15:40 Thurles

Thursday 11 March 2021

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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:41 | Winning time: 4m 38.1s

Blackpoint⁸³

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: J E Kiely

8/1

Fairly useful on Flat, possibly amiss when running poorly in handicap at Dundalk last time. Showed some promise in a Limerick bumper last summer and now starts out over hurdles in an ordinary affair.

Form: 3

Fortune Street^b1,t¹¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 114| D

3/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. Ran poorly on Punchestown handicap debut last time but respected on previous form. Blinkers on for 1st time.

Form: 40-2639

Maunganui¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: D Cullen

40/1

Fair Flat winner but well held both starts in maiden hurdles.

Form: 70

Aboutagout¹⁰⁸⁸

Age: 8| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr D G Lavery⁽³⁾| T: F Costello

300/1

Well held sole starts on Flat/over hurdles (latter in 2017/18).

Form: 9/

Champagne Rebel³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: L P Dempsey| T: S J Mahon

300/1

Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdle.

Form: FP-980

Enniskerry^t⁸⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: M J Bolger| T: B Connell

11/8

Fair form when reaching the frame all 3 starts in bumpers. Merits consideration on hurdle debut.

Form: 224

Hide The Truth²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Yvonne Latta

40/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy, 125/1) on NH debut 25 days ago.

Form: 0

Shake Him Up¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Brian Hayes| T: E Mullins

80/1

Little show in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 0F

Viscount Gort⁵⁴

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

2/1

Showed fairly useful form on hurdling debut when runner-up in Cork maiden in December. Possibly amiss when well held in bumper last time, so worth another chance.

Form: 27

Ask Aisling¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: J M Moore| T: N Lee

66/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 06

Beatty Trix¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: Donagh Meyler| T: S Crawley

100/1

Offered little in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 17 days ago.

Form: 8

Truckers Angel²

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: W J Burke

20/1

Showed some ability when sixth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Huntingdon (20.7f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 12 months and first run since leaving Gary Moore when sixth in novice at Clonmel (16f) 2 days ago.

Form: 16-FPP6

Global Mayhem^t1⁹¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: S Ryan

300/1

Failed to complete all 3 starts in points and well held in a pair of maiden hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: FPF-07

Non-Runners

Carheenlea Blues¹³⁷

Weight: 11-6| Age: 5

T: Mrs Y Dunleavy J: Keith Donoghue

Porky Rush²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: Ms M Flynn J: Mr J P Kirwan

Iluvyounow²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 6

T: W J Burke J: Reserve 1

Nomadic Star²

Weight: 11-6| Age: 6

T: L Young J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Enniskerry (11/8), Viscount Gort (2/1), Fortune Street (3/1), Blackpoint (8/1), Porky Rush (14/1), Truckers Angel (20/1), Hide The Truth (40/1), Maunganui (40/1), Ask Aisling (66/1), Carheenlea Blues (66/1), Shake Him Up (80/1), Beatty Trix (100/1), Aboutagout (300/1), Global Mayhem (300/1), Champagne Rebel (300/1)

In a race lacking depth VISCOUNT GORT is worth another chance to confirm the promise of his hurdle debut second at Cork in December. Enniskerry has shown clear promise in bumpers and is feared most ahead of Fortune Street, who has had a fair few chances now.