15:20 Thurles

Thursday 6 February 2020

All13:1513:4514:1514:4515:2015:5516:25

Holycross Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:21 | Winning time: 5m 55.60s

1^st

Sempo

611-12

8/11f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Soon led, bumped with rival 1st, mistake 5th, went on from before 2 out, stayed on well run-in op 4/5

2^nd

6 ½

Minella Encore

811-12

9/2

T: W P MullinsJ: Paul Townend

Raced in 5th from early, 2nd approaching straight, not match winner from before 2 out, kept on same pace run-in op 5/1 tchd 6/1

3^rd

Oscar Montel

611-4

50/1

T: E McNamaraJ: Sean O'Keeffe (5)

Bumped 1st, raced in 8th early, 9th from 6th, no impression in 6th approaching straight, kept on without threatening op 66/1

4^th

Golden Spread

711-12

8/1

T: W P MullinsJ: Danny Mullins

Raced in 4th early, 6th from 6th, slight mistake next, not match front pair in 3rd approaching straight, slight mistake 2 out, one pace op 10/1 tchd 7/1

5^th

Heroes Of Renown

611-4

6/1

T: J MotherwayJ: R M Power

Raced in 13th early, mistake 2nd, closer in 8th from 6th, slight mistake 8th, no impression in 5th approaching straight, not fluent 2 out, one pace op 11/2

6^th

2 ¾

Face The Odds

511-2

12/1

T: N MeadeJ: Sean Flanagan

Raced in 12th early, 10th from 6th, under pressure from 8th, one pace approaching straight op 8/1

7^th

Friary Rock

511-2

20/1

T: M F MorrisJ: Phillip Enright

Prominent, bumped with rival 1st, slight mistake 6th, under pressure 8th, soon lost position and no impression op 25/1

8^th

Runadrum

511-2

125/1

T: R K WatsonJ: P J O'Hanlon (7)

Waited with, raced in 14th early, 12th from 6th, under pressure from 8th, soon no impression, not fluent 2 out, one pace

9^th

1 ¼

Alighted

711-12

16/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: D N Russell

Came close with rival 1st, raced in 7th early, 4th from 6th, slight mistake 8th, no impression approaching straight, not fluent 2 out, one pace op 25/1

10^th

Gabbys Cross

511-2

25/1

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Prominent, slight mistake 8th, soon lost position and no impression op 33/1

11^th

Memory Tree

611-4

100/1

T: Paul PowerJ: H Morgan (7)

Bumped with rival 1st, raced in 9th early, 11th from 6th, no impression from 8th op 80/1

12^th

Queen Of Fame

610-11

100/1

T: D G MurphyJ: Brian Hayes

Waited with towards rear, never a factor, tailed off

13^th

Presenting Cody

511-2

100/1

T: K PurcellJ: C A Landers (5)

Waited with in rear, never a factor, tailed off

14^th

Born In Galway

711-4

200/1

T: K PurcellJ: Donagh Meyler

Bumped with rival 1st and pushed along briefly, soon closed up to track leaders, lost position and slight mistake 5th, pushed along again after, slight mistake 6th, not fluent 8th and no impression, weakened, tailed off op 100/1

15^th

5 ½

Our Marvmichael

711-4

100/1

T: H De BromheadJ: D P Holden (7)

Raced in 10th early, 14th from 6th, soon pushed along, no impression before 8th, weakened, tailed off

Also Ran

Western Fancy

611-4

33/1

T: N MeadeJ: E Walsh (7)

Raced in 11th early, 13th from 6th, no impression from 8th, soon no extra and fell last op 66/1 tchd 100/1

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Non-Runners

Jimli³²

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 3

Mr Lombardi²⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: M Hamill

Rapid Response³²

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Mrs J Harrington J: R M Power

Backonthehill³⁶

Weight: 10-9| Age: 5

T: E Sheehy J: Reserve 2

Cepalo Delafayette⁶⁷⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: G P Cromwell J: J M Moore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.70Pl:€1.02, €1.90, €12.60EX:€5.20Trifecta:€94.30SF:€4.78

Forecasts

Sempo (8/11), Minella Encore (9/2), Heroes Of Renown (6/1), Golden Spread (8/1), Rapid Response (8/1), Face The Odds (12/1), Alighted (16/1), Friary Rock (20/1), Gabbys Cross (25/1), Western Fancy (33/1), Oscar Montel (50/1), Jimli (66/1), Mr Lombardi (66/1), Backonthehill (66/1), Memory Tree (100/1), Queen Of Fame (100/1), Presenting Cody (100/1), Our Marvmichael (100/1), Cepalo Delafayette (100/1), Runadrum (125/1), Born In Galway (200/1)

The Joseph O'Brien-trained SEMPO can get off the mark at the third attempt for connections to continue the improvement shown since his debut at Fairyhouse in November. The son of Oscar can progress once more with the eight-year-old Minella Encore proving to be the biggest danger for trainer Willie Mullins. Heroes Of Renown ran with plenty of credit on his second hurdle starts at Leopardstown over Christmas and looks capable of hitting the frame ahead of the Noel Meade-trained Face The Odds. Rapid Response for Jessica Harrington could go well at a price.

Sempo
Minella Encore
Heroes Of Renown

Previous Winners

2019

Bootlegger

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 6

J: Paul Townend | T: E J O'Grady

8/1

Prize Money

1st: €6,600.002nd: €2,200.003rd: €1,100.004th: €550.005th: €330.006th: €219.00