19:50 Tramore

Saturday 2 June 2018

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www.tramore-racecourse.com Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:50 | Winning time: 5m 18.30s

Be My Dan¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: D M O'Brien| C

10/1

Course winner who acts on the ground and could go well despite a couple of below par starts over 2m and 2m3f at Downpatrick last month.

Form: 16/09

Smitty Bacall¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: J R Barry| C

5/4

Promising return to the track when driven to finish second in a Clonmel maiden hurdle over 2m3f on good ground last month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 394P/3-2

Buck A Trend^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea| OR: 109

6/4

Third of 20 in a Tipperary maiden hurdle on soft ground showing plenty of promise over 2m on soft ground. May appreciate the trip and worth a market check .

Form: 03727-3

Dennehys Pride²¹⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: Miss K Brown

100/1

Beneficial gelding out of a Supreme Leader mare who was well beaten in a Down Royal bumper when last seen in November beaten 134L. Others preferred.

Form: 0-

Express Pierre⁸¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: P W Flynn

33/1

Modest in a point-to-point contest when last seen in March 2016. Plenty to prove on racecourse debut in this company.

Form: 5/

Redwood Castle^p,t¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Katie O'Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

33/1

Poor displays in a number of point-to-point contests and produced a below-par performance on maiden hurdle debut at Clonmel last month. Looks up against it.

Form: 4PP3-P9

Royal Presenting¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: S K Ryder

28/1

Well held in a bumper on debut and in two dour maiden hurdle efforts last autumn. Plenty to prove on return to the track.

Form: 500-

Star Of Oscar

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A Ring⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle

14/1

Oscar gelding out of a Taipan mare related to sturdy types Big Zeb and Our Duke. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Steelambition^t1²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B Browne⁽⁵⁾| T: P W Flynn

33/1

Won latest point-to-point last April before a grim 76L defeat in a Roscommon bumper last month. Others preferred on hurdling debut.

Form: P471-6

Humps And Bumps⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short⁽⁵⁾| T: P Croke

66/1

Court Cave half-sister to multiple winners Skylander and Gettysburg Address. Tailed off on both starts to date including on maiden hurdle debut at Tipperary last month.

Form: 60

O'gradys Girl¹⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: L P Cusack

33/1

Well bred by Beneficial out of a Saddlers' Hall mare related to Cooldine and Monksland. Well held and never nearer in two maiden hurdles when last seen in January. Needs to improve.

Form: 00-

Welmeetintheoffice⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Fahey| OR: 86

12/1

Just minor promise shown in bumpers and all four runs over hurdles have been disappointing. Unlikely to play a part in the finish.

Form: 6607-50

Forecasts

Smitty Bacall (5/4), Buck A Trend (6/4), Be My Dan (10/1), Welmeetintheoffice (12/1), Star Of Oscar (14/1), Royal Presenting (28/1), Steelambition (33/1), Express Pierre (33/1), Redwood Castle (33/1), O'gradys Girl (33/1), Humps And Bumps (66/1), Dennehys Pride (100/1)

It could well be a toss of a coin to decide the winner of a weak event here where Buck A Trend and SMITTY BACALL look head and shoulders above the company here. Be My Dan under J J Slevin can build on an improved performance in a Downpatrick maiden hurdle last month to grab a place here.