15:05 Thurles

Monday 15 February 2021

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 19.30s

1^st

Bal De Rio

812-0

5/1

T: D HoganJ: C F Hart (7)

Chased leaders, disputed 4th after 4th, closed up after 4 out, 2nd from next, effort straight, gained narrow lead and stayed on best run-in op 17/2

2^nd

Hamundarson

611-6

10/3

T: G ElliottJ: Jack Kennedy

Disputed lead, headed approaching 2nd, on terms again 4th, soon led, not fluent 4 out and joined, soon led again, strongly pressed straight, narrowly headed and kept on without matching winner run-in op 7/2 tchd 3/1

3^rd

Cregane Ned

711-6

66/1

T: P O'FlynnJ: Mr M J O'Connor

Waited with, moderate 9th after 4th, pushed along from 4 out, soon no impression, went distant 3rd approaching last, kept on same pace without threatening op 100/1

4^th

2 ¼

Mammy Shark

610-13

100/1

T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin (5)

Waited with, soon in rear and reminders, never a factor, completely tailed off

5^th

9 ½

New Society

712-0

300/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Shane O'Callaghan (7)

Soon mid-division, slight mistake 4th, soon disputed 8th, slight mistake 5th, kept on same pace without threatening from 3 out op 200/1

6^th

5 ½

Fredastare

611-6

200/1

T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (7)

Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along briefly after 4th, jumped slightly right 4 out and under pressure, kept on same pace without threatening after op 300/1 tchd 125/1

7^th

Schone Aussicht

611-7

10/3

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Disputed lead early, soon tracked leaders in 3rd, on terms again from 4 out, headed and mistake 3 out, soon no extra op 11/4

8^th

Inviction

611-6

14/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: Donagh Meyler

Chased leaders, pushed along briefly after 3rd, not fluent 4th, soon disputed 6th, not fluent 4 out, no impression and not fluent 3 out, bad mistake 2 out and no extra op 20/1 tchd 22/1

9^th

3 ¾

Quirt Evans

611-6

16/1

T: D M O'BrienJ: Sean Flanagan

Waited with, soon towards rear, some headway and pushed along after 4 out, soon one pace op 22/1 tchd 28/1

10^th

Arcland

511-13

33/1

T: H RogersJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Chased leaders, disputed 4th after 4th, no extra after 3 out, soon weakened op 28/1 tchd 40/1

11^th

Battling Warrior

811-6

150/1

T: T O'BrienJ: M Hamill (3)

Mid-division, disputed 6th after 4th, no extra and mistake 3 out, weakened op 200/1 tchd 300/1

12^th

Stone The Crows

712-0

300/1

T: J J HanlonJ: J S McGarvey

Waited with, soon towards rear, pushed along and no danger approaching 4 out, tailed off op 200/1

13^th

Nuttorridge

611-6

300/1

T: M M McNiffJ: Phillip Enright

Soon mid-division, moderate 10th after 4th, no danger approaching 4 out, completely tailed off op 250/1 tchd 400/1

14^th

Jimli's Island

511-5

200/1

T: R K WatsonJ: Brian Hayes

Waited with, soon in rear and reminders, never a factor, completely tailed off op 300/1 tchd 150/1

Also Ran

Gorki D'airy

511-5

5/4f

T: W P MullinsJ: Mr P W Mullins

Disputed lead, led approaching 2nd, joined when slight mistake 4th, soon headed, on terms again from 4 out, soon pushed along and headed, slightly impeded 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last op 10/11

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Non-Runners

Davitt Road Glory¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J O Clifford J: Sean O'Keeffe

Landing Zone²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Mamaslittlestar⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€7.00Pl:€1.60, €1.30, €13.50EX:€30.30Trifecta:€2,071.80SF:€24.42

Forecasts

Gorki D'airy (5/4), Hamundarson (10/3), Schone Aussicht (10/3), Bal De Rio (5/1), Mamaslittlestar (10/1), Inviction (14/1), Quirt Evans (16/1), Arcland (33/1), Landing Zone (50/1), Cregane Ned (66/1), Davitt Road Glory (66/1), Mammy Shark (100/1), Battling Warrior (150/1), Fredastare (200/1), Jimli's Island (200/1), New Society (300/1), Stone The Crows (300/1), Nuttorridge (300/1)

GORKI D'AIRY found only the promising Minella Escape too good on hurdling debut and, with improvement on the cards, should be able to get off the mark at the second attempt. Schone Aussicht, whose form last time is working out well, could pose the main threat ahead of Hamundarson and Bal de Rio.

GORKI D'AIRY (FR)
SCHONE AUSSICHT (GER)
HAMUNDARSON (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020

Whatsnotoknow

Weight: 11-3 |Age: 5

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: M F Morris

5/4

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €999.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €199.00