Horse Alert

07 Oct 2022 14:32 Downpatrick

Winner: €11,000 (Penalty: €6,600); Distance: 2m 2f 165y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Yielding.

McGrady Financial Services Rated Novice Hurdle

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	No Trouble (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 5)	0-37322 / 8	Flat (11), Jump (21)	K E Buckley	J C McConnell Cathal McGuckin…	11/2
		towards rear, 6th halfway, progress into 4th before 2 out, went 3rd soon after, headway travelling well to lead last, soon ridden and kept on well
2^nd	7	4½ L	Prince Zaltar (FR) (gelding, bay, 10 12)	31-3P7F / 6	Jump (21)	J B Foley	P J Rothwell Blind Squirrels…	10/1
		held up, pushed along in rear before 2 out, headway to go remote 5th before last, 4th soon after, kept on well final furlong, went 2nd over 100 yards out
3^rd	1	5 L	Nonbinding (IRE) (gelding, bay, 12 0)	250-2B1 / 7	Jump (20)	D N Russell	G Elliott Mr V Thompson	9/4
		mid-division, 3rd halfway, led after 2 out, headed last, kept on one pace, lost 2nd over 100 yards out
4^th	6	13 L	Betty Dutton (IRE) (filly, bay, 10 13)	32631 / 6	Jump (11)	D J O'Keeffe	E J O'Grady Jonathan O'Grady	2/1
		chased leader, 2nd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 4th after 2 out, soon no extra
5^th	2	6½ L	Black Hawk Eagle (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 13)	1 / 6	Flat (73), Jump (11)	B J Cooper	N Meade The Eagles	7/2
		led, pushed along and headed after 2 out, soon ridden and no extra from next, kept on one pace
6^th	4	7 L	Mr Sundancer (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	20-3666 / 6	Jump (34)	D E Mullins	J J Hanlon Ursa Major Racing…	50/1
		rear of mid-division, 4th halfway, bad mistake and lost position 3 out, soon no extra
7^th	5	5½ L	Backing Band (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2)	9/0-U10 / 6	Jump (91)	K C Sexton	Peter Fahey Ms Bernadette Leigh	25/1
		tracked leaders, jinked and very slow jump 1st, 5th halfway, pushed along and no extra from 3 out