7f · 3yo · Soft · 12 runners · €9,000
All racecards for Tuesday 1st September
We said
MOTTA ALTA 9/2
MOTTA ALTA at 9/2, Mrs John Harrington and Shane Foley, looks the pick of these. He was not given a hard time of it last time, should be suited by the ground and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are NINTH CRUSADE at 6/1 (went close off this mark) and LOHOOBB at 4/1 (won last time).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(10) | 4. Solana Beach 7/1 | J: Seamie HeffernanT: J A Stack | 3 | 9-12 | 78 | ||
| Up with the pace - 3rd at halfway - driven and moved left 2f out - urged over 1f out - stayed on strongly to hit the front near the line | |||||||
| 2(5) | nk | 6. Ninth Crusade 3/1J | J: Colin KeaneT: M D O'Callaghan | 3 | 9-8 | 74 | |
| Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - pushed for effort 2f out - hit front inside final 100 yards - caught late and unable to find more | |||||||
| 3(6) | 1½[1¾] | 11. Cladach 8/1 | J: Declan McDonoghT: Joseph Patrick O'Brien | 3 | 8-13 | 65 | |
| Held up towards the back of the pack - 8th at halfway - urged forward approaching 2f out - made progress under pressure with a furlong left - kept going strongly to close late for third | |||||||
| 4(2) | nk[2] | 7. Nazario 3/1J | J: Ben CoenT: J P Murtagh | 3 | 9-7 | 73 | |
| Up with the early leaders - 4th at halfway - pressure applied from 3f out - plugged on at one speed from 2f out without threatening | |||||||
| 5(1) | ¾[2¾] | 8. Venetian Star 7/2 | J: Luke McAteerT: Patrick T Foley | 3 | 9-7 | 73 | |
| Set the pace early - driven on with over 2f left before being outrun in the final furlong to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6(7) | 2¾[5½] | 12. Glasarmi 50/1 | J: Gavin RyanT: Rory Anthony Devine | 3 | 8-11 | 63 | |
| Held a central position early - 6th at halfway - given encouragement approaching the last two furlongs - eased into stride under pressure a furlong out then found nothing and dropped away close home | |||||||
| 7(11) | 7½[13] | 5. Star Strewn 16/1 | J: Rory ClearyT: C W J Farrell | 3 | 9-10 | 76 | |
| Settled midfield early - 7th at the halfway point - urged on with 2f left - lost momentum inside the final furlong to finish well beaten | |||||||
| 8(12) | 11[24] | 2. Lohoobb 11/1 | J: W J LeeT: M C Grassick | 3 | 10-2 | 82 | |
| Wide and keen early - held a handy position and 5th at halfway - asked for effort over 2f out - lost ground inside final 2f - allowed to drop away approaching the last furlong - well held at finish | |||||||
| 9(4) | 5½[29½] | 10. Girl Bear 16/1 | J: Leigh RocheT: Jack Foley | 3 | 9-2 | 68 | |
| Settled towards the back - failed to land a blow - beaten a long way when eased through the finish | |||||||
| 10(8) | shd[29¾] | 9. Friendly Invoice 80/1 | J: Robert WheartyT: Conor David Maxwell | 3 | 9-4 | 70 | |
| Hampered start - settled last - never a factor - well held in 10th | |||||||
| 11(3) | 4½[34¼] | 1. Snow Light 33/1 | J: J M SheridanT: Denis Gerard Hogan | 3 | 10-4 | 84 | |
| Held up towards the back - urged forward 3f out - dropped away over 1f later and finished well behind | |||||||
Winning time 1m 27.28s · Going Yielding · Non-runners: Motta Alta · Tote win €8