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Willie Buckley Memorial Handicap

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 2f 150y  |   Standard  |   8 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 16:32  |   Winning time: 2m 15.55s
1st
Horse silk
1
(5)
15/8f
T: S CrawleyJ: J A Heffernan
Held up towards rear, moderate 6th and switched right 2f out, soon pushed along, ridden in close 3rd 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well op 2/1 tchd 7/4
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
8
(2)
10/3
T: J C McConnellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (7)
Rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway into 5th at halfway, moderate 4th 3f out, ridden 2f out, led 1 1/2f out, strongly pressed 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace op 3/1 tchd 11/4
3rd
Horse silk
½
4
(8)
59-4
9/2
T: M HalfordJ: R P Whelan
Chased leaders, moderate 5th 3f out, ridden 2f out, went closer 2nd over 1f out, 3rd inside final furlong, no extra tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1
4th
Horse silk
2 ¼
2
(9)
13/2
T: J P O'BrienJ: A C Persse (7)
Chased leader in moderate 2nd, ridden in moderate 2nd entering straight, 4th 2f out, soon no impression on leaders op 17/2
5th
Horse silk
2 ¾
6
(1)
69-2
22/1
T: R K WatsonJ: C T Keane
Mid-division, pushed along in moderate 7th entering straight, soon ridden, no impression on leaders op 16/1
6th
Horse silk
½
7
(7)
40/1
T: J McAuleyJ: S Foley
Chased leaders, took keen hold, ridden entering straight, weakened op 25/1
7th
Horse silk
7
9
(6)
22/1
T: A McCannJ: D E Sheehy (5)
Led and soon clear, reduced advantage and ridden 2f out, headed 1 1/2f out, weakened quickly op 33/1 tchd 50/1
8th
Horse silk
½
5
(4)
6/1
T: A McGuinnessJ: G M Ryan
Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor op 5/1

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Non-Runners

3
(3)
Horse silk
Longclaw119
Weight: 9-6|  Age: 4
T: J C McConnell  J: Cillian McConnell
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.90Pl:€1.02, €1.40, €1.70EX:€10.10Trifecta:€31.00Tricast:€23.69SF:€8.04

Forecasts

Tartlette (15/8), Blackstone Cliff (10/3), Spelga (9/2), Faakhirah (6/1), Tower Of Pisa (13/2), Longclaw (13/2), Landue (22/1), Alhajjaj (22/1), Approach The City (40/1)

Verdict

BLACKSTONE CLIFF was unsuited by the steady pace when chasing home Spelga over C&D last week and, now 8 lb better off with that rival, he is taken to emerge on top this time. The selection's stablemate Longclaw has scored 3 times over hurdles since his latest run in this sphere and is feared off what looks a potentially handy mark, while the unexposed Tower of Pisa also enters calculations.

  1. BLACKSTONE CLIFF (IRE)
  2. LONGCLAW (USA)
  3. TOWER OF PISA (FR)

Previous Winners

2020
Alhajjaj
Weight: 8-5  |Age: 7
J: D E Sheehy  |  T: A McCann
20/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,300.002nd: €3,100.003rd: €1,550.004th: €775.005th: €465.006th: €310.00

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