Racecards
17:05 Sligo (IRE)
Clayton Hotel Claiming Hurdle
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m 1f 185y
- Going: Yielding
- Surface: Turf
- €10,500 added
- Winner: €6,300
- 2nd: €2,100
- 3rd: €1,050
- 4th: €525
- Form 7-51780
- Age 6
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 109
led, joined briefly after 1st, slight mistake 4th and not fluent next, headed before 4 out where not fluent, ridden and dropped to rear after 3 out, behind when not fluent and unseated rider last
- Form 534-61P
- Age 7
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 116
tracked leaders, 4th halfway and closer 4 out, 2nd briefly 3 out, dropped to 5th approaching 2 out, no extra before last
- Form 2270-50
- Age 8
- Weight 12-0
- Official Rating 119
- Trainer P J McKenna
- Jockey L A McKenna
tracked leaders, 3rd halfway and closer 4 out, short of room on inner and dropped to rear next, 4th and pushed along after 2 out, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace
- Form U0061R-
- Age 7
- Weight 11-4
- Official Rating 125
- Trainer C Byrnes
- Jockey P T Enright
towards rear, headway 4 out, 3rd 2 out and soon pushed along, ridden and no impression run-in, kept on one pace
- Form 415FP-4
- Age 7
- Weight 11-0
- Official Rating 111
- Trainer G P Cromwell
- Jockey P M O'Brien
towards rear, headway 4 out and 3rd after next, 2nd travelling well 2 out, pushed along and challenged when mistake last, ridden and no impression on winner run-in, kept on one pace
- Form 480-005
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer John G Carr
- Jockey J J Slevin
always rear, detached when fell 4 out
- Form 0P-00F0
- Age 5
- Weight 10-8
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer C Collins
- Jockey D J Gilligan
always prominent, disputed lead briefly after 1st, headway to lead before 4 out, ridden after 2 out and strongly pressed before last, 3 lengths clear early run-in, kept on well
Verdict
CAFE CON LECHE blotted his copybook when refusing at Ballinrobe in April but the going was bottomless and he hasn’t subsequently exhibited any errant tendencies when tried on the Flat in the interim. Willie The Coo had attracted market support in bumpers though he is yet to shine since returning from a fairly substantial layoff. Conna Cottage returns to hurdles following two inauspicious efforts over fences while Desert Friend has been kept busy in recent months and his match fitness could prove telling in the final analysis. Wajaaha is inconsistent but is not necessarily out of this.
Formwatch
Bigz Belief (IRE) 50-1 (11-9) Tracked leader in 2nd, slight mistake 2nd, disputed lead briefly 3 out, ridden and soon headed, weakened, 10th of 14, 25 3/4l behind Teed Up (11-11) at Galway 2m 1f hcp Yielding in Aug.
Desert Friend (IRE) 10-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, went 3rd over 3f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden in 4th over 1f out, headway into 2nd over 150 yards out, dropped to 3rd close home, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind Magnetic North (10-2) at Tramore 1m 4f Yielding in Jul.
Wajaaha (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, bad mistake 1st, ridden 3 out, weakened, 19th of 20, 31 1/4l behind Ifiwerearichman (10-12) at Galway 2m hcp gd in Aug.
Cafe Con Leche (IRE) 4-1 (10-1) Soon tracked leader in 2nd, pushed along and lost place from 2f out, no extra and weakened from over 1f out, 7th of 10, 22 1/2l behind Herculaneum (9-8) at Down Royal 1m 5f hcp gd in Jul.
Conna Cottage (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Towards rear, pushed along and progress on inner from 3 out, not fluent in 5th next, ridden and went 4th before last, no extra and kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Dartan (11-11) at Bellewstown 3m hcp gd in Jul.
Howsthewoman (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Towards rear, 14th halfway, progress into 9th after 2 out, ridden in 8th before last, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 5th of 16, 14 1/2l behind Jinxs Link (11-10) at Kilbeggan 2m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
Must Meet Cecil (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and no impression from next, kept on one pace without threatening, 11th of 14, 13 1/4l behind Solitary Man (11-9) at Killarney 2m 1f hcp gd in Jul.
Willie The Coo (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) Rear, effort and progress under 3f out, kept on one pace, never a factor, 7th of 13, dist behind Ballyburn (12-0) at Punchestown 2m Yielding in Feb.