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Thurles (IRE)
14:10
Matty Ryan Memorial Handicap Hurdle
Thurles (IRE) Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 Distance: 2m Type: Hurdle Going: Yielding Surface: Turf
Win: €4.90 Place: €2.30 €2.90 Exacta: €27.80 Tricast: €141.87 Trifecta: €180.50
Non-Runners: Bua Boy (unsuitable ground)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 2 Pakens Rock (IRE) 12 G AVG
Barry T Murphy 156 lbs 4/1 Won Chased leaders - closer in 2nd before 3rd - brief reminder after 4 out (normal 5 out) - led going well before straight - driven far side between last 2 and kept on well run-in - comfortably (regarding the apparent improvement in form - trainer said that his charges previous run was it's first in a handicap and he felt that the experience of this previous handicap run along with a drop in class had helped to bring about the apparent improvement in form)(tchd 7/2 and 9/2)
2nd 4 Polished Steel (IRE) 7 G AVG
Mrs John Harrington 155 lbs 6/1 2.75 Held up behind leaders - 5th after 1st - closer in 4th after next - improved into 3rd before straight and soon went 2nd - ridden near side after 2 out and no impression on winner - kept on well without matching winner run-in(op 13/2)
3rd 8 Bajan Excell (IRE) N/A AVG
Gavin Cromwell 136 lbs 6/1 1.5 Held up towards rear - 6th after 1st - driven in 5th before straight and no impression on leaders 2 out where left 4th and badly hampered - ran on from before last into moderate 3rd run-in - nearest finish(op 11/2)
4th 7 Accidental Rebel (GB) 10 G AVG
Henry De Bromhead 140 lbs 9/4F 8.5 On toes beforehand - led and disputed early - narrow lead from 1st - not fluent 3 out (normal 4 out) - driven and headed before straight - weakened into 4th 2 out where left 3rd - dropped to moderate 4th after last(op 2/1)
5th 3 Texard (FR) 9 G AVG
Gordon Elliott 157 lbs 3/1 15 On toes beforehand - close up - settled in 2nd after 1st - dropped to 3rd before 3rd - pushed along after 3 out (normal 4 out) and weakened towards rear before straight - left moderate 5th 2 out(op 4/1)
6th 1 Cliff House (IRE) N/A Poor
Mrs D A Love 159 lbs 25/1 37 Led and disputed early - mistake 1st and settled behind leaders - dropped to 5th after 2nd where jumped big - no impression in rear after 3 out (normal 4 out) - weakened and eased - left remote 6th 2 out(op 28/1 tchd 33/1)
99th 5 Like An Open Book (IRE) N/A Poor
John M Burke 147 lbs 14/1 - Waited with in rear - disputed moderate 6th briefly after 3rd - took closer order after 3 out (normal 4 out) and went close 4th before straight - closer in 3rd on outer still going well when fell 2 out(op 16/1 tchd 20/1)