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Name: MARKAYE CONTRACTS LTD MICHAEL PURCELL MEMORIAL NOVICE HURDLE (Grade 3)
Start: 2023-02-23T13:55:00
End: 2023-02-23T17:20:00
Location: Thurles

13:55 14:30 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:50 17:20

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15:40 Thursday 23 February 2023
MARKAYE CONTRACTS LTD MICHAEL PURCELL MEMORIAL NOVICE HURDLE (Grade 3)	Distance : 2m 4f 154y
Prize : €30,000 Age : 5yo+ Race Type : Hurdle	Going : Gd/Sft
Race Type : Hurdle

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Pos	Pos	Btn	Horse Name	Horse Name		TFR		Tfig	Jockey	Age	Wgt	ISP	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo
Pos		Btn	Pedigree	Jockey & Trainer		TFR		Tfig	Trainer	(Equip)	(OR)	(Place)	ISP	BSP	Hi/Lo

1	1		2. SA FUREUR (IRE)	2. SA FUREUR (IRE)	+5 <	128	>		Jordan Colin Gainford	6	11-3	5/61.83f	5/61.83f
1			bg WALK IN THE PARK (IRE) - MA FURIE (FR) BALLEROY (USA)	J: Jordan Colin Gainford T: Gordon Elliott, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 11-3	+5 <	128	>		Gordon Elliott, Ireland				5/61.83f
brought up the hat-trick, seemingly one that does only the bare minimum in front but able to hold on for little more than hand riding and bound to keep on improving as his stamina is drawn out; in touch, challenged 2 out, edged ahead after last.
in touch, challenged 2 out, edged ahead after last
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2	2	sh	3. BUDDY ONE (IRE)	3. BUDDY ONE (IRE)	-10 <	125	+10 >		Jack G. Gilligan	6	11-0	22/123	22/123
2		sh	bg SANS FRONTIERES (IRE) - MAY'S MAGIC (IRE) BOB'S RETURN (IRE)	J: Jack G. Gilligan T: Paul John Gilligan, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 11-0	-10 <	125	+10 >		Paul John Gilligan, Ireland				22/123
jumped better than at Limerick and resumed progress to a significant extent, not going down without a fight; tracked pace, led home turn, headed last, stuck to task.
tracked pace, led home turn, headed last, stuck to task
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3	3	3¼	6. KNOCKANARD LADY (IRE)	6. KNOCKANARD LADY (IRE)	-16 <	115+	-16 >		Jack Doyle	6	10-7	9/25.5	9/25.5
3		3¼	bm FAME AND GLORY - REGAL EMPRESS (IRE) PRESENTING	J: Jack Doyle T: P. M. J. Doyle, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-7 Eq: (t)	-16 <	115+	-16 >		P. M. J. Doyle, Ireland	(t)			9/25.5
ran best race without her rider looking to get to the bottom of her, better still to come granted more of a test (bred to stay 3m); raced off the pace, steady headway after 3 out, keeping on when switched before last, nearest at the finish.
off pace, headway after 3 out, keeping on when switched before last, nearest finish
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4	4	½	4. IFIWEREARICHMAN (IRE)	4. IFIWEREARICHMAN (IRE)	-3 <	121+	0 >		S. F. O'Keeffe	5	11-0	5/16	5/16
4		½	bg AFFINISEA (IRE) - INQUISITIVE LOOK MONTJEU (IRE)	J: S. F. O'Keeffe T: Paul Nolan, Ireland Age: 5 Wgt: 11-0 Eq: (h)	-3 <	121+	0 >		Paul Nolan, Ireland	(h)			5/16
stepped up on his previous form but is going to need to improve his jumping if he's to make his presence felt more at this level; handy, made mistakes, ridden home turn, weakened last.
handy, mistakes, ridden home turn, weakened last
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5	5	3¼	7. STILL CIEL (IRE)	7. STILL CIEL (IRE)	-32 <	111	-13 >		Rachael Blackmore	6	10-7	16/117	16/117
5		3¼	bm WESTERNER - GRAIGACE (IRE) MILAN	J: Rachael Blackmore T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-7	-32 <	111	-13 >		Henry de Bromhead, Ireland				16/117
failed to improve under a change of tactics; waited with, headway under pressure between last 2, effort flattened out.
waited with, headway under pressure between last 2, not sustain effort
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6	6	3¾	1. REXEM (IRE)	1. REXEM (IRE)	-19 <	117	C (126) >		S. D. Torrens	6	11-3	11/112	11/112
6		3¾	bg LEADING LIGHT (IRE) - JIM'S ARTICLE (IRE) DEFINITE ARTICLE	J: S. D. Torrens T: John McConnell, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 11-3	-19 <	117	C (126) >		John McConnell, Ireland				11/112
found the competition too hot at this level; made running, headed home turn, faded before last.
led, headed home turn, faded before last
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7	7	4¾	5. HENNING (IRE)	5. HENNING (IRE)	+11 <	105	+18 >		D. King	6	10-10	10/111	10/111
7		4¾	bm ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (IRE) - MOSKOVA (IRE) MONTJEU (IRE)	J: D. King T: Denis Hogan, Ireland Age: 6 Wgt: 10-10 Eq: (t)	+11 <	105	+18 >		Denis Hogan, Ireland	(t)			10/111
in first-time tongue strap, found the step up in class too great; waited with, progress before 3 out, ridden entering straight, beaten before last.
waited with, progress before 3 out, ridden entering straight, beaten before last
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8	8	40	8. WHISKEY LULLABY (IRE)	8. WHISKEY LULLABY (IRE)	+48 <	62			D. J. O'Keeffe	8	10-7	40/141	40/141
8		40	bm STOWAWAY - JOIE DE COTTE (FR) LUTE ANTIQUE (FR)	J: D. J. O'Keeffe T: Henry de Bromhead, Ireland Age: 8 Wgt: 10-7 Eq: (t)	+48 <	62			Henry de Bromhead, Ireland	(t)			40/141
ran poorly on first outing since leaving W. P. Mullins, even allowing for the task she faced; mid-field, made mistakes, dropped away end of back straight.
mid-field, mistakes, dropped away end of back straight
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All 8 ran. Hurdles: 12.	Winning Owner: Caldwell Construction Ltd
Time: 5m 20.9s Closing Sectional: (5.5f): 81.4s (104.7%)
Overrounds: Industry SP 119%, Betfair SP 100.3%
A useful contest which provided a thrilling finish, Sa Fureur just edging a sustained duel with one of the outsiders. SA FUREUR (IRE) brought up the hat-trick, seemingly one that does only the bare minimum in front but able to hold on for little more than hand riding and bound to keep on improving as his stamina is drawn out; in touch, challenged 2 out, edged ahead after last. BUDDY ONE (IRE) jumped better than at Limerick and resumed progress to a significant extent, not going down without a fight; tracked pace, led home turn, headed last, stuck to task. KNOCKANARD LADY (IRE) ran best race without her rider looking to get to the bottom of her, better still to come granted more of a test (bred to stay 3m); raced off the pace, steady headway after 3 out, keeping on when switched before last, nearest at the finish. IFIWEREARICHMAN (IRE) stepped up on his previous form but is going to need to improve his jumping if he's to make his presence felt more at this level; handy, made mistakes, ridden home turn, weakened last. STILL CIEL (IRE) failed to improve under a change of tactics; waited with, headway under pressure between last 2, effort flattened out. REXEM (IRE) found the competition too hot at this level; made running, headed home turn, faded before last. HENNING (IRE) in first-time tongue strap, found the step up in class too great; waited with, progress before 3 out, ridden entering straight, beaten before last. WHISKEY LULLABY (IRE) ran poorly on first outing since leaving W. P. Mullins, even allowing for the task she faced; mid-field, made mistakes, dropped away end of back straight.

15:40 Thurles Result on Thursday 23 February 2023

The 2M 4F 154Y 15:40 MARKAYE CONTRACTS LTD MICHAEL PURCELL MEMORIAL NOVICE HURDLE (Grade 3) at Thurles was run on Gd/Sft. It was open to 5yo+ and had a prize fund of €30,000. There were 8 runners. The winning horse was SA FUREUR (IRE) who won by sh. SA FUREUR (IRE) was ridden by Jordan Colin Gainford. SA FUREUR (IRE) had an industry starting price (ISP) of 5/6f.

How the rest of the runners fared:

BUDDY ONE (IRE) finished 2nd and was beaten by 0.05 - they had an ISP of 22/1
KNOCKANARD LADY (IRE) finished 3rd and was beaten by 3.30 - they had an ISP of 9/2
IFIWEREARICHMAN (IRE) finished 4th and was beaten by 3.80 - they had an ISP of 5/1
STILL CIEL (IRE) finished 5th and was beaten by 7 - they had an ISP of 16/1
REXEM (IRE) finished 6th and was beaten by 11 - they had an ISP of 11/1
HENNING (IRE) finished 7th and was beaten by 15.5 - they had an ISP of 10/1
WHISKEY LULLABY (IRE) finished 8th and was beaten by 55.5 - they had an ISP of 40/1

THURLES 15:40

15:40 Thursday 23 February 2023

MARKAYE CONTRACTS LTD MICHAEL PURCELL MEMORIAL NOVICE HURDLE (Grade 3)

15:40 Thurles Result on Thursday 23 February 2023