Full Result 1.40 Thurles (IRE) | 3 November 2022

Littleton Handicap Chase

(4yo+) 2m2f Yielding 12 fences

1st €6,490 2nd €2,090 3rd €990 4th €440 5th €220 6th €110

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Difficult Decision (IRE) 10/1 Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	Phillip Enright Oliver McKiernan	9	113 tp	98	92	109	–
ch g Pointilliste (USA) - Good Thyne Lisa (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Disputed lead, led clearly 5th, ridden and hard pressed approaching last, kept on well run-in, just held on (op 12/1)

2 nse	4. Filon D'oudairies (FR) 14/1 Aidan Kelly ⁷ J P Broderick	Aidan Kelly ⁷ J P Broderick	7	115	107	101	118	–
b g Della Francesca (USA) - Suite D'Oudairies (FR) (Epistolaire)
In touch with leaders, headway 2 out, ridden and pressed leader approaching last, kept on well run-in, just failed (op 16/1)

3 6 [6]	10. A Mere Bagatelle (IRE) 11/2 Danny Mullins John Joseph Hanlon	Danny Mullins John Joseph Hanlon	5	109	90	77	95	–
b g Born To Sea (IRE) - Passionforfashion (IRE) (Fasliyev)
Disputed lead, not fluent 4th, prominent from 5th, ridden after 2 out, held when mistake last, weakened run-in (op 6/1)

4 10 [16]	12. Early Arrival (IRE) 9/2F Darragh O'Keeffe Liam Casey	Darragh O'Keeffe Liam Casey	7	106 tp	87	63	82	–
b g Rule Of Law (USA) - Early June (IRE) (Beneficial)
In touch with leaders, pushed along after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened before last

5 3¼ [19¼]	5. Ena Baie (FR) 18/1 Charlie O'Dwyer ⁷ Conor O'Dwyer	Charlie O'Dwyer ⁷ Conor O'Dwyer	8	113	105	77	97	–
b m Crillon (FR) - Trema Baie (FR) (Snow Cap)
Towards rear, headway from 3 out, ridden 2 out, no impression before last (op 16/1 tchd 20/1)

6 1¼ [20½]	13. War God (IRE) 16/1 Richard Deegan R Donohoe	Richard Deegan R Donohoe	7	106 t	87	58	78	–
b g Mahler - Aktress (IRE) (Oscar)
Towards rear, pushed along before 2 out, ridden after 2 out, made no impression

7 1 [21½]	7. Well Joey (IRE) 5/1 Mark McDonagh ⁵ Paul Stafford	Mark McDonagh ⁵ Paul Stafford	11	112 t	102	72	92	–
b g Kayf Tara - Penny Queen (Nayef)
Towards rear, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, made no impression (op 11/2)

8 2½ [24]	2. Western Sea (IRE) 40/1 Mr L P Shanahan ⁷ Ross O'Sullivan	Mr L P Shanahan ⁷ Ross O'Sullivan	9	117 p	109	76	96	–
b g Westerner - Sea Of Stone (USA) (Sanglamore)
Disputed lead, prominent from 5th, ridden after 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last (op 20/1)

9 5 [29]	11. Alexharwill (IRE) 12/1 Cian Quirke ⁷ L Young	Cian Quirke ⁷ L Young	7	102	90	51	72	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Orchid Bay (Alderbrook)
Always towards rear (op 14/1)

10 shd [29¼]	15. Grinn (IRE) 33/1 Gabi Bourke ⁷ David M O'Brien	Gabi Bourke ⁷ David M O'Brien	6	97 1 t	81	42	63	–
b m Glor Na Mara (IRE) - Grinneas (IRE) (Barathea)
Midfield, mistake 3 out, ridden and weakened after 2 out (op 28/1)

11 4 [33¼]	1. The Great White (IRE) 17/2 P J O'Hanlon ⁵ Dermot A McLoughlin	P J O'Hanlon ⁵ Dermot A McLoughlin	8	1111 t	111	67	89	–
ch g Sholokhov (IRE) - Trajectus (Homo Sapien)
In touch with leaders, mistake 4 out, not fluent and ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 13/2 tchd 9/1)

12 3¾ [37]	14. Cluan Dara (IRE) 66/1 Sean O'Keeffe John Patrick Ryan	Sean O'Keeffe John Patrick Ryan	10	104	85	37	59	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Long Walk Home (IRE) (Presenting)
Always towards rear (op 33/1)

PU	6. Ricky Langford (IRE) 12/1 James O'Sullivan ⁵ P J Rothwell	James O'Sullivan ⁵ P J Rothwell	8	112 p	102	–	–	–
b g Alkaadhem - Presenting Lucy (IRE) (Presenting)
Always towards rear, ridden 3 out, pulled up after 2 out (jockey said gelding did not handle today's ground) (op 8/1)

PU	3. Carnet De Stage (IRE) 12/1 Michael O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	Michael O'Sullivan ⁵ Eugene M O'Sullivan	7	117 b	107	–	–	–
b g Scorpion (IRE) - Comeragh Girl (IRE) (Imperial Ballet)
Midfield, ridden and dropped to rear 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon pulled up (tchd 16/1)

PU	9. Good Bye Milan (IRE) 17/2 Gavin Brouder ⁵ S Braddish	Gavin Brouder ⁵ S Braddish	5	106	92	–	–	–
b m Milan - Knocknabrogue (IRE) (Afzal)
Always towards rear, slow jump 5th, became detached with one circuit to go, tailed off when pulled up after 4 out (tchd 9/1)

15 ran Off time: 1:40:18 Winning time: 4m 36.30s (slow by 12.30s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Capture The Drama (reserve), Eddies Pride (reserve)
1st owner: Keep The Faith Bloodstock Limited (Difficult Decision) 1st breeder: Tom Phelan
2nd owner: John P McManus (Filon D'oudairies)
3rd owner: Alan Cullen (A Mere Bagatelle)
Tote win: €9.50 PL: €2.80 €4.40 €2.40 Ex: €215.80 CSF: €146.99 Tricast: €870.19 Trifecta: €1,450.60

1:40 Thurles (IRE) 3 Nov 2022

Littleton Handicap Chase