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Thurles (IRE)
20 Dec 2025
William Hill Each Way Extra Challenge Series Maiden Hurdle (Div II)
(2m26yds) 2m Yielding To Soft 9 hurdles
1st
€5,900 2nd
€1,900 3rd
€900 4th
€400 5th
€200 6th
€100
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Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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| 4 | 1112 | – | 46 | 128 | – |
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Protectionist (GER) |
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| Took keen hold, prominent, pressed leader 6th, led after 3 out, bad mistake 2 out, pushed along and went clear approaching last, readily (tchd 10/3) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1112 b | 118 | 25 | 107 | – |
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Starspangledbanner (AUS) |
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| In touch with leaders, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 2 out, rallied last, kept on well final 110yds, went second final strides, no match for winner (op 9/2 tchd 11/2) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1112 | – | 24 | 107 | – |
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Sumbal (IRE) |
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| In touch with leaders, headway 3 out, went second 2 out, outpaced and no impression when not fluent last, lost second final strides (tchd 10/1) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1112 | 97 | 24 | 106 | – |
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Milan |
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| Led, headed after 3 out, outpaced and lost position before 2 out, no extra and lost third towards finish (op 40/1) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1112 | – | 23 | 106 | – |
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No Risk At All (FR) |
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| Prominent, pressed leader briefly 4th, outpaced home turn, weakened last (op 4/7) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 119 | – | 19 | 103 | – |
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Sea The Moon (GER) |
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| Held up in rear, some headway when not fluent 3 out, tenderly handled approaching last, kept on, never dangerous (inquiry held into running and riding; jockey said his instructions were to drop in, not to move until top of hill and to do the best he could; he added that gelding jumped well but he made a mistake at 3rd last hurdle after which he gave him time to recover; he felt he had given him a strong ride and had flicked gelding with his whip; trainer's rep confirmed instructions and expressed their satisfaction with ride; he further added that he felt gelding was very tired post race and did not feel the gelding would have finished any closer with a stronger ride; vet reported gelding to be post race normal) (op 40/1) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1112 | – | 13 | 98 | – |
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Casamento (IRE) |
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| Midfield, not fluent 2 out, weakened last (jockey said gelding ran too keen in early stages and just stayed on at one pace) (op 28/1 tchd 9/1) | ||||||||||
| 6 | 110 t | – | – | 86 | – |
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Getaway (GER) |
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| Held up in rear, headway into midfield 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 125/1) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1112 | – | 3 | 91 | – | |||||
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Berkshire (IRE) |
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| Towards rear, outpaced 2 out, no impression (op 150/1) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 115 | 97 | – | 78 | – |
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Maxios |
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| Held up in rear, hampered 1st, mistake 2nd, headway into midfield 3rd, weakened quickly before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1012 | – | – | – | – |
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Masar (IRE) |
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| Midfield, mistake 1st, not fluent 6th, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off (tchd 80/1) | ||||||||||
| 5 | 115 | – | – | – | – |
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Court Cave (IRE) |
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| Midfield, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off (op 125/1) | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1112 | – | – | – | – | |||||
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El Salvador (IRE) |
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| Midfield, dropped to rear and awkward jump 3rd, lost touch with one circuit to go, not fluent 5th, pulled up before 3 out (op 100/1) | ||||||||||
- 13 ran Off time: 2:32:49 Winning time: 4m 19.80s (slow by 34.70s) Total SP: 130%
- Non-runners: Anightaway (reserve), Good Option (reserve), Max Meridius (reserve)
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1st owner:
Power Thoroughbreds PTY Limited (Zeus Power)
1st breeder: Power Thoroughbreds Germany Gmbh -
2nd owner:
Rachra Partnership (Luker's Tipple)
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3rd owner:
No Rush Man Syndicate (Premier Rogue)
- Tote win: €4.50 PL: €1.20 €1.80 €2.70 Ex: €24.80 CSF: €20.47 Trifecta: €69