2m5½f · 4yo+ · Good · 9 runners · €9,000
All racecards for Friday 18th September
We said4th of 9, beaten 8¾ at 9/1
GANGSTER GRANNY 8/1
GANGSTER GRANNY at 8/1, C A McBratney and Sean Flanagan, looks the most likely of these. He has already won around this track, handles the ground, with 5 wins from 11 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are KASHCHEI at 11/2 (went close off this mark) and MR MASTER MAC at 11/2 (a course winner).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7. Kashchei 7/1 | J: Carl MillarT: Cian Collins | 6 | 11-1 | 112 | ||
| Settled up with the pace early - drifted back through midfield 3 out - rallied approaching 2 out - into 4th before the last - rider briefly adrift in the saddle over the run-in - rallied to challenge in 2nd - hit the front inside the final furlong and a half - kept finding more to the line | |||||||
| 2 | 7½ | 9. Harpy Eagle 9/2 | J: Josh WilliamsonT: R P Cody | 5 | 10-12 | 107 | |
| Settled behind the front pack early - lost footing a touch after the 3rd - error four out dropped back to 6th before making headway three out - into 4th and pushed out before two out - down to 5th with nothing to offer approaching last - rallied on the run-in - grabbed second right at the line | |||||||
| 3 | nk[7¾] | 3. Mr Master Mac 100/30F | J: Thomas O'ConnorT: Mark Fahey | 5 | 11-7 | 120 | |
| Handy early - up in second from early stages - hit front two out - slim edge approaching last - overtaken inside final furlong and a half - finished third without further response | |||||||
| 4 | 1[8¾] | 6. Gangster Granny 9/1 our selection | J: Sean FlanaganT: C A McBratney | 5 | 11-7 | 113 | |
| Tracked front group early - 7th four out and 6th by two out - unable to close before last - stayed on at one tempo to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | hd[9] | 2. Luker's Tipple 7/2 | J: Keith DonoghueT: Gavin Cromwell | 5 | 12-0 | 120 | |
| Went straight to the front - blundered and lost the advantage 2 out - tight up in third approaching the last - pushed alongside in the straight but couldn't find more inside the final furlong and a half | |||||||
| 6 | 25[34] | 1. Brother Walfrid 11/2 | J: Jack KennedyT: Gordon Elliott | 5 | 12-0 | 120 | |
| Up with the front group - made a small error 4 out and was 5th - moved through to 3rd before 2 out - jumped to 2nd and disputed the lead momentarily over the last - dropped back to 4th and found nothing more - faded to finish 6th | |||||||
| PU | 4. Holy Joe 25/1 | J: Sam EwingT: Gordon Elliott | 6 | 11-8 | 114 | ||
| Held up at back of field - pushed along by the 4th - trailed at the tail before 3 out - never a threat and losing touch 2 out - pulled up before the last | |||||||
| PU | 5. Look Sport 28/1 | J: Conor Stone-WalshT: Paul Nolan | 5 | 11-8 | 114 | ||
| Held up at the back throughout - lost touch three out - eased and pulled up before the final fence | |||||||
| PU | 8. Lady Lena 9/1 | J: Brian HayesT: W. P. Mullins | 6 | 11-4 | – | ||
| Sat close to the front pack early - third with four to jump - dropped away after three out - faded from contention - eased down and pulled up before the final fence | |||||||
Winning time 5m 29.80s · Going Good · Tote win £8