13:20 Thurles

Sunday 21 January 2018

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www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:20 | Winning time: 4m 22.7s

Askari¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

100/1

Winner on the Flat for Tom Clover in the spring but well held in two maiden hurdles since joining this yard and probably best watched at present.

Form: 00

Bazarov^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: J O Clifford

50/1

Best effort in two rules starts came when sixth at Cork on hurdling debut last time out. More needed today however.

Form: 7P-4506

Boherard Boy²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

25/1

Fair efforts in maiden hurdles the last twice most recently on heavy ground over 2m at Tramore three weeks ago. Likely needs to improve to figure today however.

Form: 0-0055

Doyen Bay⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: E O'Grady

100/1

Pulled up on his sole start in point-to-point company on soft-to-heavy ground last month. Probably best watched on his hurdling debut.

Form: P

Force Of Forces³⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

8/1

Still in front when falling late on when making his hurdling debut for Venetia Williams 13 months ago. Disappointed subsequently but interesting on his debut for a leading trainer today.

Form: F8-

Jetez²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

5/4

Placed in big fields on his last two starts over hurdles including when 1L second at Leopardstown (2m4f, soft) last month. Stable in good form at present (4/16) and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: 0-4432

Last Man Standing¹⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: M F Morris

11/2

Finished fourth on both outings over hurdles most recently in a 16 runner contest over C&D in October. Interesting on his return from a break.

Form: 44

Speaker Connolly²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Fleming

14/1

Decent efforts so far including when fifth in a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (2m2f, soft) on debut last month. Returns to hurdles following a run in a Leopardstown bumper in the interim period.

Form: 58

Devine Star⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

100/1

Finished tailed off when making her racecourse debut in a maiden hurdle over C&D in November. Probably best watched today.

Form: 0

No Holdenback²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: A E Lynch| T: A Leahy

66/1

Finished 30L behind the winner when sixth in a Limerick bumper on debut last month. Interesting to see how she fares on hurdling debut.

Form: 6

Buffalo Blues²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: C M Leonard⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

100/1

Winner on good-to-firm ground on the Flat but failed to figure in three hurdles starts for this stable and others make more appeal.

Form: 097

Pete So High²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/1

Successful four times on the Flat and produced two decent efforts over hurdles since joining this yard earlier this season. Latest of those came when fourth at Leopardstown last month and he is one to note in this contest.

Form: 34

Saglawy²⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/2

Useful performer on the Flat having finished a close fifth in a Group 3 last spring. Cost connections €52,000 at the sales last summer and he is worth a check in the market today.

Form:

Classical Rock²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: J J Slevin| T: B McMahon

80/1

Five race maiden on the Flat and finished well beaten on hurdling and stable debut last month. Probably best watched today.

Form: 8

I've Got Rhythm¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

66/1

Decent fourth in a Gowran Park (soft-to-heavy) maiden on the Flat last June but held twice since joining this yard including on hurdling debut last time out.

Form: 0

Permanent²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-5| J: M A Enright| T: B Cawley

66/1

16 race maiden on the Flat and beaten 47L into fifth when making his hurdling debut at Limerick (2m, heavy) last month.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

Misty Hollow²⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: E Cawley J: C D Timmons

Nisior Donn⁸⁹

Weight: 9-12| Age: 4

T: P Downey J: Robbie Colgan

Physicist²⁰

Weight: 10-5| Age: 4

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 1

Myanne

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 2

Sizing Joshua

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: M F Morris J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jetez (5/4), Saglawy (7/2), Last Man Standing (11/2), Pete So High (7/1), Force Of Forces (8/1), Speaker Connolly (14/1), Sizing Joshua (14/1), Boherard Boy (25/1), Myanne (25/1), Misty Hollow (33/1), Bazarov (50/1), Physicist (50/1), Nisior Donn (50/1), Permanent (66/1), I've Got Rhythm (66/1), No Holdenback (66/1), Classical Rock (80/1), Devine Star (100/1), Doyen Bay (100/1), Buffalo Blues (100/1), Askari (100/1)

FORCE OF FORCES showed ability when trained by Venetia Williams and he can make a winning debut for this yard today. The selection had looked a possible winner prior to falling on his first hurdles outing and can get the better of Jetez who can boast some good maiden hurdle form while the newcomer Saglawy can claim third on his debut for this yard ahead of Pete So High who is another likely to run well today.