14:05 Thurles

Thursday 23 November 2017

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Sportsmens Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 5m 59.0s

Ainsi Va La Vie²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/10

Eased when beaten at Galway last month in a 2m maiden hurdle on debut following a hat-trick of bumper wins over the summer. Likely to be a warm order.

Form: 1113

Martello Park²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D J Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins| BF| C

11/4

Course winner who was beaten favourite last time out when trailing in fourth of 18 beaten 11½L. Yard having a fine season and worth a market check.

Form: 33146-4

Monastery^t¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

20/1

Not a lot to shout about in five bumpers while she was well beaten on both career maiden hurdle starts. Looks a tall order on form shown.

Form: 02180-6

Shimmer's Rock²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: D N Russell| T: P A Fahy

3/1

Solid in the point-to-point ranks and consistent bumper form transferred to a promising maiden hurdle third of 18 on debut earlier this month. Will look to progress here.

Form: 22120-3

Bee A Beneficiary^h1⁸²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally

100/1

Won a point-to-point in April this year but has been mainly disappointing in two second-rate performances this season in bumpers over 2m before a 54L defeat on debut in a Wexford maiden hurdle. Hard to fancy.

Form: 161-759

Charlotte Wells²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Neilan

100/1

Not much to shout about in two maiden hurdle starts in October beaten over 64L at Tipperary and Galway. Will need a chunk of improvement to play a role.

Form: 065868

Dollydeschamps¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: D E Splaine| T: D G Murphy

100/1

Pulled up in three point-to-point starts before a 43L defeat here on debut in a 2m maiden hurdle. Others preferred.

Form: PP-P0

Famous Day²³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: O McKiernan| OR: 102

66/1

Well beaten in three second-rate maiden hurdle starts in the spring and difficult to see if any improvement is forthcoming.

Form: 5/500-

Georgia Grace²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: M A Enright| T: Miss H McLoughlin

100/1

Modest and second-rate in the point-to-point ranks when failing to finish in either outing. Won't be troubling the judge.

Form: F-P

Night Muse¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: C M Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Did well to get as far as the second last when unseating on maiden hurdle debut in a mistake-ridden contest here earlier this month. Others preferred.

Form: U

Reine Des Pres²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: R Tyner

12/1

Failed to build on a promising maiden hurdle debut when finishing fifth of 18 beaten 15½L earlier this month in a Clonmel maiden over 2m4f on soft ground. Could grab a place.

Form: 4312-5

Temple Hall Flyer³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: P G Fahey

66/1

Well beaten 33L on maiden hurdle debut before unseating when weakening at Cork in October. Tough ask in this company.

Form: 6-74U

Tillys Delight^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: G Murphy

100/1

Beaten 186L and tailed off last time out in a Naas bumper on soft to heavy over 2m earlier this month. First-time tongue-tie reached for but hard to fancy until she shows some ability.

Form: U1/8-0

Askcalie²⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: M Keane

100/1

Pulled-up on point-to-point debut but has shown some promise in two starts over 3m since. Big ask on stable debut.

Form: P2-3

Juliespaddockwalk²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

33/1

Gold Well filly who fetched €80,000 as a three-year-old and hails from a smart jumping family. Disappointed on debut in a Wexford maiden hurdle on soft ground over 2m. Worth a market check .

Form: 0

Forecasts

Ainsi Va La Vie (11/10), Martello Park (11/4), Shimmer's Rock (3/1), Reine Des Pres (12/1), Monastery (20/1), Juliespaddockwalk (33/1), Famous Day (66/1), Temple Hall Flyer (66/1), Bee A Beneficiary (100/1), Dollydeschamps (100/1), Charlotte Wells (100/1), Askcalie (100/1), Georgia Grace (100/1), Tillys Delight (100/1), Night Muse (100/1)

Could have plenty of takers for the early lead here with Martello Park, Famous Day and Monastery all able to take the field along. AINSI VA LA VIE under Paul Townend could possibly track the early pace and be in the ideal position to make his winning move. Shimmer's Rock will be looking to improve on a promising debut and last time out beaten favourite Martello Park can collect the minor honours.