16:05 Fairyhouse

Wednesday 13 February 2019

All13:3514:0514:3515:0515:3516:0516:35

Grafton Barbers Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 16:06 | Winning time: 3m 57.90s

1^st

Quantatmental

410-4

4/1

T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore

Tracked leaders on outer, closer in 2nd at halfway, ridden to lead 2 out, mistake at last, stayed on well run-in op 5/1 tchd 11/2

2^nd

2 ¾

The Long Mile

511-2

7/2j

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Tracked leaders, slight mistake at 5th and dropped to 5th, went 3rd entering straight, soon ridden, 2nd at last, kept on same pace run-in op 9/2

3^rd

Mandarin Monarch

611-3

4/1

T: A McNamaraJ: Dillon Maxwell (7)

Held up in 6th on outer, slight mistake 2nd, headway into 3rd 3 out, ridden in 2nd after 2 out, 3rd at last, no extra run-in op 7/2 tchd 10/3

4^th

Stormy Tale

410-8

5/1

T: M MulvanyJ: D J McInerney (3)

Tracked leader in 2nd, led from 4th, ridden entering straight, headed 2 out, soon no impression op 9/2

Also Ran

Lucky Icon

511-7

10/1

T: T MullinsJ: D J Mullins

Held up in last, off pace at 4th, headway into 6th 3 out, 5th next, soon ridden, no impression in 4th when fell at last op 8/1

Bold Gesture

611-4

7/2j

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Led, headed at 4th, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 9/2

Big Ego

511-1

25/1

T: K ThorntonJ: Mr L J McGuinness (7)

Tracked leaders on inner, pushed along at 5th, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Diamond Kut¹¹⁹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 6

T: J Nash J: Paul Townend

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.10Pl:€2.60, €2.10EX:€20.70Trifecta:€77.70SF:€18.57

Forecasts

The Long Mile (7/2), Bold Gesture (7/2), Quantatmental (4/1), Mandarin Monarch (4/1), Stormy Tale (5/1), Diamond Kut (7/1), Lucky Icon (10/1), Big Ego (25/1)

It would be brave to cross any of these off readily. Mandarin Monarch has won his last two, including over C&D but seems to have more on his plate now while Ballinrobe winner Lucky Icon needs to start running with a bit of consistency in order to earn a vote. Ex-Flat winner Stormy Tale and Diamond Kut – in that order – make some appeal but QUANTATMENTAL has shaped well in three starts over timber and can make the most of receiving weight now.

Quantatmental
Stormy Tale
Mandarin Monarch

Previous Winners

2018

Chesterfield King

Weight: 11-1 |Age: 5

J: L P Dempsey | T: J P Dempsey

11/2

Prize Money

1st: €10,164.002nd: €3,151.003rd: €1,502.004th: €676.005th: €264.00