Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3) – Thurles

Thurles

14:30

Pierce Molony Memorial Novice Chase (Grade 3)

Date 2025-03-15

Distance 2m4f176y

Class Class 1

Going Good To Yielding

Type Chase

Surface Turf

Age Band 5yo+

Prize €17,700

Winning Time 5m 15.00s (slow by 8.50s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Common Practice (IRE) Simon Torrens · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	12/1	Won
2nd	High Class Hero (GB) Paul Townend · W P Mullins	2/13F	.75
3rd	Drumgill (IRE) Daniel King · John Patrick Ryan	16/1	15
4th	Prairie Dancer (IRE) J J Slevin · Joseph Patrick O'Brien	13/2	36

Non-Runners / Other

Status	Horse	SP
U.R.	Committee Meeting (IRE) Dylan Robinson · P J Rothwell	125/1

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
4	High Class Hero Chestnut J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	J:Paul Townend T:W P Mullins	155	—	1P2-21	148	155	83	23d	—	—	-25	44.5	0.05/1	2/11 85%
Classy hurdler has made a good start chasing; big player and should handle better ground
5	Prairie Dancer Bay J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:J J Slevin T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	155	b	-2611F	136	145	117	41d	—	—	+25	36.3	1.63/1	13/2 13%
C&D handicap win in December on good; stiffer task here but place claims
2	Common Practice Bay J:Simon Torrens T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	J:Simon Torrens T:Joseph Patrick O'Brien	155	tp	10-P15	131	141	111	197d	—	—	+15	22.4	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Lack of a recent run a concern but has run well fresh; not totally proven at this trip
3	Drumgill Bay J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	J:Daniel King T:John Patrick Ryan	155	—	480414	125	139	84	84d	—	—	+23	26.7	8.25/1	33/1 3%
Debut chase win here in November; could have more to offer but faces some classy rivals
1	Committee Meeting Black J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	J:Dylan Robinson T:P J Rothwell	155	—	-4366P	-	-	-	23d	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
0-4 hurdling and pulled up on recent chase debut; looks out of depth here
NR	Fun Fun Fun Bay J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	J:J J Slevin T:W P Mullins	148	h	16P-14	-	155	124	34d	—	—	—	0	—	—
Needs to jump better than at Exeter; big chance if she does

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
High Class Hero	1/7	1/7	2/13	2/13	2/11
Prairie Dancer	13/2	13/2	6/1	6/1	11/2
Common Practice	14/1	11/1	10/1	11/1	9/1
Drumgill	33/1	22/1	22/1	25/1	25/1
Committee Meeting	250/1	125/1	100/1	100/1	100/1
Fun Fun Fun	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

High Class Hero

44.5

OR: 24.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

2/11

2nd

Prairie Dancer

36.3

OR: 21.5 Form: 11.5 Odds: 3.3

13/2

3rd

Drumgill

26.7

OR: 18.8 Form: 7 Odds: 1

33/1

Common Practice

22.4

OR: 20.3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

14/1

Committee Meeting

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Fun Fun Fun

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
High Class Hero	148	155	83
Prairie Dancer	136	145	117
Common Practice	131	141	111
Drumgill	125	139	84
Committee Meeting	—	—	—
Fun Fun Fun	—	155	124

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
High Class Hero	23d ago	Fit
Committee Meeting	23d ago	Fit
Fun Fun Fun	34d ago	Fit
Prairie Dancer	41d ago	Fit
Drumgill	84d ago	Fresh
Common Practice	197d ago	Long break