Race cards · Thu 10 Aug
Thursday 10 August · Sligo, Eire
17:30 Clayton Hotel Maiden Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 70y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11500
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
This looks to be an excellent opening for SHARPS CHOICE, who has been disappointing in his career so far for Willie Mullins but won't get a better chance than this to shed his maiden tag. He often stays on well and could have too much for Coeur Joyeux, who has regressed at a rate of knots in recent months and ran last time as though something was amiss when well down the field at Roscommon. Hardback represents powerful connections and the booking of Davy Russell suggests that he has ability.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hardback | U/ | D N Russell | J P O'Brien | 11 4 | 16-1 | |
| 2 | Silver Star | 4 | Paul Townend | A Fleming | 11 2 | 5-1 | |
| 3 | Sharps Choice | 7-3U522 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins | 11 4 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Cluan Dara | 422-454 | Danny Mullins | J P Ryan | 11 4 | 9-1 | |
| 5 | Coeur Joyeux | 5223-27 | L P Dempsey | J P Dempsey | 11 4 | 5-1 | |
| 6 | Well Joey | U05-663 | A W Short | Mrs P Dobbs | 11 4 | 9-1 | |
| 7 | Pershing Missile | 35-247 | Sean Flanagan | N Meade | 11 4 | 9-1 | |
| 8 | Aimee Kate | 0660 | R M Short | Peter Fahey | 10 9 | 66-1 | |
| 9 | Munstead Pride | 768/44- | Keith Donoghue | G Elliott | 11 12 | 25-1 | |
| 10 | Easy Boy | C D Timmons | P Martin | 11 12 | 50-1 | ||
| - | Now Let Go | 3211/ | A E Lynch | S R B Crawford | 11 5 | 0-0 |