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Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap (0-60)
1m4f132y, Flat, 3yo+, Rated 0-60, 9 runners
Winning time 2m 47.04s
- Going
- Good To Yielding
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Killian Leonard
M A Molloy
Held up in the pack early - still down the field at halfway - improved into 6th with 3 1/2f left - moved into contention entering the straight - up to 3rd with 2f to go - edged in front inside the final furlong - stayed on well to score
Scott McCullagh
Daniel McLoughlin
Sat behind the pacesetter early - still second at halfway - matched with rival from 4f out - edged in front turning into the straight - overtaken with a furlong left - unable to challenge in the last stretch but held effort to the line
Sean Davis
C Byrnes
Settled in the pack early - 4th at halfway - moved into 3rd approaching 4f out - briefly 2nd 2f out - eased back to 3rd and held on for a one-speed finish
Jimmy Dalton (10)
Andrew Slattery
Slow to break - settled towards the back - 8th at halfway - 9th with 3f left - progress from 2f out - into 4th inside the final furlong and a half - held on for 4th at the finish
Paddy Harnett (5)
T J O'Mara
Slow into stride - settled towards the back and drifted right early - 6th at halfway - slipped to 8th with 3f left - found some headway a furlong out - up to 5th inside the final 150 yards - stayed on at the finish
Darragh O'Sullivan (7)
T Hogan
Settled early - 5th at halfway and 4th with 4f left - dropped back approaching final furlong and a half - unable to threaten in 6th late on - finished without further response
Robbie Colgan
Andrew McNamara
Slow to break - settled handy in third at halfway - slipped to fifth with four to run - began to struggle a furlong and a half out - unable to threaten in eighth approaching the final furlong - finished seventh unable to find more
Nicola Burns (7)
Thomas Mullins
Hampered start - settled towards back and still ninth at halfway - improved to seventh over 3f out - shifted wide entering straight - slipped back to ninth with a furlong left - lost touch in eighth at the finish
Sam Coen (7)
Timothy Doyle
Set the pace early - challenged and overtaken approaching 4f out - back to fourth 2f out - slipped further back inside final two furlongs - faded late to finish ninth
Non-runners: Gudrun Genberg (ran yesterday)
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.