15:50 Thurles

Thursday 23 November 2017

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Holycross Flat Race

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 3m 59.60s

All For Joy²²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Katie Walsh| T: O McKiernan

8/1

A winner of an Oldcastle point-to-point in April (3m good), this five-year-old was unsold at Goffs for €48,000 shortly thereafter. Notable jockey booking on rules debut.

Form: 1-

Glendaars Warrior

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S M Duffy

33/1

Heliostatic gelding out of a Shadari mare. Related to Mr Gallivanter and the Ellmarie Holden-trained winner Static Jack. Top pilot booked.

Form:

Gun Digger²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms L O'Neill⁽⁵⁾| T: G Elliott| BF

11/2

Will come on for debut bumper start at Galway last month when fourth of seven. Big player for powerful owner/trainer/jockey combination.

Form: P2/4

Mad Carew^t1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms N Carberry| T: N Meade| BF

4/1

Promising run last time out when second of seven beaten 5L in a Wexford bumper in October. Expected to improve for first-time tongue-tie.

Form: 4-2

Rio Vivas²⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

1/2

Placed on two career point-to-points when in the hands of the Codd family. Likely to be a warm order on stable debut.

Form: 32-

Southerner^t²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr W T Cronin⁽⁷⁾| T: William Cronin

33/1

Not much to shout about in three career bumper starts including last month at Wexford. Very little to be positive about.

Form: 50/4

Benefit Of Magic¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Miss K Harrington⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

16/1

Ninth of 16 well beaten 19L on bumper debut at Punchestown in May. Market likely to revel expectations from powerful stable.

Form: 9

Krisdenoel^h1³³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Walsh

50/1

Nothing in two career bumper starts at Galway and Limerick that will stir any encouragement. Hard to fancy in first-time hood.

Form: 9/6-

Thatswhatshesaid^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: E O'Connell

50/1

By Ask out of a Zaffaran mare related to Mahler And Me. First-time tongue-tie reached for on debut makes the five-year-old hard to fancy here.

Form:

Forecasts

Rio Vivas (1/2), Mad Carew (4/1), Gun Digger (11/2), All For Joy (8/1), Benefit Of Magic (16/1), Southerner (33/1), Glendaars Warrior (33/1), Krisdenoel (50/1), Thatswhatshesaid (50/1)

RIO VIVAS has solid enough figures in the point-to-point field to be confident of a big run on debut here for powerful connections. Mad Carew in first-time tongue-tie will look to continue his improvement and Gun Digger from the in form Gordon Elliott stable can hit both hit the frame.