21:00 Tipperary

Thursday 5 July 2018

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Buy Online At TipperaryRaces Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 21:03 | Winning time: 5m 0.40s

Play The Part^b¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper| OR: 109

25/1

Bumper winner in October 2016 and placed over hurdles since. Fair sixth over fences last time out but likely more needed if he's to take this.

Form: 533P-06

Amicus Abu¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

33/1

Beaten 30L when finishing fourth over an extended 2m5f at Downpatrick (good) last time out. Worth a check in the market here.

Form: 674

Cousin Pascal⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Murphy

10/1

Winner of a point-to-point at Dromahane (yielding) two months ago. Interesting runner back under Rules having been narrowly beaten in a similar race to this at Wexford (soft) last October.

Form: 70/02B-1

Definitely Sharp

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Bolger| T: Mrs M Danagher

100/1

Still held chances when brought down in a point-to-point last month. Likely more needed if he's to take this on Rules debut.

Form:

Dennehys Pride³³

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

50/1

Well beaten in a bumper last November and it was a similar story on hurdling debut at Tramore (2m5f, good) last month. Others make more appeal.

Form: 0-0

Dunkereen¹⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

25/1

Placed in a couple of bumpers for Olly Murphy last season. Pulled up on hurdling debut at Fakenham (2m, heavy) in January and debuts for a new yard.

Form: 43P-

Howth Summit^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

10/1

Unraced son of Stowaway purchased for €25,000 as a three-year-old in June 2016. Dam won a point-to-point and interesting with a tongue tie worn on debut.

Form:

Time To Get Up^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

20/1

Unraced son of Presenting bought for €35,000 at the sales as a three-year-old. Full-brother to winner Five Piers and wears a tongue tie on debut.

Form:

Achiever^p1³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mark Walsh| T: J P O'Brien

3/1

Improved on hurdling debut when finishing 15L fifth at Listowel (2m, good) a month ago. Worth a check in the market with cheekpieces applied for the first time.

Form: 7-5

Jake Peter²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn

50/1

Signs of ability on hurdling debut. Disappointed since however and likely more needed if he's to break his maiden on this occasion.

Form: 80

Shoulda Lied¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

3/1

Promising fourth of 11 on hurdling debut at Downpatrick (2m3f, good) last month. Represents a top yard and is one to note in this contest.

Form: 4

Toursoun³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Sean Flanagan| T: P M Cloke

50/1

Held in two runs on the Flat and it's been a similar story since joining this yard for a hurdling career. Others make more appeal.

Form: 09

Uno Mas²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: Paul Power

16/1

Decent sixth at Cork (2m, soft-to-heavy) on hurdling debut in May and ran well to finish fourth at Roscommon (2m, good) last time out. One to note stepping up in distance.

Form: 64

Yug¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: D N Russell| T: J Nash

14/1

Career best effort when finishing fifth at Downpatrick (2m3f, good) on second start over hurdles last time out. Top jockey booked to ride.

Form: 95

Blue Dollars^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: P M Cloke

100/1

Wore a hood (retained) when beaten 44L in a bumper at Gowran Park (2m4f, good) on debut recently. Probably best watched on her first outing over hurdles.

Form: 9

Old Head^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Kevin Sexton| T: M Hourigan

33/1

Point-to-point winner on good ground in May. Held in two Rules starts since however including on hurdling debut last time out.

Form: 4F7-170

Pocket Dial²⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/1

Finished third to a useful rival in a bumper at Ballinrobe (yielding-to-soft) last August. Unraced since finishing fourth at Galway (soft) the following month and interesting to see how she fares on hurdling debut.

Form: F34-

Stowaway Annie

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

8/1

Unraced daughter of Stowawy and a half-sister to the useful I Hear a Symphony. Worth a check in the market for a leading yard on debut.

Form:

Torquay⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

14/1

Beaten 29L when finishing third in a maiden hurdle at Limerick (2m3f, heavy) in April. Well beaten on the Flat since and more needed here.

Form: 43-

Rebel Early²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-7| J: J J Burke| T: W J Burke

50/1

Beaten 26L when finishing mid-division on hurdling debut at Punchestown (good) last month. More needed if she's to take this contest.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Dinons⁴³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Slieve Coillte⁵³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: M Winters J: Reserve 2

The Big Lense⁸⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Shoulda Lied (3/1), Achiever (3/1), Dinons (4/1), The Big Lense (13/2), Stowaway Annie (8/1), Pocket Dial (9/1), Howth Summit (10/1), Cousin Pascal (10/1), Torquay (14/1), Yug (14/1), Uno Mas (16/1), Time To Get Up (20/1), Play The Part (25/1), Dunkereen (25/1), Old Head (33/1), Amicus Abu (33/1), Slieve Coillte (33/1), Jake Peter (50/1), Rebel Early (50/1), Toursoun (50/1), Dennehys Pride (50/1), Definitely Sharp (100/1), Blue Dollars (100/1)

SHOULDA LIED ran well on hurdling debut recently and he looks capable of getting off the mark at the second time of asking in this concluding maiden contest. The selection hails from a leading stable and can get the better of Uno Mas who should appreciate the step up in trip in this contest. Cousin Pascal was narrowly beaten in a similar race in the autumn and can claim third on his return to Rules racing while Dinons is another to consider if getting a run.