14:35 Clonmel

Wednesday 4 March 2020

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 4m 38.90s

Durity¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Dansili gelding and a half-brother to Listed winner Let's Go. Well beaten when sent off at odds of 100/1 on both career starts so far with 18 months between the two.

Form: 0-0

Early Spring¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Gelding by Arcadio out of a Supreme Leader mare. No impression before three out on debut at Navan last month, well beaten at odds of 100/1. No realistic chance in this contest.

Form: 0

Farmix⁵⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: Miss E Doyle

1/1

Gelding by Al Namix. Improved from first run to second when finishing runner-up to Lord Royal on debut at this venue over 2m4f when last seen in January. Could well still have more to give.

Form: 42

Groody Rover¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

11/1

Winner of a point-to-point at the third attempt in February last year. Never a factor in two maiden hurdle efforts so far in January and more recently at Naas last month. Hard to fancy.

Form: 331-70

Haaf Crafty⁹¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

100/1

Mastercraftsman gelding. Not seen since a couple of inept efforts on the Flat in August 2017. Hard to make a case for on hurdling debut following a long lay-off.

Form:

Peres Et Fils^t1⁴⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/2

€100,000 as a three-year-old Stowaway gelding out of an Old Vic mare. Well held in a couple of bumper starts when last seen in November 2018. Market likely to be the best guide on hurdling debut representing respected connections.

Form: 25-

Ruinous¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

8/1

Career best effort in the point-to-point ranks when third of 12 in January. Well behind on hurdling debut at Navan last month when found to be coughing post-race. Capable of a bold bid.

Form: PP37

Spanish Leather^t1¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: B Jordan

16/1

Winner of a couple of point-to-point starts in the last 12 month but well down the field on hurdling debut in a Punchestown maiden last month. Tough ask.

Form: 121PF-9

Sunday A Paris^t¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

5/1

Well beaten in a couple of maiden hurdle contests at Navan since December, his first couple of starts in Ireland since joining from French connections. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 33F5-07

Western Dreaming^t¹³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: P Breen

66/1

Son of High Chaparral out of an Elusive City mare. Needs to improve on disappointing debut at at Thurles when last seen in October. Faces a tough ask in this company.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Farmix (1/1), Peres Et Fils (7/2), Sunday A Paris (5/1), Ruinous (8/1), Groody Rover (11/1), Spanish Leather (16/1), Durity (50/1), Western Dreaming (66/1), Haaf Crafty (100/1), Early Spring (100/1)

Trainer Gavin Cromwell appears to have found an ideal opening for his five-year-old gelding RUINOUS to run a big race on just the second start for the yard. The gelding can build on a positive debut at Navan last month at the expense of both the Jessica Harrington-trained Peres Et Fils and Farmix for the Liz Doyle yard, who, although boasting impressive finishing positions, were beaten a long way on their latest starts.