End Of The Season Hurdle – Thurles

Thurles

16:15

End Of The Season Hurdle

Date 2024-03-16

Distance 2m6f193y

Class

Going Heavy

Type Hurdle

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €6,785

Winning Time 6m 20.30s (slow by 47.30s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Shannon Royale (IRE) Jack Kennedy · Gordon Elliott	9/4	Won
2nd	Summerville Boy (IRE) Rachael Blackmore · Henry De Bromhead	8/13F	0.3
3rd	West Cork Wildway (IRE) Darragh O'Keeffe · Paul O'Flynn	14/1	67
4th	Andy Dufresne (IRE) Danny Gilligan · Gordon Elliott	10/1	4.5

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
P.U.	Junior Rattler (IRE) Phillip Enright · Oliver McKiernan	28/1

Runners (10)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
3	Summerville Boy Bay J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	J:Rachael Blackmore T:Henry De Bromhead	159	—	16-022	141	159	107	51d	—	—	-10	39.8	0.21/1	5/6 55%
2018 Supreme winner; smart recent form too; Gr 2 2nd latest; repeat of that form may do
2	Shannon Royale Bay J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	J:Jack Kennedy T:Gordon Elliott	159	b	-23182	132	143	89	40d	—	—	+12	41.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Beat Tullyhill and 2nd latest was a good run but tough ask on these terms
5	Andy Dufresne Bay J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	J:Danny Gilligan(5) T:Gordon Elliott	154	p	535605	136	156	125	14d	—	—	+15	24.8	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Ran okay in October but struggled for form since and tailed off latest
9	West Cork Wildway Brown J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Paul O'Flynn	J:Darragh O'Keeffe T:Paul O'Flynn	154	—	5954P-	-	144	-	342d	—	—	-5	1.7	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Long losing run since a chase success here and was pulled up when last seen 342 days ago
6	Junior Rattler Bay J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	J:Phillip Enright T:Oliver McKiernan	154	t	4-9222	-	129	38	201d	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Consistent sort but not up to this level and he's been off 201 days
NR	Longhouse Poet Bay J:TBC T:Martin Brassil	J: T:Martin Brassil	159	tp	1U-95P	140	137	44	51d	—	—	—	22.5	—	—
Last year's winner yet to hit form this season; cheekpieces added to usual tongue strap
NR	Western Walk Bay J:TBC T:Jonathan Sweeney	J: T:Jonathan Sweeney	159	—	/2411-	132	144	66	343d	0W/1P 1 run	0W/1P 1 run	—	39	—	—
Bids for belated hat-trick but best form on better ground and may need this.
NR	Practice Run Bay J:TBC T:M F Morris	J: T:M F Morris	154	t	1-5	-	110	-	24d	—	—	—	7	—	—
Point winner; low-key start to life under rules last month and best watched for now
NR	The Very Man Bay J:TBC T:Mrs John Harrington	J: T:Mrs John Harrington	154	—	9032-0	135	152	117	42d	—	—	—	21.3	—	—
Won stayers' race at Ascot in August but not as good since and poor hurdle run latest
NR	Ballybawn Belter Bay J:TBC T:Liz Doyle	J: T:Liz Doyle	147	—	1-8180	129	153	101	42d	—	—	—	26.8	—	—
Won over this trip at Ballinrobe in September but not as good since and needs career best

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Ladbrokes	Unibet	Boyle Sports
Summerville Boy	4/6	8/11	5/6	8/11	4/6
Shannon Royale	9/4	2/1	2/1	2/1	15/8
Andy Dufresne	9/1	8/1	15/2	8/1	8/1
West Cork Wildway	16/1	14/1	14/1	12/1	14/1
Junior Rattler	28/1	20/1	18/1	18/1	20/1

Predictor

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

1st

Shannon Royale

41.3

OR: 20.5 Form: 11.9 Odds: 8.9

9/4

2nd

Summerville Boy

39.8

OR: 22.8 Form: 0 Odds: 17.1

5/6

3rd

Western Walk

OR: 20.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 0

—

Ballybawn Belter

26.8

OR: 19.8 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

Andy Dufresne

24.8

OR: 21.5 Form: 0.6 Odds: 2.7

9/1

Longhouse Poet

22.5

OR: 22.5 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

The Very Man

21.3

OR: 21.3 Form: 0 Odds: 0

—

Practice Run

OR: 0 Form: 7 Odds: 0

—

West Cork Wildway

1.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

16/1

Junior Rattler

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Summerville Boy	141	159	107
Longhouse Poet	140	137	44
Andy Dufresne	136	156	125
The Very Man	135	152	117
Shannon Royale	132	143	89
Western Walk	132	144	66
Ballybawn Belter	129	153	101
West Cork Wildway	—	144	—
Junior Rattler	—	129	38
Practice Run	—	110	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Andy Dufresne	14d ago	Fit
Practice Run	24d ago	Fit
Shannon Royale	40d ago	Fit
The Very Man	42d ago	Fit
Ballybawn Belter	42d ago	Fit
Summerville Boy	51d ago	Fresh
Longhouse Poet	51d ago	Fresh
Junior Rattler	201d ago	Long break
West Cork Wildway	342d ago	Long break
Western Walk	343d ago	Long break