14:10 Thurles

Saturday 25 March 2017

All14:1014:4515:2015:5516:3017:0517:40

Martinstown Opportunity Maiden Hurdle

  • 5YO plus  |   2m  |   Soft  |   17 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:10  |   Winning time: 4m 8.70s
Odds by:
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Live Odds
Odds
1
Arctic Light
16/1
16/1
3
Kilbarry Marien
20/1, 20/1
25/1
4
Nicaragua
50/1
50/1
5
Crazywork De Vassy
12/1, 12/1
14/1
6
Giant Spirit
6/4, 6/4, 11/8, 5/4, 6/5, 11/10, 6/5
11/10
7
Jolly Windsor
33/1
33/1
8
Larks Lane
66/1, 66/1
100/1
9
Naturally Blond
8/1
8/1
10
Ned's Island
25/1, 25/1, 20/1
16/1
11
Rebellion Lies
66/1
66/1
12
Tikken Away
13/2, 13/2, 7/1
13/2
13
Working Man
33/1, 33/1, 40/1
50/1
14
Castleonthehill
100/1
100/1
15
Hugh Divots
100/1
100/1
16
Kittyhawkkay
66/1
66/1
17
La Bella Vida
4/1, 4/1, 7/2
10/3
18
Talsara
25/1
25/1
SP Book Percentage 134.08

Non-Runners

19
Horse silk
Settimo Milanese
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: M F Morris  J: Reserve 1
NR
21
Horse silk
Queen Khaleesi7
Weight: 10-11|  Age: 5
T: P Neville  J: Reserve 3
NR
20
Horse silk
Oath Breaker13
Weight: 11-4|  Age: 5
T: J P O'Brien  J: Reserve 2
NR
2
Horse silk
Golden Poet176
Weight: 11-12|  Age: 5
T: A McNamara  J: Donagh Meyler
NR

Forecasts

Giant Spirit (11/10), La Bella Vida (10/3), Golden Poet (10/3), Oath Breaker (11/2), Tikken Away (13/2), Settimo Milanese (15/2), Naturally Blond (8/1), Crazywork De Vassy (14/1), Ned's Island (16/1), Arctic Light (16/1), Talsara (25/1), Kilbarry Marien (25/1), Jolly Windsor (33/1), Nicaragua (50/1), Working Man (50/1), Queen Khaleesi (50/1), Rebellion Lies (66/1), Kittyhawkkay (66/1), Larks Lane (100/1), Hugh Divots (100/1), Castleonthehill (100/1)

Verdict

This doesn't appear to have a lot of depth, even for a race of its type, and so it may pay to go with the promise shown by GIANT SPIRIT behind some smart types. He has finished second to both Cheltenham Festival-winning mare Let's Dance and the promising Bon Papa. It is a concern that he hasn't obliged in five runs over hurdles, but this looks a decent chance to change that. Golden Poet showed enough over timber in two runs in the autumn to ensure he heads the dangers on his return to the trach while La Bella Vida has place claims having finished a remote third here recently. Tikken Away has just one run over jumps in the book and could take a hand in this if able to improve on that 15L defeat.
  1. Giant Spirit
  2. Golden Poet
  3. Tikken Away

Prize Money

1st: €8,007.002nd: €2,483.003rd: €1,183.004th: €534.005th: €208.00

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