17:00 Thurles

Thursday 6 March 2025

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Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 5m 51.1s

1^st

Rushmount

811-12

5/6f

T: Jonathan SweeneyJ: B Hayes

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to lead after 2 out, slight mistake last and drew clear run-in, easily op 5/4 tchd 8/11

2^nd

Machismo

611-3

8/1

T: G ElliottJ: F Brickley (7)

Tracked leaders, slight mistakes 4th and 5th, soon briefly towards rear, 3rd 3 out and headway to dispute lead briefly early straight, 2nd and ridden approaching last, no impression on winner run-in op 17/2 tchd 11/1

3^rd

1 ½

Ad Caelum

610-6

22/1

T: J P RyanJ: S F O'Keeffe

Towards rear, some headway approaching straight and 5th 2 out, soon ridden and went 3rd at last, kept on one pace op 25/1 tchd 33/1

4^th

Crossing The Bar

810-11

8/1

T: C CollinsJ: D J Gilligan

Led, headed 6th, remained prominent and disputed lead briefly entering straight, 3rd and no impression before last, kept on one pace op 13/2 tchd 17/2

5^th

6 ½

Betty Dutton

710-1

13/2

T: E J O'GradyJ: M M McDonagh

Tracked leader, headway to lead from 6th, pushed along and headed entering straight, 5th and ridden after 2 out, no extra op 6/1 tchd 7/1

6^th

4 ¾

Lady Of The Locke

510-1

17/2

T: C ByrnesJ: P T Enright

Always towards rear, 6th halfway, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, no extra op 9/2

7^th

Sequoiaspirit

811-3

10/1

T: R HackettJ: L Quinlan (3)

Towards rear, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression towards rear after 2 out, no extra op 8/1

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Non-Runners

Carrig Sam¹⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 9

T: P Croke J: H E Sexton

Arion Soldier¹³⁰

Weight: 11-6| Age: 7

T: Eamon Courtney J: R A Doyle

Donkey Years⁶⁹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 11

T: E McNamara J: C P McNamara

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€1.84Pl:€1.20, €3.30EX:€8.30Trifecta:€106.60Tricast:€84.03SF:€8.43

Forecasts

Rushmount (5/6), Betty Dutton (13/2), Machismo (8/1), Crossing The Bar (8/1), Lady Of The Locke (17/2), Sequoiaspirit (10/1), Donkey Years (14/1), Ad Caelum (22/1), Carrig Sam (25/1), Arion Soldier (25/1)

The one who appeals most is RUSHMOUNT, who performed with plenty of credit in a valuable Leopardstown handicap last time and this lightly-raced 8-y-o may well have more to offer. Betty Dutton has been knocking on the door and she is likely to deliver another bold show, while Machismo is third choice ahead of Crossing The Bar and Lady of The Locke.