12:30 Tramore

Thursday 17 October 2019

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www.tramoreraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:30 | Winning time: -

Email Rose²⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/5

Three-race maiden well held in a couple of early maiden hurdle starts last year. Missed three engagements this term with a stone bruise, unsuitable ground and coughing. Worth a market check on return to action.

Form: F59-

Steel Tornado⁴¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: J R Barry

25/1

Beaten over 17L on each of his three career starts in bumper company. Not seen on the track since August 2018 and overall fitness can only be taken on trust.

Form: 875-

Alfa Mix¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

11/4

Four-race maiden. Hints of improvement with a career best effort at the end of last month finishing fourth of 16 beaten 6¼L. Could well still have more to give.

Form: F-0964

Cousin Harry⁴⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Yet to hit the frame in three below-par efforts so far. Fell on hurdling debut in a Down Royal maiden when last seen in August, weakening when coming down two out. Faces a tough task in this company.

Form: 67F

Natural Breeze⁸⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

66/1

Not much to shout about in a couple of bumpers efforts at Fairyhouse and Down Royal earlier in the year and finished halfway down the field beaten 34L on hurdling debut at Ballinrobe over 2m1½f when last seen in July. Others preferred.

Form: U-67

Tommy Kiln¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe

66/1

Yet to catch the imagination in three effortless starts including on hurdling debut at Gowran Park earlier this month when sent off a 100/1 before running accordingly. Hard to fancy and plenty to prove.

Form: 778

Western Rambler¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-8| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Doyle| OR: 95

16/1

Well down the pack in four career starts over hurdles. Needs to step up on previous efforts to get involved in this contest.

Form: 7-007

Mollyella¹⁸⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: M J Bolger| T: S Byrne| OR: 84

16/1

Without a win in six starts and the daughter of Mahler has failed to complete two of her three career starts over hurdles. Not seen since April and hard to recommend on evidence to hand.

Form: 080F0F-

N'Arrete Jamais³⁴³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: A J Black

12/1

Came in for market support on debut in a Listowel bumper in September last year before a couple of poor efforts in a Gowran Park bumper and on hurdling debut at Thurles when last seen in November. Plenty of questions to be answered at present.

Form: 407-

Be Yourself¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: O McKiernan

100/1

Well down the field in a couple of initial maiden hurdles and a dismal effort in a Bellewstown bumper before pulling up when tailed off in a Roscommon maiden last month. May struggle on these terms.

Form: 880P

Formentera^h¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/1

Mixed messages from two starts over hurdles in France and has failed to show any signs of promise in a number of starts since February including on return to action at Roscommon last month. More needed but not one to be putting a line through.

Form: 7PF0-0

Survival Mode⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey| OR: 80

66/1

14-race maiden, generally well held in five starts over hurdles. Appears to have a bit to prove in a race of this nature.

Form: 68-0P0

Non-Runners

Wilcos Storm⁹

Weight: 11-8| Age: 4

T: E M O'Sullivan J: Phillip Enright

Let Her Flow⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: D Hogan J: Danny Mullins

Forecasts

Email Rose (4/5), Alfa Mix (11/4), Formentera (7/1), N'Arrete Jamais (12/1), Western Rambler (16/1), Wilcos Storm (16/1), Mollyella (16/1), Steel Tornado (25/1), Let Her Flow (33/1), Tommy Kiln (66/1), Survival Mode (66/1), Natural Breeze (66/1), Cousin Harry (100/1), Be Yourself (100/1)

Trainer Henry De Bromhead may have found an ideal opportunity for his Al Namix gelding EMAIL ROSE to shed his maiden tag at the third time of asking. The five-year-old finished fifth of 29 behind Buildmeupbuttercup at Navan in December and can build on that run here at the expense of genuine sort Alpha Mix who can emerge as the biggest danger. Its hard to think the Willie Mullins-trained Formentera is as bad as her initial starts suggest, while Western Rambler is no forlorn hope.