13:55 Clonmel

Thursday 17 February 2022

All13:2013:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:50

Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 33.5s

1^st

Gracchus De Balme

611-12

11/8f

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Tracked leader, 2nd halfway, headway to lead narrowly before 2 out, mistake last and joined, ridden and led again closing stages, kept on well tchd 6/4

2^nd

Plains Indian

611-12

9/2

T: A SlatteryJ: Cian Quirke (7)

Tracked leaders, 3rd halfway, headway to challenge 2 out, ridden and disputed lead briefly early run-in, no impression on winner closing stages tchd 5/1

3^rd

Whowonthetoss

611-12

9/2

T: A L T MooreJ: Ricky Doyle

Led, slight mistake 4th and not fluent 4 out, pushed along and headed early straight, 3rd and pecked 2 out, no extra run-in tchd 4/1

4^th

1 ½

Itwasfate

511-12

11/4

T: H De BromheadJ: Rachael Blackmore

Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, pushed along before 2 out and soon no impression, no extra run-in op 3/1

5^th

Noble Birth

511-12

13/2

T: G ElliottJ: D N Russell

Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along approaching straight and no impression before 2 out, soon no extra op 6/1

6^th

Power Hour

611-12

40/1

T: M A GunnJ: T N Brett (7)

Rear of mid-division, mid-division halfway, 7th and no impression before 2 out, no extra, kept on one pace

7^th

Any Biscuits

511-12

100/1

T: S CurlingJ: C R King

Mid-division, 7th halfway, 6th approaching straight, soon pushed along and no extra from 2 out op 66/1 tchd 50/1

8^th

Hard Rain

711-12

200/1

T: J DulleaJ: Phillip Enright

Rear of mid-division, some headway on inner into mid-division 3 out, 9th and no impression entering straight, kept on one pace op 100/1

9^th

3 ¾

Toon Town

511-12

100/1

T: J J WalshJ: A McCurtin (3)

Mid-division, 6th halfway, slight mistake 4 out, 7th and no impression before 2 out, no extra op 80/1 tchd 66/1 and tchd 125/1

10^th

5 ½

Dev Of Tara

611-12

250/1

T: M KennedyJ: D F O'Regan

Tracked leaders, dropped to mid-division halfway, no extra after 3 out, weakened op 200/1 tchd 300/1

11^th

1 ¼

Padraigs Boy

611-12

40/1

T: Ms Alice CurranJ: I J Power

Towards rear, never a factor, rear of mid-division entering straight, no extra from 2 out op 66/1

12^th

Getaway Milani

711-12

80/1

T: T CooperJ: B J Cooper

Rear of mid-division, never a factor, no extra from 3 out op 66/1 tchd 150/1

13^th

Daly's Quest

511-5

300/1

T: E O'ConnellJ: E O'Connell (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression when not fluent 3 out, no extra in straight op 200/1

14^th

7 ½

Good Man Turk

511-12

250/1

T: M J SmithJ: P J Carberry

Mid-division, slow 3rd, no extra from 3 out, weakened tchd 200/1

15^th

Arthor

511-12

40/1

T: J J ManganJ: Sean O'Keeffe

Always towards rear, never a factor, no impression when slight mistake 4 out, no extra tchd 50/1

16^th

5 ½

Duffys Fortune

511-12

300/1

T: P J RothwellJ: J P O'Sullivan (5)

Always towards rear, never a factor, detached halfway, no extra from 4 out op 200/1

17^th

Drive To Survive

511-12

100/1

T: J J WalshJ: R Deegan (3)

Always towards rear, never a factor, pushed along and detached after 4th, soon no extra, completely tailed off op 66/1 tchd 125/1

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Non-Runners

Bal Kauto⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T O'Connor J: Reserve 1

River Vale

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: Reserve 2

Montel Glory¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 3

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:€2.38Pl:€1.20, €1.60, €1.50EX:€14.50Trifecta:€40.90SF:€9.31

Forecasts

Gracchus De Balme (11/8), Itwasfate (11/4), Plains Indian (9/2), Whowonthetoss (9/2), Noble Birth (13/2), River Vale (25/1), Power Hour (40/1), Padraigs Boy (40/1), Arthor (40/1), Bal Kauto (66/1), Montel Glory (66/1), Getaway Milani (80/1), Any Biscuits (100/1), Toon Town (100/1), Drive To Survive (100/1), Hard Rain (200/1), Dev Of Tara (250/1), Good Man Turk (250/1), Daly's Quest (300/1), Duffys Fortune (300/1)

GRACCHUS DE BALME took a step forward when runner-up in a big-field maiden at Navan last month, and with the performance backed up by the timefigure, he looks to have excellent claims of going one better. Itwasfate and Whowonthetoss rate the principal threats in that order.

GRACCHUS DE BALME (FR)
ITWASFATE
WHOWONTHETOSS (IRE)

Previous Winners

2021

The Priests Leap

Weight: 12-0 |Age: 7

J: Donagh Meyler | T: A L T Moore

2/7

Prize Money

1st: €6,000.002nd: €2,000.003rd: €1,000.004th: €500.005th: €300.006th: €200.00

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