Full Result 3.30 Thurles (IRE) | 8 November 2001

Thurles Handicap Chase

(0-109, 4yo+) 2m6f Yielding To Soft 13 fences

1st €8,847.58 2nd €2,051.61 3rd €897.58 4th €512.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Brownie Returns (IRE) 14/1 Ken Whelan M F Morris	Ken Whelan M F Morris	8	105	84	–	94	–
b g Dry Dock - What A Brownie (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, 4th 6 out, ridden to lead after 3 out, headed next, rallied under pressue, left in lead after last, stayed on

2 2½	3. Native Performance (IRE) 10/1 P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	6	116	99	–	107	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Noon Performance (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, 5th 6 out, 4th 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat

3 3½ [6]	16. Gold Blaze (IRE) 14/1 Ross Geraghty ⁵ T K Geraghty	Ross Geraghty ⁵ T K Geraghty	7	93 1	73	–	77	–
ch m Creative Plan I (USA) - Arizona Gold I (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, 6th and ridden after 3 out, kept on under pressure, left 3rd from last

4 4 [10]	1. Be Home Early (IRE) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Anthony Mullins	Barry Geraghty Anthony Mullins	11	120	106	–	107	–
ch g Arapahos (FR) - Dara's Last (March Parade)
Held up, 9th 5 out, headway after next, 3rd after 3 out, 4th and ridden 2 out, no impression (op 4/1 tchd 5/1)

5 2½ [12½]	18. Take The Lot (IRE) 10/1 J J Mansell ⁵ Anthony Moloney	J J Mansell ⁵ Anthony Moloney	8	92	72	–	70	–
ch g Commanche Run - Quilty Rose (Buckskin)
Held up in touch, 11th and driven along 5 out, 8th 2 out, kept on

6 8 [20½]	7. Clonmel Commercial (IRE) 14/1 John Cullen R Donohoe	John Cullen R Donohoe	10	108	87	–	77	–
b g Stetchworth (USA) - Mylerstown VII (Golden Love I)
Tracked leaders, 7th 5 out, 4th after 3 out, no extra before 2 out

7 6 [26½]	10. Chelsea King (IRE) 14/1 Patrick Verling T J Nagle Jr	Patrick Verling T J Nagle Jr	10	913	78	–	62	–
b g Riot Helmet (IRE) - Chelsea Chick (London Bells)
Disputed lead, led 4 out, headed after next, soon no extra

8 6 [32½]	6. Hennessy Feeds (IRE) 8/1 W Slattery Andrew Slattery	W Slattery Andrew Slattery	8	111	94	–	72	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Sunrise Highway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Settled mid-division, 10th 5 out, lost touch before 3 out (op 7/1)

9 10 [42½]	14. Runabout (IRE) 12/1 Neil Mulholland ³ A J McNamara	Neil Mulholland ³ A J McNamara	9	96 b¹	74	–	42	–
b g Gadabout (USA) - Curative (Cure The Blues)
Always behind

10 10 [52½]	12. Creon 2/1F Paul Moloney Jonjo O'Neill	Paul Moloney Jonjo O'Neill	6	910	75	–	33	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Creake (Derring-Do)
Held up in touch, hampered 4 out, effort when bad mistake 3 out, no extra and eased, tailed off (op 7/4)

11 nk [52¾]	11. Guadalko (FR) 20/1 D Bromley ³ Thomas O'Neill	D Bromley ³ Thomas O'Neill	7	99 b	77	–	34	–
b m Bayolidaan (FR) - Kaella II (FR) (Molvedo)
Never a factor, mistake 1st, tailed off

12 dist [82¾]	8. Hush Dancer (IRE) 20/1 K P Gaule T Hogan	K P Gaule T Hogan	7	107	86	–	–	–
b m Eurobus (IRE) - Hold Your Whist (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, lost place after halfway, tailed off

F	2. Native Ray (IRE) 20/1 K A Kelly Miss Noreen Hayes	K A Kelly Miss Noreen Hayes	7	119	101	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Narcone (Kambalda)
Disputed lead until fell 4 out

PU	15. Ballinagreen (IRE) 16/1 P A Carberry Mrs Brian Hutchinson	P A Carberry Mrs Brian Hutchinson	11	97	72	–	–	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Ballinlonig Star (Black Minstrel)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up approaching last

PU	5. Louis Fourteen (IRE) 9/1 J R Barry P Mullins	J R Barry P Mullins	11	114	97	–	–	–
bb g King Luthier - Brighter Outlook (London Gazette)
Mid-division, 9th 6 out, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out (op 8/1)

PU	17. Montana Dancer (IRE) 33/1 S Fitzgerald ⁷ Malachy J Ryan	S Fitzgerald ⁷ Malachy J Ryan	8	90	72	–	–	–
b m Distinctly North (USA) - Village Auction (Auction Ring)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 25/1)

PU	13. Fonthill (IRE) 12/1 G Cotter P A Fahy	G Cotter P A Fahy	9	910	75	–	–	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Almost Heaven (IRE) (Corvaro)
Always behind, pulled up before 3 out (op 10/1)

UR	4. Carrigeen Lily (IRE) 12/1 Martin Mooney ⁷ R H Lalor	Martin Mooney ⁷ R H Lalor	10	1011	97	–	108	–
b m Supreme Leader - Carrigeensharragh (Walshford)
Prominent, 3rd from 4th, ridden to challenge 2 out, improved to lead when mistake and unseated rider last

18 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 5m 46.80s (slow by 20.80s) Total SP: 164%
Non-runners: Atha Beithe, Castle Tiger Bay
1st owner: Mrs A M Daly (Brownie Returns) 1st breeder: N J Connors
2nd owner: Donal O'Connor (Native Performance)
3rd owner: John Kilbane (Gold Blaze)
Tote win: €36.50 PL: €9.10 €3.30 €7.70 Ex: €266.20 CSF: €184.58 Tricast: €2,113.57

3:30 Thurles (IRE) 8 Nov 2001

Thurles Handicap Chase