17:20 Thurles

Thursday 8 October 2020

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Horse & Jockey Maiden

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 3m 51.7s

All The Angels^p¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: J J Slevin| T: E McCarthy| D

200/1

15/2, tenth of 16 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, good) 17 days ago. Probably best watched on Flat debut.

Form:

Arcadian Sunrise¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Queally| CD

9/2

Fairly useful jumps winner. Twice-raced gelding on Flat. 5/2, third of 12 in minor event at Listowel (14f, soft) 13 days ago. High on the shortlist.

Form: 23

Boyce¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer

150/1

Twice-raced colt. 80/1, sixth of 7 in maiden at Listowel (12f, soft) 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 06

Dunvegan²⁰¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: W J Lee| T: P A Fahy| D

9/5

Useful jumps winner. 8/1, 14 lengths second of 9 to Zero Ten in Grade 3 chase at this course (18f, soft). Off 6 months. Big chance if translating jumps form to this sphere at the first attempt.

Form:

Hearts Are Trumps¹³

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: D McDonogh| D

9/2

Useful jumps winner. 10/1, eighth of 14 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 13 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Couldn't rule out on Flat debut.

Form:

No Grey Area's²⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: C D Maxwell| T: M Hassett

150/1

Tenth of 16 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Naas (19f, soft). Off 8 months and readily passed over now switched to the Flat.

Form:

Snegurochka¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Ronan Whelan| T: Ms M Blake| OR: 74| D

18/1

Fair 2m bumper winner. Third of 9 in maiden at Listowel (12f, soft, 25/1) 14 days ago. Significantly back up in trip and she's not without each-way hope.

Form: 473

Whatucallher^t²³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: M A Gallagher| T: E P Harty

100/1

9/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, slipped up in handicap hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) when last seen in February. Opposable on debut in this sphere.

Form:

Ballybaun Star

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: T Gibney

100/1

Beat Hollow colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 2-y-o 7f winner (stayed 1¼m) Soul City out of useful maiden Savage. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Ilmig

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington

14/1

Galileo gelding. Dam, US 1m-9f winner who won numerous US Graded events (including Grade 1 at 9f), half-sister to US Grade 1 1¼m winner Arch. In good hands and he's one to note in the betting.

Form:

Monopoly^p1,t⁸⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Declan McDonogh| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 78

16/1

Promising type. 8/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, third of 10 in maiden at Ballinrobe (12.8f, good) 80 days ago. Up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Open to improvement.

Form: 933

Silver Fox⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 81| BF

10/3

Fairly useful colt. 6/4, respectable third of 11 in maiden at Fairyhouse (10f, soft) 7 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Likely to relish this stamina test and he's the one to beat.

Form: 8-42723

Rosa Albertine^p1⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: O J Orr| T: D K Weld| OR: 77

11/1

Lightly-raced filly. 5/1, good fourth of 15 in maiden at Gowran (9.4f, good) 57 days ago, never nearer. Significantly up in trip and cheekpieces on 1st time. Certainly one to consider.

Form: 04-454

Non-Runners

Verdon Gorge¹¹²

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: Reserve 1

Too Falutin¹³

Weight: 9-11| Age: 4

T: E J O'Grady J: Reserve 2

Shes Gold⁴⁰

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dunvegan (9/5), Silver Fox (10/3), Arcadian Sunrise (9/2), Hearts Are Trumps (9/2), Too Falutin (6/1), Verdon Gorge (10/1), Rosa Albertine (11/1), Ilmig (14/1), Monopoly (16/1), Shes Gold (16/1), Snegurochka (18/1), Whatucallher (100/1), Ballybaun Star (100/1), No Grey Area's (150/1), Boyce (150/1), All The Angels (200/1)

Useful hurdler/chaser DUNVEGAN could be up to making a winning debut in this sphere. He boasts a good record when fresh and the fact that he landed a couple of bumpers in 2018 augurs well now switched to the Flat. Silver Fox found 10f too sharp at Fairyhouse last week and he looks a big threat over this new trip, while Arcadian Sunrise, Monopoly and Rosa Albertine are others to consider.