14:40 Tramore

Sunday 18 August 2019

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Tramore Amusement & Leisure Park Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:41 | Winning time: 3m 58.4s

Mooltazem⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

7/4

Improved from first to second run over hurdles when finishing third of 13 at Kilbeggan earlier this month over a similar trip. Yard came into this meeting with a 57% win and place strike rate in maiden hurdles in the last four years.

Form: 63

Blackhillsofdakota¹³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J Halley| D

6/4

Winning bumper found the step into Grade 2 company at Aintree in April one too far finishing well down the field. Market likely to reveal expectations on hurdling debut.

Form: 210-

Dani's Boy^h¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: P A Fahy

10/1

Beaten in a couple of appearances last month, on the Flat at the Galway festival and earlier finishing down the field in a Cork maiden hurdle over 2m. Others look open to more improvement.

Form: 08-0

D K Travel^b⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Rath

66/1

Well held in a couple of starts since June following a break of 334 days. Infrequent visits to the racecourse does not inspire confidence on only his second hurdling appearance.

Form: P/

Dubheen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: G J Power

100/1

Gelding by Black Sam Bellamy out of a Sir Percy mare. Out the back of the field on maiden hurdle debut at last months Galway festival over 2m5f. Probably best watched on this occasion.

Form: 0

Jack Holiday⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: J F Gleeson

25/1

Gelding by Jeremy out of a Toulon mare. Dam dual 2m5f/3m novice hurdle winner, also victorious 3m1f chaser. No signs of improvement just yet posting a dismal effort at Kilbeggan earlier this month.

Form: 77

Longfordwood Lad^h⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: L Young| OR: 86

12/1

Sent off at big prices on his three hurdle starts to date, running accordingly on each occasion. Others look more convincing at this level.

Form: 69-790

Double Sixteen³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Mrs P Dobbs

66/1

Gelding by Robin Des Pres out of a Fruits Of Love mare. Dam unraced half-sister to 2m4f hurdle winner Underthefloorboards. Well back on debut in a Killarney bumper over 2m1f last month.

Form: P0

Frankincense²⁹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: D E Mullins| T: J Halley

12/1

Hurdling debut for gelding by Galileo out of a Green Desert mare. 73-rated maiden for the Coolmore operation and best watched here on stable bow.

Form:

Echoes Of Family^t1¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle⁽⁵⁾| T: E P Harty

10/1

Fledgling chasing career appears to be on hold as the six-race maiden switches back to hurdles for the first time since a dismal debut at Naas in November.

Form: 8556P-9

Non-Runners

Arthur Fonzarelli³⁷

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Blackhillsofdakota (6/4), Mooltazem (7/4), Echoes Of Family (10/1), Dani's Boy (10/1), Frankincense (12/1), Longfordwood Lad (12/1), Arthur Fonzarelli (14/1), Jack Holiday (25/1), Double Sixteen (66/1), D K Travel (66/1), Dubheen (100/1)

The Gordon Elliott yard came in to this meeting with a 57% win and place strike rate in maiden hurdles here in the last four years and their MOOLTAZEM can get off the mark for connections at the third time of asking over hurdles and continue his progression in this contest. The lightly-raced Galileo gelding, Blackhillsofdakota can emerge as the biggest danger on hurdling debut. In a weak looking renewal, Echoes Of Family may run into a place reverting back over timber.