11 Mar 2021 17:15 Thurles
Winner: €16,000 (Penalty: €9,600); Distance: 2m 7f 44y; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Heavy.
Thurles Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | Whirling Dervish (GB) (colt, bay, 11 10) | 0-12664 / 10 | Flat (20), Jump (32) | Ricky Doyle | J F Levins GGG Partnership | 9/2 | |
| tracked leader, disputed briefly after 5th, disputed again 4 out and led next, ridden after 2 out and headed last, rallied run-in and kept on well to lead again close home | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 9 |   | ¾ L | Kellyiscool (IRE) (gelding, bay, 10 9) | 2PSP4/5 / 10 | Jump (12) | Phillip Enright | S Curling Mrs Shauna Kelly | 10/3 | |
| held up in rear of mid-division, ran freely, 6th halfway, headway 3 out and travelled well in 2nd after 2 out, progress to lead last, ridden and kept on run-in, headed close home | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 5 |   | 7½ L | Sweet Sting (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 2) | 4P0755 / 7 | Jump (10) | Cian Quirke | M J Bowe Mrs Phyllis Bowe | 7/1 | |
| towards rear, pushed along after 4 out and some headway next, 5th 2 out, soon ridden and went 3rd before last, no impression run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 3 |   | 7 L | Dromore Lad (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 6) | 2461PP / 10 | Jump (73) | Philip Donovan | J P Ryan Frank Reynolds | 20/1 | |
| chased leaders, 5th halfway, closer 3 out, soon pushed along and 6th early straight, no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in | ||||||||||
| 5th | 2 |   | 4½ L | Beyond The Law (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 9) | 2F3FP7 / 9 | Jump (11) | D J McInerney | M F Morris Ann & Alan Potts… | 3/1 | |
| led, joined briefly after 5th, 4 lengths clear halfway, slight mistake 8th, joined again 4 out, mistake next and headed, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression in 4th after 2 out, no extra run-in | ||||||||||
| 6th | 10 |   | 2¾ L | Master Artist (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 8) | 222390 / 6 | Jump (39) | I J Power | J E Kiely Catch Twenty Two | 15/2 | |
| mid-division, 4th halfway and ran freely, closer in 3rd 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, no extra | ||||||||||
| 7th | 7 |   | 9 L | Sean Says (IRE) (filly, bay, 11 0) | 01375C / 7 | Flat (998), Jump (39) | Sean Flanagan | R Sweeney Rodger Sweeney | 11/1 | |
| chased leaders in 3rd, slight mistake 1st, closer 6th, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, no extra after next | ||||||||||
| 8th | 11 |   | 17 L | Pateen (IRE) (gelding, baybrown, 10 4) | 935-9F0 / 13 | Jump (41) | J M Moore | P G Kelly Hill House Racing… | 40/1 | |
| always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along after 4 out, no threat in straight, weakened | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 33 L | Snugsborough Benny (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6) | 3696-05 / 14 | Jump (225) | R Deegan | L P Cusack Raymond Loughnane | 17/2 | |
| rear of mid-division, never a factor, mistake 8th, pushed along and no impression in rear after 4 out, weakened, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 8 |   | - | Exit Eleven (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 10 11) | 7-8473P / 8 | Jump (9) | Richard Condon | S G Walsh Joseph H Walsh | 0/0 | ||
| 6 |   | - | Low Lie The Fields (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 1) | 89-4611 / 10 | Jump (52) | Rachael Blackmore | H De Bromhead Alan E Smith | 0/0 | ||
