Full Result 4.45 Thurles (IRE) | 9 March 2017

Thurles Handicap Hurdle

(80-123, 4yo+) (2m7f19yds) 2m7f Soft To Heavy 14 hurdles

1st €9,856 2nd €3,056 3rd €1,456 4th €656 5th €256

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Diamond Cauchois (FR) 12/1 Andrew Ring ³ Mrs S A Bramall	Andrew Ring ³ Mrs S A Bramall	6	118	119	76	138	–
b g Crillon (FR) - Diamond Turtle (FR) (Limnos)
Held up, not fluent 2nd, niggled along in 9th after 8th, headway 4 out to chase leaders, close 3rd after next, led after 2 out and driven clear before last, stayed on well (op 14/1)

2 6	4. Raz De Maree (FR) 5/1 Ger Fox Gavin Cromwell	Ger Fox Gavin Cromwell	12	116	114	66	125	–
ch g Shaanmer (IRE) - Diyala III (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Close up behind leader until led narrowly briefly after 3rd, joined and disputed from before 4th, narrow advantage 7th, ridden and headed after 2 out, no impression on winner at last where dropped to 3rd, kept on one pace into moderate 2nd run-in (op 5/1 tchd 7/1)

3 ½ [6½]	7. Nerual (IRE) 9/2 Sean Flanagan Liz Doyle	Sean Flanagan Liz Doyle	6	105	99	50	110	–
b m Craigsteel - Central Arch (Dilum)
Held up behind leaders, closer in 3rd after 5th, went 2nd after 8th, close 2nd 3 out, ridden after next where dropped to 3rd, no impression on winner under pressure in 2nd at last, one pace run-in and dropped to moderate 3rd (op 9/2 tchd 4/1)

4 10 [16½]	8. Rue Hill (IRE) 100/30F Dylan Robinson ⁵ Denis Hickey	Dylan Robinson ⁵ Denis Hickey	10	913	98	39	100	–
b g Craigsteel - Romany River (IRE) (Over The River)
Chased leaders, 5th before 9th, ridden in 4th before 2 out and soon no extra, one pace after (op 3/1 tchd 7/2)

5 11 [27½]	5. Toubaloo (IRE) 16/1 Robbie Colgan Andrew Lee	Robbie Colgan Andrew Lee	9	113	111	42	101	–
b g Shantou (USA) - Stone Baloo (IRE) (Rising)
Held up behind leaders, disputed 3rd at 4th, 4th before 9th, ridden and no impression on leaders under pressure in 5th after 3 out, weakened

6 4½ [32]	9. Swift (IRE) 12/1 Mark Enright John W Nicholson	Mark Enright John W Nicholson	6	910 4	90	16	75	–
b m Beneficial - Ballylough Lady (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Held up in touch, raced keenly early, disputed 3rd at 4th, ridden behind leaders after 3 out and no extra under pressure in 6th before next, weakened (op 10/1 tchd 8/1)

7 4 [36]	3. Captain Von Trappe (IRE) 16/1 Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	Jack Kennedy Gordon Elliott	8	118 p	116	38	97	–
b g Germany (USA) - Culmore Native (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up behind leaders, disputed 3rd at 4th, not fluent 5th and reminder after, pushed along and reminder again before 9th, no impression towards rear after 9th, slight mistake 2 out (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

8 ½ [36½]	6. Hollow Tree 7/2 Danny Mullins Michael Hourigan	Danny Mullins Michael Hourigan	9	111	109	31	90	–
b g Beat Hollow - Hesperia (Slip Anchor)
Led until headed briefly after 3rd, disputed from before 4th until headed 7th, 3rd after next, ridden behind leaders and weakened before 3 out (op 4/1 tchd 100/30)

9 22 [58½]	10. Steak And Spuds (IRE) 40/1 Adam Short ⁷ James Joseph Mangan	Adam Short ⁷ James Joseph Mangan	5	93 9	91	–	49	–
b m Flemensfirth (USA) - Pip 'n Pop (IRE) (Oscar)
Held up towards rear, ridden and no extra after 4 out, weakened, tailed off (op 33/1)

10 3½ [62]	1. Plain Talking (IRE) 14/1 J B Kane ⁵ Gavin Cromwell	J B Kane ⁵ Gavin Cromwell	5	117	121	16	75	–
b m Primary (USA) - Assir (Daylami)
Towards rear, some headway between horses before 9th, ridden disputing 6th briefly after 4 out and weakened quickly before next, tailed off (op 11/1)

10 ran Off time: 4:47:28 Winning time: 6m 30.50s (slow by 55.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs S A Bramall (Diamond Cauchois) 1st breeder: Mme Antoinette Ouvry & Benoit Grosfils
2nd owner: James J Swan (Raz De Maree)
3rd owner: F M O'Donnell (Nerual)
Tote win: €12.30 PL: €2.60 €1.70 €1.50 Ex: €75.60 CSF: €71.76 Tricast: €316.44 Trifecta: €436.60

4:45 Thurles (IRE) 9 Mar 2017

Thurles Handicap Hurdle