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Thurles (IRE)
12:10
Molony Cup Handicap Chase
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 Distance: 3m1f Type: Chase Going: Good Surface: Turf
Win: €8.90 Place: €2.60 €3.10 €4.40 Exacta: €70 Tricast: €546.85 Trifecta: €734.30
Non-Runners: Lady Kate (allergy), Turbo (withdrawn; by order of stewards)
Previous Runs Pos Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Formline
2m7f 2m5f 2m6f 3m½f 3m½f
1st
Soon prominent - briefly disputed lead after 1st - 3 lengths down after 4 out - not fluent 3 out - led when pushed along and went clear before last - stayed on(op 11/2 tchd 8/1)
6 G Poor
P J Rothwell 140 lbs 15/2 Won
3m 3m4½f 3m 2m7½f 3m1½f
2m4f 2m5½f 2m7½f 2m5f 3m
2nd
Held up in rear - headway into midfield when reminder after 4 out - prominent from 3 out - ridden and challenging before last - kept on but no match for winner(op 5/1 tchd 9/2)
6 G AVG
Cian Collins 168 lbs 6/1 5
3m2f 3m4½f 4m 3m7½f 2m3f
3m1f 3m½f 2m6f 2m4½f 2m4f
3rd
Midfield - headway when hampered by faller 3 out - went third when not fluent last - kept on - no match for first two(op 25/1)
9 M Poor
P J Rothwell 148 lbs 14/1 4.75
3m 3m½f 2m6f 2m7½f 2m6f
2m½f 2m½f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m1½f
4th
Led narrowly or disputed lead - mistake 1st - briefly headed after 1st - 3 lengths ahead after 4 out - headed and weakened before last(op 12/1 tchd 16/1)
7 M AVG
Terence O'Brien 163 lbs 14/1 2.5
2m4½f 2m4f 3m 2m3½f
2m4½f 3m 2m4f 3m½f 3m1f
5th
Prominent - weakened after 2 out(op 8/1 tchd 9/1)
7 M Poor
David Harry Kelly 151 lbs 17/2 14
2m 2m5f 2m7f 2m6f 2m6f
2m7f 2m6½f 3m2f 3m½f 3m
6th
Prominent - briefly led after 1st - not fluent 3 out - soon weakened(tchd 6/1)
7 G Poor
Mrs Y Dunleavy 157 lbs 11/2 6.5
2m6½f 3m1f 2m7f 2m6f 3m2f
2m1½f 2m3½f 2m5f 3m1f 2m
7th
In rear early - midfield when not fluent and hampered by faller 3 out - no impression after 2 out(tchd 28/1)
7 G Poor
John Patrick Ryan 156 lbs 25/1 1.5
2m1½f 2m7f 2m3½f 2m6½f 2m7f
2m3f 2m3f 3m2f 2m7f 3m1f
8th
Always behind(op 28/1)
11 M Poor
Norman Lee 147 lbs 66/1 6.5
3m2f 2m7f 2m7f 2m4f 3m2f
2m6f 2m4f 2m6½f 2m3½f 3m
9th
Jumped left on occasions - in touch with leaders - bad mistake and lost ground 1st - soon towards rear - no impression after 3 out(tchd 28/1)
8 G Poor
Paul John Gilligan 161 lbs 25/1 3.25
2m4f 2m7f 3m2f
2m6f 3m 3m½f 2m6½f 2m6½f
10th
Didn't always jump with fluency - midfield early - in touch with leaders after 3rd - prominent 9th - weakening when hampered by faller 3 out(op 16/1 tchd 12/1)
7 M Poor
Hugh Paul Finegan 144 lbs 14/1 10
3m2f
2m7½f 2m 2m5½f 2m 3m
99th
Prominent early - not fluent 1st - midfield before 4th - in touch with leaders after 4 out - 5 lengths down when fell 3 out(op 33/1)
12 G Poor
G A Kingston 133 lbs 25/1 -
2m7f 2m7f 3m2f
3m 2m 2m 2m4f 2m2½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - towards rear - mistake 9th - weakened and pulled up before 3 out(op 22/1)
10 G Poor
John Patrick Ryan 166 lbs 16/1 -
2m4f 2m6f 2m4½f 3m½f 2m7f
2m3f 1m7½f 2m7½f 2m5f 2m6½f
99th
Midfield - in touch with leaders when pushed along after 4 out - weakening when bad mistake 2 out - pulled up before last (vet reported gelding to be lame on his right-fore post race)(tchd 5/1)
8 G Poor
A M O'Grady 165 lbs 9/2F -
2m5f 2m3f 2m5f
3m1f 3m2f 2m7½f 3m½f 3m½f
99th
Didn't always jump with fluency - in touch with leaders - midfield when niggled along briefly after 9th - dropped to rear before 10th - weakened and pulled up before 3 out(op 8/1)
7 G Poor
J P Flavin 143 lbs 9/1 -
2m6½f 3m2f