13:50 Clonmel

Thursday 29 October 2020

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Cashel Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:52 | Winning time: 4m 22.0s

Bally Dun³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: D Ahern

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Ninth of 10 in bumper (28/1) at Listowel (16f, good) on NH debut 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: F/9

Ballywilliam Boy¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Hourigan

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 200/1, seventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago, not knocked about.

Form: 7

Decimation¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/6

Made a hightly encouragin debut when second of 16 in maiden hurdle (8/1) at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 19 days ago, pushing the exciting winner all the way to the line. Open to improvement.

Form: 2

Digger Jack¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Brian Hayes| T: J Dullea

80/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 9 in bumper at Tramore (16f, good to soft, 16/1) on bumper debut 14 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 37

Envious Editor^h³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 118

5/2

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. First run since leaving Mrs J. Harrington when creditable third of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, soft) 34 days ago. Solid claims.

Form: 20/49P-3

Furkhan^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 18 days ago.

Form: 590

Irascible⁵⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

17/2

€52,000 3-y-o, Jukebox Jury gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners, notably useful hurdler/smart chaser Kruzhlinin, stays 3¼m. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner. Unplaced sole start in points (Mar 2019).

Form: 5/

Mr Bercow²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: J T R Dreaper

40/1

€16,000 3-y-o, Insatiable gelding. Dam (h92), 2m hurdle winner (stayed 2½m), half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Dungeel. Won point in January, third next time (Feb15).

Form: 13-

Optum²²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: E M O'Sullivan

22/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 5/1, tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Galway (19.1f, soft) 22 days ago.

Form: 42-0

Rocco Storm

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: M M McDonagh⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

100/1

Shirocco gelding. Half-brother to winning pointer by Presenting. Dam, lightly raced on Flat, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (17f-19f winner) Granit Jack.

Form:

Seanbhothar⁸⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: P E Corbett| T: J P O'Brien| BF

22/1

Fairly useful form when runner-up on first of 2 starts in bumpers. Shaped as if better for the run after 7 months off on completed start over hurdles at Roscommon in August.

Form: 29F-9

Thalitleozibatler³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Mullins| T: W P Mullins

33/1

In top hands but well held both starts in bumpers.

Form: 00

Watch Guard^t²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

11/1

Placed in bumpers but ran to only a modest level when fourth on Downpatrick hurdle debut 20 days ago. Tongue tie back on and should do better.

Form: 3/362-4

Gloria Thrillo⁴⁹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: A W Short| T: P Stafford

250/1

Modest maiden on Flat, best effort at 9.5f, again ran poorly last time. Off 16 months ahead of hurdle debut and can only be watched.

Form:

Non-Runners

Ballytobin¹⁷

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: R O'Neill J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Decimation (4/6), Envious Editor (5/2), Irascible (17/2), Watch Guard (11/1), Optum (22/1), Seanbhothar (22/1), Ballytobin (25/1), Thalitleozibatler (33/1), Mr Bercow (40/1), Digger Jack (80/1), Rocco Storm (100/1), Ballywilliam Boy (125/1), Bally Dun (200/1), Furkhan (200/1), Gloria Thrillo (250/1)

DECIMATION pushed last season’s Champion Bumper third Queen’s Brook close on his Fairyhouse hurdle debut 19 days ago, so has to be considered the one to beat with improvement forthcoming. Envious Editor made a perfectly respectable start for Gordon Elliott at Listowel last month and looks the main threat ahead of Watch Guard.