Thurles (IRE)
16:15
Thurles Racecourse Hunters Chase
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2022 Distance: 3m½f Type: Chase Going: Good To Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €2.60 Place: €2.60 €2.10 Exacta: €9.50 Trifecta: €29.60
Non-Runners: Poli Roi (stone bruise)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Winged Leader (IRE) N/A AVG D M Christie 170 lbs 4/1 Won Soon disputed lead - led before 3rd - 3 lengths ahead going okay when mistake 2 out (usual 3 out) - pushed along and went further clear after last (usual 2 out) - soon ridden and kept on strongly - eased towards finish - easily(tchd 9/2)
2nd 1 Billaway (IRE) 12 G AVG W P Mullins 170 lbs 10/11F 12 Led - disputed lead 1st - headed before 3rd - lost second and pushed along 10th - lost position when mistake 3 out (usual 4 out) - went second again after last (usual 2 out) - lost second home turn - soon went modest second - no match for winner(op 5/6 tchd Evens)
3rd 5 Its All Guesswork (IRE) N/A Poor Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 3/1 7.5 Chased leaders - towards rear when hampered by faller 3rd - headway after 3 out (usual 4 out) - went second when ridden home turn - soon lost second - no match for winner(op 7/2 tchd 11/4)
4th 3 Stand Up And Fight (IRE) N/A Poor E Bolger 160 lbs 8/1 5.5 Chased leaders - not fluent 7th - not fluent and pushed along briefly 9th - headway on outer after 3 out (usual 4 out) - disputing second 2 out (usual 3 out) - ridden and weakened after last (usual 2 out)(op 11/1)
5th 7 Vital Island (IRE) 13 G AVG R P O'Keeffe 156 lbs 40/1 55 In rear - hampered by faller 3rd - in touch with leaders when ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out) - minor headway but no impression last (usual 2 out) - soon weakened - tailed off(op 33/1)
6th 8 Hello Arlene (IRE) N/A Poor Neill McCluskey 149 lbs 100/1 54 Towards rear early - not fluent 2nd - chased leaders before 3rd - went second 10th - ridden after 3 out (usual 4 out) - weakening when not fluent 2 out (usual 3 out) - dropped to last last (usual 2 out) - tailed off(op 66/1)
99th 4 Warriors Tale (GB) N/A Poor Eugene M O'Sullivan 162 lbs 40/1 - Took keen hold - chased leaders - fell heavily 3rd - fatally injured