14 Jan 2016 15:15 Thurles
Winner: €11,000 (Penalty: €7,590); Distance: 2m 6f; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft (Heavy in places).
Thurles Handicap Chase
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Coolnagorna Giggs (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 10) | P634P2 / 13 | Jump (25) | N D Fehily | T Hogan Mark A Kavanagh | 5/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 5th halfway, progress to lead 10th, pressed entering straight, pushed along and 1 length lead last, ridden to assert run-in and stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 8 |   | 2¾ L | Flynsini (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 51-40P8 / 14 | Jump (25) | Sean Flanagan | P M Cloke E M Sinnott | 25/0 | |
| mid-division, 7th halfway, pushed along and progress into 2nd before 3 out, ridden after 2 out and no impression on winner run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 10 L | Mister First (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 10) | 215646 / 12 | Jump (16) | A E Lynch | R Hennessy Robert Alan Hennessy | 10/0 | |
| towards rear, 9th halfway, progress 3 out and went 3rd next, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | SHD | He Rock's (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 5) | 234-4P4 / 11 | Jump (35) | G N Fox | S J Mahon T C Quinn | 6/0 | |
| tracked leader, 2nd halfway, progress to lead briefly before 9th, pushed along in 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression in 4th after next, kept on one pace | ||||||||||
| 5th | 7 |   | 12 L | Miradane (GB) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 476638 / 9 | Jump (19) | M A Enright | M F Morris Barry Maloney | 8/0 | |
| mid-division on outer, 8th halfway, progress in 4th before 4 out, ridden and no extra in 5th after 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 17 L | Tooreen (IRE) (mare, bay, 10 6) | F6909-2 / 9 | Jump (106) | Phillip Enright | R Tyner Mrs Mary Tyner | 8/0 | |
| mid-division on inner, slow 2nd, 6th halfway, mistake 11th, pushed along and no impression 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 22 L | Shadow Play (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 10) | 1-0740F / 6 | Jump (54) | M P Fogarty | P Nolan Philip J Reynolds | 10/0 | |
| led, headed approaching 9th, 3rd when pecked 4 out and lost place, soon no extra, weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 75 L | Gary (FR) (gelding, bay, 9 10) | 00-P900 / 7 | Jump (31) | Rachael Blackmore | J J Hanlon P J O'Kane | 33/0 | |
| tracked leaders on outer, 3rd halfway, mistake 9th and dropped to rear, slight mistake next and soon detached, weakened, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| PU | 9 |   | - | Mountain Philip (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 6) | 341-149 / 10 | Jump (35) | B T O'Connell | Diarmuid P Ryan Mrs Mary M Ryan | 20/0 | |
| always towards rear, slightly hampered 2nd, mistake 7th and pushed along in rear after next, behind and pulled up before 9th | ||||||||||
| PU | 3 |   | - | Winter Magic (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 4F-2915 / 11 | Jump (13) | Adrian Heskin | J J Mangan Mrs T C Kouwenberg… | 11/0 | |
| tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along and no impression in 8th approaching 4 out, no extra, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 1 |   | - | Topper Thornton (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 023145 / 10 | Jump (32) | D J Mullins | C A McBratney Old Stoic Racing… | 8/0 | |
| rear of mid-division, 10th halfway, no extra in 9th before 3 out, weakened, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
