25 Feb 2021 15:50 Thurles
Winner: €27,500 (Penalty: €16,500); Distance: 2m 4f 218y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 |   | - | Grand Paradis (FR) (gelding, grey, 11 0) | 141 / 9 | Jump (17) | Jack Kennedy | G Elliott Caldwell Construction… | 7/2 | |
| chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 3 out, pressed leader 2 out and pecked slightly, soon led, pushed out to assert before last where slight mistake, kept on strongly run-in | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 13 L | Goodbye Someday (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 151123 / 9 | Jump (116) | D F O'Regan | J E Kiely Mr John Platts | 14/1 | |
| led and disputed, headed before 3 out, ridden in 3rd 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace into 2nd run-in | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 2 |   | 1¼ L | Fighter Allen (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 2) | 17-1P3 / 9 | Jump (29) | Paul Townend | W P Mullins Prof Caroline Tisdall | 11/4 | |
| close up, disputed at times, led before 3 out, pressed and ridden 2 out, soon headed, no extra before last, kept on one pace and dropped to 3rd run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 19 L | West Cork Wildway (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 2) | 4-12514 / 11 | Flat (202), Jump (19) | Darragh O'Keeffe | P O'Flynn Thomas O'Flynn | 10/3 | |
| prominent briefly, soon chased leaders, 4th halfway, ridden in 5th 3 out, soon no impression on leaders | ||||||||||
| 5th | 1 |   | 80 L | Jacksons Gold (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 5) | 14213 / 10 | Jump (58) | I J Power | Ms Alice Curran Stephen M Curran | 15/2 | |
| held up towards rear, progress into 5th 4 out, ridden and no extra before next, weakened | ||||||||||
| PU | 5 |   | - | D'alley Boy (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 0) | 7PP / 5 | Jump (67) | Mr C J Shine | L J Archdeacon Patrick K Murphy | 300/1 | |
| rear, trailing from 4th, tailed off halfway, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 7 |   | - | Limestone Rock (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 231 / 5 | Jump (25) | Phillip Enright | M F Morris Michael O'Flynn… | 9/2 | |
| settled behind leaders, mistake 3rd, 5th halfway, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before next | ||||||||||
| FE | 8 |   | - | Rescue Package (FR) (filly, not availiable, 10 12) | 5-15210 / 6 | Jump (18) | D E Mullins | A Mullins Ms Olive Walsh | 14/1 | |
| held up, 6th halfway, progress in 4th after 4 out, slight mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no impression when fell 2 out | ||||||||||
