08 Mar 2007 02:25 THURLES
Winner: £ (Penalty: £32,990); Distance: 4400; Class: 0; Eligibility: 5yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Michael Purcell Novice Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
0 |
| - |
Kazal (FR) (Gelding, , 162) |
/ 23 |
B J Geraghty | E Griffin J Comerford |
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| soon led, headed approaching 2nd, slight mistake next, in front again 5 out, strongly pressed and joined before 3 out, soon narrowly headed, regained lead from last, soon forged | ||||||||||
2nd |
0 |
| 3 L |
Chomba Womba (IRE) (Mare, , 152) |
/ 8 |
T P Treacy | Ms M Mullins Mr & Mrs R Kelvin… |
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| tracked leaders, dropped to 5th after 4 out, moderate 4th before straight, soon 3rd under pressure, kept on well without troubling winner to go 2nd near finish | ||||||||||
3rd |
0 |
| NK |
Holly Tree (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 11 |
R Loughran | E Sheehy Mrs Margaret Marshall |
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| always prominent, improved to dispute lead before 3 out, soon gained narrow lead, no extra and headed from last, kept on same pace, dropped to 3rd near line | ||||||||||
4th |
0 |
| 3.5 L |
Druids Castle (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 9 |
D N Russell | J Crowley Greenmount Lane… |
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| soon mid-division, headway into moderate 3rd and closed approaching 3 out, no impression under pressure | ||||||||||
5th |
0 |
| 16 L |
Casey Jones (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 9 |
D F O'Regan | N Meade Ms Gillian Burke |
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| mid-division, closer in 4th before 4 out, soon no impression under pressure, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
6th |
0 |
| 2 L |
Midnight Gift (IRE) (Mare, , 152) |
/ 6 |
P A Carberry | T Hogan Mrs Eithne Thompson |
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| towards rear, 11th 5 out, kept on without threatening from next | ||||||||||
7th |
0 |
| 0.5 L |
Knowledge Box (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 10 |
E F Power | John Joseph Murphy B O hAodh |
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| towards rear, 9th 5 out, no impression under pressure approaching 3 out, kept on same pace | ||||||||||
8th |
0 |
| Dist |
Abbeybraney (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 11 |
Conor O'Dwyer | J A Berry Mrs S Johnson |
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| chased leaders, 6th and reminders approaching 5 out, no impression from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
9th |
0 |
| 1.25 L |
Gripit N Tipit (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 10 |
D J Casey | C F Swan P Chapman & The… |
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| rear of mid-division, 8th 5 out, no impression from next, tailed off | ||||||||||
10th |
0 |
| 4.5 L |
Nay (FR) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 5 |
Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins John O Mahon |
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| led approaching 2nd, headed 5 out, remained prominent, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
11th |
0 |
| Dist |
Turtle Dubh (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 8 |
M Darcy | E Sheehy The Caesar Club |
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| always behind, lost touch after 4 out, completely tailed off | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Comfort Zone (IRE) (Colt, , 157) |
/ 4 |
N P Madden | T Foley Thomas Gaines |
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| tracked leaders, dropped to 8th approaching 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next pulled up | ||||||||||
0 |
| - |
Wickford (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) |
/ 13 |
Andrew J McNamara | C A Murphy Mr Adrian Wintle |
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| mid-division, reminders and dropped to rear from 5th, soon trailing, pulled up before 5 out pulled up | ||||||||||