15:05 Thurles

Monday 15 February 2021

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 4m 19.30s

Bal De Rio¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: C F Hart⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 119| D

5/1

Fairly useful long-standing maiden over hurdles. Creditable third of 10 in handicap hurdle at this course (15.7f, heavy) 19 days ago. Stable in good form and fancied to give another good account.

Form: 352P63

New Society³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R K Watson

300/1

Fair Flat winner for James Bethell but well below best in 2 starts on AW for new yard this winter and he rates a likely outsider on hurdles bow.

Form:

Stone The Crows⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

300/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. First run since leaving Iain Jardine when eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 7 days ago. This should reveal more.

Form: 0

Arcland⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H Rogers

33/1

Modest Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Modest winner at 12f on flat. Third of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (15.8f, heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 81 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 3

Schone Aussicht³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Fair Flat winner. Promising sort. 9/2, third of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (18.5f, heavy) 30 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 53

Battling Warrior¹⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien

150/1

150/1, first run since leaving Henry De Bromhead when ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at this course (15.7f, heavy) 19 days ago.

Form: 63-00P9

Cregane Ned⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr M J O'Connor| T: P O'Flynn

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, ninth of 10 in novice hurdle at this course (23.5f, heavy) 57 days ago. Significantly back down in trip. Likely type for low-grade handicaps in this sphere.

Form: F-00139

Fredastare²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 27 days ago. Can only be watched until tackling low-grade handicaps.

Form: 000

Hamundarson^t⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

10/3

Fair hurdler. 9/2, below form sixth of 10 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, soft) 49 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles and claims of getting involved.

Form: 25-2326

Inviction^t²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Donagh Meyler| T: J P O'Brien

14/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 29 days ago. Another who may be suited by handicaps in due course.

Form: 4-57

Quirt Evans²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Tongue strap on for 1st time, ninth of 13 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 27 days ago.

Form: 3/2349

Gorki D'airy⁴⁵

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

5/4

Promising individual. 5/4, first run since leaving Hugo Merienne when second of 7 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, heavy) on IRE NH debut 45 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely to improve.

Form: 3-2

Jimli's Island^b⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: R K Watson

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 49 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 07P6P

Mammy Shark⁸⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy, 40/1) 85 days ago.

Form: 7-7759

Nuttorridge¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, first run since leaving Kieran Purcell when sixteenth of 19 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 17 days ago. Back down in trip. Reserve 2.

Form: U-8880

Non-Runners

Davitt Road Glory¹⁵

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: J O Clifford J: Sean O'Keeffe

Landing Zone²

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Mamaslittlestar⁷

Weight: 10-13| Age: 7

T: J Fahey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gorki D'airy (5/4), Hamundarson (10/3), Schone Aussicht (10/3), Bal De Rio (5/1), Mamaslittlestar (10/1), Inviction (14/1), Quirt Evans (16/1), Arcland (33/1), Landing Zone (50/1), Cregane Ned (66/1), Davitt Road Glory (66/1), Mammy Shark (100/1), Battling Warrior (150/1), Fredastare (200/1), Jimli's Island (200/1), New Society (300/1), Stone The Crows (300/1), Nuttorridge (300/1)

GORKI D'AIRY found only the promising Minella Escape too good on hurdling debut and, with improvement on the cards, should be able to get off the mark at the second attempt. Schone Aussicht, whose form last time is working out well, could pose the main threat ahead of Hamundarson and Bal de Rio.