16:15 Thurles

Wednesday 27 January 2021

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Thurles (Pro/Am) Flat Race (Div 2)

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 5m 26.00s

Ballywilliam Boy³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Miss L A Hourigan⁽⁵⁾| T: M Hourigan

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 25/1, third of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) on bumper debut 30 days ago.

Form: 773

Champagne Monarch^t³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr P Byrnes⁽⁷⁾| T: S J Mahon

200/1

Unseated on sole start in points. 150/1, fourth of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) 30 days ago.

Form: U-04

Churchstonewarrior⁶⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr R W Barron⁽⁷⁾| T: Jonathan Sweeney

1/1

Promising individual. Third of 13 in novice hurdle (12/1) at Punchestown (21.7f, heavy) on hurdles bow 64 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Should improve.

Form: 2-63

Calagogo⁷¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J J Codd| T: G Elliott

2/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/2, second of 7 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) 71 days ago, clear of rest. Up in trip.

Form: 32

Captain Westie

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr S Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

10/1

£15,000 3-y-o, Westerner gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful 17f chase winner Cahirconree, stayed 21f. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stays 3¼m) Late Romantic.

Form:

Jimmybrien

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss S Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle

18/1

Dylan Thomas gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat. Dam 6f-1m winner.

Form:

Madigans Leap^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

16/1

Great Pretender gelding. Dam French bumper/19f chase winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Rathgearan⁵⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Brendan Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

66/1

11/1, seventh of 13 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 59 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

Shumard

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T Feeney⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

9/1

€7,500 3-y-o, Mountain High gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Golden Jewel. Dam unraced.

Form:

Tom Flynn^t1⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C G Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

80/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Kalanisi gelding. Wears tongue strap. Little impact in points.

Form: P6P

Cloran Rose⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Jodie Townend⁽⁷⁾| T: J O Clifford

200/1

125/1, last of 11 in bumper at Naas (16f, heavy) on NH debut 44 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Dukes Mill^t²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Aherne

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Tongue strap on for 1st time, seventh of 11 in bumper (200/1) at Cork (16f, heavy) 25 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0-07

Mrs Watson

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mr B Lawless⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

50/1

Yeats mare. Closely related to useful hurdler Mr Watson. Dam, little sign of ability, from family of smart hurdler up to 3m Khayrawani.

Form:

Geisha Du Levant⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr S J P Baragry⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss D O'Shea

100/1

Dam (c110/h96), placed over hurdles/fences in France at 17f-2½m, half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (2m-2½m winner) Bonne Eleve. Fourth of 9 in point on debut.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Churchstonewarrior (1/1), Calagogo (2/1), Shumard (9/1), Captain Westie (10/1), Ballywilliam Boy (12/1), Madigans Leap (16/1), Jimmybrien (18/1), Mrs Watson (50/1), Rathgearan (66/1), Tom Flynn (80/1), Geisha Du Levant (100/1), Dukes Mill (150/1), Champagne Monarch (200/1), Cloran Rose (200/1)

CHURCHSTONEWARRIOR offered plenty to work on in a bumper and maiden hurdle at Punchestown during the autumn and with this race lacking strength in depth, he's an appealing contender. Unless there's an above-average newcomer lurking, Calagogo is the main danger.