15:05 Thurles

Wednesday 27 January 2021

All12:1512:4513:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:15

Leugh Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   1m 7f 161y  |   Soft to Heavy (Soft in Places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:10  |   Winning time: 4m 15.9s
1st
Horse silk
10
11/2
T: E McCarthyJ: G P Brouder (5)
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, some headway 3 out and went 2nd after next, pushed along and led last, ridden and kept on well run-in
2nd
Horse silk
4
6
7/4f
T: M F MorrisJ: Rachael Blackmore
Led, slight mistake 1st, joined briefly after 4 out, ridden after 2 out, headed last where not fluent, no impression on winner run-in tchd 13/8
3rd
Horse silk
3 ¾
4
50/1
T: D HoganJ: C F Hart (7)
Tracked leaders, 2nd at 5th and disputed lead briefly after 4 out, 3rd and pushed along after 2 out, not fluent last and no impression run-in, kept on one pace op 33/1
4th
Horse silk
4 ½
7
4/1
T: M HassettJ: Mr P A King (5)
Held up towards rear, slight mistake 4 out and 6th next, pushed along and some headway on inner 2 out, soon ridden, no impression when left 4th and not fluent last, no extra run-in
5th
Horse silk
hd
9
12/1
T: C O'BrienJ: P T Enright
Towards rear, some headway in 7th 3 out, pushed along and no impression early straight, left 5th at last, kept on one pace op 10/1
6th
Horse silk
12
5
18/1
T: G P CromwellJ: J M Moore
Mid-division, headway into 3rd 3 out, pushed along and dropped to 6th next, no impression approaching last, no extra op 16/1
7th
Horse silk
16
3
611-7
10/1
T: Ciaran MurphyJ: C J Orr (3)
Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, pushed along and lost place after 4 out, no extra from next, weakened op 11/1
8th
Horse silk
20
2
18/1
T: P C O'ConnorJ: A McCurtin (5)
Prominent early, 3rd at 5th, lost place 4 out and soon pushed along towards rear, weakened op 25/1
9th
Horse silk
7 ½
8
22/1
T: A J MartinJ: Liam McKenna (7)
Mid-division, slight mistake 4th, 6th halfway, pushed along and dropped towards rear after 4 out, soon weakened, well behind when mistake last op 16/1 tchd 25/1

Also Ran

F
Horse silk
1
6/1
T: A MurrayJ: S W Flanagan
Rear of mid-division, mistake 2nd, some headway in 5th 3 out, pushed along early straight and 4th when fell last op 13/2 tchd 7/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.70Pl:€1.60, €1.10, €7.50EX:€18.70Trifecta:€279.80Tricast:€450.17SF:€16.43

Forecasts

Whatsnotoknow (7/4), No Grey Area's (4/1), Blanketontheground (11/2), Gold Speed (6/1), Flindt (10/1), Strange Notions (12/1), Yafordadoe (18/1), Sullane Hill (18/1), Double Jemmy (22/1), Bal De Rio (50/1)

Verdict

BLANKETONTHEGROUND meets No Grey Area's on much better terms back in a handicap, so is taken to reverse the form from Limerick and come out on top. Last-time-out winner Flindt is another to take seriously.

  1. BLANKETONTHEGROUND (IRE)
  2. NO GREY AREA'S (IRE)
  3. FLINDT (IRE)

Previous Winners

2020
Pakens Rock
Weight: 11-9  |Age: 7
J: O R Brown  |  T: B T Murphy
4/1

Prize Money

1st: €9,600.002nd: €3,200.003rd: €1,600.004th: €800.005th: €480.006th: €320.00

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