Racing Home For Easter Festival Handicap

1m 100y | Good to Yielding (Good in places) | 18 Runners | Turf

Off time: 13:57 | Winning time: 1m 48.54s

Weighed In

1^st

(12)

Isotope

39-7

7/1

T: J P O'Brien J: D O'Brien

Tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, soon strongly pressed, under pressure and kept on well inside final furlong op 8/1

2^nd

(1)

Bodhicitta

39-8

16/1

T: M O'Callaghan J: L F Roche

Slowly into stride and pushed along early, mid-division on inner halfway, headway over 2f out and ridden to challenge 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no impression on winner close home op 14/1

3^rd

2 ¾

(2)

Pensylvania Avenue

39-10

9/4f

T: G Elliott J: D P McDonogh

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 2f out and ridden over 1f out, 3rd and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 2/1 tchd 5/2

4^th

3 ½

(13)

Aaron Boy

39-3

50/1

T: K Purcell J: H J Horgan (10)

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and some headway 2f out, soon ridden and 6th over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong to go 4th close home

5^th

(3)

Jungle Jungle

39-2

25/1

T: A McGuinness J: R P Cleary

Tracked leaders, headway to lead after 2f, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, soon no impression and no extra inside final furlong

6^th

(11)

Harvest Bow

39-5

14/1

T: N Meade J: C D Hayes

Rear of mid-division and pushed along early, some headway on inner 2f out, soon ridden and kept on one pace inside final furlong op 16/1

7^th

(8)

Eyeoweyou

39-2

20/1

T: Jack W Davison J: B M Coen (5)

Soon led, headed after 2f and 2nd halfway, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no impression in 5th over 1f out, no extra

8^th

(17)

The Names Jock

39-3

7/2

T: J E Kiely J: W J Lee

Held up in rear of mid-division, some headway between horses under 2f out, no impression inside final furlong, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 5/1 and 10/3

9^th

(15)

Syrena

39-8

25/1

T: J P O'Brien J: A C Persse (7)

Held up towards rear, some headway on outer 2f out and 8th 1f out, no impression inside final furlong op 20/1

10^th

(5)

Dragon Roll

39-6

14/1

T: Mrs J Harrington J: S Foley

Mid-division, 8th halfway, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra op 20/1

11^th

1 ¼

(14)

Pepperoni Pete

39-9

20/1

T: G M Lyons J: C T Keane

Broke well, settled back to mid-division on outer, pushed along 2f out and no impression over 1f out, no extra

12^th

(6)

Lady Cedar

39-2

20/1

T: J M Oxx J: C O'Donoghue

Prominent early, ran freely, 5th halfway, pushed along early straight and ridden over 2f out, no extra over 1f out

13^th

(9)

Only The Brave

39-2

33/1

T: S Lynam J: D E Sheehy (5)

Slowly into stride and pushed along early, always towards rear, never a factor, no impression under 2f out op 50/1

14^th

(16)

Munaajaat

39-4

20/1

T: J P O'Brien J: J A Heffernan

Slowly into stride, always towards rear, no extra under 2f out op 14/1

15^th

3 ½

(18)

Scotts Honor

39-10

20/1

T: J M Oxx J: R P Whelan

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression over 2f out, no extra over 1f out

16^th

1 ½

(4)

It's Not Too Late

39-6

14/1

T: J S Bolger J: K J Manning

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression under 2f out, soon no extra op 10/1

17^th

7 ½

(10)

Magic Shuffle

39-5

40/1

T: M Halford J: N G McCullagh

Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression early straight, ridden and no extra under 2f out, weakened op 50/1 tchd 33/1

18^th

(7)

Jered Maddox

39-7

20/1

T: D Marnane J: O J Orr (3)

Mid-division, pushed along halfway, ridden over 2f out and soon no extra, weakened

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Non-Runners

Nakakande⁷

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: K Thornton J: Reserve 1

Early Voice¹²⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: B W Duke J: Reserve 3

Royal Canford²¹

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: W McCreery J: Reserve 2

Betting

Forecast

Pensylvania Avenue (9/4), The Names Jock (7/2), Isotope (7/1), Harvest Bow (14/1), Dragon Roll (14/1), It's Not Too Late (14/1), Royal Canford (14/1), Bodhicitta (16/1), Eyeoweyou (20/1), Pepperoni Pete (20/1), Lady Cedar (20/1), Munaajaat (20/1), Scotts Honor (20/1), Jered Maddox (20/1), Jungle Jungle (25/1), Syrena (25/1), Only The Brave (33/1), Early Voice (33/1), Magic Shuffle (40/1), Aaron Boy (50/1), Nakakande (50/1)

Verdict

The 11lb higher mark may be enough to halt the progress of The Names Jock for the time being, with the Gordon Elliott-trained PENSYLVANIA AVENUE to take advantage on seasonal debut. The Zoffany colt won a Dundalk 7f contest at a short price when last seen in November and can build on that success here. Isotope, who shaped well last time out at Dundalk can battle for the minor honours with the Michael O'Callaghan-trained Bodhicitta in first time visor and Harvest Bow who could go well at a price.

13:55 Cork

Saturday 20 April 2019