14:10 Tramore

Sunday 19 August 2018

All14:1014:4015:1515:4516:1516:5017:20

Frank Gillane Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:11 | Winning time: 3m 43.40s

Rockview Emperor^p²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Dooly| OR: 102| C

50/1

Modestly rated 45 on the Flat and is yet to trouble the judge in six starts over hurdles. Worth a market check as the yard like to have a winner at this meeting.

Form: U-045P7

Sweet Flight⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/1

All round German bred progeny by Adlerflug out of a Protekor mare. Won as expected on debut in a Wexford bumper in June. Likely to be a warm order on hurdling bow.

Form: 1

Weekend Offender^t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle

20/1

Four-time winner on the Flat for Kevin Ryan in England. Well held in two starts over hurdles to date but last appearance was at the Galway festival. Yard are 15 win and place positions from 41 runners in the last four years at this meeting.

Form: 78

Masterofdiscovery^b,t1¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: A E Lynch| T: M J Smith

100/1

Dual AW winner but struggled for form since joining this stable including when finishing last of seven on hurdling debut at Sligo earlier this month. Others preferred.

Form: 6

Star Maker²³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

16/1

Well held in a couple of hurdle starts to date including a 31L when finishing third of 13 sent off as favourite when last seen in December at Limerick. Yard known to target this meeting.

Form: 43-

Artic Quest²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: J A Berry

100/1

Has failed to build on a promising run at Tramore in June when finishing fourth of 11 in a 2m maiden hurdle suffering a heavy defeat at Wexford and failing to finish at Limerick last month. Plenty to find here.

Form: 4P-P48P

Love The Well⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: P Meany| OR: 95

33/1

Eight-race maiden who has been largely well held in five hurdles starts to date. Looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 609P-30

Russellstown^h³

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G J Power| OR: 102

25/1

Has produced a number of laboured runs for connections since last month including a heavy defeat behind Ingleby Mackenzie here on Thursday and it is hard to see him making any significant impact here.

Form: 3/7-09U0

Silver Star¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

4/1

Did well to finish sixth of 19 beaten over 12L at the Galway festival earlier this month on return to the track following a long break. Yard have a terrific record at this meeting and can be expected to improve on last run.

Form: 424-6

Karl Der Grosse³³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

8/15

Jukebox Jury gelding out of a Lando mare. Half-brother to 152-rated hurdler for Gordon Elliott, Farclas. Likely to be a warm order on stable debut.

Form: 3-

Sir Tivo^h,t¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Well held on debut in a Killarney contest in May before finishing ninth of 18 beaten 27L in a 2m½f Roscommon bumper earlier this month. Hard to construct much of a case for him.

Form: 89

By The Barrow³¹⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D J Mullins| T: J Barcoe

66/1

Poor form in a series of dismal displays in bumpers last year including when last seen at Tramore in October 2017. Has plenty to prove on return.

Form: 404-

Raphena Rose²⁷³

Age: 9| Weight: 10-11| J: R J Condon⁽⁷⁾| T: S Aherne

100/1

Daughter of Gold Well out of a Beneficial mare. Half-sister to multiple winners Kylecrue and Sausalito Sunrise. Runner-up in a point-to-point when last seen in November and best watched here.

Form: FP4P/2-

Non-Runners

That'sthatdev²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P C O'Connor J: E O'Connell

Milomynit⁷

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Three Kings²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T E Hyde J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Karl Der Grosse (8/15), Silver Star (4/1), Sweet Flight (5/1), Milomynit (7/1), Star Maker (16/1), Three Kings (16/1), Weekend Offender (20/1), Russellstown (25/1), Love The Well (33/1), Rockview Emperor (50/1), That'sthatdev (50/1), By The Barrow (66/1), Sir Tivo (100/1), Masterofdiscovery (100/1), Artic Quest (100/1), Raphena Rose (100/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained Karl Der Gosse will possibly be a warm order here but a chance is taken on the Galway festival sixth, SILVER STAR who was making his stable debut at the meeting. The Gordon Elliott yard have terrific record at this meeting and five-year-old can be expected to improve on last run. Weekend Offender and Rockview Emperor are worth checking in the betting as are the other Mullins runner, Sweet Flight and Star Maker, another from the Elliott yard.