17:10 Clonmel

Thursday 3 September 2020

All16:0516:3517:1017:4018:1018:4019:10

Sir Thomas Bridge Opportunity Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 3m 49.50s

1^st

Nero Rock

511-12

9/4f

T: M F MorrisJ: Liam Quinlan (2)

Held up towards rear, raced keenly, progress to 3rd at 5th, led travelling well after 3 out, pushed along 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well op 5/2 tchd 2/1

2^nd

Bal De Rio

711-12

9/2

T: D HoganJ: S A Mulcahy (4)

Rear, pushed along from 3rd, ridden in 4th after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, no impression before last, went 2nd final 75 yards, kept on one pace, not reach winner tchd 4/1 and tchd 5/1

3^rd

Scalor

511-7

11/2

T: Miss E DoyleJ: E Walsh (2)

Led, not fluent 1st, slight mistake 5th, joined 4 out, dropped to 3rd and checked after 3 out, ridden in 2nd before 2 out, no impression before last, 3rd final 75 yards op 9/2

4^th

2 ½

Uncle Henry

611-12

4/1

T: G ElliottJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Tracked leaders, raced keenly, progress to dispute 4 out, ridden and no impression in 4th 2 out, kept on one pace op 3/1 tchd 9/2

5^th

The Wonky Tonk

511-3

5/1

T: H De BromheadJ: H Morgan (4)

Tracked leaders, pushed along from 3rd, ridden and no impression in 5th after 3 out, kept on one pace op 9/2 tchd 4/1

6^th

The Tartan Spartan

711-2

12/1

T: P FentonJ: F J Hayes (4)

Chased leaders, pushed along 4th, dropped to rear 5th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, tailed off op 16/1

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Non-Runners

Rebel Gold³⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: T Foley J: C J Orr

Behind The Curtain¹⁶⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.10, €2.50EX:€7.70Trifecta:€23.50SF:€11.79

Forecasts

Nero Rock (9/4), Uncle Henry (4/1), Bal De Rio (9/2), The Wonky Tonk (5/1), Scalor (11/2), Rebel Gold (13/2), The Tartan Spartan (12/1), Behind The Curtain (14/1)

NERO ROCK had clearly derived plenty from his reappearance when opening his account in a Sligo maiden 4 weeks ago and, with the drop back in trip expected to hold no fears, he is fancied to continue the good work. Uncle Henry and Rebel Gold are others to consider.

NERO ROCK (IRE)
UNCLE HENRY (IRE)
REBEL GOLD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Peaches And Cream

Weight: 11-0 |Age: 4

J: C P McNamara | T: G P Cromwell

11/10

Prize Money

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