6f · 3yo+ · Yielding · 13 runners · €21,000
All racecards for Thursday 15th October
We said6th of 13, beaten 5¾ at 9/1
KEKE 8/1
KEKE at 8/1, Edward Lynam and Shane Foley, is the bet, and this is the profile the whole thing is built around. He races off a mark 9lb below the 102 it won from in July and has already won round this track 3 times.
The dangers are STAYSOUND SUSIE at 20/1 (a course winner) and SMOKE THEM OUT at 10/1 (a course winner).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(1) | 1. Unique Journey 15/2 | J: Terry CaseyT: Daniel James Murphy | 4 | 9-7 | 94 | ||
| Raced just behind the front pair - 5th 2f out - made smooth progress to challenge 1 1/2f out - went on 1f out - pulled clear final furlong to win easing down | |||||||
| 2(9) | 4 | 12. Smoke Them Out 16/1 | J: Sadhbh TormeyT: T G McCourt | 4 | 8-4 | 77 | |
| Set the pace early - pushed along 2f out before being overtaken and slipping to 3rd 1 1/2f out - regained 2nd inside the final furlong and stayed on but never got to the winner - second | |||||||
| 3(7) | nk[4¼] | 10. Moltophino 9/2J | J: Chris HayesT: John Andrew Kinsella | 5 | 9-4 | 84 | |
| prominent early - pushed along 2f out and 4th 1f out - plugged on for 3rd inside the final furlong but never a danger | |||||||
| 4(3) | ¾[5] | 6. Amiata 14/1 | J: Colin KeaneT: G. M. Lyons | 3 | 9-6 | 87 | |
| Missed the break - towards the back early - urged 2f out then driven - 7th 1f out - stayed on late for 4th but never a danger | |||||||
| 5(10) | ½[5½] | 11. Nouvel Espoir 7/1 | J: Julian PietropaoloT: James M Barcoe | 6 | 8-5 | 78 | |
| Raced in the pack - 8th 2f out - stayed on late but never a danger - finished 5th | |||||||
| 6(2) | shd[5¾] | 2. Keke 9/1 our selection | J: Shane FoleyT: Edward Lynam | 6 | 9-13 | 93 | |
| Missed the break - settled in the pack's midst - pushed along to move up to 4th 2f out - challenged for the front for a spell 1 1/2f out - overtaken 1f out and weakened to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7(4) | [5¾] | 9. Dark Ace 9/2J | J: Adam CaffreyT: Adrian McGuinness | 4 | 9-5 | 85 | |
| Prominent early - pushed along 2f out and 5th 1f out - made no further headway to finish 7th | |||||||
| 7(6) | [5¾] | 5. Dmaniac 12/1 | J: Paddy HarnettT: Martin Hassett | 4 | 9-4 | 87 | |
| Towards the back of the pack early - pushed along 2f out and 9th - short of room 1f out then never able to land a blow - finished 7th | |||||||
| 9(13) | ½[6½] | 13. Go Athletico 11/1 | J: Gavin RyanT: Adrian McGuinness | 8 | 8-8 | 74 | |
| Towards the back early - urged 2f out then driven soon after - made late gains towards the near rail final furlong - well beaten in 9th | |||||||
| 10(5) | 2[8½] | 4. The Highway Rat 25/1 | J: W. J. LeeT: A Oliver | 8 | 9-9 | 89 | |
| Up with the pace early - in 3rd 2f out - faded in the final furlong to finish 10th | |||||||
| 11(11) | 2[10½] | 3. Staysound Susie 16/1 | J: Jimmy DaltonT: A. Slattery | 5 | 9-5 | 92 | |
| Prominent early - 7th 2f out under pressure - faded out of contention to finish 11th | |||||||
| 12(12) | hd[10¾] | 8. Chicago Pope 8/1 | J: Ben CoenT: J. P. Murtagh | 3 | 9-5 | 86 | |
| Raced in the pack - pushed along 2f out - faded away to finish 12th | |||||||
| 13(8) | ¾[11½] | 7. Unauthorized 18/1 | J: Reese HolohanT: Aidan Melia | 3 | 9-1 | 87 | |
| Missed the break - towards the rear throughout - no threat at any stage - finished 13th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 16.41s · Going Soft · Tote win €9.30