Race cards · Tue 30 May
Tuesday 30 May · Ballinrobe, Eire
18:00 KPMG Hurdle
- Distance
- 2m 0f 40y
- Going
- Good (Good to Yielding in places)
- Class
- 0
- Prize
- EUR 11999
- Runners
- 9
Race preview
This looks like a nice stepping stone for CUSTOM OF THE SEA after an impressive winning debut at Killarney 16 days ago. The Soldier Of Fortune gelding asserted in good style going to the last on his racecourse bow and looked open to plenty of improvement then having made a couple of slight errors in the closing stages. Your Honor sets the standard off a mark of 120 and has to be respected. He was outclassed in Grade 1 company at Punchestown last time but had run a solid race in handicap company previously off a pound higher mark. Media Naranja also ran well in handicap company last time, when third at Cheltenham last month, and is another that has to come into calculations.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Media Naranja | 4213- | C McGivern | G Elliott | 11 0 | 6-5 | |
| 2 | Custom Of The Sea | 1 | J J Slevin | J P O'Brien | 11 7 | 5-4 | |
| 3 | Your Honor | 775147- | Gavin Brouder | J Nash | 11 7 | 11-4 | |
| 4 | Ruby Jules | 5 | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan | 10 7 | 100-1 | |
| 5 | Khewilltu | 50-7 | Sean O'Keeffe | John F O'Neill | 11 0 | 150-1 | |
| 6 | Wayne R Walker | L A McKenna | D Kinsella | 11 0 | 80-1 | ||
| 7 | Ardad Derek | 98-9 | Shane Fenelon | J J Hanlon | 11 0 | 150-1 | |
| 8 | My Good Pal | 90-0 | Darragh O'Keeffe | B Mortell | 11 0 | 200-1 | |
| 9 | Liquid Metric | C J Orr | A McCann | 11 0 | 80-1 |