Thurles (IRE) Races

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Thurles (IRE)

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Holycross Maiden Hurdle

Thurles (IRE) Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Win: €1.30 Place: €1.10 €4 €5.30 Exacta: €13.60 Trifecta: €149.70

Non-Runners: Bulgaden Castle (unsuitable ground), Jumbos Jet (reserve), Le Labo, Toor Beag (coughing)

Previous Runs	Pos	Horse	Age/Sex	Status	Jockey	Trainer	Weight	SP	Beaten By	Formline
2m	1st	#12Laurets d'Estruval Disputed lead - led clearly before 2 out - shaken up and clear approaching last - went further clear run-in - readily(op 4/9 tchd 2/7)	4 G	Elite	Paul Townend	W P Mullins	158 lbs	30/100F	Won	-
2m 2m4½f	2nd	#19Jet To Monte Carlo Disputed lead - raced in second before 2 out - soon lost position - rallied and went second again last - no chance with winner but kept on run-in(op 25/1 tchd 33/1)	4 G	Poor	Danny Mullins	Emmet Mullins	158 lbs	22/1	13	-
1m4½f 1m6f 1m4f 2m 2m½f	3rd	#10Playtime (GB) Midfield - steady headway after 3 out - went third final 110yds - kept on well - eyecatcher (jockey said gelding was one paced and stayed on past tired horses)(op 33/1)	4 G	AVG	Jack Kennedy	Gordon Elliott	166 lbs	28/1	3.75	-
2m1f	4th	#14Maxfort In touch with leaders - headway and went second after 2 out - lost second last - weakened quickly final 110yds(tchd 12/1)	4 G	Poor	Daniel King	N Stokes	158 lbs	11/1	5	2m3½f
2m 2m	5th	#13Mart Lane Towards rear - steady headway after 3 out - kept on well run-in - never near to challenge(op 33/1)	4 G	Poor	Mr Finian Maguire	Barry Connell	158 lbs	50/1	8	-
2m½f 2m1f 2m½f 2m 2m	6th	#4Jerry From Kerry (IRE) Midfield - hit 4th - some headway after 3 out - weakened approaching last(tchd 25/1)	4 G	AVG	Donagh Meyler	Emmet Mullins	166 lbs	28/1	6	-
1m2½f 1m2f 1m2½f 2m 2m½f	7th	#20Convincing (IRE) Towards rear - steady headway after 4 out - weakened after 2 out(tchd 200/1)	3 G	Poor	Darragh O'Keeffe	Ciaran Murphy	158 lbs	150/1	13	-
2m1f 2m 2m1f	8th	#18Barrowline Never better than midfield(op 200/1 tchd 300/1)	5 M	Poor	Liam McKenna (5)lbs	Donncha Duggan	146 lbs	250/1	5.5	-
2m½f 2m 1m6½f 2m 2m	9th	#3Good Show (GB) Midfield - some headway after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 25/1)	6 G	AVG	Danny Gilligan	Gordon Elliott	166 lbs	28/1	1.75	-
2m½f 2m½f	10th	#15Papanell (IRE) Always behind	4 G	Poor	Jordan Gainford	John Joseph Murphy	158 lbs	40/1	10	-
2m 2m½f 2m½f 2m 2m	11th	#16Premier Rogue (IRE) Always behind	4 G	Poor	Sean Flanagan	Noel Meade	158 lbs	22/1	.5	-
1m4f 1m6f 1m6f 2m1f 1m7f	12th	#1A Piece Of Heaven (FR) In touch with leaders - outpaced after 3 out - weakened after 2 out(op 7/2 tchd 9/2)	6 G	AVG	J J Slevin	Joseph Patrick O'Brien	166 lbs	4/1	1.75	1m2½f
1m4f 2m1f 1m4f 1m4f 2m	13th	#6Mont St Michel (IRE) In touch with leaders - weakened after 3 out	4 C	AVG	D G Hogan	Denis Gerard Hogan	166 lbs	33/1	0.3	-
1m4f 1m3f 1m3f 2m4½f 2m½f	14th	#9Ocean Of Dreams (IRE) Always behind (jockey said gelding ran very green all the way)(op 150/1 tchd 300/1)	4 G	Poor	Eoin Staples (5)lbs	Gary McGill	161 lbs	200/1	1.75	-
1m2f 7½f 1m½f 2m 2m½f	15th	#7Navagio (IRE) Always behind(op 100/1 tchd 300/1)	6 G	Poor	E Walsh	Ciaran Murphy	166 lbs	250/1	13	-
1m3½f 1m4½f 1m4½f 1m6f 1m4f	16th	#2Charlie Brow'n (FR) Never better than midfield(op 100/1 tchd 80/1)	5 G	Poor	Phillip Enright	T J O'Mara	166 lbs	125/1	2	-
1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f 1m4f	17th	#8Northern Ruler (GB) Always behind(op 66/1)	4 G	Poor	Ricky Doyle	M D O'Callaghan	166 lbs	125/1	13	1m7½f