BoyleSports Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle (Grade 3)

Thurles

15:23

Date 2024-02-22

Distance 2m4f176y

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 5m 33.80s (slow by 35.10s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Largy Hill (IRE) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	100/30	Won
2nd	Staffordshire Knot (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	8/11F	4
3rd	Stoke The Fire (IRE) Danny Mullins · W P Mullins	7/1	2.25
4th	What Path (FR) Brian Hayes · W P Mullins	14/1	0.2
5th	Mahon's Way (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	7/1	35
6th	Cloudy Tuesday (IRE) Mr T O'Connor · Turlough O'Connor	200/1	74

Runners (6)

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

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5	Staffordshire Knot Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	154	—	311	-	149	102	30d	—	—	-13	34.8	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Bought for 510,000euros after recent Down Royal maiden win; should relish 2m4f
3	Largy Hill Bay J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	154	—	173-21	-	146	100	47d	—	—	-15	6.2	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Recent Cork maiden winner; Albert Bartlett possible faces stiffer task but respected
6	Stoke The Fire Bay J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	J:Danny Mullins T:W P Mullins	154	—	1	-	145	69	52d	—	—	+2	13.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Ready Tramore maiden winner takes a big jump in class here
4	Mahon's Way Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	154	h	13-15	-	144	36	74d	—	—	-7	2.9	2.00/1	8/1 11%
Impressive Naas maiden winner flopped at Cork but remains of interest back in trip
1	What Path Bay J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	J:Brian Hayes T:W P Mullins	157	t	126243	134	148	131	32d	—	—	+23	29.1	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Ideally wants better ground; tongue tie tried and remains vulnerable in these conditions
2	Cloudy Tuesday Bay J:Mr T O'Connor T:Turlough O'Connor	J:Mr T O'Connor T:Turlough O'Connor	154	—	1-5424	-	-	-	—	—	—	+6	7.2	100.00/1	400/1 0%
Hunter-chase winner makes belated hurdles debut and can only be watched

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Staffordshire Knot	5/6	10/11	5/6	8/11	4/5
Largy Hill	3/1	3/1	3/1	11/4	3/1
Stoke The Fire	13/2	6/1	11/2	11/2	13/2
Mahon's Way	8/1	15/2	15/2	7/1	15/2
What Path	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1	14/1
Cloudy Tuesday	400/1	150/1	200/1	125/1	200/1

Predictor

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

1st

Staffordshire Knot

34.8

OR: 0 Form: 18.5 Odds: 16.3

10/11

2nd

What Path

29.1

OR: 21 Form: 6.5 Odds: 1.6

14/1

3rd

Stoke The Fire

13.3

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.3

13/2

Cloudy Tuesday

7.2

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0.2

400/1

Largy Hill

6.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 6.2

3/1

Mahon's Way

2.9

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.9

8/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
What Path	134	148	131
Staffordshire Knot	—	149	102
Largy Hill	—	146	100
Stoke The Fire	—	145	69
Mahon's Way	—	144	36
Cloudy Tuesday	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Staffordshire Knot	30d ago	Fit
What Path	32d ago	Fit
Largy Hill	47d ago	Fresh
Stoke The Fire	52d ago	Fresh
Mahon's Way	74d ago	Fresh
Cloudy Tuesday	—	—