Full Result 3.45 Sligo (IRE) | 9 July 2023

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(80-116, 4yo+) (2m194yds) 2m1f Good 9 hurdles

1st €6,785 2nd €2,185 3rd €1,035 4th €460 5th €230 6th €115

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. The Big Chap (IRE) 9/2 Aidan Kelly ⁴ Paul W Flynn	Aidan Kelly ⁴ Paul W Flynn	6	1110 t	116	83	128	–
b g Policy Maker (IRE) - Clairin River (IRE) (Zaffaran)
Midfield, headway 3 out, led 2 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding was suited by today's better ground, dropping back in trip and a change of tactics) (op 4/1)

2 3¼	7. Warm In Gorey (IRE) 5/1 P J O'Hanlon P J Rothwell	P J O'Hanlon P J Rothwell	5	108 t	96	60	103	–
b g Sageburg (IRE) - Ebony Empress (IRE) (Kris Kin)
Held up in midfield, headway after 2 out, ridden and went second run-in (op 7/2)

3 3½ [6¾]	9. Woodstream Lad (IRE) 50/1 Mike O'Connor R K Watson	Mike O'Connor R K Watson	6	100 5 b¹	88	48	91	–
b g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Alfa Belle (IRE) (Gamut)
Midfield, headway 3 out, went second after 2 out, soon ridden, lost second and no extra run-in (tchd 66/1)

4 4¼ [11]	4. Pont Audemer (FR) 11/2 Kieren Buckley Gavin Cromwell	Kieren Buckley Gavin Cromwell	4	116	112	63	107	–
gr g Recorder - Isanous (FR) (Zamindar)
Towards rear, some headway after 4 out, went third after 2 out, ridden and weakened run-in (op 9/2 tchd 6/1)

5 3 [14]	8. Staging Post (IRE) 9/4F Michael O'Sullivan Mark Michael McNiff	Michael O'Sullivan Mark Michael McNiff	7	106 tb	94	45	90	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Buntingford (IRE) (Manduro)
Towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, never on terms, lost shoe (vet said gelding lost his left fore shoe and reported him to be blowing hard post race) (op 11/4)

6 8 [22]	3. Willyouwalkwithme (IRE) 14/1 John Shinnick ⁴ H Smyth	John Shinnick ⁴ H Smyth	8	113	109	51	97	–
b g Morozov (USA) - Scent With Love (IRE) (Winged Love)
Prominent in chasing group, prominent 4 out, weakened after 2 out (op 10/1)

7 nk [22¼]	2. Bigz Belief (IRE) 7/1 James Smith ⁴ Matthew J Smith	James Smith ⁴ Matthew J Smith	6	118 tb	114	56	102	–
b g Make Believe - Manaka (FR) (Falco)
Took keen hold, led narrowly, soon clear with one other, led clearly after 5th, reduced lead 4 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 13/2)

8 4½ [26¾]	6. Alhaajeb (IRE) 22/1 Shane Fenelon ⁴ John Joseph Hanlon	Shane Fenelon ⁴ John Joseph Hanlon	5	106	98	34	81	–
b g Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Landela (Alhaarth)
Prominent in chasing group, prominent 4 out, weakened after 2 out (op 40/1 tchd 18/1)

9 27 [53¾]	5. Garcon Doux (IRE) 7/1 Cian Quirke ⁴ Philip Fenton	Cian Quirke ⁴ Philip Fenton	7	1012	104	8	60	–
ch g Valirann (FR) - Behana (IRE) (Halling)
Always behind (op 11/1)

10 9½ [63¼]	10. So Easy Way (IRE) 66/1 Diarmuid Moloney ⁴ I Madden	Diarmuid Moloney ⁴ I Madden	7	910 8	88	–	35	–
br g Sageburg (IRE) - No Easy Way (IRE) (Mandalus)
Took keen hold, pressed leader, raced in second after 5th, lost ground quickly 4 out, soon detached (op 40/1)

10 ran Off time: 3:45:05 Winning time: 4m 6.80s (slow by 13.30s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Glenmore Goes Racing Syndicate (The Big Chap) 1st breeder: Peter Maher
2nd owner: Carrigroe Gaels Syndicate (Warm In Gorey)
3rd owner: Big Five MS Syndicate (Woodstream Lad)
Tote win: €5.30 PL: €1.60 €1.80 €9.60 Ex: €25.10 CSF: €28.32 Tricast: €1,011.33 Trifecta: €502.20

3:45 Sligo (IRE) 9 Jul 2023

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