16:25 Thurles

Thursday 6 February 2020

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Munster Flat Race

Off time: 16:25 | Winning time: 3m 59.2s

Clonakilty Bay^t1⁷²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D T Hyde⁽⁷⁾| T: T E Hyde

50/1

Masterofthehorse gelding out of a Tel Quel mare. Cost €38,000 as a three-year-old. Improvement needed from a couple of desolate efforts in November.

Form: 00

Stowaway John²³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W O'Neill⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Neill

33/1

Stowaway gelding out of a Darshaan mare. Half-brother to four winners including Act Alone, a winner over hurdles racing up to 2m3f. Sixth of eight beaten 25L on Fairyhouse debut last month.

Form: 6

Tom Dillinger⁷⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J M Burke⁽⁷⁾| T: J M Burke

100/1

Raintrap gelding. Dam unraced. Last of 11, tailed off and detached on debut over C&D last month. Likely to find it tough going here.

Form: 0

Wishful Thinking^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: H De Bromhead

25/1

Gelding by Sholokhov out of a Next Desert mare. Cost €30,000 as a three-year-old. Half-brother to Wonderspeed, winner in Germany over 1m3f. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut.

Form:

Ajero

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J J Codd| T: T Mullins

10/1

Gelding by Red Jazz out of a Sadler's Wells mare. Closely related to Charbel winner on seven occasions in career including being two from three in bumpers. Notable jockey booking.

Form:

Barbary Master³⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr J Archdeacon⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

20/1

Presenting gelding out of a Flemensfirth mare. Creditable run in a February point-to-point and worth a market check on rules debut.

Form: 3-

Fais Ton Chemin³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins

6/4

By Coastal Path, and the first foal of a winning hurdler/chaser in France. Not disgraced on debut at Fairyhouse last month but improvement needed for leading yard.

Form: 4

Favori De Champdou³⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr P J Vaughan⁽⁷⁾| T: G Elliott

9/2

Saddler Maker gelding who cost €60,000 as a four-year-old. Made the frame on all three point-to-point starts. Pleasing second of six at Fairyhouse last month and more expected in this contest.

Form: 23-242

Great Eagle Wood^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr A McMahon⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

33/1

By Kheleyf out of a Mark Of Esteem mare. Unlikely to be a good sign the gelding is already fitted with a hood on debut.

Form:

Pottlerath^h1⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Miss P Elvin⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

40/1

Much better effort in bumpers when third of 11 to The Bosses Oscar in maiden over C&D before disappointing at Leopardstown in December. First-time hood and return to this venue may spark improvement.

Form: 530

Run For Oscar³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

7/4

Oscar gelding who is a half-brother to Run For Mary who scored in a bumper and over hurdles. Not disgraced on debut behind Eric Bloodaxe at Leopardstown over Christmas.

Form: 4

Dubhaille^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr R P Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: Miss H McLoughlin

66/1

Daughter of Arcadio out of a Beneficial mare. Closely related to bumper winner Farmer Brown. May struggle on debut for Co Tipperary yard with few runners.

Form:

Lady Lingo²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr E P O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: Joseph Hennessy

33/1

Well held when never a factor in a couple of starts in maiden hurdle company so far. Likely to find bumper debut a little beyond her.

Form: U5

Forecasts

Fais Ton Chemin (6/4), Run For Oscar (7/4), Favori De Champdou (9/2), Ajero (10/1), Barbary Master (20/1), Wishful Thinking (25/1), Stowaway John (33/1), Lady Lingo (33/1), Great Eagle Wood (33/1), Pottlerath (40/1), Clonakilty Bay (50/1), Dubhaille (66/1), Tom Dillinger (100/1)

The Gigginstown House Stud-owned FAVORI DE CHAMPDOU finished an encouraging second of six at Fairyhouse last month and can get off the mark for leading connections at the third time of asking. Run For Oscar for trainer Charles Burns and the Willie Mullins-trained Fais Ton Chemin are both expected to better their debut efforts while interesting newcomer, Ajero is a half-brother to the solid and consistent Charbel and is worthy of consideration as post time approaches with Jamie Codd in the plate.