Thurles (IRE) Races
Thurles (IRE)
14:15
www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap Chase
Thurles (IRE)
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023
Distance: 2m4½f
Type: Chase
Going: Soft
Surface: Turf
Win: €4.70
Place: €2.10 €6.90 €2.50
Exacta: €142.50
Tricast: €683.01
Non-Runners: Fassbender (reserve), Gaelic Des Chastys (reserve), Important Message (unsuitable ground), Neptunus Equester (unsuitable ground), Plain Or Battered (nasal discharge), Tennessee Titan (lame)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Ardera Ru (IRE) | 8 M | AVG |
Shane O'Callaghan
(5)lbs
|
Eoin Doyle | 162 lbs | 11/2 | Won | Held up in rear - headway before 7th - in touch with leaders when jumped slightly left 4 out - pressed leaders when switched left after 2 out - led going best before last - ridden out(tchd 5/1 and tchd 6/1) | |
| 2nd | 15 | Go Battle (IRE) | 9 M | Poor | Philip M Byrne | 141 lbs | 25/1 | 4 | In touch with leaders - headway on inner and pressed leader after 7th - lost second before 2 out - soon ridden - kept on and went second again but no chance with winner towards finish(tchd 22/1) | ||
| 3rd | 10 | Likable Chancer (IRE) | 11 G | Poor |
Daniel King
(3)lbs
|
Daniel John Howard | 150 lbs | 9/2F | 1.25 | Soon raced in second - led 1st - disputed lead before 4th - led narrowly 7th - faced challenge 2 out - soon ridden - headed before last - no chance with winner when lost second towards finish(tchd 5/1) | |
| 4th | 9 | General Ryan (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Ciaran O'Shea
(7)lbs
|
G Ahern | 146 lbs | 11/1 | 3.5 | In rear early - midfield after 4th - in touch with leaders when not fluent 6th - soon jockey lost iron briefly - went second and challenging before 2 out - weakened run-in(op 9/1) | |
| 5th | 6 | Sean Says (IRE) | 5 M | Poor | Rodger Sweeney | 160 lbs | 9/1 | 0.1 | In touch with leaders - dropped to midfield when raced wide before 4 out - kept on before last(op 11/1) | ||
| 6th | 3 | Nazine (IRE) | 8 G | Poor | Michael J McDonagh | 164 lbs | 14/1 | 8.5 | Midfield - lost position when not fluent 6th - some headway after 4 out - kept on(op 18/1) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Champagne Vacation (IRE) | 8 G | Poor |
Diarmuid Moloney
(7)lbs
|
Sean Aherne | 155 lbs | 7/1 | 8.5 | Raced in last early - headway when mistake 4 out - kept on after 2 out - never near to challenge(op 6/1) | |
| 8th | 16 | Kilmurry Jj (IRE) | 7 G | Poor |
John Shinnick
(7)lbs
|
Terence O'Brien | 153 lbs | 11/2 | 22 | Didn't always jump with fluency - soon led - slow jump when headed and lost ground 1st - pressed leaders before 7th - weakening when not fluent 3 out(tchd 6/1) | |
| 9th | 14 | Roscomroe (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Dillon Maxwell
(7)lbs
|
J P Broderick | 139 lbs | 50/1 | 27 | Midfield - not fluent 4th - mistake 8th - soon weakened(op 40/1) | |
| 99th | 5 | Elmount (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
P J O'Hanlon
(3)lbs
|
Eamon Courtney | 158 lbs | 20/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not fluent 8th - weakened 4 out - tailed off when jockey looked down to see if something was amiss and pulled up before last(op 16/1) | |
| 99th | 12 | Agirlcalledchloe (IRE) | 8 M | Poor | P J Rothwell | 144 lbs | 9/1 | - | Prominent - pressed leader 1st - disputed lead before 4th - raced in second when mistake and lost position 7th - soon reminders and weakened - not fluent 4 out - pulled up 2 out(tchd 10/1) | ||
| 99th | 2 | Baldur's Gate (IRE) | 10 G | Poor | Miss Denise Marie O'Shea | 165 lbs | 11/2 | - | In rear - dropped to last when not fluent 7th - weakened after 4 out - soon pulled up (vet said gelding had a wound on the left hind pastern but was otherwise post race normal)(op 5/1 tchd 9/2) |