W.T. O'Grady Memorial Irish EBF Novice Hurdle – Thurles · The Final Fence

Thurles

14:45

W.T. O'Grady Memorial Irish EBF Novice Hurdle

Date 2024-01-21

Distance 2m6f110y

Class

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €7,965

Runners (5)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Silk	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2		High Class Hero Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	164	—	1/1111	-	151	125	92d	—	—	-37	27	0.08/1	3/10 77%
Unbeaten in four starts since joining this stable, good chance he can extend the sequence
1		Easy Fella Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	164	p	-32121	130	134	114	35d	—	—	+28	45.8	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Has plenty of hurdling experience, made a good start for this stable here five weeks ago
4		What Path Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	164	—	112624	134	143	124	42d	—	—	+23	29.9	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Last of six behind stablemate High Class Hero at Listowel, seems best on a sound surface
3		Sequestered Bay J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	J:Jack G Gilligan(7) T:Paul John Gilligan	164	—	541216	130	137	109	65d	—	—	+31	33	12.50/1	50/1 2%
No match for High Class Hero at Listowel, struggled in a Grade 2 at Cheltenham
NR		Mollys Glory Bay J:TBC T:M C Grassick	J: T:M C Grassick	152	t	2068-1	113	132	99	59d	—	—	—	25.8	—	—
113-rated mare, likes this track but impossible to make a case for her in this grade

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
High Class Hero	2/7	2/7	1/4	3/10	1/4
Easy Fella	4/1	7/2	4/1	7/2	7/2
What Path	12/1	10/1	11/1	10/1	10/1
Sequestered	50/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Easy Fella

45.8

OR: 20 Form: 20.6 Odds: 5.2

4/1

2nd

Sequestered

33

OR: 20 Form: 12.5 Odds: 0.5

50/1

3rd

What Path

29.9

OR: 21 Form: 7 Odds: 1.9

12/1

4

High Class Hero

27

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 20

3/10

5

Mollys Glory

25.8

OR: 15.8 Form: 10 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
What Path	134	143	124
Easy Fella	130	134	114
Sequestered	130	137	109
Mollys Glory	113	132	99
High Class Hero	—	151	125

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Easy Fella	35d ago	Fit
What Path	42d ago	Fit
Mollys Glory	59d ago	Fresh
Sequestered	65d ago	Fresh
High Class Hero	92d ago	Long break