17:40 Tramore

Thursday 13 August 2020

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Support Tramore Business Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 4m 0.70s

Bear Claws^t¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: C P McNamara⁽⁵⁾| T: E McNamara

11/4

1m2f winner on the Flat at Navan in October before joining Eric McNamara; made a slow start over hurdles but last two runs have been respectable and no surprise if he runs well.

Form: P5-34

Elite Trooper Grey³⁰⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

20/1

Generally a consistent sort on the Flat though struggled when upped in class on his latest two appearances; likely to make a decent hurdler and market might be guide to stable expectations.

Form:

Gerry's Way^p1,t²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

28/1

Nibbled at in the market on hurdles debut at Limerick in June but beaten a long way in that contest; better effort last time at Cork in July and certainly heading in the right direction; one to consider.

Form: 94

Kendancer³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: K J Brouder| T: C Byrnes| BF

11/8

Sole success in eight career starts on the Flat came in an AW contest in France over 1m4f; made patchy start to hurdling career but put up best performance three days ago at Ballinrobe when only narrowly failing; excellent chance.

Form: 69-2

Malbas⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan

33/1

Unseated rider on hurdles debut recently at Sligo; has winning form on the Flat and probably worth a check in the market.

Form: U

Pick On Me²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jamie Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

250/1

Half-brother to useful hurdle/chase winner Bally Longford; well beaten on hurdles introduction at Cork in July; hard to assess on that effort and obviously open to improvement.

Form: 8

Scalino²²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: A Mullins| OR: 98

9/1

Four quick runs over hurdles in November/December last year yielded little in way of positives; better effort last time at Ballinrobe; needs to settle better but looks to be improving.

Form: F060-4

Guiding^h¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: P E Corbett| T: S Nolan

125/1

Modest sort on the Flat with only one win in 22 attempts; beaten 40L in a Bellewstown maiden in July and beaten 35L on latest start at Cork; plenty more needed to be involved.

Form: 59

Paris Duvet^t⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

16/1

Consistent enough on the Flat (best effort was winning over a mile at Dundalk in December) to suggest she will make a decent hurdler but whether she will be ready first time up remains to be seen.

Form:

Grinn²⁴

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

100/1

Maiden on the Flat with Jim Bolger and ran midfield (beaten 63L) on hurdles bow for this trainer here in July before even worse run at Gowran Park two days later; others currently preferred.

Form: 77

Marmolata^h²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Danny Mullins| T: E Mullins

4/1

Lightly raced on the Flat but was never beaten too far on any of her five starts; looks a very interesting recruit to hurdling exemplified by useful effort on debut at Cork in July; can progress and has an excellent chance.

Form: 3

Scarlett O'halo¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: Dermot Day

200/1

0-3 in bumpers, and only one of those three runs offered any real promise; first run for new trainer looks the only positive.

Form: F30-

Non-Runners

Million Percent⁴⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 1

Saucy Yeats¹³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: H De Bromhead J: Reserve 2

Kamikaze Kid²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: R A Foley J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kendancer (11/8), Bear Claws (11/4), Marmolata (4/1), Scalino (9/1), Paris Duvet (16/1), Elite Trooper Grey (20/1), Million Percent (20/1), Saucy Yeats (25/1), Gerry's Way (28/1), Malbas (33/1), Kamikaze Kid (50/1), Grinn (100/1), Guiding (125/1), Scarlett O'halo (200/1), Pick On Me (250/1)

KENDANCER took a long while to get the hang of things over hurdles but produced his best display just three days ago at Ballinrobe when he may have won the race except for some occasional sketchy jumping. He was well backed that day and if supported strongly again the he may be hard to beat if his jumping holds up. Marmolata showed a degree of consistency on the Flat without success and brought that quality to his sole hurdle start at Cork when a good 3rd of 12 in a maiden. She should be able to progress and give the selection plenty to think about. Gerry's Way has been brought along steadily and perhaps the application of first-time blinkers will see him to better effect.