Full Result 5.50 Clonmel (IRE) | 14 April 2022

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(4yo+) (2m121yds) 2m½f Yielding 9 hurdles

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Crosshouse Boy (IRE) 7/1 Ambrose McCurtin Eugene M O'Sullivan	Ambrose McCurtin Eugene M O'Sullivan	5	114	97	81	107	–
b g Arctic Cosmos (USA) - Its Only Gossip (IRE) (Lear Fan)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead when pushed along and switched right before 2 out, not fluent 2 out, clear when ridden after 2 out, kept on strongly (op 8/1 tchd 13/2)

2 6	8. Housemartin (IRE) 5/1 Philip Donovan ² E J O'Grady	Philip Donovan ² E J O'Grady	5	112	–	74	100	–
gr g Carlotamix (FR) - Soul Mate (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in behind leaders, mistake and lost ground 4 out, headway and pressed leaders after 3 out, went third when edged right home turn, soon ridden, went second and kept on well run-in, no match for winner (op 14/1)

3 ½ [6½]	11. Simpatico (IRE) 7/1 Liam McKenna ⁴ C A Murphy	Liam McKenna ⁴ C A Murphy	6	110	–	73	99	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Little Luv (IRE) (Winged Love)
Disputed lead early, tracked leader after 1st, joined leader and disputed lead after 2nd, not fluent 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon no chance with winner, lost second but kept on run-in (op 13/2 tchd 8/1)

4 3 [9½]	2. Ballybaun Star (IRE) 80/1 Colin Halpin ⁴ Thomas Gibney	Colin Halpin ⁴ Thomas Gibney	5	110 t	–	70	96	–
b g Beat Hollow - Last Spark (IRE) (Amadeus Wolf)
Didn't jump well, towards rear early, minor headway when mistake 3rd, towards rear of midfield going okay after 3 out, keeping on when nudged along before 2 out, mistake last, soon went fourth, not reach leaders (op 125/1 tchd 150/1)

5 1¼ [10¾]	9. Lieutenant Highway (IRE) 5/2F Niall Moore ⁴ Gordon Elliott	Niall Moore ⁴ Gordon Elliott	5	110	–	68	95	–
b g Fame And Glory - Gwenadu (FR) (Cadoubel)
Towards rear of midfield, stumbled before 2nd, headway and in touch with leaders when pushed along before 2 out, ridden and no extra but kept on after 2 out (op 15/8)

6 ½ [11¼]	10. Rebel Rascal (IRE) 22/1 Shane Fitzgerald Michael Winters	Shane Fitzgerald Michael Winters	5	114 h	–	67	94	–
b g Elusive Pimpernel (USA) - Lillymile (IRE) (Revoque)
Held up in behind leaders, pressed leaders going okay after 3 out, nudged along before 2 out, weakened when tenderly handled towards finish (op 18/1 tchd 16/1)

7 2¼ [13½]	5. Finches Cross (IRE) 150/1 Cian Quirke ⁴ Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	Cian Quirke ⁴ Miss Elizabeth Anne Lalor	5	110	–	65	92	–
b g Tough As Nails (IRE) - Pandalute (IRE) (Indian Danehill)
Soon midfield, in touch with leaders when switched right after 2nd, bit short of room when switched left home turn, soon pushed along, ridden briefly and no impression after 2 out (op 66/1)

8 10 [23½]	15. Minella Youngy (IRE) 15/2 James O'Sullivan ² Gavin Cromwell	James O'Sullivan ² Gavin Cromwell	4	108	107	44	74	–
bb g Beat Hollow - Cheryls Island (IRE) (Trans Island)
Chased leaders, midfield when pushed along after 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 10/3)

9 8½ [32]	14. Watermelon Girl (IRE) 18/1 Cian Walsh ⁴ John C McConnell	Cian Walsh ⁴ John C McConnell	7	107	–	34	67	–
b m Stowaway - Andreas Benefit (IRE) (Beneficial)
Didn't jump well, held up in rear, pushed along briefly after 4th, mistake 3 out, soon minor headway, keeping on 2 out, never on terms (op 28/1)

10 hd [32¼]	7. Gwan Tadhg (IRE) 66/1 Jack Foley E J O'Grady	Jack Foley E J O'Grady	5	114	–	41	73	–
b g Frozen Fire (GER) - Miss Nomer (IRE) (Overbury)
Held up in behind leaders, midfield when mistake 3rd, mistake and pushed along 4 out, mistake 3 out, ridden and no impression before 2 out, soon weakened (op 33/1 tchd 28/1)

11 5½ [37¾]	16. Pana To Milan (IRE) 40/1 G B Noonan ⁴ Michael Winters	G B Noonan ⁴ Michael Winters	4	913	–	19	53	–
br f Sageburg (IRE) - Simple Milan (IRE) (Milan)
Soon midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and weakened before 2 out (jockey said that his mount jumped a hurdle on the way to the start despite his best efforts) (tchd 25/1)

12 9 [46¾]	6. First Earl (IRE) 16/1 Shane Fenelon ⁴ Michael Winters	Shane Fenelon ⁴ Michael Winters	8	110	–	22	59	–
b g Jeremy (USA) - Diesel Dancer (IRE) (Toulon)
Disputed lead early, led clearly after 1st, jumped slightly left 2nd, soon joined and disputed lead, headed when pushed along then hampered home turn, soon ridden and weakened quickly, dropped to midfield before 2 out, tired jump 2 out (op 40/1)

13 3¾ [50½]	13. Winning Rascal 16/1 John Shinnick ⁴ Michael Hourigan	John Shinnick ⁴ Michael Hourigan	7	110	–	17	55	–
b g Brian Boru - Winning Counsel (IRE) (Leading Counsel)
Raced freely, chased leaders early, dropped to midfield after 4th, lost position when pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened (op 28/1)

14 9 [59½]	1. Arthor (IRE) 28/1 Mike O'Connor ² James Joseph Mangan	Mike O'Connor ² James Joseph Mangan	5	112	–	6	46	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Presenting Juno (IRE) (Presenting)
Didn't jump with fluency, always towards rear, pushed along and no impression after 4th (op 9/1)

15 nk [59¾]	3. Bidentime (IRE) 11/1 E Walsh Liam P Cusack	E Walsh Liam P Cusack	6	114	–	5	46	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Thuringe (FR) (Turgeon)
Towards rear of midfield early, towards rear when pushed along and no impression after 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out (tchd 9/1)

16 1¼ [61]	12. What Ever Oscar (IRE) 11/1 Mr J C Canavan ⁴ Michael Hourigan	Mr J C Canavan ⁴ Michael Hourigan	5	110	–	3	45	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Oscar Rebel (IRE) (Oscar)
Never better than mid-division, ridden after 4 out, weakening when mistake 3 out, mistake 2 out (op 22/1 tchd 10/1)

16 ran Off time: 5:51:52 Winning time: 4m 12.80s (slow by 23.30s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Lockdown Crew Syndicate (Crosshouse Boy) 1st breeder: Tony Gallagher
2nd owner: E J O'Grady (Housemartin)
3rd owner: Barry O'Leary & Pearse Colbert (Simpatico)
Tote win: €9.80 PL: €3 €2.10 €2.50 Ex: €79.60 CSF: €43.64 Trifecta: €672.10

5:50 Clonmel (IRE) 14 Apr 2022

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