13:25 Thurles

Thursday 26 November 2020

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Thurles Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:26 | Winning time: 4m 14.10s

Arcland²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers

18/1

Modest Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Won 14-runner handicap at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 6/1) 24 days ago, driven out.

Form:

Clifftop¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Brian Hayes| T: H Rogers

50/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 8f on flat. 13/2, seventh of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f) 13 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. 9/14 on last hurdle run.

Form: 9

Five Helmets³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 9/2, first run since leaving Iain Jardine when tenth of 11 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, soft) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 0

Landa Beach¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: D F O'Regan| T: L P Cusack| D

125/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, fourteenth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on NH debut 12 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 0

Smeaton²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: R K Watson

33/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. First run since leaving Roger Fell when eighth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 28/1) 20 days ago.

Form:

Appian Way²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Brien

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Third of 16 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 73

Dungans Well^p1,t²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: E Doyle

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 150/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 8-P0

Future Gold²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: T Mullins

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. Fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 40/1) on NH debut 25 days ago. Stable in good form.

Form: 5

Gua Du Large⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

5/6

Promising type. 10/1, second of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 47 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 2

Killybegs Junior²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: N P Madden| T: A L T Moore

33/1

Once-raced maiden. 12/1, fourth of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 4

Opie Houdini⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: K J Brouder| T: D E Fitzgerald

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Thirteenth of 20 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Naas (19f, heavy) on NH debut 5 days ago.

Form: 0

Gjoumi^h²⁷⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/10

Promising individual. 16/1 and hooded, first run since leaving A. Fouassier when 7¾ lengths fourth of 10 to Burning Victory in Winning Fair Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on IRE NH debut.

Form: 1/4-

Frambosin Boy²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: D Leahy

150/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Camilla Poulton when 66/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 25 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 7-U

Non-Runners

Day Dreamin'³³

Weight: 11-2| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: M J Molloy

Ballyrihy Lad⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Born Patriot²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gua Du Large (5/6), Gjoumi (11/10), Day Dreamin' (10/1), Arcland (18/1), Five Helmets (22/1), Killybegs Junior (33/1), Smeaton (33/1), Born Patriot (33/1), Ballyrihy Lad (33/1), Appian Way (40/1), Future Gold (50/1), Clifftop (50/1), Landa Beach (125/1), Opie Houdini (150/1), Dungans Well (150/1), Frambosin Boy (150/1)

A potential match between GJOUMI and Gua du Large. French bumper-winner Gjoumi showed plenty despite pulling hard on her hurdles debut at Cork and shades the vote over Gua du Large, who went close at Fairyhouse on debut.