Thurles (IRE)
15:25
Leugh Handicap Hurdle
Thurles (IRE) Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf
Win: €3.10 Place: €1.60 €3.50 €3 Exacta: €31.40 Tricast: €290.25 Trifecta: €231.80
Non-Runners: Be My Hero (unsuitable ground), Future Proof (reserve), Got Grey (unsuitable ground), Muntahez (unsuitable ground), On My Bike (unsuitable ground), Prince Of Air (reserve)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 1 Star Official (IRE) 6 G Poor R Donohoe 168 lbs 5/2F Won Prominent - in touch with leaders after 2nd - headway and prominent after 3 out - switched left after 2 out - soon challenging - led approaching last - ran on run-in(op 11/4)
2nd 11 Destivelle (IRE) 5 M Poor Shane Ryder 152 lbs 14/1 1.75 Towards rear of midfield - headway and in touch with leaders before 2 out - short of room and bumped rival after 2 out - soon recovered and prominent - went second run-in - kept on well (jockey said filly met with interference at the second last)
3rd 13 Outdoor Mozzy (IRE) 7 M Poor P J Rothwell 146 lbs 9/1 7 Raced wide - towards rear - headway and prominent 3 out - challenging before 2 out - hit 2 out - led after 2 out - headed approaching last - no extra run-in(op 12/1)
4th 7 Romella (IRE) 11 M AVG Brendan Maurice Walsh 161 lbs 7/1 6 In touch with leaders - lost position before 2 out - soon rallied - no impression approaching last(op 8/1)
5th 14 Trenchtown Rock (IRE) 11 G Poor V T O'Brien 146 lbs 100/1 1.25 Towards rear of midfield - headway and prominent on outer before 2 out - raced awkwardly and bumped after 2 out - soon no impression (jockey said gelding met with interference after the second last hurdle)(op 66/1 tchd 125/1)
6th 12 O'Faolains Glory (IRE) 8 M Poor N Dooly 150 lbs 8/1 1 Prominent - raced in second after 2nd - hit 3rd - not fluent 4th - lost second 3 out - outpaced before 2 out - soon no extra(op 9/1)
7th 4 Say It So (IRE) 5 G AVG E McNamara 163 lbs 25/1 0.2 In rear - pushed along after 2nd - headway and in touch with leaders 3rd - prominent 3 out - led narrowly before 2 out - not fluent 2 out - headed after 2 out - weakening when jockey dropped whip run-in(op 10/1)
8th 15 Up She Flew (IRE) 5 M Poor Liam P Cusack 148 lbs 10/1 10 Prominent - not fluent 1st - led after 2nd - headed and outpaced before 2 out - weakened after 2 out - not fluent last(op 12/1)
9th 10 Cullenwaine (IRE) 6 G Poor P J Rothwell 158 lbs 9/2 1 Prominent - outpaced and lost position before 2 out - soon weakened(op 4/1)
10th 18 Masterstonemason (IRE) 11 G Poor F Costello 153 lbs 33/1 .5 Prominent - slow jump 1st - soon reminder and midfield - dropped to rear 3rd - struggling from 3 out(tchd 25/1 and tchd 40/1)
11th 3 Portarlington (IRE) 6 G AVG David Kenneth Budds 167 lbs 6/1 .75 Led - headed but prominent after 2nd - went second and pressed leader 3 out - weakened before 2 out(tchd 11/2)
99th 2 Corkbeg (IRE) 7 G Poor David Harry Kelly 167 lbs 14/1 - In rear throughout - not fluent 1st - jumped right 4th - struggling when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was blowing hard)(op 12/1)