7f · 2yo · Yielding · 16 runners · €13,200
All racecards for Sunday 27th September
We said4th of 13, beaten 7 at 12/1
NORMANTON 25/1
A tricky one to unpick — most of these have barely been seen, so the stable and the booking matter more than the figures.
NORMANTON gets the vote at 25/1 for David Marnane, ridden by Luke McAteer. David Marnane is running at 18% over the past fortnight.
The dangers are HMAS PERTH at 1/1 and RAGING BULL at 2/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(6) | 11. Raging Bull 1/2F | J: Ryan MooreT: Aidan O'Brien | 2 | 9-7 | – | ||
| Handy from the break - second at halfway - driven to the front 2f out - shaken up and edged in front by a whisker inside the final furlong then battled back to score right on the line | |||||||
| 2(14) | hd | 10. Overhead Drive 14/1 | J: Seamie HeffernanT: John Joseph Murphy | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - settled midfield - moved into third 2f out - driven up to dispute front approaching final furlong - hit the lead for a moment then caught in the final strides | |||||||
| 3(9) | 6[6¼] | 3. Golden Idol 8/1 | J: W. J. LeeT: Henry de Bromhead | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat close to the front group early - 6th at halfway then driven into 4th with a furlong left - responded to find third close home | |||||||
| 4(16) | ¾[7] | 8. Normanton 12/1 our selection | J: Luke McAteerT: David Marnane | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - settled in the pack then found room and made progress into 5th early in the last furlong - stayed on to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(12) | ½[7½] | 15. Yellow Sky 15/2 | J: Ben CoenT: J. P. Murtagh | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat close to front pair early - fourth at halfway - pushed along under pressure two out but couldn't quicken and held on same stride to finish fifth | |||||||
| 6(3) | nk[7¾] | 1. Activity 80/1 | J: Nathan CrosseT: Mrs J. Harrington | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Went straight to front - lost advantage 2f out and driven into 3rd inside final furlong - held off closing rivals late finishing sixth | |||||||
| 7(2) | 4½[12¼] | 12. Silk Twist 150/1 | J: Scott McCullaghT: Thomas Mullins | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat just off the front group - up in 3rd at halfway then 4th and asked for effort with 2f left - flattened out inside the final furlong to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(11) | 1¾[14] | 9. One Flash 40/1 | J: Wesley JoyceT: Adrian Sexton | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sat close to the pace early - 5th at halfway - driven with a furlong and a half left but couldn't threaten and held to the finish | |||||||
| 9(8) | 2[16] | 14. Tsali 33/1 | J: Chris HayesT: Kevin Thomas Coleman | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - driven approaching final 2f - stayed on same speed to the line without threatening - finished ninth | |||||||
| 10(10) | shd[16] | 2. Ah Sure Look 80/1 | J: J M SheridanT: Martin Hassett | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Held up at the back throughout - plodded on without threatening over the final furlong - well held in 10th | |||||||
| 11(1) | ½[16½] | 6. Maximilien Luce 13/2 | J: Jack ClearyT: Aidan O'Brien | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Settled around midfield - urged forward at halfway with little response inside the last two furlongs - held no chance late and finished well beaten in 11th | |||||||
| 12(5) | 3½[20] | 5. Johntom 100/1 | J: G. F. CarrollT: Gavin Cromwell | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Held up early - urged into contention but made no headway by halfway - unable to find more from 2f out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 13(7) | 3[23] | 13. Soho Dragon 125/1 | J: Donagh O'ConnorT: John Joseph Murphy | 2 | 9-7 | – | |
| Sluggish start - stayed towards the back throughout - no impression made on the finish - well held in 13th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 30.66s · Going Heavy · Non-runners: Hmas Perth, Muscogee Nation, Alpha Betty · Tote win €1.50