15:22 Thurles

Thursday 3 November 2022

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2215:5516:25

Ballagh Mares Handicap Hurdle

  • 4YO plus  |   2m 4f 84y  |   Yielding to Soft  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 15:22  |   Winning time: 5m 12.0s
1st
Horse silk
1
4/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: R Deegan
Led, headed 5th, regained lead 3 out, asserted entering straight, slight mistake 2 out, soon ridden clear, kept on strongly, easily op 5/1 tchd 6/1
2nd
Horse silk
8
2
33/1
T: W J BurkeJ: D J O'Keeffe
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, slight mistake 3 out, ridden into 2nd entering straight, no impression on winner, kept on same pace from before last op 25/1
3rd
Horse silk
½
10
3/1f
T: P J RothwellJ: Rachael Blackmore
Held up, ridden into 5th 2 out, no impression in 3rd before last, kept on same pace op 10/3 tchd 11/4
4th
Horse silk
3 ½
9
11/2
T: G AhernJ: C M Quirke (7)
Held up in rear, progress into 5th before straight, ridden in 3rd entering straight, no impression on leader 2 out, under pressure in 4th before last, kept on one pace op 6/1 tchd 5/1
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
4
9/1
T: T O'BrienJ: J C Gainford
Held up in mid-division, ridden towards rear before straight, stayed on into 5th before last, kept on one pace tchd 17/2 and tchd 10/1
6th
Horse silk
nk
7
9/1
T: Miss E DoyleJ: S F O'Keeffe
Held up, ran freely early, progress into 4th before straight, ridden in 5th entering straight, no extra 2 out op 8/1
7th
Horse silk
1 ¼
5
7/1
T: G P CromwellJ: L P Dempsey
Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, ridden and no extra entering straight op 11/2
8th
Horse silk
13
3
15/2
T: J P RyanJ: M J M O'Sullivan (5)
Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 4 out, ridden in 2nd before straight, no extra 2 out op 13/2 tchd 8/1
9th
Horse silk
34
6
14/1
T: J QueallyJ: D F O'Regan
Mid-division early, tracked leaders after 3rd, led 5th, headed after 3 out, no extra before straight, weakened and tailed off op 10/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
8
810-4
20/1
T: J J WalshJ: P T Enright
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, ridden and no extra before straight, pulled up before 2 out

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€5.00Pl:€1.50, €8.60, €1.70EX:€109.00Trifecta:€1,038.90Tricast:€455.95SF:€112.97

Forecasts

Game And Glory (3/1), Global Equity (4/1), Must Be Dreaming (11/2), Aprils Joy (7/1), Hope Des Blins (15/2), Irregularheartbeat (9/1), First Dare (9/1), Annie Pender (14/1), Romella (20/1), Rebel Early (33/1)

Verdict

FIRST DARE took her form up a notch when scoring on her debut over timber at Tramore last month and likely has more to give yet. She can follow up. Aprils Joy and Game And Glory are feared most.

  1. FIRST DARE (IRE)
  2. APRILS JOY (IRE)
  3. GAME AND GLORY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021
Gold Creek
Weight: 9-12  |Age: 7
25/1

Prize Money

1st: €8,700.002nd: €2,900.003rd: €1,449.004th: €725.005th: €436.006th: €290.00

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