17:10 Thurles

Monday 15 February 2021

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John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 26.50s

Castlehill Boy¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr W T Cronin| T: J J Walsh

14/1

Improved upped in trip when second of 14 in bumper at Cork (19.6f, good to soft, 28/1) in August. Back down in trip.

Form: 6-2

Ask Lally

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr C W McCormack⁽²⁾| T: Thomas Coyle

300/1

(Production):€2,500 3-y-o: first foal: dam, lightly raced in bumpers/over fences, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/fair chaser (stayed 21f) A Little Swifter.

Form:

Cool Jet⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Miss J Townend| T: W P Mullins

7/2

7/2, showed ability when fourth of 16 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 51 days ago. Stable in good form. Likely to improve.

Form: 4

Ger Mac

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr A P Fahey⁽²⁾| T: P G Fahey

25/1

Imperial Monarch gelding. Closely related to fairly useful 3¼m chase winner Mahlermade. Dam lightly raced on Flat.

Form:

Minella Choice

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr E P O'Brien| T: J Nallen

10/1

€62,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow gelding. Half-brother to 2 winning pointers by Shantou. Dam, ran twice in bumpers, half-sister to fair hurdler/chaser (stayed 3m) Rockwell Island.

Form:

Perfect Attitude⁵⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr A McMahon| T: G Elliott

9/2

9/2, stepped up on debut effort when third of 11 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy) 57 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 63

Spanish Present⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽²⁾| T: P F Cashman

40/1

Presenting gelding. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Pedaliza. Unplaced sole start in points (Nov 15).

Form: 5

State Of Fame

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁴⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

80/1

Fame And Glory gelding. Dam (c102/h111), 2m hurdle winner, also 1m/8.5f winner on Flat, half-sister to fair hurdler (2¼m-2½m winner) Neander.

Form:

Tempo Chapter Two⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr D Skehan| T: A Murray

66/1

Showed more than on hurdling debut switched to a bumper when fourth of 8 (66/1) at Fairyhouse (16.5f, heavy) 43 days ago.

Form: 84

Terr Byrne

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr A J Fox| T: James Kelly

80/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Arcadio gelding. Dam winning pointer.

Form:

Ultra Viers³³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-1| J: Mr Pat Taaffe⁽²⁾| T: T J Taaffe

18/1

Fame And Glory who made a pleasing start to career when third of 12 at Punchestown last February but failed to repeat that effort here the following month and off since.

Form: 30-

The Bandit

Age: 6| Weight: 12-2| J: Mr H C Swan⁽²⁾| T: W P Mullins

10/11

€130,000 3-y-o, Stowaway gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to temperamental but fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Avoca Promise. Noteworthy newcomer. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Fantasy Island¹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: E Mullins J: Mr D Cleere

Tucson Train¹

Weight: 12-2| Age: 6

T: T Mullins J: Mr C Mullins

Condesa

Weight: 11-8| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr B G Crawford

Shake Him Up¹

Weight: 12-1| Age: 5

T: E Mullins J: Reserve 2

Timeaday³⁴⁴

Weight: 11-9| Age: 6

T: A Donoghue J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Bandit (10/11), Cool Jet (7/2), Perfect Attitude (9/2), Tucson Train (7/1), Minella Choice (10/1), Condesa (12/1), Castlehill Boy (14/1), Fantasy Island (16/1), Ultra Viers (18/1), Shake Him Up (20/1), Ger Mac (25/1), Spanish Present (40/1), Timeaday (50/1), Tempo Chapter Two (66/1), State Of Fame (80/1), Terr Byrne (80/1), Ask Lally (300/1)

COOL JET shaped well in a big-field event at Leopardstown over Christmas that promises to produce winners, so he has to be considered the one to beat with that initial outing under his belt. Tucson Train and Perfect Attitude can give him most to think about, although newcomer The Bandit would also enter the reckoning if getting a run.