5f · 3yo+ · Good · 19 runners · €6,000
All racecards for Saturday 5th September
We said3rd of 18, beaten 2¾ at 5/1
STEEL MAGNOLIA 4/1
STEEL MAGNOLIA at 4/1, W McCreery and W J Lee, looks the pick of these. He won last time out, has the right side of the draw and comes from a yard in good heart at 32%.
The dangers are IRISH RUMOUR at 8/1 (a course winner) and SIMMERING SEAS at 11/2 (staying on last time).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(14) | 2. Irish Rumour 11/2 | J: Orla TynanT: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch | 6 | 9-9 | 59 | ||
| Settled just behind pace on inner - shared advantage and going strongly two out - driven into command a furlong and a half out - stayed on strongly through the final furlong - challenged again close home but held on flat out | |||||||
| 2(18) | nk | 17. The Love Machine 9/4F | J: Luke McAteerT: Sean Davis | 3 | 8-12 | 42 | |
| Settled off the pace on the near flank - pushed along with 1 1/2f left - up to 6th with a furlong to go - finished strongly to be edged out | |||||||
| 3(17) | 2½[2¾] | 8. Steel Magnolia 5/1 our selection | J: W J LeeT: W McCreery | 4 | 9-12 | 55 | |
| settled around midpack towards the left - moved nearer the pace with 2f left - pushed along at the 1.5f marker - stayed on to snatch third right at the line | |||||||
| 4(15) | ½[3¼] | 7. Simmering Seas 6/1 | J: Ben CoenT: Daniel James Murphy | 3 | 10-0 | 58 | |
| settled in the pack towards the far rail - pushed along and made ground on the front-runners approaching 2f out then 5th with a furlong left - stayed on at one level to finish fourth | |||||||
| 5(19) | nk[3½] | 11. Caffu Zafeen 22/1 | J: J M SheridanT: Paul W Flynn | 5 | 9-6 | 49 | |
| Sat behind the front group on the outside - pushed along with no headway 1 1/2f out - stayed on same stride through the final furlong - finished 5th beaten 3.5 lengths | |||||||
| 5(13) | nk[3½] | 14. Ballysax Lil' Mick 12/1 | J: Wesley JoyceT: Miss Katy Brown | 8 | 8-11 | 43 | |
| Went straight to front along the stand rail - pressed and drawn level 2f out - overtaken shortly after - held steady effort to the line without finding more | |||||||
| 7(2) | nk[4] | 6. Lethimfly 20/1 | J: Colin KeaneT: Gerard Keane | 4 | 10-0 | 57 | |
| Made the running on the far side - third of the field at the midpoint - pushed along and in touch until 1 1/2f out then stayed on at a steady gait to finish seventh | |||||||
| 8(3) | nk[4¼] | 9. One Cool Bear 66/1 | J: Adam CaffreyT: Adrian McGuinness | 3 | 9-11 | 55 | |
| Sat behind the front group away from the rail - pushed along with 2f left but couldn't find extra gear - stayed on same effort to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9(6) | ½[4¾] | 3. Rosato 13/2 | J: Shane FoleyT: Charles Weld | 5 | 10-2 | 59 | |
| Settled around the centre of the field towards the stand rail - pushed along and made no headway on the front group two furlongs out - stayed on same gear to finish ninth | |||||||
| 10(7) | 1½[6¼] | 5. Asdana 12/1 | J: Sam CoenT: W McCreery | 4 | 9-10 | 58 | |
| Settled towards the back - pushed along around midfield with 2f left - unable to find extra and stayed on same tempo to the line | |||||||
| 11(5) | hd[6½] | 10. Glen Breeze 25/1 | J: Shane MarkeyT: Patrick Magee | 3 | 9-0 | 51 | |
| Settled towards the wide part of the field early - pushed along with a furlong and a half left but couldn't land a blow - finished well beaten in 11th | |||||||
| 12(16) | 1[7½] | 12. Cleopatra Dream 50/1 | J: Diego LimaT: Diego Dias | 3 | 9-4 | 48 | |
| Held up towards the back near the stands rail - pushed along and unable to improve into the final furlong and a half - finished well held in 12th | |||||||
| 13(4) | nk[7¾] | 18. Jackandthefox 40/1 | J: Rory ClearyT: Miss Jennifer Anne Lynch | 7 | 8-11 | 40 | |
| Settled towards the wide part of the field - pushed along with two furlongs left - unable to find more inside the final furlong - beaten into 13th | |||||||
| 14(9) | 2[9¾] | 4. Surpass And Shine 40/1 | J: Scott McCullaghT: Patrick J Flynn | 5 | 10-2 | 59 | |
| Slow into stride - settled towards the back of the field - unable to land a blow - well held in 14th | |||||||
| 15(12) | hd[10] | 15. Step Back In Time 14/1 | J: Gary CarrollT: Chris Timmons | 8 | 9-0 | 43 | |
| Held up in the pack - pushed along but unable to make any impact from 1 1/2f out - faded to finish 15th | |||||||
| 16(11) | 2[12] | 13. Monastere 28/1 | J: Jack ClearyT: Karl Thornton | 4 | 8-12 | 46 | |
| Handy on the left in behind the pace early - midfield and driven approaching halfway - held no more with 1 1/2f left - eventually well held | |||||||
| 17(1) | 4¾[16¾] | 19. Lismacbryan 66/1 | J: Siobhan RutledgeT: G A Kingston | 5 | 8-11 | 40 | |
| Settled behind pace on the wide flank - pushed along with no response 2f out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 18(8) | nk[17] | 16. Kidd 125/1 | J: Nicola BurnsT: John C McConnell | 3 | 8-7 | 42 | |
| Sluggish start - stayed towards back throughout - well held in 18th | |||||||
Winning time 59.45s · Going Good · Non-runners: Agostino · Tote win €6.50