15:00 Clonmel

Tuesday 9 March 2021

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 31.8s

Get Connected⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: D P Murphy

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle (100/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 8 days ago.

Form: P-4PF0

Mikey Boy

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: B T Murphy

28/1

Power gelding. Half-brother to Dance Dan Dan (17f jumps winner in Italy). Dam 1m winner. Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Porky Rush²³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (21f, good to soft, 100/1) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Down in trip.

Form: P

Ricky Bobby⁹³

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Walsh

9/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 16/1, ninth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 93 days ago.

Form: 59

Takealookatme⁷⁹³

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: D E Mullins| T: G T Hourigan

13/2

€70,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Closely related to fairly useful hurdler Storm Home, stays 3¼m. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful chaser Wests Awake. Fourth of 5 finishers sole start in points.

Form: 4/

Wave Walker¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C D Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

14/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 11/1, fourth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 11 days ago, never nearer. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Yet to show anything over hurdles, though.

Form: 080

Cassidys Girl

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: J F O'Shea

66/1

Leading Light mare. Dam, made frame once in points, out of winning hurdler/chaser up to 3m Flawless Finish.

Form:

Close Enough

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M Hamill⁽³⁾| T: B J Hallahan

66/1

Yeats mare. Closely related to 2 winners, and half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser Topsham Belle and ungenuine bumper winner The Pious Prince.

Form:

Iluvyounow³⁷³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: I J Power| T: W J Burke

50/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to smart hurdler/chaser Ballyward and fairly useful hurdler/chaser Ifyoucatchmenow. Dam (h109) 2½m-2¾m hurdle/chase winner. Pulled up sole start in points (March 2020).

Form: P-

Kate Ill Know

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: Miss D O'Shea

28/1

Golan mare. Half-sister to fair 2m hurdle winner Jennys Day, stays 21f, and bumper winner Jennys Grey. Dam (h97) 2m hurdle winner. Makes some appeal on paper.

Form:

Nananinety⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: M P Burke⁽⁵⁾| T: D Commins

100/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, heavy) 49 days ago.

Form: 089

Three By Two¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

30/100

Promising sort. Third of 14 in novice hurdle (10/3) at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. Difficult to oppose in a race with no depth.

Form: 3

Truckers Angel⁸⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-7| J: Derek McGrath⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke

16/1

Once-raced maiden. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Huntingdon (20.7f, heavy, 25/1) on NH debut. Off 12 months. Down in trip. First run for yard after leaving Gary Moore.

Form: 516-FPP

Coconut Tudor

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: G Kelleher

40/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam (h109), 2½m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stays 23f) Knockrobin. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Better Than Heaven⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 6

T: J P Flavin J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Three By Two (30/100), Takealookatme (13/2), Ricky Bobby (9/1), Wave Walker (14/1), Truckers Angel (16/1), Kate Ill Know (28/1), Mikey Boy (28/1), Coconut Tudor (40/1), Iluvyounow (50/1), Better Than Heaven (50/1), Close Enough (66/1), Get Connected (66/1), Cassidys Girl (66/1), Nananinety (100/1), Porky Rush (150/1)

THREE BY TWO shaped well when third at Fairhouse on her hurdling debut and seems to have found a cracking opportunity to open her account in a decidedly weak contest. Meaningful opposition is thin on the ground but ex-pointer Takealookatme could get involved if he's tuned up after a long absence.