Horse Alert

22 Feb 2024 15:23 Thurles

Winner: €30,000 (Penalty: €18,000); Distance: 2m 4f 176y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Soft.

BoyleSports Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Place	No (Draw)	Beaten Distance	Horse	Form/Age	Last Run	Jockey	Trainer/Owner	SP
1^st	3	-	Largy Hill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	5/173-21 / 7	Jump (47)	P Townend	W P Mullins Simon Munir & Isaac…	10/3
		tracked leaders, 4th halfway, headway 3 out and led entering straight, pushed along and asserted approaching last, kept on well run-in, comfortably
2^nd	5	4 L	Staffordshire Knot (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	311 / 6	Jump (30)	J W Kennedy	G Elliott Gigginstown House…	8/11
		tracked leader, 2nd halfway, slight mistake 4 out and 4th next, 3rd and ridden after 2 out, 2nd and no impression on winner approaching last, kept on one pace
3^rd	6	2¼ L	Stoke The Fire (IRE) (colt, bay, 11 0)	1 / 5	Flat (130), Jump (52)	D E Mullins	W P Mullins Middleham Park…	7/1
		held up towards rear, 5th halfway, mistake 3 out, 4th and not fluent next, soon pushed along and no impression approaching last, ridden and kept on one pace to go 3rd closing stages
4^th	1	HD	What Path (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 3)	126243 / 7	Jump (32)	B Hayes	W P Mullins Miss M A Masterson	14/1
		led, 1 length advantage halfway, pushed along and headed entering straight, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression approaching last, kept on one pace run-in
5^th	4	35 L	Mahon's Way (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	13-15 / 6	Jump (74)	Rachael Blackmore	H De Bromhead Cheveley Park Stud	7/1
		tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 5th 2 out, no extra approaching last, eased run-in, tailed off
6^th	2	74 L	Cloudy Tuesday (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0)	51-5424 / 9	Jump (11)	Mr T O'Connor	T O'Connor Miss I T Walsh	200/1
		always towards rear, never a factor, mistake 5th, pushed along after next and soon detached, no extra from 3 out, weakened, completely tailed off