15:45 Sligo

Sunday 9 July 2023

All14:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:5517:30

Friends Of Brian Mulligan Opportunity Handicap Hurdle (80-116)

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 194y  |   Good  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:45  |   Winning time: 4m 6.8s
1st
Horse silk
1
9/2
T: P W FlynnJ: A P Kelly (4)
Tracked leaders, 7th halfway, progress into 3rd after 3 out, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along to go 2 lengths clear entering straight, soon ridden and kept on well from last op 4/1
2nd
Horse silk
3 ¼
7
5/1
T: P J RothwellJ: P J O'Hanlon
Rear of mid division, 6th halfway, headway into 4th after 2 out, pushed along to go 3rd last, soon ridden and kept on well to go 2nd over 150 yards out op 7/2
3rd
Horse silk
3 ½
9
50/1
T: R K WatsonJ: M P O'Connor
Mid division, 5th halfway, 4th after 3 out, headway on outer to go 2nd after 2 out, soon ridden and dropped to 3rd after last, no extra tchd 66/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ¼
4
11/2
T: G P CromwellJ: K E Buckley
Towards rear, 8th halfway, 6th 3 out, briefly went 3rd after 2 out, 4th last, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 6/1
5th
Horse silk
3
8
9/4f
T: M M McNiffJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Rear of mid division, 9th halfway, pushed along after 3 out, soon ridden and kept on from 2 out op 11/4
6th
Horse silk
8
3
14/1
T: H SmythJ: J P Shinnick (4)
Mid division, 3rd halfway, went 2nd after 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 5th after next, soon ridden and no extra, kept on one pace op 10/1
7th
Horse silk
nk
2
7/1
T: M J SmithJ: J Smith (4)
Clear with leader, led before 5th, went on before 4 out, soon pushed along and reduced advantage before next, headed before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened tchd 13/2
8th
Horse silk
4 ½
6
510-10
22/1
T: J J HanlonJ: Shane Fenelon (4)
Tracked leaders in remote 3rd, 4th halfway, 5th after 3 out, pushed along before next, soon ridden and no extra before last op 40/1 tchd 18/1
9th
Horse silk
27
5
7/1
T: P FentonJ: C M Quirke (4)
Always towards rear, never a factor op 11/1
10th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
66/1
T: I MaddenJ: D Moloney (4)
Soon led, headed before 5th, lost position before next, weakened quickly, tailed off op 40/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.50Pl:€1.60, €1.80, €9.60EX:€25.10Trifecta:€502.20Tricast:€1,011.33SF:€28.32

Forecasts

Staging Post (9/4), The Big Chap (9/2), Warm In Gorey (5/1), Pont Audemer (11/2), Bigz Belief (7/1), Garcon Doux (7/1), Willyouwalkwithme (14/1), Alhaajeb (22/1), Woodstream Lad (50/1), So Easy Way (66/1)

Verdict

WARM IN GOREY upped his game to run out a cosy winner at Punchestown last time and he's worth a chance to follow up at the possible expense of Staging Post, who arrives on the back of a good second. Pont Audemer is another one to consider.

  1. WARM IN GOREY (IRE)
  2. STAGING POST (IRE)
  3. PONT AUDEMER (FR)

Previous Winners

2022
Skippin Court
Weight: 11-5  |Age: 5
J: N J Ryan  |  T: Peter Fahey
13/2

Prize Money

1st: €6,900.002nd: €2,300.003rd: €1,150.004th: €575.005th: €345.006th: €231.00

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