2m1½f · 4yo+ · Good To Yielding · 5 runners · €7,200
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said2nd of 5, beaten 14 at 5/1
PUPPET MASTER 9/4
PUPPET MASTER at 9/4, Ciaran Murphy with Eoghan Finegan taking off 5lb, just about gets the nod. He is back quickly, ran 3 days ago and has a telling booking — a rider who has won on it before returns.
The one worry is yard out of form.
SPEISIALTA rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — 1 run on soft or heavy, never won, never placed — and today is heavy.
The dangers are FRIARY ROAD at 3/1 and COMBS at 7/2.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5. Speisialta 11/8F | J: Eoin StaplesT: Anthony John Black | 6 | 10-11 | 115 | ||
| Set the pace from the start - went further ahead from the 5th - pushed along after the last and won comfortably | |||||||
| 2 | 14 | 3. Puppet Master 5/1 our selection | J: Eoghan FineganT: Ciaran Murphy | 4 | 11-3 | 120 | |
| Settled in rear early - 4th at halfway - progressed to chase in 2nd after 3 out - unable to threaten winner from 2 out - plodded on to finish 2nd | |||||||
| 3 | 24[38] | 1. Friary Road 7/2 | J: Josh WilliamsonT: T M Walsh | 6 | 11-9 | 119 | |
| Settled at the back - crept into third after 3 out - pushed along but made no dent before the following fence - finished 3rd well beaten | |||||||
| 4 | 4¼[42¼] | 2. Combs 100/30 | J: Danny GilliganT: Gordon Elliott | 4 | 11-8 | 117 | |
| held up off the pace - placed third at the midway point - minor error at the 5th - went second for a spell before another error 4 out - made another error 3 out and pushed along - soon found nothing more and finished 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 21[63¼] | 4. Crystabel 16/1 | J: Daniel KingT: John Patrick Ryan | 5 | 11-2 | 102 | |
| Prominent early behind the front runner - held second place from the 5th - pushed along without response after 3 out and faded tamely to finish 5th | |||||||
Winning time 4m 20.60s · Going Yielding · Tote win €2.38