15:30 Gowran Park

Saturday 24 November 2018

All11:3512:0512:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Support The Irish Injured Jockeys Fund Handicap Chase

4YO plus | 2m | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 15:31 | Winning time: 4m 9.70s

1^st

Lacken Bridge

710-7

14/1

T: C BoweJ: Ricky Doyle (5)

Soon tracked leaders, 4th after 3rd, slight mistake 7th, bumped 3 out, on terms last, led and stayed on best close home op 10/1

2^nd

Just A Normal Day

810-12

9/4f

T: Mrs D A LoveJ: D N Russell

Waited with, 9th after 3rd, headway from next, impeded 3 out, challenged between horses from before last where on terms, headed and kept on without matching winner close home op 3/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Bellgrove

1010-11

6/1

T: P M ClokeJ: J J Slevin

Close up and disputed lead, mistake 3rd, slight mistake 5th, on terms last, headed run-in and kept on without matching front pair op 7/1 tchd 8/1

4^th

3 ¾

Shrewdoperator

810-9

14/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A W Short (3)

Led and disputed, slight mistake 4 out, joined last, soon headed and no extra in 4th, one pace op 11/1 tchd 10/1

5^th

Baby Jake

911-10

12/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Rachael Blackmore

Mid-division early, 6th after 3rd, not much room on inner from 7th, switched right before 2 out and effort, soon one pace op 10/1

6^th

Crocodile Dundee

811-6

14/1

T: T CooperJ: B J Cooper

Waited with, 8th after 3rd, switched left to outer after 3 out and effort, jumped right 2 out and one pace op 8/1

7^th

3 ¾

Hudson's Bay

811-2

14/1

T: T J O'MaraJ: A E Lynch

Waited with towards rear, inclined to jump right, some headway and effort straight, soon one pace op 12/1

8^th

Tongie

811-10

6/1

T: P A FahyJ: Danny Mullins

Soon prominent, 3rd after 3rd, 2nd when not fluent 7th, lost position into straight, weakened op 8/1 tchd 5/1

Also Ran

Blue Empyrean

811-10

14/1

T: R K WatsonJ: A Ring

Disputed lead briefly early, tended to jump a little left, 7th after 3rd, dropped to last at next, not a factor after, pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Dundrum Lad

811-5

4/1

T: Ms M MullinsJ: Mark Walsh

Chased leaders, 5th after 3rd, not fluent 4th and reminder, slight mistake next, no impression 4 out, weakened and pulled up before 3 out op 9/2

Unlimited Replays

of all UK and Irish races with our Race Replays

Discover Sporting Life Plus Benefits Sporting Life Plus - Join For Free

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€22.00Pl:€4.10, €1.20, €1.60EX:€76.50Trifecta:€275.60Tricast:€221.92SF:€49.20

Forecasts

Just A Normal Day (9/4), Dundrum Lad (4/1), Bellgrove (6/1), Tongie (6/1), Baby Jake (12/1), Lacken Bridge (14/1), Shrewdoperator (14/1), Crocodile Dundee (14/1), Hudson's Bay (14/1), Blue Empyrean (14/1)

JUST A NORMAL DAY has banged on the door since joining his current yard and ought to close under the champion jockey have run a fine race (second) at Cork last time. He is the logical choice ahead of February C&D winner Tongie, who ran well in better company towards the backend of last season, and a handy pipe opener in a charity contest at Punchestown a week ago to put him right for this. Race fitness is a concern for the likes of Shrewdoperator and Baby Jake but both could have a say if ready to go.

Just A Normal Day
Tongie
Baby Jake

Previous Winners

2017

Persian Wind

Weight: 11-5 |Age: 7

J: L P Dempsey | T: J P Dempsey

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,700.002nd: €2,388.003rd: €1,138.004th: €513.005th: €200.00