12:45
Gerry Comerford Drilling Beginners Steeplechase
2m4f, Chase, 4yo+, €7,500, 10 runners
Winning time 5m 10.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Minella Post heads our ratings on 112, five pounds better than Market Ready on 107, and that gives him a solid platform over this 20-furlong trip on good ground. Market Ready is the chief threat and could make it a tight finish, while Clody Diamond, a further six back on 101, and Build A Bridge on 98 are the other dangers in a ten-runner field that looks competitive beyond the top two. Our confidence is low, but Minella Post has the best figures and gets the vote.
Result
Danny Mullins
Rory Anthony Devine
Made all the running early - blundered 5th and again at the following fence as a rival drew alongside - back in front turning for home - pulled clear before the last - won with plenty in hand
J. J. Slevin
Ms Margaret Mullins
Prompted up with front pair early - dropped to 4th then blundered 6 out - ridden into 4th before 3 out then took 2nd and half-erred 2 out - never threatened winner from the last and stayed on at one speed to finish 2nd
Eoin Staples (5)
Paul Nolan
Settled at the back early - progressed to 5th with 5 out before dropping to 7th turning in - rallied to take 3rd at the last then plugged on to the line
James Smith (3)
Thomas Gibney
prominent early - 3rd at halfway - vied for the lead from 6 out before still 3rd approaching 4 out - pushed along and made no inroads turning in - weakened 3 out and finished 4th
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead
close up early - challenged for the front from the 6th and went 2nd turning for home - dropped to 4th 2 out and failed to quicken - finished 5th
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
W R Crawford
in the pack early - 5th at halfway - pushed along into 3rd 3 out - veered left 2 out then soon outpaced - finished 6th and well beaten
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne
Settled in the pack - bumped at the 2nd fence - moved up to sit just behind the front pair from the 4th - 4th at halfway - small error at the 8th - under pressure and weakened before the straight - finished 7th
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
Harry Cleary
Raced in the pack - veered left at the 2nd - under pressure and found nothing before 4 out - eventually 8th
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy
Settled at the rear early - minor error at the 2nd - pushed along and outpaced after 4 out - finished 9th and well beaten
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott
Out the back from the start - niggled along and made no progress before 4 out - eased off and stopped ahead of the third last
Racecard
Danny Mullins
Rory Anthony Devine 1/4
Build A Bridge arrives in cracking nick, second last time out and a winner two starts back, with 21 days since his last run and experience of today's trip and going. The main risk is the 166 lb he must carry, and our rating of 98 still ranks him fourth of ten.
- Sire
- Blue Bresil (FR)
- Dam
- Clara Bel La (IRE) by Accordion
- Owner
- So Be It Syndicate
- Foaled
- 5 Jun 2021
- Stable
- Bagnalstown, Co. Carlow
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 61%
- Ratings
- Perf 98
J. J. Slevin
Ms Margaret Mullins 1/4
Eternal Reward won last time out and has run over today's trip and going, but that came after a sixth, an unplaced run and a fall in his previous three starts, so consistency is a worry. Carrying 166 lb after 37 days off, he looks hard to fancy with our figures ranking him ninth of ten.
- Sire
- Mahler (GB)
- Dam
- Thegreatestreward (IRE) by Milan
- Owner
- The Bossman Partnership
- Foaled
- 24 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 4 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 68%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Darragh O'Keeffe
Henry de Bromhead 7/36
Glenary Prince was pulled up last time out and returns after 127 days, though a fourth two starts back is his best recent effort, and he has run on today's going before. Carrying 166 lb, he looks a midfield type, with our rating of 96 ranking him fifth of ten.
- Sire
- Poet's Word (IRE)
- Dam
- Forge Meadow (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Joseph M Doyle
- Foaled
- 8 Jun 2021
- Stable
- Knockeen, Co Waterford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 7 wins from 36 runs (19%)
- Trainer running to form
- 59%
- Ratings
- Perf 96
Sam Ewing
Gordon Elliott 8/47
King Of Westeros is winless in his last five, with a seventh last time out, a pulled up three starts back and just a fourth four starts back as his best finish, so he is hard to fancy. He has run on today's going and returns after 29 days, but 166 lb is a big burden for an eighth-ranked runner on our figures.
- Sire
- Westerner (GB)
- Dam
- Rudi Tuesday (IRE) by Rudimentary
- Owner
- R Stokes
- Foaled
- 13 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Longwood, Co Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 47 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 40%
- Ratings
- Perf 93
Sean O'Keeffe
Sean Aherne 0/1
Market Ready arrives in решительной form, third last time out and a second two starts back, fresh from a run just 16 days ago, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Yet to win in his last five, he also carries 166 lb, which is the main risk.
- Sire
- Bullet Train (GB)
- Dam
- Bright Sprite (IRE) by Beneficial
- Owner
- Eoin A Barry
- Foaled
- 15 Apr 2021
- Stable
- Conna, Co. Cork
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 45%
- Ratings
- Perf 107
James Smith (3)
Thomas Gibney 1/5
Minella Post comes here on the back of a fourth last time out and a second three starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before. Carrying 166 lb, he is yet to win in recent starts, but he looks the one to beat on our rating of 112, top of ten.
- Sire
- Champs Elysees (GB)
- Dam
- Akdara (IRE) by Sadler's Wells
- Owner
- Leonard Kinsella
- Foaled
- 31 Mar 2019
- Stable
- Trim, Co. Meath
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 5 runs (20%)
- Trainer running to form
- 44%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Shane O'Callaghan (3)
Harry Cleary 0/1
Classy Cc is winless in her last five, with a sixth last time out and a second five starts back the best of it, though she has run over today's going before. Carrying 159 lb after 33 days off, she looks a midfield type, and our rating of 95 ranks her seventh of ten.
- Sire
- Doyen (IRE)
- Dam
- Even Though (IRE) by Trans Island
- Owner
- Patrick Campbell
- Foaled
- 1 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Newtown Donore, Naas
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Eoin Staples (5)
Paul Nolan 6/33
Clody Diamond has run over today's trip and going, and her rating of 101 ranks her third of ten, while a fifth and a fourth in her last four starts show she has been competitive. The concern is a layoff of 71 days, plus back-to-back sevenths and 159 lb on her back.
- Sire
- Diamond Boy (FR)
- Dam
- Murphys Filly (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Anne Coffey Susan Spence
- Foaled
- 5 May 2020
- Stable
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 6 wins from 33 runs (18%)
- Trainer running to form
- 29%
- Ratings
- Perf 101
Brian Hayes
C A Murphy 0/4
Lunar Majesty is winless in her last five, finishing seventh last time out and no better than a fifth four starts back, so she is hard to fancy and carries 159 lb. She has run over today's trip and going before, and a 30-day break is no concern, but our figures rank her last of ten.
- Sire
- Order Of St George (IRE)
- Dam
- Mile From The Moon (IRE) by Beat Hollow
- Owner
- Winning Ways Hera Syndicate
- Foaled
- 12 Mar 2021
- Stable
- Gorey, Co Wexford
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 47%
- Ratings
- Perf 91
Alan O'Sullivan (5)
W R Crawford 0/4
Princess Aveen won last time out and is a winner three starts back too, with two seconds before that, and she has run over today's trip and going. Carrying 159 lb after 33 days off, she looks a mid-pack sort on our rating of 95, sixth of ten.
- Sire
- Court Cave (IRE)
- Dam
- Oh So Smart (IRE) by Turgeon
- Owner
- Gary Ohagan
- Foaled
- 7 May 2021
- Stable
- Craigavon, Co Armagh
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 4 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 53%
- Ratings
- Perf 95
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.