2m · 4yo+ · Good · 17 runners · €9,000
All racecards for Wednesday 2nd September
We said3rd of 16, beaten 3¼ at 28/1
LIBERATED LIGHT 22/1
LIBERATED LIGHT at 22/1, John E & Thomas Kiely and Mr J L Gleeson, gets the vote. He has had 2 of his last 4 starts on the wrong ground and his mark is 4lb lower for it, handles the ground, with a win from 6 on it and gets a trip he has won over.
The dangers are FRIARY ROAD at 11/1 (a course winner) and DAY TRADER at 6/1 (staying on last time).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(12) | 7. Timurshah 2/1F | J: Mr Derek O'ConnorT: Aidan Melia | 5 | 11-9 | 73 | ||
| Sat close to the pace early - 6th at halfway then made ground before hitting the front 1 1/2f out - driven out to assert late and hold on for the win | |||||||
| 2(15) | ½ | 10. Day Trader 6/1 | J: Mr Finian MaguireT: A J Martin | 5 | 11-7 | 71 | |
| Held up towards the back of the pack - improved into 5th early in the straight - up to 2nd and driven inside the last two furlongs - stayed on gamely but couldn't get past the winner | |||||||
| 3(5) | 2¾[3¼] | 12. Liberated Light 28/1 our selection | J: Mr J L GleesonT: John E & Thomas Kiely | 7 | 11-1 | 65 | |
| Held up towards the back - urged forward with little response early in the straight - improved into the middle order 2f out - up to 3rd and asked for effort 1f out - stayed on but made no further gain to finish 3rd beaten 3 1/4 lengths | |||||||
| 4(4) | 5[8¼] | 5. Not Just Any Eagle 10/1 | J: Mr D DoyleT: Patrick J Flynn | 7 | 11-4 | 75 | |
| Sat close to the front pack early - 5th at halfway - driven on approaching 2f out and up to 4th with a furlong left but unable to close late - finished 4th | |||||||
| 5(6) | 1½[9¾] | 2. The Mediator 66/1 | J: Ms C E O'RyanT: Gordon Elliott | 9 | 11-7 | 78 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven into contention 2f out and up to 8th with a furlong left - stayed on late to snatch 5th near the line | |||||||
| 6(11) | nse[9¾] | 16. Young Churchill 33/1 | J: Mr A P RyanT: Richard John O'Brien | 5 | 10-4 | 59 | |
| Held up at the back - driven into contention entering final quarter mile to move up into 6th - unable to find more late and finished 6th | |||||||
| 7(8) | hd[10] | 6. Friary Road 14/1 | J: Mr L P ShanahanT: T M Walsh | 6 | 11-2 | 73 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven and found room to improve inside the final 2f - into 7th with a furlong left but unable to threaten and settled for one-paced finish | |||||||
| 8(2) | 2¾[12¾] | 15. Cala Gracioneta 5/1 | J: Mr N McParlanT: Matthew J Smith | 4 | 10-9 | 59 | |
| Sat just behind pace - 4th at halfway - nudged in front approaching 2f out - pressed for effort and slipped back to 5th before finishing well held | |||||||
| 9(3) | shd[12¾] | 1. Murat 7/2 | J: Mr H C SwanT: Peter Lawlor | 7 | 12-6 | 84 | |
| Slow to break and settled towards the back - little threat entering the straight - driven and made modest progress inside final 2f - still 9th with a furlong left and continued at one speed to finish well held | |||||||
| 10(16) | 4½[17¼] | 9. Sequoiaspirit 20/1 | J: Mr L HackettT: Ray Hackett | 9 | 11-1 | 72 | |
| Settled around midfield - urged for effort with 2f left - unable to gain ground and held to the line | |||||||
| 11(10) | 7[24¼] | 4. Black Heather 25/1 | J: Mr B M CoonanT: Gavin Cromwell | 7 | 11-4 | 75 | |
| Settled midfield - 6th turning for home - pressed for effort then dropped away inside final 2f - finished well held in 11th | |||||||
| 12(1) | ½[24¾] | 14. Jurality 33/1 | J: Miss J TownendT: Paul W Flynn | 5 | 10-10 | 60 | |
| Sent to the front early - stretched the advantage to four lengths by halfway - given encouragement and lost the lead 2f out - had nothing more to offer and dropped away late | |||||||
| 13(9) | 6½[31¼] | 8. Jerandme 66/1 | J: Mr P J SmullenT: Eddie & Patrick Harty | 12 | 11-1 | 72 | |
| Settled in the pack - asked for effort approaching final 3f without response - unable to find more inside final 2f - eventually well held in 13th | |||||||
| 14(17) | 3½[34¾] | 3. Whimsy 9/1 | J: Miss A B O'ConnorT: Anthony McCann | 7 | 11-13 | 77 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven to keep pace but faded from 2f out - eventually well held in 14th | |||||||
| 15(14) | 2½[37¼] | 11. Miss Gitana 20/1 | J: Mr J R MartinT: Joseph Anthony Murray | 5 | 10-9 | 66 | |
| Sat close to pace early - second at halfway - dropped away under pressure inside final 2f and unable to find more late | |||||||
| 16(7) | 78[115¼] | 17. Slowdownbarney 125/1 | J: Mr D O'SullivanT: Dermot A McLoughlin | 5 | 10-0 | 56 | |
| Sat close behind the front group early - travelled keenly - dropped away from that spot with 4f left after being niggled at - down the back early in the straight - trailed home well beaten | |||||||
Winning time 3m 29.50s · Going Good · Non-runners: Rich Belief · Tote win €3