2m · 4yo+ · Good · 19 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Saturday 19th September
We said7th of 16, beaten 23¾ at 20/1
CRYSTAL MARINER 14/1
CRYSTAL MARINER at 14/1, John Joseph Hanlon with Paddy Hanlon taking off 5lb, looks the one to be on. He was staying on at the finish last time and wears headgear for the first time.
The dangers are EALU TAPA at 16/1 and EN OR at 11/2.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3. Dallas Star 15/8F | J: Donagh MeylerT: Emmet Mullins | 5 | 11-12 | – | ||
| Settled just behind the pace - hit the front approaching the second-last and put under pressure as a rival came back at it - found more to power clear in the closing stages | |||||||
| 2 | ½ | 5. En Or 9/2 | J: Daniel KingT: A. J. Martin | 8 | 11-12 | 113 | |
| midpack early - given a couple of urgings for effort in the back half of the field - driven into contention entering straight - up to second a furlong out and held that spot to the line finishing half a length behind the winner | |||||||
| 3 | 1¾[2¼] | 11. State Pension 4/1 | J: Cian QuirkeT: David Harry Kelly | 6 | 11-12 | – | |
| Handy behind front group early - clipped at 1st - error 4th and minor stumble 6th - pressed into 4th approaching the final flight - up to 3rd with a furlong left - held effort to the line for third | |||||||
| 4 | nk[2½] | 4. Ealu Tapa 14/1 | J: Sam EwingT: Peter Fahey | 5 | 11-12 | – | |
| Settled in the pack - drifted right at the 1st and erred at the 2nd - moved closer 3 out and held 5th at the last - plugged on into 4th inside the final furlong but never a danger | |||||||
| 5 | 1¼[3¾] | 13. Ivatt 100/30 | J: Jack KennedyT: Gordon Elliott | 4 | 11-10 | – | |
| Sat close to the pace early - pushed into second after the last but slipped back to fourth with a furlong left - held on with little more to give and finished fifth | |||||||
| 6 | 7[10¾] | 8. Minella Post 13/2 | J: James SmithT: Thomas Gibney | 7 | 11-7 | 113 | |
| Went straight to front - pressed for effort approaching final marker - lost the advantage before the last - unable to fight back - finished sixth beaten just over 10 lengths | |||||||
| 7 | 13[23¾] | 2. Crystal Mariner 20/1 our selection | J: Paddy HanlonT: John Joseph Hanlon | 6 | 11-7 | – | |
| Settled midfield early - moved up on the outside but blundered approaching third-last - still 7th and driven at the final fence with no real progress - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 8 | 7[30¾] | 16. Our Sara 250/1 | J: Conor SmithersT: James Andrew Fahey | 5 | 10-12 | – | |
| Settled towards the back of the pack - clipped at the third - unable to make headway from three out and stayed on without threatening - finished eighth well beaten | |||||||
| 9 | 5½[36¼] | 15. Granny For Sport 250/1 | J: Shane O'CallaghanT: Ross O'Sullivan | 5 | 11-2 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - given a nudge along early - unable to make headway from three out and stayed on same speed to finish 9th | |||||||
| 10 | ½[36¾] | 14. Plus Or Minus 300/1 | J: Richard CondonT: P A Fahy | 4 | 11-5 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - drifted right landing over 3rd - unable to find any headway from three out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 11 | 1½[38¼] | 10. Penny Express 50/1 | J: Danny GilliganT: Gordon Elliott | 6 | 11-12 | 102 | |
| Settled in the pack early - still in touch in 8th approaching the final stages - unable to close the gap - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 12 | ½[38¾] | 6. Fox Walk 150/1 | J: Simon TorrensT: Noel C. Kelly | 5 | 11-12 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 13 | 7[45¾] | 1. Carrig Padraig 22/1 | J: Keith DonoghueT: Gavin Cromwell | 7 | 11-12 | – | |
| Held up towards the back - made no headway from 3 out - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 14 | 25[70¾] | 12. Undertheinfluence 200/1 | J: Conor Stone-WalshT: Noel C. Kelly | 5 | 11-12 | – | |
| Held up in the pack - blundered at the second - showed little thereafter - eventually well beaten in 14th | |||||||
| 15 | 37[107¾] | 7. Hazem 200/1 | J: Sean FlanaganT: A. McCann | 5 | 11-12 | – | |
| Settled midpack pulling hard early - clipped at the first - dropped away three out - well beaten at the finish | |||||||
| 16 | 40[147¾] | 9. O'Reilly 40/1 | J: Ethan O'SullivanT: Peter Fahey | 8 | 11-5 | 110 | |
| Sat close to the front early - pushed along three out then dropped away - finished well adrift in last | |||||||
Winning time 3m 41.90s · Going Good · Non-runners: Saoirses Choice, Kingston Silver, Down After Dark · Tote win €2.88