14:05 Clonmel

Thursday 1 November 2018

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Cashel Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 4m 9.1s

Deburrafield³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Well held in a series of disappointing displays in bumpers since July. But may have claims if building on a promising maiden hurdle run at Bellewstown in August when second of 14 beaten ¾L.

Form: 447246

Ereforagudtime¹⁵⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: M J O'Connor

100/1

Fell on sole point-to-point start earlier in the year and finished tailed off on maiden hurdle debut at Listowel when last seen in June. Looks up against it here.

Form: F-0

Jack Dillinger^h²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 119| BF

8/11

Beaten favourite in a 2m Gowran Park maiden hurdle on good ground last month on stable debut. Chance if jumping fluently.

Form: 3080-92

Paddy Melia¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: L Young

100/1

Not much to shout about in a couple of hurdle runs last month finishing well beaten on each occasion. May find this a tough assignment.

Form: 60

Tibetan Gold²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W J Burke

20/1

Pulled up on sole point-to-point start in April before a heavy defeat on hurdling debut in a Tipperary maiden last month. Plenty to find here.

Form: P-0

Lill Smith^t¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

7/2

Chances on Maiden hurdle debut when a promising fourth of 13 at Kilbeggan in September. Largely well held in a couple of bumpers since but a leading player here.

Form: 454

Montys Angel²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: D E Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 91

8/1

Plenty to like about her most recent hurdle starts at Downpatrick and here in a 2m½f maiden on good to yielding ground in September. Could be capable of having her say here.

Form: 744-U23

Non-Runners

Rakhine State³¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: D N Russell

Forecasts

Jack Dillinger (8/11), Rakhine State (7/4), Lill Smith (7/2), Deburrafield (5/1), Montys Angel (8/1), Tibetan Gold (20/1), Paddy Melia (100/1), Ereforagudtime (100/1)

Trainer Joseph O'Brien appears to have found an ideal opening for the Westerner gelding, JACK DILLINGER to get off the mark for connections at the 14th time of asking. The seven-year-old can build on his second of eight at Gowran Park last month and land the spoils here, out-pointing the Gordon Elliott-trained, Rakhine State, who looks full of potential and Noel Meade's, Lill Smith.