15:00 Thurles

Sunday 20 December 2020

All12:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 6m 27.80s

1^st

Frontal Assault

511-8

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and asserted after next, kept on well run-in tchd 9/4

2^nd

4 ¾

Born Patriot

411-2

17/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: Kevin Sexton

Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, headway after 3 out and 3rd when mistake next, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on run-in to go 2nd closing stages op 6/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Exit Eleven

711-0

33/1

T: S G WalshJ: D P Holden (7)

Mid-division, dropped towards rear 4 out, headway on outer to dispute lead briefly after next, 2nd and ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace tchd 40/1

4^th

4 ¾

Ballycastle Girl

811-0

6/1

T: S CrawleyJ: E Walsh (5)

Mid-division on outer, pushed along and headway after 3 out, 4th 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Buck Rogers

511-3

7/1

T: M J BoweJ: Brian Hayes

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 3 out and 6th entering straight, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 8/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

8 ½

Allbarone

611-2

10/3

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no impression from early straight, no extra run-in op 7/2

7^th

Balinaboola Steel

811-12

18/1

T: J J HanlonJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out and 5th entering straight, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra in 7th before last, weakened op 12/1

8^th

Flash De Touzaine

511-10

5/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: Sean Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, some headway 4 out, pushed along after next and no impression in 8th approaching straight, soon no extra and eased op 9/2

9^th

Cregane Ned

611-0

100/1

T: P O'FlynnJ: Gary Noonan (7)

Led, ran wide on bend after 2nd, headed after 3 out, soon dropped towards rear, weakened op 50/1 tchd 125/1

Also Ran

X' Girl

410-10

250/1

T: A McCannJ: J M Moore

Always rear, pushed along and detached before 3rd, reminders after 6th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 125/1 tchd 400/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.60Pl:€1.10, €2.60, €7.20EX:€17.10Trifecta:€255.90SF:€21.16

Forecasts

Frontal Assault (2/1), Allbarone (10/3), Flash De Touzaine (5/1), Ballycastle Girl (6/1), Buck Rogers (7/1), Born Patriot (17/2), Balinaboola Steel (18/1), Exit Eleven (33/1), Cregane Ned (100/1), X' Girl (250/1)

FLASH DE TOUZAINE bumped into a promising sort on hurdling debut and didn't need to up his game to go one better in a novice at this course last time, having a bit to spare. With more to come, he's narrowly preferred to Frontal Assault and Born Patriot who have potential in their own right.

FLASH DE TOUZAINE (FR)
FRONTAL ASSAULT (IRE)
BORN PATRIOT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2019

Royal Thief

Weight: 11-10 |Age: 6

J: H Morgan | T: H De Bromhead

7/2

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,450.004th: €725.005th: €435.006th: €290.00