2m4½f · 4yo+ · Good To Yielding · 12 runners · €9,000
All racecards for Friday 23rd October
We said2nd of 9, beaten 8½ at 11/4
GUNNERY SERGEANT 10/3
GUNNERY SERGEANT at 10/3, Gordon Elliott with Mr T A Halford taking off 2lb, is the one I would side with. He should be suited by the ground, placed once from 2 on it.
The one worry is has never won.
BALDILOU rates higher on our figures but is passed over on the ground — never run on soft or heavy in 0 starts — and today is heavy.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10. Tonightsagoodnight 17/2 | J: Mr D McGillT: Noel C. Kelly | 4 | 11-2 | – | ||
| waited in rear of the front group - fourth at the midpoint - pushed along from 3 out - runner-up two fences from home - gained ground turning in - challenged at the last then went on - stayed on strongly to win | |||||||
| 2 | 8½ | 5. Gunnery Sergeant 11/4 our selection | J: Mr T A HalfordT: Gordon Elliott | 6 | 11-2 | 102 | |
| Sat just behind the front runner - running in runner-up spot at the midway point - moved up to dispute 3 out and soon in front - went clear before 2 out - under pressure after 2 out - collared at the last after a mistake - soon passed and found nothing more - stayed on at one speed for second | |||||||
| 3 | 4½[13] | 3. Beeverstown Boy 100/30 | J: Mr D AllenT: M A Cahill | 6 | 11-4 | – | |
| Prominent early - placed third at the midway point - errors at the 6th and again at the following fence - pushed along after 3 out - found little 2 out and plodded on at one speed - another error at the last - finished 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | 5½[18½] | 2. Baldilou 11/1 | J: Mr J W HendrickT: Mark Michael McNiff | 5 | 11-4 | – | |
| Settled well back early - moved up to 5th before 3 out - under pressure and made no dent before 2 out then plodded on to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 22[40½] | 11. La Muleta 10/11F | J: Mr S CotterT: P J Rothwell | 4 | 10-7 | – | |
| Set the pace - small error at the 6th - challenged 3 out and soon under pressure before losing the advantage - dropped to 3rd 2 out with nothing left - faded into the straight to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6 | 2¾[43¼] | 7. Monard Flyer 250/1 | J: Mr F ColleranT: V T O'Brien | 8 | 11-0 | – | |
| rear of field early - mid-division at best by 3 out after minor jostle - soon outpaced and well beaten in 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 4¾[48] | 12. Theboss'sdaughter 125/1 | J: Mr C A BowmanT: Andrew McNamara | 4 | 10-5 | – | |
| Settled at the rear early - crept into the pack from 4th - veered right at 5th and went sloppily at 6th - ducked right again 3 out before fading tamely to finish 7th | |||||||
| PU | 4. Geashill Poet 250/1 | J: Mr J P CollinsT: Adrian Murray | 5 | 11-0 | – | ||
| raced in midfield - lost ground by 7th and tailed off before 4 out - eased and stopped ahead of the third last | |||||||
| PU | 9. Wild Ridge 250/1 | J: Mr R M McParlandT: Victor Wilson | 8 | 11-2 | – | ||
| held up at the back throughout - dropped away tamely before 4 out - eased and pulled up approaching the penultimate fence | |||||||
Winning time 5m 26.30s · Going Yielding · Non-runners: High Kick Kev, How Decc, The Bossman About · Tote win €15.60