Thurles

Wishing Everyone A Safe & Happy Christmas Handicap Hurdle

Distance: 2m15y
Going: Good
Prize: €9,440
Runners: 17
Winning time: 3m 51.10s
Age: 4yo+
Class:
1
J:Peter Smithers(7) T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Age:4 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:114 SP:6/1
Midfield - in touch with leaders 4 out - headway and prominent before 2 out - led going best approaching last - ridden and kept on well run-in - pushed out(op 11/2 tchd 5/1)
2
J:Aidan Kelly(5) T:Gerard O'Leary
Age:7 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:123 SP:8/1
Midfield - mistake 4th - in touch with leaders 4 out - headway after 3 out - led 2 out - headed approaching last - kept on but no match for winner(op 17/2 tchd 7/1)
3 1
J:Mr A P Ryan(7) T:Andrew Slattery
Age:5 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:118 SP:14/1
In touch with leaders - prominent after 3 out - joined leaders 2 out - kept on but no impression after last - no match for first two(op 20/1 tchd 16/1)
4 1
J:E Walsh T:Ciaran Murphy
Age:8 Weight:11st 5lbs
OR:118 SP:12/1
In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - not fluent 2 out - kept on after last - went fourth post
5 nse
J:Jordan Gainford T:Peter Croke
Age:5 Weight:11st 0lbs
OR:113 SP:18/1
Prominent - led after 2nd - not fluent 3rd - headed when not fluent 4th - soon disputed lead - pressed leader after 3 out - lost position before 2 out - in touch with leaders when switched left after 2 out - lost fourth post(op 22/1 tchd 20/1 and tchd 25/1)
6
J:Michael O'Sullivan T:Patrick T Foley
Age:11 Weight:11st 6lbs
OR:119 SP:13/2
Midfield - headway 4 out - led narrowly after 3 out - bad mistake when headed 2 out - soon weakened(tchd 6/1 and tchd 15/2)
7 15¼
J:Donagh Meyler T:Mrs Gillian Callaghan
Age:6 Weight:11st 10lbs
OR:123 SP:15/2
Prominent - lost position when reminder after 3 out - weakening when hampered by faller before straight(op 17/2 tchd 9/1)
8 shd 15½
J:Liam McKenna(5) T:Patrick J McKenna
Age:9 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:116 SP:33/1
Prominent - led narrowly or disputed lead from 4th - headed and weakened after 3 out(tchd 50/1)
9 nk 15¾
J:Danny Mullins T:John Patrick Ryan
Age:6 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:114 SP:9/1
In touch with leaders early - midfield when not fluent 5th - not fluent 3 out - no impression after 2 out(op 17/2)
10 4 19¾
J:Daniel King T:Denis Gerard Hogan
Age:7 Weight:11st 12lbs
OR:125 SP:50/1
Never better than midfield - didn't always jump with fluency(op 40/1)
11 11 30¾
J:Cian Quirke(5) T:S Curling
Age:6 Weight:11st 11lbs
OR:124 SP:50/1
Always behind - badly hampered by faller 1st(op 33/1)
12 12 42¾
J:Sean Flanagan T:Denis Leahy
Age:6 Weight:10st 9lbs
OR:108 SP:15/2
Towards rear throughout - mistake 2nd(op 11/2)
13 14 56¾
J:Mr D Doyle(7) T:Timothy Doyle
Age:9 Weight:11st 1lbs
OR:114 SP:11/1
Soon led - prominent after 2nd - lost position but in touch with leaders before 5th - weakened after 3 out(tchd 10/1 and tchd 12/1)
14 26 82¾
J:Philip Donovan(5) T:Denis Gerard Hogan
Age:7 Weight:10st 10lbs
OR:109 SP:50/1
Always behind - raced lazily at times(op 33/1)
UR
J:Carl Millar(5) T:Cian Collins
Age:8 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:116 SP:20/1
Prominent - weakening when slipped and unseated before straight(op 22/1)
F
J:Sam Ewing T:A Oliver
Age:4 Weight:11st 3lbs
OR:116 SP:33/1
Towards rear - bad mistake and fell 1st(op 40/1)
F
J:Keith Donoghue T:Gavin Cromwell
Age:5 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:121 SP:5/1F
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield - in touch with leaders 5th - headway and 1 length down when fell 2 out(op 13/2)
F
J:Jake Coen(3) T:Peter Fahey
Age:6 Weight:10st 5lbs
OR:104 SP:40/1
Towards rear - hampered by faller 1st - not fluent 2nd - raced in last and struggling when fell 4 out(op 33/1 tchd 28/1)
NR
jockey silk Whiskeywealth
J:John Shinnick(5) T:Terence O'Brien
Age:8 Weight:11st 8lbs
OR:121 SP: -
NR
jockey silk Baltinglass Hill
J: T:P J Rothwell
Age:7 Weight:10st 3lbs
OR:102 SP: -
NR
jockey silk San Aer
J: T:Thomas Mullins
Age:6 Weight:10st 2lbs
OR:101 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: €8.30
Tote place: €2.20 €1.50 €3.60
Exacta: €29.10
Trifecta: €454.70
Tricast: €678.14
CSF: €56.64