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15:50 Thurles

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 2m 55.94s

1^st

(3)

Alfalfa

510-0

2/1f

T: T DoyleJ: M W Hassett (7)

Rear of mid-division, 7th halfway, headway to 4th under 3f out, switched left over 2f out, closed under 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, soon edged right, kept on well final furlong op 11/4

2^nd

(7)

Walnut Beach

69-11

9/2

T: P J FlynnJ: A C Persse (7)

Towards rear, headway on outer after 2f, 3rd halfway, closed in 2nd 3f out,ridden under 2f out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, kept on same pace

3^rd

1 ½

(17)

Rock Ya Boy Ya

59-0

8/1

T: Francis CaseyJ: J Kearney (7)

Soon close up on outer, dropped to 5th halfway, pushed along to 3rd under 3f out, improved to lead over 2f out, headed and ridden over 1f out, soon slightly hampered, no impression in 3rd 1f out op 17/2

4^th

1 ¼

(2)

Contrapposto

99-0

6/1

T: R DonohoeJ: M P Sheehy

Rear of mid-division, dropped to 10th halfway, headway to 6th 2 1/2f out, ridden into 4th inside final furlong, kept on without threatening op 9/2

5^th

3 ½

(6)

Fire Coral

49-8

10/1

T: C W J FarrellJ: Siobhan Rutledge (3)

Led, soon headed, led after 1 1/2f, increased advantage after 2f, reduced lead halfway, headed over 2f out, dropped to 4th and ridden under 2f out, weakened in 5th inside final furlong op 9/1 tchd 17/2

6^th

(15)

Dark Miss

410-0

28/1

T: L ComerJ: J Cleary (7)

Prominent, soon led, headed after 1 1/2f, 2nd halfway, dropped to 5th under 3f out, ridden and progress under 2f out, weakened in 6th final furlong op 20/1

7^th

4 ¾

(9)

Pale Moonlight

49-12

7/2

T: D K WeldJ: C Stone-Walsh (7)

Soon mid-division, dropped to 9th halfway, ridden and effort on outer under 2f out, weakened in 7th final furlong op 4/1

8^th

2 ¾

(1)

Cannes Do

49-2

66/1

T: P ByrneJ: J J G Ryan (5)

In touch, 4th halfway, lost place and ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out op 40/1

9^th

1 ¼

(8)

Champagne Terri

79-11

22/1

T: T CooperJ: Adam Caffrey (5)

Dwelt slightly, raced in rear, 12th halfway, some progress under 2f out, no extra over 1f out op 16/1 tchd 25/1

10^th

(11)

Joven De Corazon

49-0

22/1

T: P StaffordJ: C D Maxwell

Towards rear, 11th halfway, ridden and no impression 2f out, weakened 1 1/2f out, never a factor op 16/1 tchd 14/1

11^th

8 ½

(4)

Destined To Rock

49-1

150/1

T: J C McConnellJ: D W O'Connor

In touch, 6th halfway, lost place over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out op 66/1

12^th

(12)

Saddle In The Rain

69-0

66/1

T: D J BarryJ: Kyanna Van Buuren (10)

Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, dropped towards rear over 2f out, weakened 2 1/2f out op 50/1

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Non-Runners

(16)

Big Challenge⁴³⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 1

(5)

Fair Damsel¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R Brabazon J: Reserve 2

(10)

Fox Leicester¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 3

(14)

Edge Of My Seat¹⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: P A Harnett

(13)

Golden Sandbanks⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: R Whearty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.00Pl:€1.10, €2.00, €2.50EX:€13.20Trifecta:€102.60Tricast:€63.47SF:€11.13

Forecasts

Alfalfa (2/1), Pale Moonlight (7/2), Walnut Beach (9/2), Contrapposto (6/1), Golden Sandbanks (6/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (8/1), Fire Coral (10/1), Edge Of My Seat (12/1), Champagne Terri (22/1), Joven De Corazon (22/1), Dark Miss (28/1), Cannes Do (66/1), Saddle In The Rain (66/1), Destined To Rock (150/1)

It's fair to say that WALNUT BEACH has been expensive to follow on the level but he didn't do a lot wrong when runner-up at Tramore 3 weeks ago and from the same mark, this could be the day he finally sheds his maiden status. Alfalfa represents an in-form yard and is a threat, along with Golden Sandbanks.