1m · 3yo+ · Good · 20 runners · €6,000
All racecards for Wednesday 2nd September
We said3rd of 16, beaten 1½ at 4/1F
CHOU CHOU 7/1
CHOU CHOU at 7/1, Eamonn O'Connell and Colin Keane, gets the vote. He ran a big race off much the same mark, beaten 0.5L off 49 on 26 July 2025 and was staying on at the finish last time.
The dangers are PERFECT JUDGEMENT at 4/1 (went close off this mark) and I'M SPARTACUS at 14/1 (well handicapped).
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1(6) | 4. Land Of The Giants 13/2 | J: Adam CaffreyT: Adrian McGuinness | 4 | 9-13 | 57 | ||
| Settled behind pace early - improved into second by halfway before hitting front 2f out - pushed along and finished strongly to win | |||||||
| 2(16) | 1¼ | 16. Spiritofthedawn 40/1 | J: Robert WheartyT: F G Hand | 3 | 8-13 | 48 | |
| Sat handy behind pace early - travelling keenly - third at halfway - urged forward with two out - into second inside the final furlong - stayed on but unable to reel in winner late | |||||||
| 3(12) | hd[1½] | 12. Chou Chou 4/1F our selection | J: Colin KeaneT: Eamonn O'Connell | 5 | 9-5 | 49 | |
| Towards the back early - still held up around halfway then 7th with 2f left - pushed into 3rd inside the final furlong and stayed on to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4(2) | 1½[3] | 7. Concaire 6/1 | J: W J LeeT: Richard John O'Brien | 3 | 9-9 | 58 | |
| Settled midpack - unable to make ground 2f out - driven up between rivals to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5(7) | shd[3] | 3. Perfect Judgement 8/1 | J: Gavin RyanT: P J F Murphy | 5 | 10-1 | 59 | |
| Settled midfield early - urged forward approaching 2f out and up into 7th under pressure inside final furlong - stayed on same gear to finish 5th beaten 3 lengths | |||||||
| 6(4) | nse[3] | 14. Cannonball Queen 17/2 | J: Ben CoenT: S M Duffy | 4 | 9-2 | 46 | |
| Sat close to the front group early - mid-division by halfway then improved into 5th and driven 2f out - stayed on at one speed to finish 6th | |||||||
| 7(20) | hd[3¼] | 10. Dress Dance 33/1 | J: Robbie ColganT: Ms Sheila Lavery | 4 | 9-8 | 52 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven to improve outside approaching 2f out but 8th with a furlong left - stayed on same gear to finish 7th | |||||||
| 8(1) | 1¼[4½] | 15. Duchess Anne 9/2 | J: Gary CarrollT: Mrs Denise Foster | 5 | 8-13 | 43 | |
| Set the pace early - driven and overtaken 2f out then slipped to 4th with a furlong left - unable to find more late and held for 8th | |||||||
| 9(9) | ½[5] | 9. Virgil Tibbs 12/1 | J: Donagh O'ConnorT: John C McConnell | 4 | 9-9 | 53 | |
| Held up towards the back - driven with no response 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish well held | |||||||
| 10(17) | nk[5¼] | 8. Giselles Defence 18/1 | J: Paddy HarnettT: Sean Davis | 6 | 9-6 | 53 | |
| Held up towards back of pack - driven with no gain 2f out - stayed on same speed to finish without threatening | |||||||
| 11(18) | hd[5½] | 6. Wild Berries 22/1 | J: Reese HolohanT: Ross O'Sullivan | 3 | 9-4 | 60 | |
| Settled around midfield early - up to 5th by halfway then 4th approaching 2f out under pressure - dropped back a furlong out - finished without response | |||||||
| 12(5) | ½[6] | 2. Dinamine 11/1 | J: Wesley JoyceT: Michael Mulvany | 8 | 9-12 | 59 | |
| Settled in the pack - 6th at halfway - driven approaching final two furlongs and unable to find more inside the last - finished 12th | |||||||
| 13(19) | 2½[8½] | 13. Zephron 33/1 | J: Luke McAteerT: Anthony McCann | 9 | 9-3 | 47 | |
| Held up at the back - pushed along with 2f left but made no headway - stayed on same speed to finish 13th | |||||||
| 14(11) | ½[9] | 11. Whosethebestboy 8/1 | J: Seamie HeffernanT: Richard Brabazon | 6 | 9-7 | 51 | |
| Held up in the pack early - made no impression through the race - no danger approaching final stages - well held at the finish | |||||||
| 15(3) | 1¾[10¾] | 1. Battle Borne 40/1 | J: Patrick McGettiganT: Patrick J McKenna | 4 | 9-11 | 60 | |
| Sat close to the pace - 4th at halfway - dropped away under pressure over 2f out and held no more to give | |||||||
| 16(8) | 3¾[14½] | 5. Blue Orquidea 33/1 | J: J M SheridanT: Denis Gerard Hogan | 3 | 9-11 | 60 | |
| Held up at the back of the field - made no impression through the race - findng nothing from over 2f out - eventually finished well beaten in 16th | |||||||
Winning time 1m 44.46s · Going Good · Non-runners: I'm Spartacus, Marambo, Plastic Paddy, Yorkshire Myth · Tote win €7.50