13:45 Thurles

Thursday 19 January 2017

All12:1012:4013:1013:4514:1514:5015:2516:00

Matty Ryan Memorial Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f  |   Yielding to Soft  |   14 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:45  |   Winning time: 5m 9.01s
1st
Horse silk
2
1211-7
25/1
T: G ElliottJ: K M Donoghue
Held up towards rear, progress into 7th 4 out, improved into 4th after 3 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, led before last, kept on strongly run-in, comfortably
2nd
Horse silk
4 ¾
4
7/1
T: W J BurkeJ: R M Power
Chased leaders, 4th halfway, improved to dispute after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, headed before last, no extra and kept on same pace op 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
2 ½
7
11/2
T: P M J DoyleJ: D N Russell
Mid-division, closer in 6th halfway, improved to dispute before 3 out where slight mistake, ridden after 3 out, headed before last, kept on same pace op 9/2 tchd 6/1
4th
Horse silk
6
13
9/4f
T: E O'GradyJ: P T Enright
Chased leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, improved to challenge before 3 out, ridden in 3rd after 3 out, no impression in 4th after 2 out, kept on one pace op 5/2
5th
Horse silk
3 ¾
12
10/1
T: E J O'GradyJ: P Townend
Settled behind leaders, slight mistake 6th, 5th halfway, improved to dispute before 3 out, ridden in 5th after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on one pace tchd 9/1
6th
Horse silk
4 ½
8
22/1
T: M FaheyJ: J J Slevin (5)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no impression 4 out, kept on one pace behind straight op 33/1 tchd 20/1
7th
Horse silk
11
9
12/1
T: E CawleyJ: D E Mullins
Towards rear for most, ridden 4 out, no impression in 7th 3 out, kept on one pace op 14/1
8th
Horse silk
11
1
25/1
T: M F MorrisJ: B J Foley (7)
Chased leaders, disputed from 2nd, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon no extra op 33/1
9th
Horse silk
45
5
16/1
T: P CaseyJ: A Ring (3)
Mid-division best, ridden in 8th 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, tailed off tchd 14/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
3
611-4
6/1
T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy
Chased leaders when bad mistake 1st and almost unseated rider, soon recovered and mainly mid-division, ridden and no extra 4 out, pulled up before next
PU
Horse silk
6
20/1
T: J J WalshJ: B T O'Connell
Mid-division best, ridden and no extra before 4 out, weakened and pulled up before before 3 out
PU
Horse silk
10
16/1
T: M HouriganJ: Ruby Walsh
Led and disputed, ridden and headed after 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, pulled up before 2 out op 12/1
PU
Horse silk
11
33/1
T: T O'ConnorJ: Rachael Blackmore (5)
Chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, 7th halfway, ridden and weakened 5 out, pulled up before 3 out op 28/1
PU
Horse silk
14
40/1
T: T CooperJ: D Robinson (5)
Always towards rear, trailing from 5th, pulled up after 3 out tchd 50/1

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€36.70Pl:€6.00, €2.50, €2.40EX:€200.40Trifecta:€1,433.60Tricast:€1,130.90SF:€184.79

Forecasts

Westerner Point (9/4), Tinos Tank (11/2), Bilko (6/1), Inch Rise (7/1), Prince Kup (10/1), Fruits Of Glory (12/1), Eight Till Late (16/1), Hollow Tree (16/1), Monasteradenpauric (20/1), Golden Plan (22/1), Realt Mor (25/1), Folsom Blue (25/1), Able Dash (33/1), Do No Complain (40/1)

Verdict

WESTERNER POINT is intriguing here given he races off such a lenient mark relative to his recent form over fences. It is never a guarantee that will translate across but his chance is a clear one if it does. Hollow Tree has been off the course for a long time but his trainer has booked the champion jockey to steer on this return. Inch Rise may have lacked for fitness/stamina over three-miles last time out and can have a say now dropped in trip while Tinos Tank is also of interest going in the opposite direction trip-wise after his Limerick second last month, a comment that also applies to Eight Till Late. 1. Westerner Point 2. Tinos Tank 3. Eight Till Late

Prize Money

1st: €10,147.002nd: €3,134.003rd: €1,485.004th: €660.005th: €248.00

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