IE - Thurles - Race 6

Thoroughbred

5 Runners

12.7f

Handicap

Turf

Good to Yielding (Yielding in places)

23.0K

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Verdict

CLADACH has been shaping well without getting his head in front and is taken to gain a deserved breakthrough victory now stepped up in trip off a still handy-looking mark. Jessica Harrington's Listowel maiden victor The Austrian looks to have more to offer on his handicap debut and is the chief threat.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
5	Runner-up at Galway and Gowran (would have gone very close with a clear run) in September. Posted another solid effort in first-time cheekpieces off 6 lb higher when third of 10 in handicap at Killarney (1m, soft) 3 days ago. Takes a marked step up in trip and surely has a race in him. 1st Pick 5 Cladach (Ire) Jockey: J. Pietropaolo Trainer: Joseph Patrick O'brien, Ireland J: J. Pietropaolo T: Joseph Patrick O'brien, Ireland	100	-	-	-	37%	7/4
Analysis Runner-up at Galway and Gowran (would have gone very close with a clear run) in September. Posted another solid effort in first-time cheekpieces off 6 lb higher when third of 10 in handicap at Killarney (1m, soft) 3 days ago. Takes a marked step up in trip and surely has a race in him.
1	Built on considerable previous promise when comfortably landing the odds in 11-runner maiden at Listowel (1½m, good to soft) 17 days ago. Open to further progress now going handicapping. Interesting prospect. 2nd Pick 1 The Austrian (Ire) Jockey: Seamie Heffernan Trainer: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland J: Seamie Heffernan T: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland	88	-	-	-	39%	13/8
Analysis Built on considerable previous promise when comfortably landing the odds in 11-runner maiden at Listowel (1½m, good to soft) 17 days ago. Open to further progress now going handicapping. Interesting prospect.
2	Fairly useful and consistent maiden. Rare poor run in a first-time tongue tie when last of 8 in handicap at Haydock (1¾m, soft) last month. The sort to bounce back. 3rd Pick 2 Pierre Grosse Jockey: Keithen Kennedy Trainer: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland J: Keithen Kennedy T: Mrs J. Harrington, Ireland	94	-	-	-	5%	20/1
Analysis Fairly useful and consistent maiden. Rare poor run in a first-time tongue tie when last of 8 in handicap at Haydock (1¾m, soft) last month. The sort to bounce back.

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