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Thurles Rated Novice Hurdle
2m4f99y, Hurdle, 5yo+, 6 runners
Winning time 5m 43.60s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 14 hurdles
Result
Jack Kennedy
Gordon Elliott
Settled behind the pace - third at halfway - up into second and stumbled 3 out - improved to share command 2 out - moved smoothly to hit the front approaching the last - went clear and ran out a comfortable winner
Phillip Enright
Edward F Power
Held up towards the back - made ground after 3 out to join the front rank - driven and lost command approaching the last - unable to threaten the winner and found nothing more on the run to the line
Liam McKenna (5)
Dermot A McLoughlin
Tracked pace early - still second at halfway - dropped to third and given a squeeze after 3 out - down to fourth in the straight under encouragement - regained third before the last but couldn't quicken
Sean O'Keeffe
Peter Lawlor
Sprinted to front and opened a big margin early - drifted around loosely before the 3rd - six lengths in command at halfway - hit the 6th and lost fluency after - overtaken two out and unable to find more before finishing fourth
Keith Donoghue
Gavin Cromwell
Settled towards the back - unable to find more from three out - dropped away and eased down before the following fence
Conor Stone-Walsh
Paul Nolan
Sat close to pace early - held 4th at halfway - dropped away and eased to a stop before the second-last
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.