12:05
Thurles Racecourse Beginners Chase
2m2f63y, Chase, 4yo+, 3 runners
Winning time 4m 42.20s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 12 fences
Result
Daniel King
P J Rothwell
Settled in behind the front-runner early - held a steady second turning for home with the gap unchanged - roused and made ground approaching the final furlong - driven out to get up right on the line
Danny Mullins
Joseph Patrick O'Brien
Front rank from the off and soon out on its own - bold jumping but mistakes at the 2nd and 6th with 20 lengths in hand at halfway - errors continued 4 out yet the gap stretched again at the following fence - margin cut before the last - no more to give on the run-in and collared near the line to finish 2nd
Shane Fitzgerald
Declan Queally
Held up at back early - in touch with front-runner but only fair third by halfway - urged into action and lost more ground before 3 out - shaken up and made inroads approaching final fence - stayed on same speed to finish third
Non-runners: Futurum Regem (by order of stewards), Ho My Lord (temperature), Mistergif (unsuitable ground), Western Diego (unsuitable ground)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.