3m · Class 1 · 5yo+ · Good To Yielding · 7 runners · €96,000
All racecards for Saturday 31st October
We saidWon at 8/1
HAITI COULEURS 17/2
HAITI COULEURS at 17/2, Rebecca Curtis and Paul Townend, looks the most likely of these. He handles the ground, with 3 wins from 5 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The one worry is long absence.
BANBRIDGE rates higher on our figures but is passed over — won last time, and there is no comparable mark in this code to judge the rise.
The dangers are CROKE PARK at 80/1 and ROMEO COOLIO at 10/3 (a course winner).
Each-way is the way in at 17/2, 2 places at 1/4.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5. Haiti Couleurs 8/1 our selection | J: Paul TownendT: Rebecca Curtis | 9 | 11-10 | 162 | ||
| Cut out the running from the front - two lengths clear at halfway - untidy jumping 2 out - error at the last - under pressure soon after - stayed on strongly on the run-in to win | |||||||
| 2 | 4¾ | 4. Fleur In The Park 3/1 | J: Cian QuirkeT: A. Slattery | 7 | 11-10 | 157 | |
| Settled in behind early on - up to fourth at the midway point - made ground before 3 out - pushed on before the second-last fence was bypassed - dropped out of runner-up spot and struggled for pace before the last was bypassed - came with a late run on the flat - regained second near the line - kept going to finish second | |||||||
| 3 | shd[4¾] | 2. Banbridge 9/4 | J: J. J. SlevinT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 10 | 11-10 | 166 | |
| Up with the pace early - held runner-up spot at the midpoint - error 3 out - scrappy at the final fence - pushed hard and slipped to 4th - battled back to regain 2nd before the last was bypassed - weakened late and surrendered 2nd near the line to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | 28[32¾] | 7. Romeo Coolio 11/8F | J: Jack KennedyT: Gordon Elliott | 7 | 11-10 | 157 | |
| Raced in midfield and going easily - 3rd at halfway - veered right 4 out - under urging and fading before 2 out was skipped - wound down on the run-in and never a threat - 4th and well beaten | |||||||
| 5 | 35[67¾] | 3. Croke Park 33/1 | J: Danny GilliganT: Gordon Elliott | 8 | 11-10 | 146 | |
| Towards the back from the start - jumping lacked polish at the 2nd and given a short nudge before 5th - eight lengths off the pace before 4 out - well adrift by the last and finished 5th | |||||||
Winning time 5m 52.00s · Going Good · Non-runners: Heart Wood, Affordale Fury · Tote win £9.30