Monday 26 September · Roscommon, Eire
15:35 Class Grass Handicap Hurdle (80-116)
- Distance
- 2m 7f 170y
- Going
- Good
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11500
- Runners
- 12
Race preview
BENKEI is without a win in over four years but has dropped down to a competitive mark and gave encouragement over an inadequate trip at Navan last time. Rachael Blackmore was also aboard when last scoring off a rating of 125 over 2m6f at Killarney. Hascoeur Clermont looks a progressive stayer having won on both outings when stepped up to three miles and further. He showed great reserves of stamina at Sligo last time, while Oskar High is another in great form. He's also proven over this trip and has returned to form in recent weeks with victories at Galway and Ballinrobe. The selection's stablemate Yenillik enters calculations on his recent third at Navan, while Lily Light Foot and Shannon Gray are consistent performers in this grade.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lily Light Foot | 361224 | Sean Flanagan | E & P Harty | 11 6 | 15-2 | |
| 2 | Hascoeur Clermont | F7-51U1 | Kieren Buckley | G P Cromwell | 12 0 | 2-1 | |
| 3 | Benkei | 0060-34 | Rachael Blackmore | H Rogers | 11 8 | 16-1 | |
| 4 | Shannon Gray | 0P4312 | R Deegan | E McCarthy | 10 11 | 5-1 | |
| 5 | Paddy Wickla | 43230-8 | P J O'Hanlon | P J Rothwell | 11 2 | 14-1 | |
| 6 | Oskar High | 000-911 | Shane O'Callaghan | N Lee | 10 13 | 15-2 | |
| 7 | Yenillik | 0/00-103 | Keith Donoghue | H Rogers | 11 4 | 10-1 | |
| 8 | Siberian Star | 56-69P7 | J P O'Sullivan | P J Rothwell | 10 13 | 18-1 | |
| 9 | Fill The Tank | P0-6P70 | Darragh O'Keeffe | Aengus King | 11 4 | 20-1 | |
| 10 | My Ladeen | 00/38P- | Gary Noonan | J Fahey | 10 1 | 50-1 | |
| 11 | The Holmeister | P-47115 | J B Foley | M Hourigan | 10 12 | 6-1 | |
| - | Abraham | 188P-38 | C Brassil | M Brassil | 11 11 | 28-1 | |
| NR | Robindale | 64-695 | Jordan Gainford | Ciaran Murphy | 10 6 | ||
| NR | Happy Lad | 07-0657 | Danny Mullins | H P Finegan | 10 4 |