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Thursday 16 February 2023

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft (Soft to Heavy in places)  |   18 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:40  |   Winning time: 4m 21.02s
1st
Horse silk
2
Captains Nephew
611-12
17/2
T: P J RothwellJ: Darragh O'Keeffe
Prominent, tracked leaders after 1st, 4th halfway, 2nd after 3 out, challenged travelling well entering straight, led before 2 out, pushed along and went clear before last, stayed on strongly, easily op 11/1
2nd
Horse silk
18
5
Clodders Dream
511-12
11/2
T: G ElliottJ: Jordan Gainford
Tracked leaders, disputed from 2nd, headed 4th and 2nd halfway, pushed along in 4th approaching straight, no impression in 3rd 2 out, ridden in moderate 2nd when mistake last, kept on one pace op 5/1 tchd 9/2
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
3
Castle Field Boy
711-12
50/1
T: P T FoleyJ: D F O'Regan
Mid-division, 11th when not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, 5th entering straight, no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace, went moderate 3rd after last op 66/1 tchd 40/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ½
8
Gorgeous Suspect
711-12
5/2
T: A A HowardJ: Simon Torrens
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, not fluent 4 out, pushed along after next, ridden and no impression in 5th 2 out, kept on one pace, went moderate 4th after last op 15/8
5th
Horse silk
nk
14
Skradin
611-12
100/1
T: C O'DwyerJ: C G O'Dwyer (7)
Mid-division, slight mistake 4 out, pushed along in 7th entering straight, ridden and no impression in 6th 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace op 80/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
17
Kudasheva
511-5
6/4f
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Prominent, led after 1st, slight mistake and joined next, led again 4th, strongly pressed entering straight, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no impression, 3rd when mistake last, no extra op 7/4
7th
Horse silk
4 ¾
10
Kitsilano
611-12
28/1
T: J J MurphyJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, no impression in moderate 10th entering straight, no extra, kept on one pace op 40/1
8th
Horse silk
21
6
Conyers Hill
511-12
40/1
T: S CurlingJ: Phillip Enright
Tracked leaders, disputed briefly 2nd, headed next, 3rd halfway, ridden and weakened after 3 out op 14/1
9th
Horse silk
10
4
Ceroc
511-12
40/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: Philip Donovan (5)
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along and lost place before 3 out, moderate 11th entering straight, no extra op 33/1 tchd 50/1
10th
Horse silk
7
18
Special Protector
511-5
200/1
T: T DoyleJ: A McCurtin (3)
Never better than mid-division, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, moderate 9th entering straight, no extra op 100/1
11th
Horse silk
5
11
Mastermacblack
611-12
66/1
T: P CorkeryJ: I J Power
Mid-division, 8th 3 out, soon ridden and no extra, tailed off op 80/1
12th
Horse silk
6 ½
16
Unheralded
711-12
150/1
T: T J Nagle-JrJ: J J Slevin
Always towards rear, never a factor, mistake 3rd, pushed along and no extra before 3 out, tailed off op 125/1
13th
Horse silk
33
13
No Bodder
711-12
40/1
T: A MullinsJ: Danny Mullins
Mid-division, mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened after next, completely tailed off tchd 50/1
14th
Horse silk
30
15
Strong Whisper
711-12
200/1
T: N LeeJ: Melanie Horsman (7)
Always towards rear, ridden and weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off
15th
Horse silk
43
9
Ivoir Borget
511-12
150/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: Sean O'Keeffe
Always towards rear and soon pushed along, never a factor, detached halfway, completely tailed off op 66/1
16th
Horse silk
3 ¾
1
Black Field
511-12
100/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: E Walsh (5)
Rear of mid-division, pushed along towards rear when mistake 5th, soon ridden and weakened, completely tailed off op 66/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
7
Feu Du Bresil
811-12
11/2
T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend
Tracked leaders, took keen hold, 5th when mistake 5th, close 3rd approaching straight, soon pushed along and no impression, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out
PU
Horse silk
12
Mustmeetthefarrier
511-12
200/1
T: C CollinsJ: Kevin Sexton
Towards rear, pushed along and weakened after 3rd, pulled up before next op 100/1
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Non-Runners

21
Horse silk
Figaroc23
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 8
T: W P Mullins  J: Reserve 3
NR
20
Horse silk
One Big Bang16
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: Paul Tobin  J: Reserve 2
NR
19
Horse silk
Avenue De Pais
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: N Stokes  J: Reserve 1
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€13.00Pl:€2.80, €1.90, €15.10EX:€67.20Trifecta:€1,398.30SF:€56.86

Forecasts

Kudasheva (6/4), Gorgeous Suspect (5/2), Clodders Dream (11/2), Feu Du Bresil (11/2), Captains Nephew (17/2), Kitsilano (28/1), Conyers Hill (40/1), Ceroc (40/1), No Bodder (40/1), Castle Field Boy (50/1), Mastermacblack (66/1), Skradin (100/1), Black Field (100/1), Unheralded (150/1), Ivoir Borget (150/1), Special Protector (200/1), Strong Whisper (200/1), Mustmeetthefarrier (200/1)

Verdict

Despite winning a point, KUDASHEVA is expected to improve for the drop in trip, at least at this stage of her career and she looks the to beat. Gorgeous Suspect and Clodders Dream are the main threats.

  1. KUDASHEVA (IRE)
  2. GORGEOUS SUSPECT (FR)
  3. CLODDERS DREAM

Previous Winners

2022
Gracchus De Balme
Weight: 11-12  |Age: 6
J: J J Slevin  |  T: J P O'Brien
11/8

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €499.005th: €299.006th: €200.00

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