2m1½f · 4yo+ · Soft · 8 runners · €8,400
All racecards for Sunday 25th October
We saidWon at 5/6F
SOCRATES SMILED 5/4
Little to separate them on form because most are unexposed, so it comes down to the yard and the booking.
SOCRATES SMILED gets the vote at 5/4 for A. Slattery, ridden by Mr A P Ryan. The market makes it favourite.
The dangers are PAYSLIP at 15/8 and CERTAVI ET VICI at 13/2.
Non-runners: Itsasham, Morning Rose and Back In Favour.
Result
| Pos | Horse / SP | Jockey Trainer | Age | Wgt | OR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11. Socrates Smiled 5/6F our selection | J: Mr A P RyanT: A. Slattery | 4 | 11-7 | – | ||
| Up with the pace and keen early - second at halfway - went alongside the front runner from 7f out - took over over 1f out under urging - wandered about inside the final furlong - held on strongly to win | |||||||
| 2 | 7 | 4. Certavi Et Vici 13/2 | J: Mr Finn BuckleyT: Nigel Thomas Slevin | 5 | 11-4 | – | |
| Pulled hard in the pack before sitting 4th at halfway - shaken up inside 2f out - rider lost grip over 1f out - kept on inside final furlong - snatched 2nd near the line but no threat to the winner | |||||||
| 3 | ½[7½] | 9. Lest Ye Forget 18/1 | J: Ms A PowerT: Patrick John Kiely | 4 | 11-3 | – | |
| Settled in midfield - quickly surged to front after 3f - overtaken over 1f out and urged - stayed on inside final furlong - collared for second near the line to finish 3rd | |||||||
| 4 | 2¼[9¾] | 8. Lake Pippaway 28/1 | J: Kevin HealyT: Terence O'Brien | 4 | 11-3 | – | |
| Raced behind the pack's middle group - 6th at halfway - made ground wide over 3f out - drifted left from over 1f out and flattened out inside the final furlong to finish 4th | |||||||
| 5 | 3½[13¼] | 3. Better Be Elusive 80/1 | J: Mr D O'SullivanT: P A Fahy | 5 | 11-4 | – | |
| Raced in the pack - moved up past rivals over 4f out - nudged on the inner 2f out then faded over 1f out to finish 5th | |||||||
| 6 | nk[13½] | 1. B U Train 17/2 | J: Mr D L QueallyT: Declan Queally | 5 | 11-11 | – | |
| Held up in last group - urged 2f out - faded 1f out and never a threat - finished 6th | |||||||
| 7 | 49[62½] | 5. Payslip 9/4 | J: Mr D G LaveryT: Gavin Cromwell | 5 | 11-11 | – | |
| Disputed the early pace and ran keenly in front - came under pressure over 3f out and dropped away tamely - finished 7th and well beaten | |||||||
| PU | 6. Slaney Valley 200/1 | J: Mr J P O'RourkeT: P O'Rourke | 6 | 11-4 | – | ||
| Never in contention from the start - eased and pulled up over 1f out | |||||||
Winning time 4m 31.10s · Going Soft · Non-runners: Itsasham, Morning Rose, Back In Favour · Tote win €2