Thurles (IRE)
17:40
Ballagh INH Flat Race
Thurles (IRE) Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2024 Distance: 2m Type: NH Flat Going: Heavy Surface: Turf
Win: €5.60 Place: €2.10 €2 Exacta: €19.50 Trifecta: €56.30
Non-Runners: Dairy Force (unsuitable ground), Lynchy Boy (unsuitable ground), Nelson Eddie (coughing), Net Boy (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Blaze The Way (IRE) 6 G AVG Ms Margaret Mullins 168 lbs 5/1 Won Raced in third - went second over 4f out - hard ridden to lead but faced challenge under 2f out - briefly headed 1f out - ran on inside final 110yds - pushed out(op 7/1)
2nd 6 Eastbank Warrior (IRE) 7 G Poor Jonathan Sweeney 163 lbs 100/30 2.5 Midfield - headway and pressed leaders over 3f out - challenging going okay towards far side from 2f out - briefly led when jockey dropped whip 1f out - kept on but no match for winner(op 11/4)
3rd 8 Machismo (IRE) 5 G Poor Gordon Elliott 163 lbs 5/1 11 Raced in second - led over 5f out - headed towards near side under 2f out - soon weakened(op 7/2 tchd 11/2)
4th 11 Red Hugh (IRE) 7 G AVG Emmet Mullins 168 lbs 11/10F 9.5 Ran in snatches - soon midfield - pushed along briefly before halfway - went fourth and nudged along over 3f out - ridden and weakened from 2f out(op 13/8 tchd 7/4)
5th 5 Dream Shaper (IRE) 6 G Poor I Madden 165 lbs 150/1 7 Led - headed over 5f out - lost second over 4f out - weakened over 3f out(op 80/1 tchd 200/1)
6th 1 Barton Snow (IRE) 8 G AVG William P Murphy 161 lbs 12/1 26 Held up in last - some headway from over 5f out - in touch with leaders when raced wide 3f out - weakened from 2f out - tailed off (jockey said gelding stopped quickly in the straight)(op 6/1)
7th 3 N/A Poor Sarah Joanna Connell 161 lbs 100/1 66 In rear throughout - weakened from over 5f out - tailed off before straight(op 40/1)