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13:55 Thurles

Thursday 9 March 2017

All13:5514:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:15

Irish Stallion Farms E.B.F. Mares Beginners Chase

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 5m 1.4s

1^st

Knockraha Pylon

711-7

15/8f

T: A MaguireJ: P Townend

Tracked leaders, 4th from 6th, closed up and on terms before straight, led after 2 out, pushed out and stayed on well run-in op 2/1

2^nd

6 ½

Blazing West

911-7

7/2

T: W J AustinJ: S W Flanagan

Led early, soon joined, headed from 3rd and raced in 2nd when slightly slow next, slightly slow 3 out, 4th 2 out and slight mistake, chased winner from before last, one pace op 3/1

3^rd

2 ¼

Leaders Questions

811-7

12/1

T: R TynerJ: P T Enright

Soon disputed lead, led from 3rd, joined 7th, headed after 4 out, 3rd 2 out, one pace from before last

4^th

8 ½

Balofilo

711-7

25/1

T: M CullinaneJ: M P Fogarty

Held up, slight mistake 4th, 7th from 6th, no impression and slight mistake 3 out, kept on same pace

5^th

Floral Fantasy

711-7

11/1

T: E BolgerJ: J S McGarvey

Chased leaders, slightly slow 4th, 5th from 6th, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon one pace op 10/1

6^th

Monbeg Rose

711-7

11/2

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Held up early, closer in 3rd from 6th, on terms 7th, led after 4 out, joined from before straight, headed after 2 out, dropped to 4th when hit last, no extra

7^th

1 ¾

Routes Choice

611-7

8/1

T: J P DempseyJ: L P Dempsey

Held up, slight mistake 1st, 8th from 6th, pushed along approaching 3 out, soon one pace op 9/1 tchd 10/1

8^th

Micras

611-7

50/1

T: P A FahyJ: C M Leonard (7)

Soon towards rear, pushed along briefly after 3rd, slight mistake 5th, 10th from 6th, under pressure 7th, no impression from before 3 out, not fluent next, one pace

9^th

Roisin A Chroi

611-7

33/1

T: J QueallyJ: R A Doyle (7)

Soon chased leaders, 6th from 6th, mistake 7th, closed 4 out, pushed along approaching next, soon lost place and no impression tchd 40/1

10^th

Coral Pearl

711-7

200/1

T: S M DuffyJ: F J Hayes (7)

Held up, 9th from 6th, no impression 4 out, tailed off

11^th

Marygale Bridge

811-7

25/1

T: J J WalshJ: B T O'Connell

Soon in rear, some slight mistakes early, pushed along 5th, soon no danger, completely tailed off

12^th

Hide The Biscuit

711-7

14/1

T: M TorrensJ: D E Mullins

Tracked leaders early, raced on outer, slight mistake 2nd, lost place and mistake 5th, 11th from next, no danger when mistake 8th, completely tailed off op 16/1 tchd 12/1

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Non-Runners

Head Turner²⁵

Weight: 11-7| Age: 6

T: P A Fahy J: D N Russell

Zipporah⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 10

T: Miss D O'Shea J: Rachael Blackmore

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.00Pl:€1.02, €1.70, €3.90EX:€9.10Trifecta:€69.30SF:€8.30

Forecasts

Knockraha Pylon (15/8), Blazing West (7/2), Monbeg Rose (11/2), Zipporah (6/1), Routes Choice (8/1), Head Turner (8/1), Floral Fantasy (11/1), Leaders Questions (12/1), Hide The Biscuit (14/1), Balofilo (25/1), Marygale Bridge (25/1), Roisin A Chroi (33/1), Micras (50/1), Coral Pearl (200/1)

BLAZING WEST put up her best showing over fences at Clonmel last month to be second, she has plenty experience in her locker and has been getting the hang of things. She is fit having run over hurdles since and appears to have a fair chance of taking this contest. Monbeg Rose unseated her rider last time at Fairyhouse but would be a real threat now if getting around in one piece. Knockraha Pylon clearly has ability but she isn't prone to showing it with great consistency and is overlooked on that basis. Head Turner and Zipporah, both new to chasing, are interesting while Routes Choice could be capable of an improved effort.