20:05 Gowran Park
Wednesday 11 August 2021
All16:3017:0017:3518:0518:3519:0519:3520:05
McEnery Cup Handicap
- 3YO plus  |  1m 4f 100y  |  Good to Yielding  |  11 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 20:05Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 2m 45.18s
T:Â G M LyonsJ:Â Colin Keane
Chased leaders and 4th from halfway, pushed along and took closer order over 2f out, soon improved to dispute lead, further progress to lead over 1f out and ridden clear inside final furlong, comfortably op 9/2
T:Â Francis CaseyJ:Â Chris Hayes
Chased leaders early and improved to dispute lead after 1f, led after 3f, bumped slightly 5f out, pushed along over 2f out, soon pressed and joined, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong and kept on same pace close home op 4/1
T:Â J S BolgerJ:Â K J Manning
Towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, switched to outer over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out
T:Â J G MurphyJ:Â Gary Carroll
Mid-division and 7th from halfway, pushed along on inner from 2f out and soon ridden, progress into 3rd from 1f out, no impression inside final furlong and dropped to 4th close home
T:Â M HalfordJ:Â Ronan Whelan
Towards rear, slightly short of room after 1f, 10th from halfway, ridden in 6th over 1f out and soon went 5th, no impression and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 9/1
T:Â J P O'BrienJ:Â Hugh Horgan (7)
Led early, joined after 1f, headed after 3f and raced in 2nd, bumped leader 5f out, pushed along over 2f out and soon lost place, ridden and no extra in 5th from over 1f out op 10/1
T:Â Mrs D FosterJ:Â Sam Ewing (5)
Towards rear and 8th from halfway, pushed along from 3f out, switched to outer over 2f out and soon ridden, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out op 16/1
T:Â J E KielyJ:Â Mikey Sheehy (5)
Mid-division and 5th from halfway, took closer order over 2f out and soon pushed along, ridden over 1f out, soon no impression and weakened tchd 22/1
T:Â P McCreeryJ:Â Rory Cleary
Mid-division on outer and 6th from halfway, raced a bit wide into straight and ridden from 2f out, no impression from over 1f out and kept on same pace inside final furlong op 33/1
T:Â Mrs J HarringtonJ:Â Jamie Powell (10)
Towards rear and 9th from halfway, raced a bit wide into straight and ridden in 10th from 2f out, no impression and kept on same pace from over 1f out tchd 18/1
T:Â H RogersJ:Â Siobhan Rutledge (7)
Raced in rear, ridden from 2f out and soon no impression op 80/1
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14
(7)
Lord Erskine5
Weight: 8-6|Â Â Age: 8
T: H Rogers  J: C P Hoban
NR
10
(14)
Espouse15
Weight: 8-6|Â Â Age: 3
T: Mrs J Harrington  J: T P Madden
WD
3
(8)
Starlight Dream11
Weight: 9-4|Â Â Age: 4
T: M J Smith  J: Billy Lee
NR
12
(15)
National Ballet16
Weight: 8-6|Â Â Age: 3
T: A P O'Brien  J: Wayne Lordan
NR
Betting Breakdown
Tote Win:€3.50Pl:€1.50, €2.00, €1.70EX:€17.60Trifecta:€88.70Tricast:€39.93SF:€16.19
Forecasts
Beyond Happy (3/1), Palace Rock (10/3), Phoenix Cowboy (7/2), National Ballet (9/2), Sionnach Eile (6/1), Silaiyli (10/1), Shoshone Warrior (11/1), Theory Of Music (16/1), Espouse (16/1), Elite Trooper Grey (18/1), The Names Jock (18/1), Lord Erskine (25/1), Starlight Dream (25/1), Lightning Jock (50/1), Benkei (100/1)
Preference is for PHOENIX COWBOY, who narrowly failed to add to his reappearance maiden success at Ballinrobe when going close on handicap debut there last month. A 2 lb rise for that effort looks fair and this 4-y-o probably has more to offer. National Ballet remains open to improvement and is next on the list ahead of Beyond Happy and Elite Trooper Grey.
- PHOENIX COWBOY (USA)
- NATIONAL BALLET (JPN)
- BEYOND HAPPY (IRE)
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €12,600.002nd: €4,200.003rd: €2,100.004th: €1,051.005th: €629.006th: €420.00
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