17:05 Thurles

Saturday 25 March 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Jimmy Neville Memorial Handicap Chase

Off time: 17:08 | Winning time: 5m 22.10s

1^st

The Conker Club

1111-0

16/1

T: W HarneyJ: P E Corbett (3)

Mid-division on outer, progress to dispute 5th and led after next, ridden and 2 lengths clear after 2 out, kept on well run-in

2^nd

Stonehall Jack

810-12

16/1

T: D E FitzgeraldJ: D E Splaine

Soon led, headed after 5th, 2nd 4 out, ridden after 2 out and no impression on winner when slight mistake last, kept on run-in

3^rd

7 ½

Samanntom

911-10

9/1

T: A FogartyJ: Mr D Skehan (5)

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden after 2 out and no impression before last, no extra run-in op 8/1 tchd 10/1

4^th

1 ¼

Tulpar

1011-4

3/1j

T: P NevilleJ: A E Lynch

Tracked leader, progress to dispute 5th, headed after next, 2nd halfway, pushed along after 2 out and dropped to 4th before last, no extra run-in tchd 10/3

5^th

Routes Choice

611-1

12/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division, 7th halfway, ridden to go 5th before 3 out, soon no impression, no extra after 2 out op 14/1 tchd 11/1

6^th

Rightback Atya

910-0

25/1

T: P J RothwellJ: A Ring (3)

Towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and no impression in 8th before 2 out, kept on one pace

7^th

Shamiran

1211-1

20/1

T: D A McLoughlinJ: C D Maxwell

Mid-division, dropped towards rear after 3rd, ridden and no impression after 4 out, kept on one pace in straight op 16/1

8^th

Zekarya

1111-3

3/1j

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin (5)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pecked slightly 7th, pushed along and no extra approaching straight, weakened tchd 11/4 and 7/2

9^th

2 ¾

Deano

1011-5

16/1

T: Miss M L HallahanJ: Robbie Colgan

Rear of mid-division, progress into 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression 3 out, soon no extra op 14/1

10^th

Coolnagorna Giggs

1110-10

14/1

T: T HoganJ: R Loughran

Mid-division, towards rear and slow 6th, soon pushed along, no extra after 4 out, tailed off tchd 16/1

Also Ran

Mr Goodenough

1311-0

18/1

T: J F RobinsonJ: D F O'Regan

Always towards rear, slow 4th, detached after 5 out, behind and pulled up before 3 out op 16/1

Spancil Hill

710-3

5/1

T: M J McDonaghJ: Rachael Blackmore (3)

Rear of mid-division, no extra 4 out, behind and pulled up before next op 6/1 tchd 4/1

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Non-Runners

Motown Bob⁶⁹

Weight: 11-9| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D J Mullins

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€20.00Pl:€5.10, €3.60, €2.30EX:€151.50Trifecta:€3,116.30Tricast:€2,456.36SF:€245.87

Forecasts

Tulpar (3/1), Zekarya (3/1), Spancil Hill (5/1), Motown Bob (13/2), Samanntom (9/1), Routes Choice (12/1), Coolnagorna Giggs (14/1), The Conker Club (16/1), Stonehall Jack (16/1), Deano (16/1), Mr Goodenough (18/1), Shamiran (20/1), Rightback Atya (25/1)

Zekarya showed decent form off a sizeable layoff when tackling a shorter trip at this venue recently. He can be winning races soon but this comes quick enough and there's every chance that TULPAR will try and run the finish out of him now. The selection didn't lead last time but travelled strongly and looked the winner on the run-in only to be done by an old foe. He can get back to winning ways now. Motown Bob is well worth noting in the market to gauge expectations for his handicap chase debut while Samanntom and Stonehall Jack are considered for place money.