2m2f · 4yo+ · Good · 12 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Friday 18th September
We said
PORTNACOO 28/1
PORTNACOO at 28/1, H Smyth and Donagh Meyler, is the one that stands out. He has already won round this track 3 times, handles the ground, with 2 wins from 2 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The one worry is long absence.
BEGGARS ROCK rates higher on our figures but is passed over — won its last two, and there is no comparable mark in this code to judge the rise.
The dangers are DERRY LAD at 10/1 (went close off this mark) and LILAC LADY at 16/1.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12. Calm Flight Ahead 4/1 | J: Shane O'CallaghanT: P J Rothwell | 5 | 10-4 | 91 | ||
| Led from the off - narrowed the gap slightly but had daylight approaching the final fence - kept battling to hold on and score | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | 5. Dairy Force 3/1 | J: James SmithT: Gordon Elliott | 7 | 11-0 | 103 | |
| Tracked front group early - mid-pack around 4 out - into second berth 2 out - narrowed gap approaching last - pushed along on the run home but couldn't find more from a furlong out - kept going to finish second | |||||||
| 3 | 15[17] | 4. Chantilly Wings 9/1 | J: Jordan GainfordT: Cian Collins | 5 | 11-5 | 103 | |
| Tracked the front group in 4th - dropped to 5th two out - up to 3rd before the last but unable to close | |||||||
| 4 | ½[17½] | 1. Migdam 16/1 | J: Phillip EnrightT: James Andrew Fahey | 7 | 11-12 | 110 | |
| Held up at back of field - improved into 8th before 4 out then 6th approaching 2 out - into 5th before last but unable to close - stayed on at one gait to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | ½[18] | 7. Earl Neigh 16/1 | J: Philip DonovanT: A. Slattery | 7 | 11-4 | 102 | |
| Sat behind the front group early - held a modest 3rd four out then pressed for effort two out - still 4th and unable to close approaching the last - held on for 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 13[31] | 9. Beggars Rock 9/4F | J: Kevin SextonT: Ian Patrick Donoghue | 7 | 11-2 | 100 | |
| Sat behind pace in 2nd early - blundered 4 out then dropped to 4th under pressure 2 out - faded before the last to finish 6th well beaten | |||||||
| 7 | 1¼[32¼] | 11. Viceregent 80/1 | J: Mr E P PowellT: Liam Lennon | 9 | 10-7 | 98 | |
| Sat behind the front group early - dropped through the pack from 4 out and faded 3 out - well held at the finish in 7th | |||||||
| 8 | 23[55¼] | 8. Lilac Lady 12/1 | J: Alan KingT: Mark Michael McNiff | 6 | 10-11 | 102 | |
| Sat up with the front group early in 3rd - dropped back after the 4th - faded before 3 out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| F | 10. Derry Lad 15/2 | J: J J SlevinT: Kevin Thomas Coleman | 8 | 11-0 | 98 | ||
| Held up towards the back - down at the 4th | |||||||
| PU | 3. Gone For Tea 66/1 | J: Conor Stone-WalshT: Noel C. Kelly | 8 | 11-6 | 104 | ||
| Held up at the back throughout - lost touch before 3 out - eased and pulled up before 2 out | |||||||
Winning time 4m 16.20s · Going Good · Non-runners: Quint Major, Portnacoo · Tote win £5