Thurles Racecourse Beginners Chase

1st

Kappa Jy Pyke (FR)

No. 2

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Danny Mullins · T: W P Mullins

5 11-12 –

Danny Mullins

W P Mullins

4:39.00

Shared front spot early - settled just behind pace - third at halfway - up to second before 3 out - narrowed gap entering straight - pushed alongside pacesetter before last - locked together at final fence - edged clear on run-in to prevail

2nd

Salvator Mundi (FR) ^ht

No. 5

5yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Paul Townend · T: W P Mullins

5 11-12 –

Paul Townend

W P Mullins

1¼

Handy early and hit front straightaway - stretched clear four out to a five-length margin - gap narrowed turning into straight - driven along as rival closed before the last - drew level at the last then edged ahead on the run-in - unable to find more but battled on gamely to the line - finished second beaten a length and a quarter

3rd

Donnie Devito (IRE) ^ht

No. 1

6yo, 11-12, OR 125

J: Donagh Meyler · T: Ross O'Sullivan

6 11-12 125

Donagh Meyler

Ross O'Sullivan

29

Settled in rear of the front group - moved into a middling 3rd before 2 out but stumbled there and came under pressure - unable to make any headway and finished a well-beaten 3rd

4th

Stormalong (IRE)

No. 8

7yo, 11-5, OR 123

J: Darragh O'Keeffe · T: David Kenneth Budds

7 11-5 123

Darragh O'Keeffe

David Kenneth Budds

4¼

Shared the early lead for a spell - settled just behind the pace - slipped back through the pack by halfway - pressed for effort with four to go and still 5th with a small stumble three out - unable to make further headway to the line

5th

Pralognan (FR) ^t

No. 3

6yo, 11-12, OR –

J: Daniel King · T: A J Martin

6 11-12 –

Daniel King

A J Martin

2

Held up towards the back - 6th and stumbled 3f out - pushed along soon after with no headway made - well held at the finish

6th

Road To The Weir (IRE) ^h

No. 4

9yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Alan King (7) · T: John Neilan

9 11-5 –

Alan King (7)

John Neilan

11

Settled off the pace early - moved into second by the 6th - slipped back to third before 3 out - couldn't threaten in 4th and faded to finish sixth

UR

Beauforts Storm (IRE)

No. 6

6yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Cian Quirke · T: Timothy Doyle

6 11-5 –

Cian Quirke

Timothy Doyle

-

Settled towards the back - pressed for effort 4 out and found nothing then dropped away - parted company with rider 3 out

UR

Sainte Tartare (FR) ^ht

No. 7

7yo, 11-5, OR –

J: Sean O'Keeffe · T: W P Mullins

7 11-5 –

Sean O'Keeffe

W P Mullins

-

Reared at the start - settled towards the back and jumped poorly at the 1st - blundered at the 2nd and unseated rider