13:30 Tramore

Thursday 17 October 2019

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Tramore Racecourse Annual Members Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:31 | Winning time: 5m 53.4s

Envol Pierji¹⁷⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: Miss E Doyle

2/5

No impression on second start over hurdles when finishing fourth of 24 beaten over 10L at Fairyhouse over 2m2f when last seen in April. Worth noting in the betting.

Form: 224-

Carnet De Stage⁵⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

16/1

Shaped well on March debut finishing second of 14 beaten 9½L in a Limerick maiden. Promise of that run has all but disappeared in three subsequent dismal efforts over hurdles and in a couple of bumpers. Others look open to more improvement.

Form: 2F-49

Frankincense^b¹⁷

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

14/1

Nothing of note when in the care of trainer Aidan O'Brien and has failed to build on a pleasing debut run over hurdles at Tramore in a couple of starts since. Not one to be ruling out just yet.

Form: 249

Hereditary Rule^t1¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

7/1

Gelding by Imperial Monarch out of a Supreme Leader mare. Closely related to three-time winner, running between 2m3f and 2m7f, Duneen Point. Winner of a May point-to-point and likely to improve on Roscommon debut finishing fifth of 16.

Form: 2-15

Imperial Flash³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: C P McNamara⁽⁷⁾| T: E McNamara

40/1

Gelding by Imperial Monarch out of a Good Thyne mare. Half-brother to hurdler/chaser, Macs Flamingo and decent hurdler, Parish Business. Well held in three bumper starts before disappointing on hurdling debut last month. Others look more convincing.

Form: 6069

Benfit Of Kash¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

40/1

Daughter of Beneficial, failed to complete in a couple of point-to-point starts before finishing down the field in a couple of career maiden hurdle starts last month. Likely to find it tough going here.

Form: PF-68

Bonnemine²⁰¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: J J Hanlon

50/1

Daughter of Saddler Maker out of a Cadoudal mare. Pulled up on sole point-to-point start in March and market likely to be the best guide on rules debut.

Form: P-

Mountainmore¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

10/3

Daughter of Mountain High out of a Presenting mare. Dam unraced half-sister to to point-to-point/2m5f hurdle winner Saddlenomore. Can be expected to improve on debut run at Roscommon last month and a leading player in this company.

Form: 743

Non-Runners

Hesamanofhisword¹⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D E Fitzgerald J: N P Madden

Forecasts

Envol Pierji (2/5), Mountainmore (10/3), Hereditary Rule (7/1), Hesamanofhisword (8/1), Frankincense (14/1), Carnet De Stage (16/1), Imperial Flash (40/1), Benfit Of Kash (40/1), Bonnemine (50/1)

The continuing improvement and progression for the Willie Mullins-trained MOUNTAINMORE can assist the mare to get off the mark at the second time of asking over hurdles. The daughter of Mountain High out of a Presenting mare cam hold off the attentions of the Liz Doyle-trained Envol Oierji in the colours of J P McManus and the Gordon Elliott-trained Hereditary Rule who will strip fitter for a recent run at Roscommon on stable debut. Bonnemine and Frankincense both deserve consideration as post time approaches.