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Thursday 26 December 2024

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O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Juvenile Hurdle (Grade 2)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 1  |   2m  |   Yielding (Good to Yielding in places)  |   10 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 13:11  |   Winning time: 3m 54.04s
1st
Horse silk
2
9/4f
T: G P CromwellJ: K M Donoghue
Tracked leaders, 2nd halfway, not fluent 4 out and 2 out, headway entering straight and led approaching last, ridden and kept on well run-in, just held on op 3/1 tchd 10/3
2nd
Horse silk
sh
7
10/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S F O'Keeffe
Rear of mid-division, 8th halfway, headway on outer in 4th entering straight, 2nd before last, ridden and kept on well run-in, just failed op 14/1 tchd 9/1
3rd
Horse silk
7
4
310-13
12/1
T: W P MullinsJ: S D Torrens
Prominent and led from 2nd, slight mistake 3 out, pushed along entering straight and headed approaching last, 3rd and no impression run-in op 14/1 tchd 18/1
4th
Horse silk
1 ½
1
5/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin
Tracked leaders, 6th halfway, pushed along entering straight, 4th and no impression run-in tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2
5th
Horse silk
1 ¾
3
310-13
9/1
T: H De BromheadJ: M P O'Connor
Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, no impression before last and no extra run-in tchd 7/1
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
6
11/4
T: W P MullinsJ: D E Mullins
Tracked leaders, ran freely, 4th halfway, 3rd entering straight, no impression approaching last and no extra run-in op 7/4 tchd 3/1
7th
Horse silk
9 ½
10
25/1
T: J P O'BrienJ: R Deegan
Towards rear, slight mistake 1st, pushed along and no impression 2 out, kept on one pace in straight, never a factor op 28/1
8th
Horse silk
1
9
310-6
7/1
T: W P MullinsJ: M J M O'Sullivan
Soon led, not fluent 2nd and headed, 3rd halfway, slight mistake 2 out and soon lost place, no extra in straight op 10/1
9th
Horse silk
15
8
66/1
T: Mrs J HarringtonJ: Sam Ewing
Always towards rear, never a factor, slow 2nd, no impression after 2 out, no extra op 40/1 tchd 33/1

Also Ran

PU
Horse silk
5
100/1
T: W DurkanJ: O R Brown
Rear of mid-division, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2 out, soon no extra and pulled up before last op 66/1 tchd 33/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€3.25Pl:€1.10, €2.90, €3.70EX:€28.00Trifecta:€286.00SF:€26.47

Forecasts

Hello Neighbour (9/4), Willy De Houelle (11/4), Naturally Nimble (5/1), Murcia (7/1), Its Bilbo (9/1), Lady Vega Allen (10/1), Sony Bill (12/1), Prairie Angel (25/1), Mo Ghille Mar (66/1), Star Runner (100/1)

Verdict

WILLY DE HOUELLE was turned over at short odds by Naturally Nimble in a Grade 3 at Fairyhouse at the beginning of the month, but he impressed with the way he went through the race and is taken to reverse the form now that he meets that rival on 3 lb better terms in a refitted hood. Murcia ran to a useful level when opening her account by a wide margin in an Auteuil listed event in June and strong market support for her would put a slightly different slant on matters.

  1. WILLY DE HOUELLE (FR)
  2. MURCIA (FR)
  3. NATURALLY NIMBLE (GER)

Previous Winners

2023
Kala Conti
Weight: 10-6  |Age: 3
7/2

Prize Money

1st: €27,000.002nd: €9,000.003rd: €4,500.004th: €2,251.005th: €1,350.006th: €900.00

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