13:10 Tramore

Tuesday 1 January 2019

All12:0012:3513:1013:4514:2014:5515:30

Curran South East Cleaners Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 5m 32.40s

Moratorium⁵⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| BF

10/1

Down Royal bumper winner could only finish fourth as an odds-on favourite on hurdles bow at Thurles over 2m6½f on good to firm. Seemed to get tired there but likely strip fitter now and expecting him to go close here.

Form: 82-14

Cordovan Brown^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J M Moore| T: Miss E Doyle

9/2

Smart bumper performer ran with significant credit on hurdles bow here over 2m when third to smart performer Getaway Katie Mai. Bred to relish this step up in trip so has obvious claims now.

Form: 12P0-3

Buttevant Boy^h³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Winters

100/1

Plugged on at the one pace on debut when ninth of 11 at Limerick less than a week ago. Not had time to progress enough to be involved here.

Form: 9

Classic Escape¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

80/1

Maiden point-to-pointer beaten 61L and 63L in maiden hurdles to date. Better chance in handicaps after this.

Form: 4F-F200

Insult

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: H De Bromhead

12/1

Newcomer by top sire Scorpion is a half-brother to three winners, two of them over hurdles. Cost €50,000 and joined top and in-form yard but Rachael Blackmore usually gets the pick and is aboard Mormon.

Form:

Lahloob⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Don Cashman

100/1

Completely tailed off in a Wexford bumper in October, his lone start. Represents a yard without a winner this season and that unlikely to change here.

Form: 7

Mormon¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

2/1

Fourth in a Gigginstown benefit on debut (first five home) under rules before finishing third of 16 latest although a couple ahead of him fell late on. First string of in-form and prolific yard so has to be respected.

Form: 5/43

Duchess Ravenwaves¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell

6/1

Harbour Watch filly, runner-up in a maiden hurdle at Listowel in September on testing going, winner on Flat since before finishing fourth to top bumper performer Relegate at Naas (beaten 21L). Place claims here.

Form: 24

Apocalypse²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: M Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

20/1

Finished sixth of 13 on hurdles bow at Thurles and since ran at a similar level when eighth of 29 at Navan. In good hands so likely more to come but up against it here.

Form: 68

Dont Go Mad⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers| T: C Byrnes| OR: 105

6/1

Unplaced over hurdles so far although latest fifth of 17 at Limerick when stepped up to 2m3f was an improved effort. Further step up here in his favour so has place possibilities although more exposed than most.

Form: 605895

Everyone's Invited¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: J J Slevin| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Beaten 39L into ninth of 20 at Naas last month. One of three for leading trainer and expecting improvement now but surprise if he makes the frame.

Form: 9

Scaramucci²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

100/1

Unplaced in five point-to-points although last run was an improvement. First race under rules here and big surprise if he manages significant involvement.

Form: 97654

Stones And Roses³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Ruby Walsh| T: W P Mullins

8/1

Rare bumper flop for this yard as he finished 13th of 14 at Fairyhouse when completely tailed off from 4f out. Sure he can improve with time and now over hurdles but hard to suggest him after that run.

Form: 0

Golden Glen⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-8| J: Phillip Enright| T: J J Walsh

66/1

Good third in a July bumper at Limerick but yet to build on that over hurdles and pulled up before three out last time out at Cork. Easy to pass over for now.

Form: 39P

Forecasts

Mormon (2/1), Cordovan Brown (9/2), Duchess Ravenwaves (6/1), Dont Go Mad (6/1), Stones And Roses (8/1), Moratorium (10/1), Insult (12/1), Apocalypse (20/1), Everyone's Invited (25/1), Golden Glen (66/1), Classic Escape (80/1), Buttevant Boy (100/1), Lahloob (100/1), Scaramucci (100/1)

CORDOVAN BROWN was second at Listed level in bumpers and showed she could manage a similar level over hurdles first time up when chasing home an odds-on Grade Two winner in third only beaten 10L. She is bred to appreciate this longer trip so gets the vote here. Moratorium possibly did a bit too much too soon on hurdles debut and he is fully expected to prove a different proposition here. Mormon has finished fourth and third so far and should once again be involved here.