20 Mar 2021 16:00 Thurles
Winner: €27,500 (Penalty: €16,500); Distance: 2m 2f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Yielding (Yielding to Soft in places).
Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 |   | - | I'm A Game Changer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 234353 / 13 | Flat (219), Jump (14) | Darragh O'Keeffe | A McNamara I'm A Game Changer… | 14/1 | |
| towards rear, 6th at 7th, 5th after 4 out, travelled well after 2 out, headway to lead narrowly before last, asserted run-in, comfortably | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 6 |   | 8 L | Whatsnotoknow (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 18-8223 / 8 | Jump (33) | D J McInerney | M F Morris R A Scott | 4/1 | |
| led, not fluent at 4th and 7th, headed 3 out, led narrowly and pushed along after 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4¼ L | Zarkareva (FR) (filly, bay, 10 13) | 7-0F114 / 6 | Jump (126) | D Robinson | H De Bromhead Robcour | 10/1 | |
| towards rear, progress after 5th, 3rd after 4 out, 4th 3 out, closed in 2nd before last where dropped to 3rd, one paced run-in | ||||||||||
| 4th | 2 |   | 20 L | Jack Hackett (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 7) | 3F0924 / 9 | Jump (14) | Rachael Blackmore | Ciaran Murphy Sean Reilly | 11/1 | |
| mid-division, 3rd after 4th, 4th after 4 out, improved to 3rd 3 out, weakened to 5th before last where left 4th and hampered, no extra | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 8 L | Born By The Sea (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 48412F / 11 | Flat (230), Jump (34) | J G Gilligan | P J Gilligan Natalie Gilligan | 28/1 | |
| rear, not fluent at 2nd and 3rd, 7th at 7th, jumped left at 8th, niggled along after 4 out, badly hampered after 3 out and detached, no extra | ||||||||||
| FE | 1 |   | - | Felix Desjy (FR) (gelding, chestnut, 11 12) | 2-F1138 / 11 | Flat (260), Jump (42) | Jack Kennedy | Mrs D Foster A Dunlop | 5/6 | |
| tracked leader, jumped left throughout, 3rd at 2nd, not fluent at 3rd, slight mistake at 4th and soon 4th, dropped towards rear after 5th, progress at 7th, dropped to 6th 4 out, fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 5 |   | - | Montagne D'Argent (IRE) (gelding, brown, 11 4) | P48431 / 8 | Jump (8) | Sean O'Keeffe | D H Kelly Eugene Conlon &… | 17/2 | |
| in touch, progress before 2nd, closed after 4th, improved to lead 3 out, headed and pushed along after 2 out, weakened to 4th before last where fell | ||||||||||
