WTW Willis 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

1st

Wizard Of Odds (IRE)

No. 8

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Philip Byrnes · T: William Durkan

3 11-0 –

Philip Byrnes

William Durkan

3:51.90

Settled in the pack on outer - eager in the early stages - pushed up to join the front pair from 4 out - moved to share top spot before 3 out - drifted right before 2 out and went just in front - angled right once more approaching the last - drew clear on the run-in to win

2nd

Kibris (IRE) ^t

No. 5

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: J J Slevin · T: Joseph Patrick O'Brien

3 11-0 –

J J Slevin

Joseph Patrick O'Brien

2½

Handy on inside behind pace - jumped raggedly 2nd and 3rd - blundered 4 out - nearly upsides but hampered before 2 out - pressed on into 2nd but scrambled last then no more in reserve up run-in

3rd

Bridezilla (IRE)

No. 9

3yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Cian Quirke · T: Andrew Slattery

3 10-7 –

Cian Quirke

Andrew Slattery

1¾

Went straight to front - challenged and level approaching 3 out where a touch untidy - shaken up and overtaken before 2 out where once more untidy and squeezed for space near last - faded to third with nothing left up the run-in

4th

Crooked Path (IRE)

No. 2

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Daniel King · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

3 11-0 –

Daniel King

Denis Gerard Hogan

0.2

Handy behind front group - clumsy at 3rd - driven into 5th after 3 out - awkward 2 out and urged into 4th - flat over last and stayed on level through finish

5th

I'll Be Handy (IRE)

No. 3

3yo, 10-9, OR –

J: James Smith (5) · T: Matthew J Smith

3 10-9 –

James Smith (5)

Matthew J Smith

1¼

Settled midpack early - hit a fence approaching third - improved position four out then went wide before the following obstacle - pressed from two out but couldn't land a blow last time - stayed on to snatch fifth near the line

6th

Kasper Hauser (GB)

No. 4

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Phillip Enright · T: Kevin Thomas Coleman

3 11-0 –

Phillip Enright

Kevin Thomas Coleman

0.3

Settled in the pack - showed some early eagerness - driven on the inside from 3 out and lost fluency at the following fence - moved up to 5th approaching the last before finding little and back in 6th at the line

7th

Felicity Smoak (IRE)

No. 10

3yo, 10-0, OR –

J: Eoin Staples (7) · T: Paul Nolan

3 10-0 –

Eoin Staples (7)

Paul Nolan

2

Sat close behind pace early on a tight rein - blundered 3rd - moved into contention to share front running before 3 out - lost place after that and gradually dropped away to finish 7th

8th

Rua Mor (IRE) ^h

No. 6

3yo, 11-0, OR –

J: Ricky Doyle · T: J G Coogan

3 11-0 –

Ricky Doyle

J G Coogan

4¾

Held up towards the back and pulling hard early - clumsy and losing touch 4th out - edged closer approaching four out despite another mistake - little more to offer as 8th two out - stayed on at an even effort to finish

9th

Sporting Aclaim (GB)

No. 7

3yo, 10-11, OR –

J: Gavin Brouder (3) · T: Denis Gerard Hogan

3 10-11 –

Gavin Brouder (3)

Denis Gerard Hogan

3¼

Held up towards the back - fenced awkwardly right at the 2nd and repeated the fault - no response from 2 out and finished 9th holding a steady rhythm to the line

10th

Brother Hollie (IRE) ^t

No. 1

3yo, 10-7, OR –

J: Alan King (7) · T: Mark Michael McNiff

3 10-7 –

Alan King (7)

Mark Michael McNiff

0.3

Held up in the pack early - drifted right at the opening fence then untidy over the next two - slipped towards the back by halfway - urged for effort but found little from 3 out - stayed on at one gallop to finish tenth