13:00 Thurles

Sunday 18 December 2016

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4015:1015:40

Molony Cup Handicap Chase (0-109)

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 6m 30.50s

1^st

Back Before Dawn

711-5

10/1

T: M S Sandra HughesJ: C Brassil (7)

Prominent, 6th after 3rd, progress to 3rd after 6th, 4th after 4 out, travelled well into 3rd after 3 out, improved to lead after 2 out, asserted before last, eased run-in, comfortably tchd 11/1

2^nd

7 ½

Garrai Phaidin

711-10

5/1j

T: S K RyderJ: B T O'Connell

Mid-division, improved to 3rd after 3rd, progress to 2nd before 6th, mistake at 9th, led narrowly 3 out, soon ridden, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on same pace op 11/2

3^rd

Mick The Jiver

611-9

5/1j

T: E O'GradyJ: D E Splaine

Chased leader, 5th after 3rd, 4th after 6th, progress to 3rd after 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out, no impression after 2 out, kept on run-in to 3rd op 9/2

4^th

1 ½

Capture The Drama

811-5

6/1

T: Aengus KingJ: A Ring (5)

Led, jumped big at 3rd, headed 3 out, pushed along before 2 out, no impression in 3rd at last, kept on one pace, dropped to 4th closing stages op 5/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

8 ½

The Gatechecker

611-12

10/1

T: M HouriganJ: Donagh Meyler (3)

Towards rear, 10th after 6th, 9th before 10th, headway to 5th after 4 out, no impression after 2 out, bad mistake at last, kept on one pace op 12/1

6^th

Gibbstown

1010-5

20/1

T: P StaffordJ: Robbie Colgan

Rear of mid-division, 11th after 6th, improved to 7th before 10th, ridden in 8th after 4 out, no impression in 7th before 2 out where jumped left, kept on one pace

7^th

Willow Grange

810-7

13/2

T: J P RyanJ: Danny Mullins

Towards rear, 13th after 6th, headway to 7th after 4 out, no impression in 6th before 2 out, kept on one pace op 7/1

8^th

7 ½

Theatre Princess

911-9

8/1

T: M WintersJ: B J Foley (7)

Chased leader, 7th after 3rd, 8th after 6th, pushed along in 6th after 4 out, no extra in 8th after 3 out tchd 10/1

9^th

Betterthanalright

1010-9

16/1

T: L CaseyJ: P E Corbett (3)

Soon tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 5th after 6th, weakened to rear before 4 out, no extra op 20/1

10^th

Sunsetstorise

811-11

25/1

T: F J FloodJ: G N Fox

Rear, 14th after 6th, improved to 10th before 10th, 9th after 4 out, no extra before 3 out op 22/1

Also Ran

Ancient Highway

711-8

25/1

T: P A FahyJ: C M Leonard (7)

In rear, niggled along after 4th, not fluent at 6th in detached rear, no extra from 10th, jumped right at 11th, pulled up before 2 out

Bottle Rattler

811-4

33/1

T: P J RothwellJ: John J Fitzpatrick (7)

Rear of mid-division, 6th after 6th, dropped to 8th 4 out, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1

Spancil Hill

611-0

8/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: M A Enright

Raced 4th, dropped to mid-division before 4th, 7th after 6th, no impression in 10th after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out

Prosperity Square

1110-12

20/1

T: C O'DwyerJ: Ricky Doyle (7)

Settled 6th early, rear of mid-division after 3rd, 9th after 6th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out op 25/1 tchd 33/1

Kostar

910-8

40/1

T: I MaddenJ: P D Kennedy (3)

Towards rear, 12th after 6th, dropped to rear and detached at 10th, never a factor, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€12.90Pl:€3.20, €2.50, €2.40EX:€50.90Trifecta:€827.60Tricast:€294.83SF:€59.82

Forecasts

Garrai Phaidin (5/1), Mick The Jiver (5/1), Capture The Drama (6/1), Willow Grange (13/2), Theatre Princess (8/1), Spancil Hill (8/1), Back Before Dawn (10/1), The Gatechecker (10/1), Betterthanalright (16/1), Gibbstown (20/1), Prosperity Square (20/1), Sunsetstorise (25/1), Ancient Highway (25/1), Bottle Rattler (33/1), Kostar (40/1)

Prize Money

1st: €7,688.002nd: €2,375.003rd: €1,125.004th: €500.005th: €188.00