18:20 Tramore

Thursday 17 August 2017

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Calor Gas Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:21 | Winning time: 4m 4.4s

Skeaping^t,v1⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 111

3/1

Still a maiden after eight hurdles runs he's run with credit on several occasions without looking progressive. The visor rather than blinkers are added to the tongue-tie this time around but he will need to improve to take this.

Form: 27-0224

Tree Of Knowledge^t³²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J S McGarvey| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 111

13/8

Showed some smart form on the Flat despite only winning a Gowran Park maiden and clearly better was expected over hurdles. Still remains a maiden in this sphere although he looked rather ring rusty on his latest start and this is a weak contest.

Form: 00033-5

Fly De Megaudais¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: M A Enright| T: M J McDonagh

66/1

100/1 and well held on his hurdles debut at Galway in a maiden event even in a contest like this he'll need to show more to get involved.

Form: 0

Jack Wade²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Showed very little on his debut in a bumper hurdles that you could call encouraging and makes little appeal on his hurdles debut.

Form: 6

Penneys Hun²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Halley

9/1

Did show improved form last time out on his third bumper start off the back of a break although he was never really on terms. Now goes hurdling for the first time and may show a little more progress.

Form: 505

South Of Java²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: E J O'Grady

50/1

Certainly needed the experience and run on his first start over hurdles (made mistakes) but didn't really appear to move forward from that on his last start at Kilbeggan. Would need to show more to take a hand here.

Form: 68

Super Bowl^t1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

2/1

His first two efforts over hurdles would be good enough to take a race such as this but he does need to bounce back from a poor run last time out when not look 100%. Still travelled well enough in that race but weakened quickly but may be worth another chance in what looks a race lacking in depth with a tongue-tie on for the first time.

Form: 220

In A Pinch²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: J J Slevin⁽³⁾| T: S Slevin

25/1

Looked to be given a very considerate introduction in a Limerick bumper when finishing halfway down the field. Built on that run last time out despite not being suited by the trip (2m) and may well need further on her debut over hurdles.

Form: 97

Miss Bemo³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-9| J: P F Mangan| T: M Hurley

100/1

Well held at big prices in two bumpers and a maiden hurdle and hard to see her troubling the principals on her second hurdles start.

Form: 000

Non-Runners

Storm Rising¹⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: D G Hogan

Bobby Boucher²¹

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: P W Flynn J: B Browne

Forecasts

Tree Of Knowledge (13/8), Super Bowl (2/1), Skeaping (3/1), Penneys Hun (9/1), Storm Rising (12/1), In A Pinch (25/1), South Of Java (50/1), Jack Wade (50/1), Bobby Boucher (50/1), Fly De Megaudais (66/1), Miss Bemo (100/1)

Only a weak contest and despite the question marks over the principals it’s fairly hard to look beyond them in what is a fairly unappealing betting contest. SUPER BOWL has to be forgiven a poor run last time out but with a tongue tie on for the first time he may well be able to the better of the disappointing Tree Of Knowledge who has yet to really convince over obstacles. The same could be said of Skeaping who keeps finding ways of getting beaten although this is a weak contest with only Storm Rising looking to hold much scope to progress further.