14:07 Thurles

Thursday 22 October 2020

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Thurles Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 3m 57.4s

Beret Rouge³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr P W Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

4/6

Promising individual. 1 win from 2 runs this season. Shaped well when second of 13 in novice at Listowel (20f, good) on hurdles bow 31 days ago, running on. Likely to improve and has leading claims.

Form: 12

Botani²⁸⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: Colm Murphy| OR: 125| D

17/2

Fair hurdler. 16/1, creditable 6½ lengths fourth of 9 to Ard Abhainn in listed hurdle at this C&D (good to soft). Off 9 months.

Form: 41/4764-

Suvretta³⁸⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: I J Power| T: Michael Ronayne

80/1

Ran out a clear-cut winner on second bumper outing at Clonmel last October. Now goes hurdling for new handler after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 31-

Trevena⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-9| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: Mrs D A Love| OR: 114| BF

4/1

Fair hurdler. Blinkered for 1st time, creditable second of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, good, 7/4) 49 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Peter Fahey.

Form: 248-242

Hidden Spark¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D A Love

150/1

Modest Flat winner making jumps debut. Most likely best watched.

Form:

Lunar Display²³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien| D

9/1

Well-bred and overcame inexperience to make a winning bumper debut in the mud at Leopardstown in January. Should improve now going jumping.

Form: 1-

Ava Rose^h²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Phillip Enright| T: Noel O'Neill

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who ran her bes race over hurdles when third of 13 in maiden at Gowran (16f, good to soft) 20 days ago, despite not having run of race. May yet do better.

Form: 806-93

Bonarc²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Simon Torrens⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 106

11/1

Fair chaser who settled fine back over hurdles but once again failed to see her race out at Clonmel 3 weeks ago.

Form: 072535

Bright Sunbird⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: B J Cooper| T: P Nolan

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden who took a step forward when fifth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft, 150/1) 44 days ago, faring best of those held up. Capable of better still.

Form: F785

Conquering Tara²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: P D Kennedy| T: M Kennedy

20/1

Unreliable individual but seemed in a better mood when second of 15 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) 23 days ago, no match for winner. Back down in trip.

Form: 32-5RU2

Howsthewoman^t¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G Keane

66/1

Modest hurdler. 12/1 and hooded for 1st time, below form seventh of 12 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 8857-47

Lady Lingo²⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Joseph Hennessy

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 13 in bumper (33/1) at this C&D (good to soft) on bumper debut. Off 8 months. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: U57-

Paddy Wickla^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Tongue strap on, showed aptitude when 18 lengths fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Killarney (17f, good, 125/1) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

Coulonces⁵⁸

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: Reserve 1

Sempre Presto²³

Weight: 11-9| Age: 5

T: Colm Murphy J: Reserve 2

Thorndale Rose⁵³⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: L P Cusack J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Beret Rouge (4/6), Trevena (4/1), Botani (17/2), Lunar Display (9/1), Bonarc (11/1), Coulonces (11/1), Ava Rose (14/1), Conquering Tara (20/1), Sempre Presto (25/1), Howsthewoman (66/1), Bright Sunbird (66/1), Suvretta (80/1), Lady Lingo (100/1), Thorndale Rose (100/1), Paddy Wickla (150/1), Hidden Spark (150/1)

This can go to BERET ROUGE, who shaped best when runner-up in a Listowel maiden on hurdling debut last month and seems sure to improve. Lunar Display overcame inexperience to land a Punchestown bumper on debut in January and has the pedigree to do better now switching to obstacles, while Trevana completes the shortlist.