Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:20 May Evening Meetings Flat Race2m 1f

  • Weighed In - €8,000 added, 4-7yo, 9 runners
  • Winner €5,520 2nd €1,280 3rd €560 4th €320
  • Going: Yielding, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 4m 25.00s
  • Off time: 20:20:55
Pos Horse Odds
1st Operating (IRE) 4/7
2nd Jennies Jewel (IRE) 8/1
3rd Gee Gee Robyn (IRE) 25/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 P/P1P- BROWN, red sash & cap Ballymonteen Wood (IRE) 45 5 12-0 Mr J W Spillane (7) J P O'Keeffe 33/1
2 Yellow, emerald green hoop, emerald green armlet, red cap Hawkins Street (IRE) 5 12-0 Mr J J Codd P Stafford 20/1
3 22- White, white & black striped sleeves, striped cap Operating (IRE) 59 5 12-0 Mr M Fahey (5) Mrs J Harrington 4/7
4 F1- ROYAL BLUE & PURPLE STRIPES, purple sleeves & cap Soul Season (IRE) 73 6 12-0 Mr R P McNamara Thomas James 10/1
5 BLACK, red spots, black cap, white spots St Shabra (IRE) 5 12-0 Mr B O'Neill (5) P O Brady 33/1
6 0- WHITE, purple star & stars on sleeves, purple cap Gee Gee Robyn (IRE) 69 5 11-7 Miss N Carberry V Clynch 25/1
7 48-4 Royal blue, black disc, black sleeves, royal blue armlet, white & black quartered cap Jennies Jewel (IRE) 8 5 11-7 Mr B P Fahey (7) J P Fahey 8/1
8 BLACK, white panel & sleeves, black cap, white star Theatretown (IRE) 5 11-7 Mr J T Carroll (5) S P Hennessy 12/1
9 YELLOW, dark blue sash, dark blue cap, yellow star Cross Avenue (GER) 4 11-6 Mr P G Murphy (3) A Mullins 5/1

Verdict

Jessica Harrington won this in 2010 with Bullock Harbour and OPERATING looks ready to add to the tally. Narrowly beaten by Kilcrea at Gowran on his debut, he was headed right on the line by Knocklong at Naas on his next start and compensation awaits. Jennies Jewel made a bright start at Thurles in March before a poor effort at Cork but she bounced back at Ballinrobe early this month and looks certain to be in the shake-up. Soul Season landed a point at Bennettsbridge in February but it's the four-year-old Cross Avenue who could provide the biggest threat on his debut as he's from a very good German Flat family and should have more pace than most of these.

Formwatch

Ballymonteen Wood (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) Ww rr, last brfly 6out, fair 10th & no ex 3out, bhnd when pu aftr 2out, in a race won by Fromthetop (12-0) at Liscarroll 3m ire ptp gd in Mar, 15 ran.

Hawkins Street (IRE) Milan gelding out of Lonizera.

Operating (IRE) 2-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, close 6th entering straight, ridden to challenge and led narrowly inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, headed on line, 2nd of 8, ns behind Knocklong (10-13) at Naas 2m NH flat in Mar.

Soul Season (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) Mid div, gd prog 4out, rdn to ld last, row, won at Bennettsbridge 3m ire ptp gs in Feb beating Witness Of Fashion (12-0) by 3l, 11 ran.

St Shabra (IRE) St Jovite gelding out of Romanze.

Gee Gee Robyn (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, chased leaders over 5f out, no extra from over 4f out, 12th of 13, well behind Dantes Firth (11-0) at Thurles 2m mrs nh flat in Mar.

Jennies Jewel (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Waited with, closer in 9th 5f out, closed to track leaders from over 2f out, no impression under pressure and kept on without threatening from over 1f out, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Dancers Dilemma (12-0) at Ballinrobe 2m N H flat gd.

Theatretown (IRE) King's Theatre mare out of Rainbow Realm.

Cross Avenue (GER) Black Sam Bellamy gelding out of Codera.

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