Sunday 5 March · Leopardstown, Eire
17:30 Ballinteer (Pro/Am) Flat Race
- Distance
- 2m 0f 0y
- Going
- Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11500
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
THE YELLOW CLAY gets the vote in an event where betting trends should provide some vital clues. Gordon Elliott has saddled six bumper winners in the past month including four-year-old races with Samui and Speculatrix. Sattam has the advantage of previous experience and wasn't helped by a stumble entering the straight when fourth to Cut The Rope at Naas, with Miss Gherkin well held in eighth. Balally Park was bought by Tom Cooper for 115,000 at the Goffs Land Rover Sale and is closely related to Riders Onthe Storm. The Tralee trainer produced D Art D Art to win a similar event in these colours on the Thyestes Chase card at Gowran Park. Base Of Fire is a half-brother to a number of bumper winners including Glan.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Yellow Clay | Mr J J Codd | G Elliott | 11 3 | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Sattam | 4 | Mr J L Gleeson | D K Weld | 11 3 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Iceberg Theory | Aidan Kelly | P Nolan | 11 3 | 5-1 | ||
| 4 | Miss Gherkin | 8 | Shane Fenelon | P Croke | 10 10 | 80-1 | |
| 5 | Montys Rock | Shane O'Callaghan | E Doyle | 11 3 | 12-1 | ||
| 6 | Balally Park | Mr B O'Neill | T Cooper | 11 3 | 3-1 | ||
| 7 | Itwasntmeanttobeme | Conor Smithers | F J Flood | 10 10 | 66-1 | ||
| NR | Base Of Fire | Mr R W Barron | R O'Brien | 11 3 |