14:15 Thurles

Thursday 7 February 2019

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:18 | Winning time: 3m 56.60s

Final List³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-11| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| D

5/2

Winner over this trip in a Tramore bumper in December. Promising second of 19 last month at Naas and sets the standard here.

Form: 5-212

Aunty Audrey^h²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: P J Flynn

50/1

Modest 57-rated handicapper on the Flat and well held in a couple of dismal maiden hurdle efforts to date. Plenty to find on recent offerings.

Form: 89

Erinyes⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

100/1

Useful 74-rated Flat handicapper but has been well beaten in a couple of maiden hurdle starts since November. Looks vulnerable in this company and may do better when sent handicapping.

Form: 78

Great White Shark²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/2

Handy 85-rated handicapper on the Flat for trainer James Fanshawe. Expected to improve on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse last month when sixth of 12 (raced freely). Should come on for that first effort in five months.

Form: 6

Makka Pakka⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

11/2

Showed very little in bumpers for previous yard but improved on a promising hurdles debut at Galway when runner-up at Clonmel in December. Well beaten in a decent looking bumper last time out but not without each-way claims back in this discipline.

Form: P-99526

Accidental Rebel

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/1

Unraced Kayf Tara gelding out of a Bob Back mare. Cost £78,000 as a three-year-old. Full-brother to Special Tiara and another winner. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Brog Ahaon¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: J J Slevin| T: M McCabe

80/1

Gelding by Stowaway out of a Round Sovereign mare. Pulled up at Gowran Park on return last month and best watched on debut for yard with just two winners in the last five years.

Form: 8P

Everlastingpromise³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: D J McInerney⁽³⁾| T: E Bolger

33/1

Arcadio gelding related to winners, though largely over further. Well down the field on debut at Naas last month and looks a long term prospect who may do better when stamina is brought in to play.

Form: 7

He's Ok³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle

8/1

Plenty to like about hurdling debut when third of 19 at Naas last month behind Valdieu when sent off 100/1. Improvement needed here but not ruled out.

Form: 6-03

Polished Steel^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 116

3/1

Attempting to get off the mark for connections at the sixth time of asking over hurdles for leading yard. Any market move should be monitored and wasn't disgraced on handicap debut over C&D last time out.

Form: 5-74473

Rock Breaker¹⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr D T Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer

66/1

Finished third of 14 on an encouraging debut in a Wexford bumper in June but shown nothing in three subsequent starts, latest two on the Flat. Return to this sphere should help but others preferred.

Form: 39

Salsomajory⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-3| J: G N Fox| T: E McNamara

100/1

Beaten over 50L on each start over hurdles to date and little sign of any light at the end of the tunnel.

Form: 00

Kate O C B⁶⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara

100/1

Scorpion mare who was over 120L adrift of the winner on debut when tailed off at Cork in December. One who will improve in time.

Form: 0

Krickett⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: T Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Austin

66/1

Beaten 66L behind Champion Bumper winner Relegate on debut in a Naas maiden hurdle in December. Needs a big step forward from that run.

Form: 0

Lady Sue^t²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Bolger| T: C Kidd

200/1

Milan mare who needs to find improvement from somewhere following a 77L defeat in a Clonmel maiden hurdle last month having finished well beaten in a bumper the time before.

Form: P0

Molly Kaye⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy

100/1

Modest 50-rated handicapper on the Flat and well beaten on two maiden hurdle efforts to date. Has work to do on current form.

Form: 90

Master Of None

Age: 5| Weight: 10-10| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

100/1

By Masterofthehorse out of a With Approval mare who was a French Flat winner. Best watched on her debut here.

Form:

Romella²³

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

100/1

Vast amount of improvement needed for the Milan mare following a couple of poor efforts at Limerick and last time out at Fairyhouse. Looks up against it here.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Edelweis De L'aube¹⁸

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: P A Fahy J: Reserve 1

Sharp As A Pin

Weight: 10-10| Age: 5

T: R K Watson J: Reserve 2

City Limits⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 5

T: J Nash J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Final List (5/2), Polished Steel (3/1), Accidental Rebel (5/1), Great White Shark (11/2), Makka Pakka (11/2), He's Ok (8/1), Edelweis De L'aube (16/1), City Limits (25/1), Everlastingpromise (33/1), Aunty Audrey (50/1), Krickett (66/1), Sharp As A Pin (66/1), Rock Breaker (66/1), Brog Ahaon (80/1), Romella (100/1), Molly Kaye (100/1), Erinyes (100/1), Salsomajory (100/1), Kate O C B (100/1), Master Of None (100/1), Lady Sue (200/1)

GREAT WHITE SHARK is expected to improve on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse last month when the Le Harve mare will have learned much in defeat. The five-year-old may have Gigginstown House Stud representative and Gordon Elliott-trained Final List emerge as the biggest danger following a fine debut at Naas last month. The Jessica Harrington-trained Polished Steel should not be easily dismissed.