Racecards
17:15 Tramore (IRE)
Martinstown Opportunity Handicap Chase (0-123)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 6f
- Going: Soft, Heavy in places
- Surface: Turf
- €16,500 added
- Winner: €11,385
- 2nd: €2,640
- 3rd: €1,155
- 4th: €661
- Form 30116P
- Age 10
- Weight 11-12
- Official Rating 123
- Trainer E Doyle
- Jockey A F O'Neill
in touch, chased winner after 3 out, ridden and lost place after next, 4th and no impression flat
- Form P7-P606
- Age 9
- Weight 11-11
- Official Rating 122
- Trainer A Maguire
- Jockey Mr R J Jones
made all, ridden before last, stayed on under pressure flat
- Form P-2F12P
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer E Doyle
- Jockey M A Enright
tracked leaders, mistake 9th, disputed 3rd when fell 5 out
Hidden Crack
13- Form 97-6170
- Age 9
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer S Fahey
- Jockey S E Butler
towards rear, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous
- Form 532140
- Age 12
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer P Martin
- Jockey Mr D G Lavery
held up behind, headway into mid-division 11th, badly hampered and pulled up after 5 out
- Form 2607F3
- Age 10
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Michael Barry
- Jockey P D Kennedy
tracked winner, blundered 2nd, lost place after 3 out, weakened approaching next
- Form P-81102
- Age 8
- Weight 11-5
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer A L T Moore
- Jockey G Malone
mid-division, blundered 10th, headway 3 out, went 2nd after next, soon ridden, kept on flat, not reach winner
- Form 154595
- Age 9
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer D E Fitzgerald
- Jockey B F Cawley
mid-division, struggling 11th, hampered 5 out, weakened before 2 out
- Form 5/428P5
- Age 10
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer P J Rothwell
- Jockey A Ring
behind, headway after 3 out, soon chased leaders, outpaced after next, held in 5th when blundered and unseated rider last
- Form 307755
- Age 9
- Weight 10-6
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer E O'Grady
- Jockey M J Bolger
mid-division on outside, pushed along 6th, reminder 9th, soon behind, badly hampered and pulled up after 5 out
- Form 559604
- Age 7
- Weight 10-5
- Official Rating 102
- Trainer L Casey
- Jockey D E Splaine
mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, disuted 2nd when hit next, soon ridden, went 3rd after last, kept on
- Form 05020P
- Age 9
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer P Hughes
- Jockey T C Carroll
tracked leaders, lost place 10th, behind from next, tailed off before 2 out
Verdict
Arthur Moore has won this three times in recent years and HIGH DESERT can continue the sequence. A winner over timber in November, he was impressive over fences here on New Year's Day and returned to form at Wexford last month. Colls Corner doesn't win often enough and is better handicapped over hurdles while The Book Thief has been badly out of form and hasn't won for over three years. Agus A Vic is getting on in years and hasn't run since October but he scored over the course and distance in August and though 3lb higher his young rider can claim all of that back.