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ThurlesRaces.ie Handicap Hurdle
Thurles (IRE) Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2023 Distance: 2m4½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding To Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €18.40 Place: €5.60 €2.40 €7.20 Exacta: €195.50 Tricast: €2659.16
Non-Runners: Dark Image (reserve), Hunting Brook (reserve), Light Parade (reserve), West Away (coughing)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m6f 2m4f 3m1f 3m 3m
1st
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear of midfield - headway when switched right before 3 out - prominent before straight - led going best before last - soon clear - pushed out - comfortably(tchd 12/1)
11 G AVG
Matthew J Smith 153 lbs 14/1 Won
2m7f 2m4½f 3m½f 3m 3m1½f
2m4½f 3m1½f 1m7½f 2m 2m5f
2nd
Midfield - in touch with leaders after 4th - went second before straight - lost second when ridden after 2 out - went second again but no chance with winner run-in - kept on(op 7/1 tchd 9/1)
6 G AVG
S Curling 162 lbs 15/2 5
3m 3m½f 2m7½f 2m2½f 2m7f
2m½f 2m½f 2m2f 2m4½f 3m1½f
3rd
Led - headed and prominent after 1st - pressed leaders before straight - not fluent 2 out - kept on when switched right after last - went third towards finish(op 33/1)
9 G AVG
J P Dempsey 154 lbs 25/1 .75
2m4f 2m4f 2m4f 2m3½f 2m6f
1m4f 2m5½f 1m6f 2m½f 2m
4th
Didn't jump well - took keen hold - prominent - led after 1st - headed and raced in second when not fluent 2nd - led again before straight - headed before last - weakened and lost two places run-in(op 3/1)
8 G Poor
John Queally 160 lbs 9/4F 3
2m1f 2m 2m1f 1m6f 2m
2m3½f 2m4½f 2m3½f 2m4f 2m7f
5th
Towards rear of midfield - headway after 3 out - in touch with leaders before 2 out - no extra after 2 out(op 14/1)
10 M Poor
Patrick T Foley 161 lbs 20/1 4.5
3m 3m 2m7½f 2m6½f
2m1½f 2m2f 2m1½f 2m5½f 2m7f
6th
Soon towards rear of midfield - headway 4 out - not fluent 3 out - kept on but no impression after 2 out(op 12/1)
6 M AVG
Dermot A McLoughlin 154 lbs 11/1 5.5
2m2½f 2m7½f 2m4f 2m4f 2m4f
2m½f 2m3f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4½f
7th
Never better than midfield - towards rear when not fluent 3 out - kept on after 2 out(tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1)
9 M Poor
Mrs Denise Foster 162 lbs 9/1 5
2m3½f 2m2½f 2m6f 2m5f 2m3½f
2m6½f 3m 2m4f 2m3½f 2m4f
8th
Jumped left on occasions - in rear - hampered by faller 2nd - soon detached - niggled along briefly after 6th - some headway when steadied and mistake 2 out - kept on - never near to challenge
8 G Poor
C Byrnes 163 lbs 18/1 7.5
2m4f 2m7f 3m 2m6½f 2m4f
2m2f 2m4f 2m2½f 2m4f 2m4f
9th
Didn't always jump with fluency - soon towards rear - mistake 3 out - kept on after 2 out - no impression(op 22/1)
9 M Poor
Conor O'Dwyer 158 lbs 25/1 .5
2m4f
2m1f 2m5f 2m7f 2m5f 2m
10th
Prominent - weakened gradually after 3 out - mistake last(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)
7 G Poor
Padraig Butler 166 lbs 8/1 3.75
2m4f 2m½f 2m2½f 2m3½f
2m 2m4f 2m4f 2m4½f 2m4f
11th
Prominent - mistake 1st - led when not fluent 2nd - not fluent 4 out - headed before straight - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 17/2)
7 G AVG
John M Burke 156 lbs 11/1 0.1
2m 2m1½f 2m3f 2m4½f 2m3½f
2m3½f 2m6f 2m 2m6f 2m4f
12th
Prominent early - midfield when not fluent 7th - weakened after 3 out - dropped to rear when not fluent 2 out(op 9/1)
7 M Poor
David Kenneth Budds 160 lbs 12/1 19
2m5f 2m6f 2m6½f 2m7½f 2m7½f
2m4f 1m4f 2m6f 1m3f 1m6f
99th
In rear - fell 2nd(op 9/1 tchd 11/1)
8 G Poor
Patrick Downey 161 lbs 10/1 -
2m4f 2m6f 1m6f 2m4f 1m6f
3m 2m7½f 2m3½f 3m½f 2m5f
99th
In touch with leaders early - weakened 7th - dropped to rear when jumped left and not fluent 3 out - soon pulled up(op 25/1 tchd 18/1)
8 G AVG
J P Broderick 164 lbs 20/1 -
3m1½f 3m1f 3m1½f 3m1½f 2m6½f
2m 2m 2m2f 2m4f 2m
99th
In touch with leaders - weakened after 4 out - dropped to rear when pulled up before 2 out(op 25/1 tchd 22/1)
7 G Poor
Seamus Neville 161 lbs 28/1 -
2m5½f 3m 2m3½f 2m3½f 2m