA (IRE)

Prize Money

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

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