14:40 Tramore

Saturday 18 July 2020

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Doneraile Walk (C & G) Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 17.00s

Bal De Rio²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 116

10/1

Has shown plenty of promise over hurdles but the fact he is still a maiden after 12 races is slightly concerning; fair chance given amount of experience but vulnerable to some less exposed rivals.

Form: 2/2424-5

Charlie Shirocco¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Danny Mullins| T: G Ahern

150/1

Has only managed to finish one of his four point-to-point starts since debut in November and put in a poor effort on bumper debut at Kilbeggan last month; plenty of improvement needed.

Form: F6PP-0

Goodbye Someday¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D F O'Regan| T: J E Kiely| OR: 110

11/8

Seven-race maiden, running well in a number of starts between October and on last appearance in a Tipperary hurdle over 2m4f earlier this month; should be fitter here and has every chance.

Form: 462R6-3

Porky Rush

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D J McInerney| T: Ms M Flynn

100/1

By Oscar out of a Phardante mare; cheaply bought as a three-year-old; eighth foal; no real appeal on breeding and probably best watched on debut.

Form:

Premium Package²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

15/8

First foal; dam bumper/hurdle/chase winner; impressive winner of only point-to-point start in May 2019; solid debut over hurdles at Roscommon; likely to take all the beating if improving on that effort.

Form: 1-2

Ran Rite²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

4/1

Just one success from seven attempts in points; ran two promising races over hurdles at Thurles in March and continued progress with fair recent effort at Roscommon in June; can improve again.

Form: 2P543-3

Wilcos Storm^t¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: E M O'Sullivan

150/1

Well beaten and unfancied on all his racecourse appearances to date in bumpers and over hurdles; difficult to make a strong case for.

Form: 4/4709-9

Wings Of Destiny^p1¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

18/1

Cheaply bought at the Ascot sales in March 2019; has produced four competent bumper performances without looking like winning; could go better over hurdles; wears cheekpieces for the first time.

Form: 355-8

Desert Island^t²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: J J Slevin| T: J Halley

9/1

Well-bred former Flat performer; took the transition to hurdling well when finishing a good runner-up at Tipperary after a 610 day absence from the track; needs to polish up his jumping but one for the shortlist.

Form: 2

Game Socks

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Power

100/1

Cost 3,200 euros as a foal; first foal; nothing outstanding in his breeding and difficult to assess on debut.

Form:

Orchard Grove⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

80/1

Gelding by Valirann out of a Vinnie Roe mare; closely related to Oscar Prairie, winner over hurdles between 2m/2m5f; needs to improve plenty on his debut run at Kilbeggan last week to make an impression here.

Form: 6

Whitsunday Islands²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J Halley

125/1

Was frustrating on the Flat when with Aiden O'Brien and proved equally frustrating on hurdles debut at Roscommon last month; open to improvement but an unlikely winner.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Yug⁵

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: J Nash J: Gavin Brouder

Forecasts

Goodbye Someday (11/8), Premium Package (15/8), Ran Rite (4/1), Desert Island (9/1), Bal De Rio (10/1), Wings Of Destiny (18/1), Yug (20/1), Orchard Grove (80/1), Game Socks (100/1), Porky Rush (100/1), Whitsunday Islands (125/1), Charlie Shirocco (150/1), Wilcos Storm (150/1)

PREMIUM PACKAGE is well regarded by connections and having impressively won a point-to-point in May 2019, he made his long awaited hurdles debut at Roscommon last month where he finished runner-up over this trip. He looks likely to improve and has an excellent chance. Desert Island overcame a long absence to put in a fine performance on his debut over hurdles at Tipperary. He is another who would not need to improve too much to play a leading role. Ran Rite is going in the right direction and has finished close up on all his hurdles starts. He will be winning a maiden hurdle at the very least before too long.