18:45 Tramore

Friday 14 August 2020

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Newtown Head Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:45 | Winning time: 5m 20.50s

Abbi Shore²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 100

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Well held on chasing debut last time but big player on hurdles run the time before.

Form: 647-48

Blossomfort Trish³⁹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan| OR: 87

7/1

Showed modest form in 3 runs over hurdles last summer. May have a say if ready to roll after 13 months off.

Form: P5F/655-

Dinny's Ginny⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: D Queally

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Better effort on hurdling debut and claims on that form.

Form: 559

Empors Sword⁷³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr Darragh Allen⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| OR: 92

9/1

Creditable fourth of 22 in handicap hurdle (20/1) at Cork (19f, good to soft) but that was over 2 years ago.

Form: 4704U4/

Glennanar¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A J McNamara

50/1

No form in maiden hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 00-88

Gracefull Grace^t1²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Crawley| OR: 99

10/3

Thrice-raced maiden. Best effort when fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Gowran (16f, good) 25 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on 1st time. Could progress again.

Form: 00-5

Jaipore^h1⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: K J Brouder| T: J Nash

40/1

100/1, behind when unseated rider 3 out in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 6 days ago. Up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 96-U

Lady Rocco¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: J S McGarvey| T: R O'Sullivan

20/1

Not unduly finished when down the field both starts in maiden hurdles. Could improve now upped in trip.

Form: 44-77

Midnight Monsoon²²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Miss J Walton⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Flynn

33/1

Showed little on first run since leaving Ben Case when seventh of 10 in bumper at Clonmel (16.5f, good, 25/1). Off 15 months. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Michael Winters.

Form: 6P/7P-

Milalee²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽⁵⁾| T: C O'Keeffe| OR: 84

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 13 in novice hurdle (50/1) at this course (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago. Back up in trip.

Form: 000-58

Raining Bird¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 93

28/1

Showed a bit on second hurdle start at Ballinrobe and may yet do better.

Form: 068

Shuil Le Cheile¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: E Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Offered little after 14 months off when twelfth of 16 in novice hurdle (50/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F8P/07-0

Trees Valley¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Donagh Meyler| T: W J Burke| OR: 87

10/3

Modest hurdler. Respectable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle (6/1) at Cork (19.6f, good to soft) 12 days ago, not ideally placed. RESERVE.

Form: 049/21-6

Non-Runners

No Memory¹⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: W C O'Brien J: A McCurtin

Fireball Breeze²²

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: Michael C Griffin J: Reserve 2

Chelseas Friend¹⁴³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: J J Mangan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Trees Valley (10/3), Gracefull Grace (10/3), Abbi Shore (9/2), Dinny's Ginny (13/2), Blossomfort Trish (7/1), No Memory (8/1), Empors Sword (9/1), Lady Rocco (20/1), Milalee (25/1), Raining Bird (28/1), Midnight Monsoon (33/1), Shuil Le Cheile (33/1), Fireball Breeze (33/1), Chelseas Friend (33/1), Jaipore (40/1), Glennanar (50/1)

ABBI SHORE was well held on her chasing debut at Kilbeggan last month, but she showed enough over hurdles the time before to suggest she can win a race like this. Dinny's Ginny is a player on her hurdling debut form, while winning-pointer No Memory may do better now upped in trip.