14:05 Tramore

Saturday 18 July 2020

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tramoreraces.ie Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 24.00s

Thimbleweed¹²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: N C Kelly

25/1

Fair performer on the Flat; will need to build on poor hurdles debut at Down Royal in March where she was let down by some indifferent jumping; recent wind surgery might be a plus but others preferred.

Form: 0-

Aidacon¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J M Moore| T: A Donoghue

33/1

Finished sixth of 15 on hurdles bow at Tipperary (3m, good to yielding; 66-1) in June and similar poor effort next time out at Killarney; drop in trip may help but probably not enough to see her getting competitive.

Form: 60

Cluain Dun⁴⁹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: D J McInerney| T: Ms M Flynn

50/1

Pulled up twice and unseated her rider on only other start in point-to-points at the start of 2019; hard to assess on racecourse and hurdles debut.

Form: UPP/

Courting Vickie²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: J Barcoe

100/1

Daughter of Court Cave out of an Old Vic mare. Sister to 2m hurdle winner The Holy One; well beaten on hurdles debut at Limerick last month; needs to improve plenty to have a serious chance.

Form: 0

Donttellcatherine^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: P E Corbett| T: Ms M Flynn

100/1

First foal; dam unraced half-sister to 2m2f-3m hurdle/chase winner Curragh Golan; likely best watched on debut unless significant market support.

Form:

Escort'namix¹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott| OR: 100

1/2

Point-to-point winner in 2018 but somewhat underwhelming in six-race bumper/hurdles stint in Britain with Warren Greatrex afterwards; encouraging debut for new connections at Killarney recently; one of the more likely winners.

Form: 6FU3/9-3

Heidi's Lady⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

66/1

Related to some fair performers over hurdles; always behind and never a factor on only racecourse appearance at Killarney last week; should improve but unlikely winner.

Form: 9

Le Boot Des Champs

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P Croke

22/1

First foal; dam unraced half-sister to high-class hurdle/chase winner Monkerhostin and hurdle/chase winner Eric's Charm; likely type on breeding and interesting to see what the market says on racecourse debut.

Form:

Milalee¹³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe

100/1

Barely finished her bumper at Fairyhouse on debut and similar story on hurdle's debut at Punchestown; never a factor when last seen in March at Navan and while that effort was a slight improvement she is hard to recommend.

Form: 000-

Moll Dote^h¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 90

9/4

13-race maiden over hurdles, hitting the frame in four efforts. Promising on return to action over 2m at Roscommon last month but too many mistakes last time at Tipperary; hard to rule out, however.

Form: 5/427-27

Moonlight Glory²⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

50/1

Was poor in a bumper at Carlisle last October and finished last of 22 on hurdles debut the following month at Punchestown; hard to see her getting competitive on first start for seven months.

Form: 00-

Senorita Madore

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan

12/1

Daughter of Rocamadour out of a Medicean mare. Market likely to reveal expectations on debut for Co Tipperary yard.

Form:

Grinn²⁶²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

20/1

Finished placed in just one of her eight starts on the Flat, that coming in a weak maiden fillies race at Gowran Park; it will be interesting how she takes to hurdles and worth a look in the market.

Form:

Non-Runners

Tinas Glory¹¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: A Donoghue J: Reserve 1

Kayla's Delight²⁰⁴

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: D Budds J: Reserve 2

Fireball Breeze¹¹

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: Michael C Griffin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Escort'namix (1/2), Moll Dote (9/4), Senorita Madore (12/1), Grinn (20/1), Le Boot Des Champs (22/1), Thimbleweed (25/1), Aidacon (33/1), Tinas Glory (33/1), Kayla's Delight (33/1), Cluain Dun (50/1), Moonlight Glory (50/1), Fireball Breeze (50/1), Heidi's Lady (66/1), Courting Vickie (100/1), Milalee (100/1), Donttellcatherine (100/1)

ESCORT'NAMIX showed little in the early stages of her career when trained in the UK but looks to have come on leaps and bounds since joining Gordon Elliott. The mare put in a fine performance last time at Killarney despite being let down by the odd poor jump. A repeat of that effort may see her being hard to beat. Moll Dote has plenty of experience over hurdles and while never looking like a winner, she generally runs her race and should be good for a place at the very least in this line-up. Of the unraced competitors, Le Boot Des Champs is nicely bred and strong market support should signal connection's confidence.