1m2½f · 3yo+ · Good · 17 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Friday 4th September
We said7th of 14, beaten 11 at 18/1
DARKDESERTHIGHWAY
DARKDESERTHIGHWAY at no price yet, M D O'Callaghan with Mel Sheridan taking off 2lb, looks the one to be on. He went close off this sort of rating, beaten 3L off 68 on 18 August and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are DOCTOR GRACE at no price yet (a course winner) and HEXAGONAL at no price yet (well handicapped).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(14) | 11. Lough Leane 7/1 | J: Adam Browne-SouzaT: Maurice Andrew Ahern | 6 | 9-10 | 65 | ||
| Sat behind the front group - 4th at halfway - driven forward down the inner - hit the front a furlong out and stayed on strongly to the line | |||||||
| 2(6) | 2½ | 14. Sweet Baby Zou 3/1F | J: Julian PietropaoloT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3 | 9-6 | 68 | |
| Held up towards the back - closed onto the front group with 2f left - urged into 4th with a furlong to run - forced up into 2nd close home before staying on at one speed | |||||||
| 3(10) | 3½[6] | 2. Areana 5/1 | J: Jessica O'GormanT: Eddie & Patrick Harty | 7 | 9-13 | 68 | |
| Set the tempo - driven entering the straight - caught and passed over 1f out - plugged on at one speed to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4(11) | ¾[6¾] | 13. Chosen One 12/1 | J: Sadhbh TormeyT: Donnacha Aidan O'Brien | 3 | 9-5 | 69 | |
| Sat behind the front group - urged forward with 2f left before moving into 4th approaching the final 200 yards - unable to find more and stayed on at same rate to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(12) | 2¾[9½] | 8. Daonethatgotaway 14/1 | J: Reese HolohanT: Mark Fahey | 6 | 9-11 | 66 | |
| Held up towards back of pack - urged into effort with over 2f left - pressed for late response inside final furlong - stayed on to snatch 5th at the finish | |||||||
| 6(8) | ½[10] | 7. Berto Ramirez 9/2 | J: Jimmy DaltonT: Andrew McNamara | 4 | 9-9 | 66 | |
| Sat behind the front group early - third at halfway - urged into second at the start of the straight but found little more - faded to finish sixth | |||||||
| 7(17) | 1[11] | 3. Darkdeserthighway 18/1 our selection | J: Mel SheridanT: M D O'Callaghan | 8 | 9-11 | 68 | |
| Held up towards the back - improved into midfield over 2f out then found little from a furlong out - stayed on same gait to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(13) | 2¼[13¼] | 5. Sinbad My Dad 15/2 | J: Joseph HarnettT: Seamus Fahey | 5 | 9-11 | 68 | |
| Held up in the pack - urged forward with two furlongs left - asked for effort soon after and stayed on at one speed inside the final furlong - eventually finished eighth | |||||||
| 9(1) | shd[13¼] | 9. Hexagonal 11/1 | J: Jared HugganT: Denis Gerard Hogan | 5 | 9-4 | 66 | |
| Sat close behind pace - second at halfway - third and driven early in straight - faded final furlong to finish ninth | |||||||
| 10(7) | 1¾[15] | 12. Showyoutheropes 22/1 | J: Danny O'LearyT: Gerard O'Leary | 4 | 9-3 | 65 | |
| Held up at the back - driven approaching 2f out - unable to make headway from inside final furlong - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 11(5) | 2¼[17¼] | 1. Solomon Coop 40/1 | J: Orla TynanT: M J Tynan | 5 | 10-0 | 69 | |
| Sat close to the pace - 5th at halfway - driven with 2f left then found nothing and faded | |||||||
| 12(3) | nse[17½] | 4. Doctor Grace 40/1 | J: Cillian RowanT: Adrian McGuinness | 6 | 9-9 | 68 | |
| Settled around midfield - slipped towards the back with 2f left - unable to threaten leading pair - well held at the line | |||||||
| 13(4) | 2¾[20¼] | 10. Enchanted Lady 22/1 | J: Conor CusackT: A Oliver | 4 | 9-8 | 65 | |
| Held up in the pack - driven on the rail with 4f left - faded from there to finish well beaten in 13th | |||||||
| 14(15) | 9[29¼] | 6. Solomon 33/1 | J: Gabriella HillT: P Sweeney | 5 | 9-10 | 67 | |
| Held up at the back - no impact - well held throughout | |||||||
Winning time 2m 14.29s · Going Good · Non-runners: A Pretty Penny, Chestnut Palace, Good Man Jack · Tote win £8.50