Racecards
17:40 Roscommon (IRE)
I.F.A. Race Day Handicap
- 15 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- €13,000 added
- Winner: €8,970
- 2nd: €2,080
- 3rd: €910
- 4th: €520
Elusive Prince
148- Form P100-75
- Age 5
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer T Hogan
- Jockey R P Cleary
towards rear, ridden and no impression entering straight
- Form 331463
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer M O'Callaghan
- Jockey F Lynch
chased leader, disputed after 1f, 2nd after 2f, ridden 2f out, no extra in 3rd 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 855916
- Age 6
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer P Martin
- Jockey A P Thornton
led early, headed after 1f, 6th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out
- Form 531122
- Age 6
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 83
mid-division, ridden and no extra entering straight
- Form 051348
- Age 8
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 82
held up towards rear, ridden into 8th on outer 1 1/2f out, 3rd 1f out, kept on to 2nd inside final furlong, no impression winner
- Form 165692
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer K Prendergast
- Jockey G P Halpin
dwelt and rear, pushed along after 2f, some late headway final furlong
- Form 056919
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 84
chased leaders, 3rd halfway, ridden to lead 1 1/2f out, kept on well from over 1f out
- Form 64-6141
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer D K Weld
- Jockey P J Smullen
chased leaders early, soon mid-division, ridden along halfway, no extra entering straight
- Form 812311
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 84
chased leaders, disputed after 1f, led after 2f, ridden and headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 2nd 1f out, dropped to 3rd inside final furlong and 4th close home
- Form 5-23212
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer D Wachman
- Jockey W M Lordan
chased leaders, pushed along in 7th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 85-5256
- Age 6
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 74
held up towards rear, ridden into 9th 1 1/2f out, 7th under 1f out, kept on final furlong to 3rd close home
- Form 49-7486
- Age 6
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P Martin
- Jockey I J Brennan
mid-division, 8th halfway, ridden into 5th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 45-5441
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 75
- Trainer J G Murphy
- Jockey G F Carroll
chased leaders, pushed along in 5th halfway, ridden in 4th 2f out, no impression 1 1/2f out, kept on one pace
Global Icon
13- Form 303-658
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer J P Murtagh
- Jockey N G McCullagh
towards rear early, soon mid-division, ridden into 7th 1 1/2f out, no extra over 1f out
- Form 317-075
- Age 13
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 67
pushed along to dispute after 1f, ridden in 4th halfway, weakened entering straight
- Form 341050
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 71
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
He's Got Rhythm won this in 2010 but, though successful already three times this year, he's looking high in the weights as a result. Knights Templar was a head behind Footprint at Galway conceding 2lb so should just about be up to reversing the form on these terms though the pair of them are up against some progressive three-year-olds. LUCKY KITTEN has now won twice over a mile on soft ground and won't have any problems dropping in trip. He's just 4lb higher than his last success at Galway and a first-time visor can help him gain victory number three. Target Acquired has already achieved that number of successes and though behind the selection at Gowran he's improved so much that it should be much closer this time. Harpist is another from the younger generation with a real chance as she appeared to find 6f too short at Cork while Brown Butterfly could prove best of the older horses, though she's taking quite a drop in trip.
Formwatch
Elusive Prince 8-1 (9-3) Dwelt, soon pushed along and closer in 6th after 2f, pushed along again halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, kept on one pace, 5th of 7, 11l behind Srucahan (9-2) at Curragh 6f ext hcp hvy in Mar.
Fastidious 11-1 (9-4) Led, ridden under 3f out, headed 1 1/2f out, no extra in 3rd 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Greek Canyon (9-9) at Naas 7f stks.
Footprint (IRE) 8-1 (9-7) Mid-division, ridden in 6th 2f out, no impression in 5th 1f out, kept on same pace, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Greek Canyon (9-9) at Naas 7f stks.
Knights Templar (IRE) 13-2 (9-13) Settled behind leaders, 8th halfway, pushed along 2f out, 3rd entering straight, kept on final furlong to 2nd close home and just held, 2nd of 15, hd behind Footprint (9-11) at Galway 7f hcp 55-80 in Jul.
He's Got Rhythm (IRE) 14-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 2f out, no extra over 1f out, 8th of 11, 5l behind Greek Canyon (9-9) at Naas 7f stks.
Brown Butterfly 14-1 (8-13) Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, 2nd 4f out, ridden and close up 2f out, strongly pressed for 2nd over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Castle Guest (8-10) at Gowran Park 1m 1f hcp gd.
Angela's Dream (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Soon led, headed 1 1/2f out, tight for room no extra inside final furlong, last of 9, 13l behind Pearl Of Africa (9-12) at Curragh 1m fll hcp gf in Jul.
Lucky Kitten (USA) 11-8fav (9-2) Raced in 2nd and kept wide, ridden to challenge entering straight and led over 1f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, won at Galway 1m hcp 60-95 3yo sft in Jul beating Indian Icon (9-5) by 1l, 4 ran.
Target Acquired (IRE) 11-2 (10-5) Led, strongly pressed from over 2f out, soon joined, in front again and stayed on well closing stages, won at Galway 7f 3yo hcp 50-75 in Jul beating Hail Shower (8-13) by nk, 15 ran.
Harpist (IRE) 6-4fav (9-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden under 2f out and headway to go 2nd inside final furlong, kept on under pressure but no real impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Kiss The Stars (8-8) at Cork 6f 3yo hcp.
Iron Major (IRE) 11-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, ridden into 8th 2f out, no impression in 7th 1f out, kept on one pace, 6th of 14, 8l behind Mona Brown (9-2) at Naas 1m Apprentice Handicap (50-80) (3yo+).
Stones Peak (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Prominent early but dropped to 8th before halfway, ridden in 6th 1 1/2f out and kept on one pace inside final furlong, 6th of 12, 5l behind Sassaway (9-0) at Curragh 6f fll hcp gd.
Sister Slew (IRE) 8-1 (9-0) Made all, ridden entering straight, kept on final furlong, strongly pressed close home and all out, just held on, won at Galway 7f 3yo mdn in Jul beating Tax Reform (9-5) by ns, 7 ran.
Global Icon 6-1 (9-10) Chased leaders in 7th and ridden over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 8th of 9, 7l behind Kiss The Stars (8-8) at Cork 6f 3yo hcp.
Fit The Cove (IRE) 18-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden in 5th 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Bainne (8-9) at Sligo 6f hcp.
Lily Of Kenmare (IRE) 16-1 (9-6) Rear of mid-division, ridden along halfway, no impression 2f out, 14th of 15, 18l behind Footprint (9-11) at Galway 7f hcp 55-80 in Jul.
Dashwood 25-1 (8-6) Dwelt and always rear, no impression from 2f out, eased when well beaten inside final furlong, last of 16, 25l behind Jayed Jidan (9-4) at Curragh 1m hcp gd.