17:50 Thurles

Saturday 23 March 2019

All14:2014:5515:3016:0516:4017:1517:50

www.thurlesraces.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 3m 57.0s

Blackhillsofdakota

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D N O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

14/1

Flat bred by Galileo out of a Darshaan mare. Half-brother to seven winners. Likely best avoided from a yard with just one winner on the board this term.

Form:

Dewcup²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: M J Stenson⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

13/2

Dam was smart stayer on the Flat and useful hurdler as well. Third foal. half brother to a winning hurdler. Promising third of seven beaten over 19L on debut in a Leopardstown bumper earlier this month. Place claims.

Form: 3

Granny Knot

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr T Hamilton⁽⁵⁾| T: P F McEnery

20/1

Gelding by Windsor Knot out of a Red Clubs mare. Dam unraced half-sister to Listed-placed 1m winner Croi An Or. Yard without a winner this term and thats unlikely to change here.

Form:

Happie Days^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr N McParlan⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

33/1

First-time tongue-tie already fitted for Well Chosen gelding out of a Definite Article mare. Best watched on racecourse introduction.

Form:

Scalor³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss E Doyle

5/2

Went for €15,000 as a three-year-old, the gelding is out of a 1m6f winner on the Flat in France, who is a half-sister to Oa Baldixe, a winner over 2m4f-2m5f over hurdles. Improvement anticipated from first start at Punchestown last month.

Form: 2

Seegar

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P MacAuley⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs P Dobbs

33/1

Gelding by Elusive Pimpernel out of an Old Vic mare. Dam bumper/useful 3m and 3m5f chase winner, out of 2m1f hurdle winner. This looks a tough introduction in this company.

Form:

Shinnecock⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D Johnston⁽⁷⁾| T: J G Fitzgerald

66/1

So You Think gelding out of a Sinndar mare. Well beaten in two bumper starts to date. Stable without any type of success in the last five years and no indication that may change anytime soon.

Form: 96

Soviet Pimpernel²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: Peter Fahey

7/4

€18,000 buy last August. Brother to winning hurdler Elusive Belle. Dam was sprint winner on the Flat. Promising second on debut at Leopardstown earlier this month. Improvement forecast with notable jockey booking.

Form: 2

The Gabby Cabby

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/2

Stowaway gelding out of a Pilsudski mare. Dam unraced sister to 2m4f bumper winner Connaught Manor. Can prove to be a big danger on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

Balkos

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: D Hassett J: Mr D Kiely

Farceur Du Large

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: N Meade J: Mr M J O'Hare

My Uncas⁴²

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Mr P W Mullins

Nero Rock¹⁴

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: M F Morris J: Mr M J Sweeney

Forecasts

Soviet Pimpernel (7/4), Scalor (5/2), The Gabby Cabby (7/2), Farceur Du Large (11/2), Dewcup (13/2), My Uncas (7/1), Blackhillsofdakota (14/1), Granny Knot (20/1), Nero Rock (20/1), Balkos (25/1), Seegar (33/1), Happie Days (33/1), Shinnecock (66/1)

The Henry De Bromhead-trained MY UNCAS was still travelling well when disaster struck 3f out on debut at Naas last month. The four-year-old in the colours of Special Tiara can set the record straight here under jockey Patrick Mullins at the expense of the fancied pair Scalor and Soviet Pimpernel who both caught the eye on debut.