Full Result 3.05 Thurles (IRE) | 24 February 2022

Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase

(0-109, 5yo+) (3m219yds) 3m1f Soft 17 fences

1st €6,785 2nd €2,185 3rd €1,035 4th €460 5th €230 6th €115

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Balkito (FR) 12/1 Mr J W Hendrick ⁷ Barry Connell	Mr J W Hendrick ⁷ Barry Connell	7	1110 p	106	73	120	–
b g Balko (FR) - Spiritus Hit (Dubai Destination)
Soon towards rear, mistake 9th, headway before 10th, chased leaders 5 out, went second 4 out, joined leader 3 out, disputed lead when pushed along after 2 out, ridden when headed but prominent before last, led just after last, stayed on (op 11/1)

2 7	5. Johngus (IRE) 3/1F Mr J Hurley ⁷ Sean Aherne	Mr J Hurley ⁷ Sean Aherne	8	116	102	63	111	–
b g Arakan (USA) - Equation (IRE) (Lahib)
Chased leaders, disputing second before 4th, tracked leader after 9th, led 5 out, joined and disputed lead 3 out, led again going best before last, mistake last, soon headed and ridden, weakened run-in, no match for winner (op 10/3)

3 7½ [14½]	3. Super Citizen 10/1 Miss M O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	Miss M O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	8	1112 p	106	60	106	–
b g Multiplex - Kallithea (IRE) (Dr Fong)
Midfield, headway and chased leaders after 4 out, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and went modest third after 2 out, kept on, no match for first two (op 9/1)

4 3 [17½]	6. Clarabello (FR) 14/1 Mr B T Stone ⁷ Liz Doyle	Mr B T Stone ⁷ Liz Doyle	7	115 p	101	52	98	–
b g Ballingarry (IRE) - Prettyclara (FR) (Take Risks)
Midfield, headway and chased leaders before 3 out, soon pushed along, ridden and no impression after 2 out, went modest fourth before last, kept on (op 16/1)

5 6 [23½]	16. Four Country Roads (IRE) 10/1 Mr H C Swan ⁷ Brian M McMahon	Mr H C Swan ⁷ Brian M McMahon	8	102 2 5	84	30	75	–
br g Arcadio (GER) - Sunny South East (IRE) (Gothland)
Chased leaders, close up when mistake 3 out, ridden and lost third after 2 out, lost fourth and weakened before last (op 7/1)

6 ¾ [24¼]	17. Chapter Two (IRE) 100/1 Tom Harney ⁷ T F Shaw	Tom Harney ⁷ T F Shaw	12	102 2 13	84	29	74	–
b m Presenting - Kuwalla (IRE) (New Frontier I)
Towards rear, not fluent 5th, midfield after 9th, in touch with leaders and pushed along when not fluent 10th, dropped to midfield when not fluent 5 out, soon lost position, ridden after 4 out, headway after 2 out, kept on

7 ¾ [25]	9. Presenting Point (IRE) 16/1 John Aherne ⁷ Eoghan O'Grady	John Aherne ⁷ Eoghan O'Grady	8	111 p	97	42	86	–
b g Presenting - Alleygrove Lass (IRE) (Alderbrook)
Midfield, in touch with leaders after 9th, pushed along briefly 4 out, ridden and no extra after 3 out, lost touch 2 out (op 20/1)

8 6 [31]	15. Lady McCabe (IRE) 33/1 Mr A P Ryan ⁷ Martin Paul Fitzgerald	Mr A P Ryan ⁷ Martin Paul Fitzgerald	10	100 b	82	21	65	–
b m Yeats (IRE) - Count On Me (IRE) (Westerner)
Didn't jump with fluency, pushed along briefly, towards rear, not fluent and pushed along briefly 10th, minor headway when pushed along before 3 out, ridden and kept on after 2 out (op 40/1)

9 6½ [37½]	12. Crobally Boy (IRE) 28/1 Mr T Hamilton John Joseph Hanlon	Mr T Hamilton John Joseph Hanlon	7	1013	88	21	65	–
ch g Stowaway - Annas Back (IRE) (Bob Back)
Towards rear, not fluent and pushed along 4 out, minor headway before 3 out, ridden and no extra after 2 out (op 22/1)

10 1 [38½]	13. Three Loud Knocks (IRE) 20/1 Michael O'Sullivan ⁷ Brian Mortell	Michael O'Sullivan ⁷ Brian Mortell	10	104	86	19	62	–
ch g Mahler - Our Heritage (IRE) (Topanoora)
Midfield, ridden before 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 25/1)

11 8½ [47]	4. Classic Concorde (IRE) 8/1 Mr Pat Taaffe ⁷ Andrew McNamara	Mr Pat Taaffe ⁷ Andrew McNamara	9	119 p	105	30	72	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Morning Calm (Montjeu)
Chased leaders, disputing second before 4th, chased leaders when not fluent and pushed along 10th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, slow jump 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out (op 15/2)

12 19 [66]	8. Exciting Oscar (IRE) 4/1 Mr E P O'Brien ⁷ Denis Ahern	Mr E P O'Brien ⁷ Denis Ahern	9	114	100	7	48	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Excitingenterprise (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Didn't jump with fluency, chased leader, disputing second before 4th, soon chased leaders, not fluent 5 out, soon pushed along, weakening towards near side when mistake 4 out (vet said the gelding was found to have a mild heat stress post race) (tchd 9/2)

13 4¾ [70¾]	11. A Girl Like Me (IRE) 14/1 Mr J G Murphy ⁷ Andrew Lee	Mr J G Murphy ⁷ Andrew Lee	9	109	91	–	34	–
b m Kalanisi (IRE) - Kayf Keel (Kayf Tara)
Always towards rear (tchd 16/1)

14 1¾ [72½]	14. Fiston Du Mou (FR) 50/1 Mr A Harney ⁷ Sean Thomas Doyle	Mr A Harney ⁷ Sean Thomas Doyle	7	105 2 b	87	–	29	–
b g Cokoriko (FR) - Jane Du Mou (FR) (Dress Parade)
Towards rear early, midfield when mistake 6th, pushed along after 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out

15 2¾ [75¼]	1. Kristian Goingwel (IRE) 28/1 Mr J C Barry ⁵ Oliver McKiernan	Mr J C Barry ⁵ Oliver McKiernan	10	1113 p	107	6	46	–
gr g Beneficial - Fashion's Worth (IRE) (Great Palm)
Soon towards rear, lost position when not fluent and pushed along briefly 3rd, pushed along after 6th, struggling when reminders after 9th, no impression when jumped right 4 out

PU	10. Encore Lui (FR) 11/1 Mr Finian Maguire Liz Doyle	Mr Finian Maguire Liz Doyle	8	117 t	96	–	–	–
gr g Al Namix (FR) - Viana (FR) (Signe Divin)
Midfield early, in touch with leaders when eased and pulled up quickly after 7th, looked to go wrong (jockey said the gelding felt lame behind and was pulled up) (tchd 12/1)

PU	7. Arverne (FR) 12/1 Mr J Dunne ⁷ Gavin Cromwell	Mr J Dunne ⁷ Gavin Cromwell	7	114 b	100	–	–	–
b g Doctor Dino (FR) - Argovie (FR) (Alberto Giacometti)
Pushed along briefly, led, soon clear, reduced lead after 9th, headed when not fluent 5 out, lost second 4 out, soon pushed along and weakened quickly, slow jump 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

17 ran Off time: 3:05:13 Winning time: 6m 54.50s (slow by 39.50s) Total SP: 135%
1st owner: Barry Connell (Balkito) 1st breeder: M Armand Lefeuvre & M Yoni Seror
2nd owner: Derek Walsh (Johngus)
3rd owner: Mrs Alurie O'Sullivan (Super Citizen)
Tote win: €17.90 PL: €3.70 €1.40 €3.40 Ex: €124.90 CSF: €51.58 Tricast: €407.75 Trifecta: €551.70

3:05 Thurles (IRE) 24 Feb 2022

Thurles Racecourse (Q.R.) Handicap Chase