3m · 4yo+ · Good · 12 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Tuesday 3rd November
We said6th of 12, beaten 3 at 18/1
MOONLIGHT PARADISE 16/1
MOONLIGHT PARADISE at 16/1, Paul Nolan with Eoin Staples taking off 5lb, gets the vote. He comes from a yard in good heart at 20%, handles the ground, with a win from 3 on it and has a telling booking — a rider who has won on it before returns.
The dangers are MICKEY COHEN at 17/2 (went close off this mark) and SMACKWATER JACK at 17/2 (a course winner).
Each-way is the way in at 16/1, 3 places at 1/4.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4. Mickey Cohen 15/2 | J: Sam EwingT: Noel Meade | 5 | 11-7 | 101 | ||
| Settled in the pack early - moved up to sit 4th by halfway - blundered 3 out and again at the following fence - driven along but still 4th approaching the last - finished strongly on the run-in to snatch victory on the line | |||||||
| 2 | nse | 5. Smackwater Jack 11/1 | J: Darragh O'KeeffeT: Mrs Denise Foster | 12 | 11-5 | 99 | |
| Set the pace from the outset - 2nd turning into the straight - rallied to challenge at the last where made an error - dropped to 3rd and pushed along - rallied again close home and went down by a short head | |||||||
| 3 | hd[¼] | 3. Accustomed 17/2 | J: Jordan GainfordT: E D Delany | 6 | 11-7 | 101 | |
| prominent early - nudged up to challenge after 2nd - small error 5th - in front from halfway with rival alongside - hard driven and tested before 2 out - stayed on gamely - caught late and passed in final strides for third | |||||||
| 4 | shd[¼] | 1. Watching The Clock 5/1F | J: Peter SmithersT: Padraig Roche | 5 | 11-7 | 106 | |
| Settled in midfield - moved up to 5th with 5 out - 3rd on the inner turning in - pushed along to get involved before 2 out - stayed on gamely and in the thick of it late - collared in the final strides to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 2¼[2½] | 9. Its Not Over Yet 15/2 | J: Phillip EnrightT: Oliver McKiernan | 7 | 11-0 | 94 | |
| Up with the front pair early - dropped to midfield by 5th - pushed along without response turning in - stayed on at same speed to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6 | nk[3] | 6. Moonlight Paradise 18/1 our selection | J: Eoin StaplesT: Paul Nolan | 5 | 10-13 | 98 | |
| Among the backmarkers early - moved up before 2 out - 6th after 2 out under urging - failed to make a dent before the last - plugged on at same speed to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 1½[4½] | 11. Princess Felicia 6/1 | J: Cian QuirkeT: David Harry Kelly | 7 | 10-3 | 83 | |
| Prominent from the start - holding third at the midway point - pushed along turning into the straight - fifth 2 out and making no inroads - plugged on at the same speed to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8 | 5[9½] | 12. Vroomvroomboo 15/2 | J: Shane O'CallaghanT: James Andrew Fahey | 8 | 9-11 | 80 | |
| Settled out the back early - no threat turning for home - plodded on at same speed to finish 8th | |||||||
| 9 | 1¾[11¼] | 2. Moonshine Girl 7/1 | J: Miss J TownendT: Paul John Gilligan | 7 | 11-8 | 102 | |
| Raced in the pack - pushed along without making ground approaching 2 out - finished 9th | |||||||
| 10 | 9[20¼] | 7. Felicity Smoak 22/1 | J: Ross BerryT: Paul Nolan | 4 | 10-10 | 98 | |
| Settled in behind the pack - towards the back turning for home - soon outpaced and well beaten in 10th | |||||||
| 11 | 10[30¼] | 10. A Year Older 6/1 | J: Ben HarveyT: Karl Thornton | 8 | 10-12 | 92 | |
| Settled at the back early - pushed along and making no progress turning in - nothing more to offer before 2 out - finished 11th | |||||||
| PU | 8. Ballyhahill 50/1 | J: Josh WilliamsonT: Gordon Elliott | 4 | 10-11 | 95 | ||
| Settled among the pack in the early stages - pushed along out the back before 3 out - tired quickly and eased up before 2 out | |||||||
Winning time 6m 15.70s · Going Good To Yielding · Tote win €8.60