14:45 Thurles

Thursday 8 February 2018

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:46 | Winning time: 4m 17.40s

Colonel Maximus^t⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

33/1

Modest 75-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer-Kevin Prendergast and dropped to a mark of 67 for current yard. Well beaten on two maiden hurdle starts for current yard and much of the same expected here.

Form: 09

High Grounds^h1⁵¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J M Moore| T: J McAuley

33/1

Modest 95-rated flat handicapper for Charles Hills. Comes here for maiden hurdle debut in first-time hood. Hard to see him making any significant impact.

Form:

Los Alamos^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

8/1

Bumper winner at Punchestown in May before disappointing slightly at odds-on at Down Royal in June. Well beaten on hurdling debut on return to the track at Leopardstown on St Stephens day. Hard to fancy.

Form: 3140

Try Again^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: I J McCarthy| T: P W Flynn

66/1

Winner of Four races on the Flat and put in a fair effort when beaten 17L on hurdling debut before a stuttering defeat last time out last month. Plenty to find in this contest.

Form: 00

Bang Bang Rosie³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

11/4

Produced two solid performances in Tipperary and Punchestown bumpers winning in November before a disappointing hurdle debut at Fairyhouse last month. Improvement expected and sure to go close.

Form: 2B2-210

Canon Jack⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh

66/1

Mahler gelding out of a Insan mare. Sire won the 2m Queens Vase at Royal Ascot and finished 3rd in the Melbourne Cup. No impression on hurdling debut at Limerick in December before being pulled up. Looks up against it here.

Form: P

Frankiefiveangels⁴⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

7/2

Finished third on hurdling debut at Navan on heavy ground in the spring and finished runner-up in two of his four hurdles outings since. Worth a market check.

Form: 3-2244

Meet The Man

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: J Grace

50/1

Scorpion gelding out of a Rudimentary mare related to Might Bite, Tell Us More and recent Newcastle novice hurdle winner Absolutely Dylan. Looks a long-term prospect.

Form:

Moyvane¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S J Gray⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery

100/1

Milan gelding out of a Supreme Leader mare closely related to Jezki, Darlan and recent Cheltenham trials winner Santini. Well beaten on debut and best watched here.

Form: 0

Offshore Oscar⁴²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

50/1

Not seen since sole start in a Newcastle bumper when disappointing well not unfancied in December 2016. Tough ask on comeback and others preferred.

Form: 9-

Or Jaune De Somoza⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: H De Bromhead

5/4

Possibly needed the run on seasonal debut when 59L fifth of 18 in a Cork maiden hurdle before a promising third of nine behind Ministerforsport in a Limerick maiden hurdle over Christmas. Market should be informative.

Form: 3F/2-453

R'evelyn Pleasure³⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S O O'Brien

50/1

Nothing of note in two drab career displays in low-grade bumpers last season. Others hold stronger profiles on hurdling debut.

Form: 87-

Rock On Rio⁴⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: A McNamara

33/1

Won a Tralee point-to-point in May 2016 but suffered a heavy 102L defeat on rules debut in a Galway bumper back in October 2016. Very little to be positive about here.

Form: 10-

Well Tom⁸¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: Aengus King

66/1

Finished runner-up in three point-to-points but failed to complete the last twice before last of nine on rules debut in a Punchestown maiden hurdle when beaten more than 93L. Unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 222FP9

Denwork^t1²⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Network gelding out of a April Night mare beaten over 43L on sole start in a Dawstown point-to-point. First-time tongue-tie unlikely to improve performance.

Form: 6

Glenrua¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Stowaway gelding that has failed to finish in any of his four career point-to-point starts. Very little to be positive about on rules debut.

Form: P-PPF

Annie Mae's Vision^b⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: T J Corcoran

100/1

Well in rear when falling four out last time out in Cork maiden hurdle earlier this month. Not sent off lower than 50/1 in four starts and another torrid time looks on the cards here.

Form: 000F

Non-Runners

Devine Star¹⁸

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: J P Ryan J: C A Landers

Filly Mullins¹⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Ms M Mullins J: Reserve 1

Hey Groovy³²⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 2

Cepalo Delafayette

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Or Jaune De Somoza (5/4), Bang Bang Rosie (11/4), Frankiefiveangels (7/2), Los Alamos (8/1), Denwork (20/1), High Grounds (33/1), Colonel Maximus (33/1), Rock On Rio (33/1), R'evelyn Pleasure (50/1), Offshore Oscar (50/1), Meet The Man (50/1), Glenrua (66/1), Canon Jack (66/1), Try Again (66/1), Well Tom (66/1), Moyvane (100/1), Annie Mae's Vision (100/1), Devine Star (100/1)

The winner will possibly come from one of the early leaders in the race with Frankiefiveangels, Los Alamos and Or Jaune De Somoza all likely to be up there in the leading pack with the selection BANG BANG ROSIE who can put a disappointing defeat behind her in this company.