13:55 Clonmel

Thursday 17 February 2022

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m  |   Heavy  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:55  |   Winning time: 4m 33.5s
1st
Horse silk
8
11/8f
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead narrowly before 2 out, mistake last and joined, ridden and led again closing stages, kept on well tchd 6/4
2nd
Horse silk
½
13
9/2
T: A SlatteryJ: C M Quirke (7)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden and disputed lead briefly early run-in, no impression on winner closing stages tchd 5/1
3rd
Horse silk
10
16
9/2
T: A L T MooreJ: R A Doyle
Led, slight mistake 4th and not fluent 4 out, pushed along and headed early straight, 3rd and pecked 2 out, no extra run-in tchd 4/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
10
511-12
11/4
T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 2 out and soon no impression, no extra run-in op 3/1
5th
Horse silk
10
11
13/2
T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra op 6/1
6th
Horse silk
6
14
40/1
T: M A GunnJ: T N Brett (7)
Rear of mid-division, mid-division halfway, 7th and no impression before 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace
7th
Horse silk
7
1
100/1
T: S CurlingJ: C R King
Mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th approaching straight, soon pushed along and no extra from 2 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1
8th
Horse silk
1
9
711-12
200/1
T: J DulleaJ: P T Enright
Rear of mid-division, some headway on inner into mid-division 3 out, 9th and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace op 100/1
9th
Horse silk
3 ¾
15
511-12
100/1
T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin (3)
Mid-division, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, 7th and no impression before 2 out, no extra op 80/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 125/1
10th
Horse silk
5 ½
3
250/1
T: M KennedyJ: D F O'Regan
Tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened op 200/1 tchd 300/1
11th
Horse silk
1 ¼
12
40/1
T: Ms Alice CurranJ: I J Power
Towards rear, never a factor, rear of mid-division entering straight, no extra from 2 out op 66/1
12th
Horse silk
6
6
80/1
T: T CooperJ: B J Cooper
Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra from 3 out op 66/1 tchd 150/1
13th
Horse silk
6
17
300/1
T: E O'ConnellJ: E O'Connell (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression when not fluent 3 out, no extra in straight op 200/1
14th
Horse silk
7 ½
7
250/1
T: M J SmithJ: P J Carberry
Mid-division, slow 3rd, no extra from 3 out, weakened tchd 200/1
15th
Horse silk
20
2
511-12
40/1
T: J J ManganJ: S F O'Keeffe
Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression when slight mistake 4 out, no extra tchd 50/1
16th
Horse silk
5 ½
5
300/1
T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)
Always towards rear, never a factor, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out op 200/1
17th
Horse silk
61
4
100/1
T: J J WalshJ: R Deegan (3)
Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and detached after 4th, soon no extra, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

20
Horse silk
Montel Glory19
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: P Fenton  J: Reserve 3
NR
19
Horse silk
River Vale
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 6
T: M Winters  J: Reserve 2
NR
18
Horse silk
Bal Kauto49
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: T O'Connor  J: Reserve 1
NR

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.38Pl:€1.20, €1.60, €1.50EX:€14.50Trifecta:€40.90SF:€9.31

Forecasts

Gracchus De Balme (11/8), Itwasfate (11/4), Plains Indian (9/2), Whowonthetoss (9/2), Noble Birth (13/2), River Vale (25/1), Power Hour (40/1), Padraigs Boy (40/1), Arthor (40/1), Montel Glory (66/1), Bal Kauto (66/1), Getaway Milani (80/1), Any Biscuits (100/1), Toon Town (100/1), Drive To Survive (100/1), Hard Rain (200/1), Dev Of Tara (250/1), Good Man Turk (250/1), Daly's Quest (300/1), Duffys Fortune (300/1)

Verdict

GRACCHUS DE BALME took a step forward when runner-up in a big-field maiden at Navan last month, and with the performance backed up by the timefigure, he looks to have excellent claims of going one better. Itwasfate and Whowonthetoss rate the principal threats in that order.

  1. GRACCHUS DE BALME (FR)
  2. ITWASFATE
  3. WHOWONTHETOSS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
The Priests Leap
Weight: 12-0  |Age: 7
J: D Meyler  |  T: A L T Moore
2/7

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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