14:45 Thurles

Thursday 8 October 2020

All14:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:20

Thurles Nursery Handicap (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:45 | Winning time: 1m 48.16s

(2)

San Martino¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-12| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 92| D

15/8

Off mark at the third time of asking in 10-runner maiden at Killarney (1m, heavy) in August. Progressed again when runner-up on nursery debut at Listowel 16 days ago and remains with potential.

Form: 4812

(4)

Flying Visit¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger| OR: 89| D

9/2

Stood out on form and won with a bit in hand in 7-runner maiden at Listowel (8f, soft) 14 days ago, despite hanging badly right approaching final 1f. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 833351

(7)

Rebel Step⁷³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen⁽³⁾| T: A Slattery| OR: 83

7/1

Progressing gradually, third of 10 in 7f maiden at Galway (soft) 73 days ago. Makes handicap debut and may do better still.

Form: 363

(5)

Snowy Owl¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Gavin Ryan⁽³⁾| T: Donnacha O'Brien| OR: 83| BF| D

10/3

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Killarney in August. Fourth of 7 in nursery at Listowel (8f, good, 5/2) 16 days ago, unsuited by emphasis on speed. Enters calculations.

Form: 85214

(6)

Fly Girl⁴⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Shane Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 82

13/2

Won 18-runner maiden at Leopardstown on second start in August, but was below form dropped further in trip in valuable sales event at Naas last time. Back up in distance.

Form: 510

(1)

Iron Sheriff²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: K Prendergast| OR: 73

11/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 11/1, creditable 7½ lengths eighth of 15 to Verbal Fencing in nursery at Naas (8f, good) 21 days ago, never nearer.

Form: 3608

Non-Runners

(3)

Verbal Fencing²¹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 2

T: J S Bolger J: Luke McAteer

(8)

Omakase¹¹

Weight: 8-8| Age: 2

T: J P O'Brien J: Alan Persse

Forecasts

San Martino (15/8), Snowy Owl (10/3), Flying Visit (9/2), Verbal Fencing (5/1), Fly Girl (13/2), Rebel Step (7/1), Iron Sheriff (11/1), Omakase (12/1)

VERBAL FENCING is improving in leaps and bounds and is taken to complete the hat-trick, perhaps at the main expense of San Martino, who remains with potential following a good second at Listowel. Snowy Owl is another who may yet do better so is also feared.