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Thurles (IRE)
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Jimmy Neville Memorial Rated Novice Hurdle
Thurles (IRE) Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 Distance: 2m7½f Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €3.70 Place: €1.60 €1.40 €1.90 Exacta: €13.90 Trifecta: €54.50
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Royal Thief (IRE) 9 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 157 lbs 7/2 Won Led until headed after 3rd - tracked leader in 2nd when not fluent 6th - pressed leader after 4 out and led next - strongly pressed 2 out - asserted going to last - kept on well closing stages(op 4/1 tchd 10/3)
2nd 2 Foxy Jacks (IRE) 9 G AVG
M F Morris 159 lbs 7/2 1.5 Held up in rear until closer 4 out - chased leaders in 4th after next - ridden into 2nd approaching last - no impression on winner final 100yds - kept on well(op 11/4)
3rd 6 Gun Merchant (GB) 11 G Poor
Gordon Elliott 147 lbs 11/2 2.75 Raced in mid-division - chased leading trio in 4th at halfway - tracked leaders in 3rd before 3 out and soon pressed leader in 2nd - no impression approaching last in 3rd - kept on same pace(op 13/2 tchd 7/1 and 5/1)
4th 8 Walking On Glass (IRE) 10 G AVG
Padraig Roche 144 lbs 11/2 22 Raced in rear of mid-division - bit closer with a circuit to race in 5th - briefly short of room before 3 out - ridden into 4th before next where not fluent - soon no extra with leading trio (jockey said that his mount got tight for room rounding the bend before the third last)(op 7/1)
5th 3 Mister Fogpatches (IRE) 9 G Poor
P A Fahy 157 lbs 3/1F 8 Chased leaders in 3rd - keen and led after 3rd until headed 3 out - weakened quickly before next(op 11/4 tchd 7/2)
6th 4 Fire Away (IRE) N/A Poor
G T Hourigan 156 lbs 8/1 4.75 Tracked leaders - 3rd at halfway - pushed along after 3 out - weakened approaching next where not fluent - soon no extra(op 10/1 tchd 11/1)
7th 7 Turbo (IRE) 12 G Poor
J R Finn 154 lbs 25/1 41 Always towards rear - bit slow 3 out and soon no impression - weakened - tailed off(op 33/1 tchd 50/1)
8th 5 Allannahs Gold (IRE) N/A Poor
Declan Queally 149 lbs 25/1 69 Soon chased leaders on inner - mid-division at halfway - dropped to rear with a circuit to race - detached 5 out - tailed off(op 50/1)