17:05 Killarney

Saturday 20 August 2022

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Tote Always SP Or Better Handicap Chase (Grade B)

Off time: 17:05 | Winning time: 4m 48.20s

1^st

Rock Road

1010-9

11/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Brian Hayes

Chased leaders, 6th halfway, soon headway on inner, challenged from after 2 out, gained narrow lead run-in, stayed on well to assert closing stages op 18/5 tchd 4/1

2^nd

1 ½

Exit Poll

811-9

25/1

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Prominent, 5th halfway, headway and effort straight, challenged and kept on without matching winner run-in op 20/1

3^rd

1 ¼

Ferdia

610-7

10/1

T: J P RyanJ: Danny Mullins

Mid-division early, 8th halfway, headway after 5 out, effort and switched right after 3 out, slight mistake last, challenged and kept on without matching front pair run-in op 11/1

4^th

The Dara Man

710-9

40/1

T: J P RyanJ: Sean Flanagan

Disputed lead early, led from 2nd, joined after 4 out, slight lead again 2 out, slight mistake last, headed run-in, soon one pace op 25/1

5^th

1 ¾

Fils D'oudairies

711-4

7/2

T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford

Prominent, on terms after 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on without matching principals run-in op 11/4

6^th

Act Of God

710-7

8/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Sam Ewing

Mid-division, pushed along briefly in 7th halfway, not fluent 5 out, closed after next, chased leaders and effort straight, one pace from before last op 17/2 tchd 9/1

7^th

3 ¾

Birchdale

811-3

14/1

T: E BolgerJ: Mark Walsh

Waited with, 10th halfway, some headway and slight mistake 3 out, soon one pace op 12/1

8^th

3 ½

Say It Ain't So

710-0

33/1

T: R HackettJ: Simon Torrens

Waited with, towards rear and pushed along briefly after 4th, impeded 6th, reminders halfway, some headway and one pace straight tchd 40/1

9^th

Mi Lighthouse

810-6

11/1

T: W P MullinsJ: J B Foley (3)

Mid-division early, 9th halfway, effort to chase leaders on outer straight, weakened when mistake last op 7/1

10^th

January Jets

811-3

25/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Disputed lead early, dropped to 2nd from 2nd, not fluent 3rd and 7th, 3rd halfway, ridden along after 4 out, weakened from before next where not fluent op 28/1 tchd 22/1

Also Ran

Discordantly

811-10

15/2

T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: D F O'Regan

In rear and reminders after 1st, some progress from 4 out, still plenty to do when fell 3 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1

Kapard

611-5

20/1

T: H De BromheadJ: C Brassil (5)

Mid-division, not fluent 2nd and reminders, closer in 4th halfway, not fluent 6 out and lost place, again not fluent 4 out and dropped to rear, pulled up before next op 16/1

Railway Hurricane

710-4

13/2

T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 6th op 9/1

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Non-Runners

Castlegrace Paddy²⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 11

T: P A Fahy J: B J Cooper

Arrycan¹⁴

Weight: 10-1| Age: 8

T: L P Cusack J: R Deegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.75Pl:€1.50, €7.70, €2.90EX:€59.90Trifecta:€851.50Tricast:€641.99SF:€78.44

Forecasts

Rock Road (11/4), Fils D'oudairies (7/2), Arrycan (13/2), Railway Hurricane (13/2), Discordantly (15/2), Act Of God (8/1), Ferdia (10/1), Mi Lighthouse (11/1), Birchdale (14/1), Kapard (20/1), Exit Poll (25/1), January Jets (25/1), Castlegrace Paddy (25/1), Say It Ain't So (33/1), The Dara Man (40/1)

ROCK ROAD has been impressive so far over fences and arrives on the back of a career-best effort over hurdles, so he gets the marginal vote over his stablemate Mi Lighthouse, who also looks open to improvement. Arrycan should give a good account of himself once more.

ROCK ROAD (IRE)
MI LIGHTHOUSE (IRE)
ARRYCAN (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

Batcio

Weight: 10-3 |Age: 9

J: Brian Hayes | T: T M Walsh

4/1

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,501.004th: €2,250.005th: €1,349.006th: €900.00