08 Mar 2007 02:25 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £32,990); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Kazal (FR) (Gelding, , 162) | / 24 | B J Geraghty | E Griffin J Comerford | |||
| soon led, headed approaching 2nd, slight mistake next, in front again 5 out, strongly pressed and joined before 3 out, soon narrowly headed, regained lead from last, soon forged | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 3 L | Chomba Womba (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 8 | T P Treacy | Ms M Mullins Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… | |||
| tracked leaders, dropped to 5th after 4 out, moderate 4th before straight, soon 3rd under pressure, kept on well without troubling winner to go 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | NK | Holly Tree (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 11 | R Loughran | E Sheehy Mrs Margaret Marshall | |||
| always prominent, improved to dispute lead before 3 out, soon gained narrow lead, no extra and headed from last, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd near line | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Druids Castle (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 9 | D N Russell | J Crowley Greenmount Lane… | |||
| soon mid-division, headway into moderate 3rd and closed approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 16 L | Casey Jones (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 9 | D F O'Regan | N Meade Ms Gillian Burke | |||
| mid-division, closer in 4th before 4 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2 L | Midnight Gift (IRE) (Mare, , 152) | / 6 | P A Carberry | T Hogan Mrs Eithne Thompson | |||
| towards rear, 11th 5 out, kept on without threatening from next | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Knowledge Box (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 10 | E F Power | John Joseph Murphy B O hAodh | |||
| towards rear, 9th 5 out, no impression under pressure approaching 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | Dist | Abbeybraney (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 11 | Conor O'Dwyer | J A Berry Mrs S Johnson | |||
| chased leaders, 6th and reminders approaching 5 out, no impression from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | Gripit N Tipit (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 10 | D J Casey | C F Swan P Chapman & The… | |||
| rear of mid-division, 8th 5 out, no impression from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 4.5 L | Nay (FR) (Gelding, , 157) | / 5 | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins John O Mahon | |||
| led approaching 2nd, headed 5 out, remained prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | Dist | Turtle Dubh (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 8 | M Darcy | E Sheehy The Caesar Club | |||
| always behind, lost touch after 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Comfort Zone (IRE) (Colt, , 157) | / 4 | N P Madden | T Foley Thomas Gaines | ||||
| tracked leaders, dropped to 8th approaching 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Wickford (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 13 | Andrew J McNamara | C A Murphy Mr Adrian Wintle | ||||
| mid-division, reminders and dropped to rear from 5th, soon trailing, pulled up before 5 out pulled up | ||||||||||
