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15:00 Thurles

Sunday 20 December 2020

All12:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:30

Horse & Jockey Hotel Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 6m 27.8s

1^st

Frontal Assault

511-8

2/1f

T: G ElliottJ: J W Kennedy

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and asserted after next, kept on well run-in tchd 9/4

2^nd

4 ¾

Born Patriot

411-2

17/2

T: Peter FaheyJ: K C Sexton

Tracked leaders, mid-division halfway, headway after 3 out and 3rd when mistake next, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on run-in to go 2nd closing stages op 6/1 tchd 9/1

3^rd

Exit Eleven

711-0

33/1

T: S G WalshJ: D P Holden (7)

Mid-division, dropped towards rear 4 out, headway on outer to dispute lead briefly after next, 2nd and ridden after 2 out, no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace tchd 40/1

4^th

4 ¾

Ballycastle Girl

811-0

6/1

T: S CrawleyJ: E Walsh (5)

Mid-division on outer, pushed along and headway after 3 out, 4th 2 out, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace op 10/1 tchd 11/1

5^th

Buck Rogers

511-3

7/1

T: M J BoweJ: B Hayes

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along 3 out and 6th entering straight, ridden and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in op 8/1 tchd 11/2

6^th

8 ½

Allbarone

611-2

10/3

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leader on inner, 3rd halfway, pushed along and lost place after 3 out, no impression from early straight, no extra run-in op 7/2

7^th

Balinaboola Steel

811-12

18/1

T: J J HanlonJ: B J Cooper

Towards rear, some headway after 3 out and 5th entering straight, ridden and no impression after 2 out, no extra in 7th before last, weakened op 12/1

8^th

Flash De Touzaine

511-10

5/1

T: Miss E DoyleJ: S W Flanagan

Rear of mid-division, some headway 4 out, pushed along after next and no impression in 8th approaching straight, soon no extra and eased op 9/2

9^th

Cregane Ned

611-0

100/1

T: P O'FlynnJ: G B Noonan (7)

Led, ran wide on bend after 2nd, headed after 3 out, soon dropped towards rear, weakened op 50/1 tchd 125/1

Also Ran

X' Girl

410-10

250/1

T: A McCannJ: J M Moore

Always rear, pushed along and detached before 3rd, reminders after 6th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 125/1 tchd 400/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.60Pl:€1.10, €2.60, €7.20EX:€17.10Trifecta:€255.90SF:€21.16

Forecasts

Frontal Assault (2/1), Allbarone (10/3), Flash De Touzaine (5/1), Ballycastle Girl (6/1), Buck Rogers (7/1), Born Patriot (17/2), Balinaboola Steel (18/1), Exit Eleven (33/1), Cregane Ned (100/1), X' Girl (250/1)

FLASH DE TOUZAINE bumped into a promising sort on hurdling debut and didn't need to up his game to go one better in a novice at this course last time, having a bit to spare. With more to come, he's narrowly preferred to Frontal Assault and Born Patriot who have potential in their own right.