Horse Alert

24 Feb 2022 15:40 Thurles

Winner: €30,000 (Penalty: €18,000); Distance: 2m 4f 146y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

Markaye Contracts Ltd Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	6	-	The Goffer (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	3-7144 / 7	Jump (32)	D N Russell	G Elliott Allan Snow	5/2
		tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead 2 out, pushed along and joined briefly before last, ridden and kept on well run-in
2^nd	4	1¼ L	Berkshire Royal (GB) (colt, bay, 11 0)	0/1 / 7	Flat (1231), Jump (286)	P Townend	W P Mullins Andy Bell & Fergus…	9/2
		mid-division, closer in 4th before halfway, close 5th travelling well before 2 out, 3rd and pushed along approaching last, ridden and kept on into 2nd final 100 yards
3^rd	2	1¼ L	Captain Conby (IRE) (gelding, chestnut, 11 3)	28-1F1 / 6	Jump (24)	K C Sexton	E Sheehy O'Reilly Buller…	11/8
		tracked leaders, slight mistake 3rd, closer in 3rd before halfway, travelled well to challenge 2 out and disputed lead briefly before last, ridden and no impression run-in, dropped to 3rd inside final 100 yards
4^th	5	6 L	Gatsby Grey (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	1-17 / 7	Jump (18)	B Browne	O McKiernan Keep The Faith…	8/1
		held up towards rear, closer before 4th, 5th halfway, close up on outer 2 out, 4th and pushed along approaching last, ridden and no extra run-in
5^th	1	11 L	The Little Yank (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 6)	073331 / 9	Jump (14)	L Quinlan	J P Ryan Bitview Partnership	9/1
		towards rear, headway into 4th after 5 out, pushed along and dropped towards rear 2 out, no impression approaching last, no extra
6^th	3	7 L	Ferdia (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	383753 / 6	Jump (14)	P K Donovan	J P Ryan Bitview Partnership	66/1
		led and clear early, 2 lengths lead halfway, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon dropped towards rear and no extra before last