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Thurles (IRE)
16:50
Leugh Handicap Hurdle
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 Distance: 2m6f Type: Hurdle Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €11 Place: €3.10 €3.70 €3.50 Exacta: €128.50 Tricast: €956.78 Trifecta: €324.30
Non-Runners: Avandra (reserve), Fortuna Lora (reserve), Hitthehayson (reserve), Slim Marvel (unsuitable ground)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m4½f 3m½f 2m7f 3m1f 2m4f
1st
Held up in rear - midfield 6th - in touch with leaders 5 out - led 2 out - soon ridden and ran on well - went clear run-in (trainer said - regarding the apparent improvement in form - that mare disappointed at Fairyhouse and that todays better ground may have contributed to the improvement)(op 14/1 tchd 11/1 and 16/1)
6 M AVG
Ms Claire O'Connell 156 lbs 10/1 Won
3m 2m7f 2m4½f 2m6½f 2m5½f
2m 2m5f 2m1½f 2m3f 2m
2nd
Midfield - slightly hampered 3 out - soon headway - went second after 2 out - no extra run-in - no match for winner(tchd 9/1)
7 M Poor
John Patrick Ryan 146 lbs 10/1 4.75
2m 2m3½f 2m5½f 2m6f 2m3½f
3m½f 2m 3m 3m½f 2m4f
3rd
Prominent - dropped to midfield 2nd - not fluent 7th - in touch with leaders after 3 out - went third approaching last - kept on(op 15/2)
8 G Poor
Michael John O'Connor 165 lbs 9/1 2
3m½f 2m6f
2m5f 2m5½f 2m6½f 2m3½f 2m4½f
4th
Prominent - led 1st - not fluent 2nd - awkward jump 6th - headed 2 out - soon weakened gradually(op 9/1)
6 M Poor
Colin Motherway 142 lbs 7/1 3.25
2m7f 3m 3m1½f 2m6f 3m½f
3m 2m4f 3m½f 2m3f 2m7f
5th
Prominent - dropped to midfield 2nd - in touch with leaders 2 out - no extra approaching last(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
9 M Poor
Terence O'Brien 146 lbs 14/1 4.5
2m3½f 3m½f 2m6½f 3m
2m7f 2m6f 3m2f 3m½f 2m7½f
6th
Towards rear - headway before 2 out - no impression approaching last(op 12/1 tchd 10/1)
9 M Poor
Timothy Doyle 146 lbs 11/1 7.5
3m½f 3m 2m6f 3m
3m1f 3m 2m4f 3m 3m½f
7th
Midfield - not fluent and lost position 2nd - hampered 3 out - some headway 2 out - no impression approaching last(tchd 25/1 and 33/1)
8 G AVG
John Joseph Hanlon 161 lbs 28/1 1
-
2m4½f 2m5½f 2m½f 2m3½f 2m4f
8th
Led - headed and prominent from 1st - weakened from 2 out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2)
6 G Poor
James Andrew Fahey 145 lbs 10/1 2
2m4f 2m6f
3m½f 3m½f 2m7f 2m4f 3m1f
9th
In rear - slightly hampered 3 out - soon no impression(op 22/1 tchd 25/1)
9 M Poor
David J Phelan 136 lbs 20/1 14
3m
2m3½f 3m½f 3m 2m4f 2m7f
10th
Prominent - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 9/1)
6 M Poor
Denis Gerard Hogan 153 lbs 11/1 25
3m 2m6½f 2m2½f 3m½f 3m
2m4f 2m4½f 2m7f 2m6f 2m
11th
Soon in touch with leaders - not fluent 1st - not fluent 3rd - weakened quickly before 2 out(op 15/2)
6 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 156 lbs 12/1 0.3
-
2m5½f 2m½f 2m2f 3m 1m7½f
12th
Towards rear - not fluent 1st - headway and in touch with leaders 2nd - weakening and towards rear when hampered 3 out(op 40/1)
6 G Poor
Ray Hackett 155 lbs 80/1 7.5
-
2m4½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m3f 2m4f
99th
Midfield - brought down 3 out(op 15/2)
6 G Poor
Oliver McKiernan 162 lbs 10/1 -
2m3f
2m1f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m 2m3½f
99th
Midfield - prominent when mistake and fell 3 out(op 9/2 tchd 10/3)
4 G AVG
Joseph Patrick O'Brien 162 lbs 7/2F -
3m 1m5½f 2m4f 2m4½f 3m½f
2m½f 2m2f 2m4f 2m4f 2m
99th
Towards rear - badly hampered and unseated 3 out (jockey said gelding was badly hampered by faller at 3rd last hurdle resulting in him being unseated)(op 18/1)
6 G Poor
P J Rothwell 142 lbs 20/1 -
2m3½f 2m3½f 2m6f 2m4f 2m4f