Full Result 2.50 Clonmel (IRE) | 27 February 2025

Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st €5,900 2nd €1,900 3rd €900 4th €400 5th €200 6th €100

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Ellaat 4/1 Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	Philip Byrnes C Byrnes	9	1010	107	89	110	–
b g Heeraat (IRE) - Ellway Queen (USA) (Bahri)
In touch with leaders, headway 5th, went third going easily home turn, edged left and hampered rival before 2 out, disputed lead 2 out, pushed along to lead and good jump last, kept on well run-in, won going away (op 7/2 tchd 10/3)

2 1½	8. Connors Cross (IRE) 100/30 Kevin A Murphy ⁷ Ian O'Connor	Kevin A Murphy ⁷ Ian O'Connor	8	101 ht	114	85	101	–
gr g Carlotamix (FR) - Saoirse's Sister (IRE) (Hubbly Bubbly)
Led, went clear going easily after 3 out, much reduced lead home turn, joined 2 out, headed last, no extra towards finish (op 9/2 tchd 5/1)

3 6½ [8]	9. Jack Du Large (FR) 9/1 Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	Danny Gilligan Gordon Elliott	6	108 p¹	103	76	94	–
b g Kapgarde (FR) - Emy Chope (FR) (Soave)
Towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, in touch with leaders home turn, short of room and bumped before 2 out, soon switched left, outpaced approaching last, no impression run-in (tchd 15/2 and tchd 10/1)

4 4½ [12½]	2. Lightkeeper (IRE) 5/1 Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	Sam Ewing Gordon Elliott	7	114 tb	116	81	100	–
b g Walk In The Park (IRE) - Our Victoria (IRE) (Old Vic)
Prominent, outpaced and reminders home turn, kept on approaching last, went fourth again run-in (op 9/2 tchd 11/2)

5 2¼ [14¾]	6. Opera Point (IRE) 250/1 John Aherne ⁷ A M O'Grady	John Aherne ⁷ A M O'Grady	7	107	72	74	93	–
b m Mount Nelson - Opera Gale (IRE) (Big Bad Bob)
Raced wide early, in touch with leaders, chased clear leader 3rd, awkward jump 3 out, hampered and squeezed out before 2 out, soon lost position, weakened approaching last (op 150/1)

6 10 [24¾]	3. Robinstown (IRE) 6/4F Tiernan Power Roche ⁵ Cian Collins	Tiernan Power Roche ⁵ Cian Collins	10	1013 tb	116	64	87	–
b g Stowaway - Eau Pure (FR) (Epervier Bleu)
Prominent, lost ground quickly after 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 2/1)

7 4 [28¾]	10. Voice Of Reason (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Cleary ⁷ Gordon Elliott	Paddy Cleary ⁷ Gordon Elliott	5	101	98	49	73	–
bb g Churchill (IRE) - Hurricane Emma (USA) (Mr Greeley)
In touch with leaders, outpaced and lost position after 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 10/1)

8 ½ [29¼]	5. Jollybops (IRE) 50/1 Mark McDonagh Denis Gerard Hogan	Mark McDonagh Denis Gerard Hogan	4	112	–	56	81	–
b g Malinas (GER) - Sallyanka (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye)
Held up in rear, niggled along briefly 4th, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch (op 28/1)

9 11 [40¼]	1. Cafe Con Leche (IRE) 33/1 Mr A D Bustin ⁷ C Byrnes	Mr A D Bustin ⁷ C Byrnes	9	117	121	53	82	–
bb g Camacho - Cafe Lassere (USA) (Giant's Causeway)
Held up in rear, outpaced 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off (op 20/1)

10 24 [64¼]	4. Cabra Road (IRE) 250/1 Mr T O'Connor ⁷ Turlough O'Connor	Mr T O'Connor ⁷ Turlough O'Connor	5	109 h	–	8	46	–
ch m Jet Away - Cabra Cruizor (IRE) (Swift Gulliver)
Midfield, outpaced and dropped to rear 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off (op 150/1)

10 ran Off time: 2:50:16 Winning time: 4m 10.70s (slow by 25.60s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Cathal Byrnes (Ellaat) 1st breeder: Cothi Bloodstock
2nd owner: Philip O'Connor (Connors Cross)
3rd owner: Weld-Spec (Glasgow) Ltd & Dee L'Estrange (Jack Du Large)
Tote win: €5 PL: €1.70 €1.40 €3 Ex: €28.20 CSF: €18.98 Trifecta: €136.70

2:50 Clonmel (IRE) 27 Feb 2025

Nire Valley Claiming Hurdle