16:35 Tramore

Sunday 14 August 2022

All13:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:3517:10

McCarthys Irish Bar Lexington Handicap Chase

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 5m 29.90s

1^st

Pat Coyne

811-3

3/1f

T: J QueallyJ: J S McGarvey

Held up, slight mistake 3 out, progress into 5th after 3 out, soon ridden, no impression before 2 out, stayed on to dispute last, soon led, kept on strongly run-in to assert op 10/3

2^nd

Centurion Steel

711-6

6/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent early, soon tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to challenge before 2 out, under pressure in 4th 2 out, kept on and pressed leaders last where jumped left and bumped slightly, kept on same pace run-in op 11/2 tchd 5/1

3^rd

Smitty Bacall

1110-9

10/3

T: J P FlavinJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Mid-division, slight mistake 11th, progress into 4th after 3 out, led narrowly before 2 out, ridden 2 out, joined last, soon headed, kept on same pace run-in

4^th

Balinaboola Steel

1011-8

8/1

T: J J HanlonJ: Danny Mullins

Held up, slow 5th and reminders, slights mistake 7th and 12th, slight mistake 3, soon progress into 5th, ridden to challenge before 2 out, close up and every chance 2 out, under pressure in close 4th when hampered last, kept on same pace run-in op 15/2 tchd 17/2

5^th

3 ¼

Tune The Chello

711-11

15/2

T: H De BromheadJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Disputed and slight mistake 1st, soon tracked leaders, 4th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden to lead after 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra before last op 11/2

6^th

Twilight Girl

911-5

12/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Kevin Sexton

Led and disputed, slight mistake 3rd, led after 5th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon no extra and weakened op 14/1 tchd 16/1

7^th

9 ½

Quirt Evans

711-12

18/1

T: D M O'BrienJ: Sean Flanagan

Towards rear for most, ridden and no impression after 3 out, soon no extra tchd 20/1

8^th

Mister Bells

811-0

10/1

T: P NolanJ: Jordan Gainford

Prominent, led and disputed before 3rd, headed after 5th, slightly slow 9th, 2nd halfway, ridden and no extra after 3 out, weakened op 9/1 tchd 17/2

Also Ran

Groveman

710-9

7/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Reluctant to race, started well behind, pulled up after 4th op 8/1 tchd 13/2

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Non-Runners

Young Fitzy²

Weight: 11-8| Age: 7

T: D Queally J: J B Foley

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€4.00Pl:€1.10, €2.00, €1.40EX:€23.30Trifecta:€105.10Tricast:€64.51SF:€22.74

Forecasts

Pat Coyne (3/1), Smitty Bacall (10/3), Centurion Steel (6/1), Groveman (7/1), Tune The Chello (15/2), Balinaboola Steel (8/1), Mister Bells (10/1), Young Fitzy (10/1), Twilight Girl (12/1), Quirt Evans (18/1)

TUNE THE CHELLO was beaten only a head in this race last year and looks on a very fair mark with a reappearance run now under her belt. Groveman can improve further over this longer trip, with Pat Coyne taken to round out the placings.

TUNE THE CHELLO (IRE)
GROVEMAN
PAT COYNE (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Rippon Lodge

Weight: 9-12 |Age: 8

J: Tom Kelly | T: J P Ryan

9/2

Prize Money

1st: €9,900.002nd: €3,300.003rd: €1,651.004th: €825.005th: €495.006th: €330.00