13:35 Thurles

Thursday 25 November 2021

All12:0512:3513:0513:3514:1014:4015:10

Thurles Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 2.10s

1^st

Vina Ardanza

411-9

5/4f

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, 4th halfway, headway 3 out and travelled well to dispute next, ridden and led narrowly before last, headed run-in, rallied well to lead again on line op 4/5

2^nd

Walnut Beach

411-4

9/2

T: P J FlynnJ: Shane Fitzgerald (5)

Always prominent, led or disputed lead from 2nd, ridden and headed narrowly approaching last, led again run-in, kept on, headed on line op 6/1

3^rd

Call Me Rocky

411-9

12/1

T: D HoganJ: S A Mulcahy (7)

Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, went 3rd and ridden after 2 out, no impression on principals before last, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 14/1

4^th

4 ½

Mephisto

411-9

200/1

T: G KeaneJ: Donagh Meyler

Rear of mid-division, some headway before 3 out, 7th 2 out, ridden and no impression in moderate 5th when bad mistake last, kept on one pace to go 4th close home op 125/1

5^th

Highlander Casseul

411-4

40/1

T: J G CooganJ: Ricky Doyle

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden and no impression in moderate 4th when slight mistake last, no extra op 25/1

6^th

Huntingtown

411-4

28/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: M Hamill

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, in touch when bad mistake 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra, kept on one pace run-in tchd 33/1

7^th

3 ½

Complete Fantasy

411-4

9/1

T: E McCarthyJ: M J Molloy (7)

Mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and no impression after 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out op 7/1 tchd 13/2

8^th

2 ¼

Pretorius

411-4

10/3

T: J QueallyJ: D F O'Regan

Rear of mid-division, pushed along and no impression in mid-division 3 out, 8th after 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace op 15/2

9^th

Winding River

411-4

150/1

T: O McKiernanJ: B Browne

Mid-division, not fluent 4th, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, no threat in straight, kept on one pace op 66/1

10^th

Wild Hunt

411-4

25/1

T: D HoganJ: C F Hart (7)

Towards rear, never a factor, no impression 3 out, kept on one pace in straight op 22/1 tchd 33/1

11^th

3 ¼

Bells Life

411-4

200/1

T: E J O'GradyJ: Philip Donovan (5)

Mid-division, no impression after 3 out, rear of mid-division when mistake next, slight mistake last, kept on one pace op 100/1

12^th

4 ¾

Madame Rocco

410-11

28/1

T: Peter FaheyJ: Darragh O'Keeffe

Led, joined 2nd, remained prominent and disputed lead, lost place quickly after 3 out, no extra from early straight, weakened op 50/1 tchd 25/1

13^th

1 ¼

Andy Ru

411-4

300/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Mid-division on inner, pecked 5th, pushed along and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra and no threat in straight op 150/1

14^th

Leabaland

411-9

40/1

T: M M LynchJ: A W Short

Mid-division, slightly hampered 4 out, no threat from next, no extra

15^th

Roccorionach

410-11

250/1

T: Miss E McCutcheonJ: N T Prendergast (7)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no threat from 3 out op 200/1

16^th

Monnie Shanahan

410-11

80/1

T: E McCarthyJ: Gary Noonan (7)

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra from 3 out, mistake next op 66/1

Also Ran

Silas Marner

411-4

10/1

T: C O'BrienJ: B J Cooper

Rear of mid-division, no impression towards rear after 4 out, no extra, behind and pulled up before 2 out op 11/1 tchd 14/1

Alpesh Amin

411-4

50/1

T: E McNamaraJ: C P McNamara

Always rear, never a factor, pushed along early, detached after 4 out, no extra, pulled up before 2 out op 66/1

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Non-Runners

Kilcross Chap

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J O Clifford J: Reserve 1

Toon Town

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 3

Tomjackwilliam

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: R Deegan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.25Pl:€1.10, €1.10, €4.90EX:€8.10Trifecta:€27.40SF:€7.63

Forecasts

Vina Ardanza (5/4), Pretorius (10/3), Walnut Beach (9/2), Complete Fantasy (9/1), Silas Marner (10/1), Call Me Rocky (12/1), Wild Hunt (25/1), Kilcross Chap (25/1), Toon Town (25/1), Tomjackwilliam (25/1), Huntingtown (28/1), Madame Rocco (28/1), Highlander Casseul (40/1), Leabaland (40/1), Alpesh Amin (50/1), Monnie Shanahan (80/1), Winding River (150/1), Mephisto (200/1), Bells Life (200/1), Roccorionach (250/1), Andy Ru (300/1)

The most interesting of these is VINA ARDANZA, who accounted for a host of previous winners when landing an Ayr bumper for Stuart Crawford on debut in April. He could turn out to be pretty useful and is bound to have been well-schooled ahead of this hurdles bow. Walnut Beach shaped well on his first run in this sphere at Roscommon and he is second choice ahead of Pretorius.

VINA ARDANZA (IRE)
WALNUT BEACH (IRE)
PRETORIUS (GER)

Previous Winners

2020

Gua Du Large

Weight: 11-4 |Age: 4

J: Rachael Blackmore | T: H De Bromhead

5/6

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00