17:10 Tipperary
Thursday 11 May 2017
All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:1020:40
Hotel Minella Maiden Hurdle
- 5YO plus  |  2m  |  Good (Watering)  |  20 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:10Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 4m 1.60s
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Four time winner on the Flat for previous stable. Well beaten on hurdling and yard debut at Down Royal earlier this month and best watched at present.
Dual Flat winner and ran well when 6L second on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) in February. Disappointed subsequently and likely to run well if putting that poor effort behind him.
Twice a winner on the AW at Lingfield for previous stable. Well beaten in three attempts at hurdling and best watched at present.
Bumper winner at Wexford (good) in October but well beaten in two attempts at maiden hurdles subsequently. Wears cheekpieces for the first time on his first outing since December.
Signs of ability in four rules starts thus far. Latest of those came when finishing 10L fifth in a 2m1f maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (good) on hurdling debut earlier this month.
Winner of a point-to-point on good ground in May last year. Well beaten in two maiden hurdles in March and while better ground likely here should suit he's probably best watched at present.
Well beaten in three maiden hurdles in the summer of 2015. Has been racing on the Flat since and makes his debut for a new yard here.
Twice finished third in point-to-point company last autumn. Well held on rules debut at Thurles and pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown when last running in December.
Beaten 2½L into second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Wexford (good) in October. Beaten 25L over C&D last time out but an interesting runner based on previous efforts on good ground.
Failed to complete in two starts in point-to-point company in the autumn and wears a tongue tie for his rules debut here.
Finished runner-up in a bumper on soft ground at Listowel in September. Disappointed since however including on his hurdling debut at Naas (yielding-to-soft) in November when last seen in action.
Well beaten in two maiden hurdle outings so far including when beaten 67L into 11th at Ballinrobe last time out. Best watched in this.
Failed to complete in three point-to-points and stepped up on his Punchestown rules debut when 10L sixth on good ground at Ballinrobe. Wears a tongue tie for the first time today and represents a yard with a 26% strike-rate recently (11/43).
Placed three times from six starts over hurdles including when beaten 3L into second in a first time visor (left off here) on final outing for Sandra Hughes in October 2015. Returns from a long lay-off and makes his debut for a new yard today.
Well beaten in a bumper on soft-to-heavy ground at Limerick in December. Wears a tongue tie for this hurdling debut.
Signs of ability in five starts to date including when beaten 15½L by subsequent dual Grade 1 winner Bacardys over 2m at Leopardstown (yielding) in December. Interesting to see if he can build on that here.
Failed to place in ten starts under rules so far including in two maiden hurdles in 2015. Probably best watched on his first start in over a year.
Signs of promise on point-to-point debut at Dungarvan in January. No show in two outings under rules the last twice however including on hurdling debut last time out.
Beaten 16L by the classy Fayonagh on debut at Naas (yielding-to-soft) in a bumper in November but well beaten twice subsequently and makes her hurdling debut today.
Well beaten in three bumpers (including when pulled up once) so far and likely best watched on her hurdling debut today.
Non-Runners
21
Carrigready172
Weight: 11-4|Â Â Age: 5
T: V Halley  J: Reserve 1
NR
22
Shantelle224
Weight: 10-11|Â Â Age: 8
T: R Donohoe  J: Reserve 2
NR
23
Grange Cailin145
Weight: 10-11|Â Â Age: 5
T: W J Burke  J: Reserve 3
NR
Forecasts
Knockmaole Boy (6/4), Silken Thomas (4/1), Carrigready (11/2), Rebelion Boy (7/1), Guitar George (7/1), The Brig (8/1), All's Quiet (12/1), Play The Part (25/1), Perfect Leader (28/1), Euro So Brave (33/1), Cagliostro (33/1), Sunset Forte (33/1), Dovil's Duel (33/1), Artical Eleven (40/1), Make Up Your Mind (40/1), Bondi Bull (66/1), Our Little Gem (66/1), Shantelle (66/1), Grange Cailin (66/1), Pump Road (80/1), Whats The Forecast (100/1), Megara (100/1), Nineteensixteen (100/1)
A chance is taken on THE BRIG in this opening 2m maiden hurdle. The selection has run well in two maiden hurdles to date including when fifth at Leopardstown last time out and can get the better of Knockmaole Boy who has to put a disappointing effort last time out behind him here while Silken Thomas who returns from over 18 months off the track here and Guitar George who has run well in maiden hurdles in the past others to note in this.
- The Brig
- Silken Thomas
- Guitar George
Prize Money
1st: €7,084.002nd: €2,196.003rd: €1,046.004th: €472.005th: €184.00
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