16:20 Tipperary

Thursday 6 May 2021

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Hotel Minella Mares Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:20 | Winning time: 4m 0.9s

Gypsy Island⁷³⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-9| J: Mark Walsh| T: Peter Fahey| D

1/5

Smart and unbeaten in bumpers. Just fair form when second on hurdling debut in 2018/19 and off since, but remains open to considerable progress.

Form: 12111/

Annie G²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/3

Showed more after 9 months off when third of 15 in a maiden hurdle (10/3) at Ballinrobe (17.6f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 20 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 453-

Aubretia^t²²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: Colm Murphy

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat who showed plenty to work on when second of 14 in maiden hurdle at Roscommon (16f, good) in September. Off 7 months. Should have more to offer.

Form: U2-

Blossomfort Bay^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: K J Brouder| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Little show in maiden hurdles.

Form: P00-

Close Enough³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: I J Power| T: B J Hallahan

16/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1 and hooded for 1st time, tenth of 17 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft) on bumper debut 32 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 460-

Gerry's Dream²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

150/1

Well held completed starts in maiden hurdles.

Form: PP00U-

Judy's Girl²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss M M Gannon

150/1

Well held in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: F/290-

Mama Tried³⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-1| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan| OR: 83

125/1

Poor hurdler who was again well held in a minor event hurdle (80/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 39 days ago.

Form: 400/058-

Mauras Way¹⁸²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: D Donovan

200/1

Well held in a pair of bumpers.

Form: 06-

Millies Mite^t¹⁹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: R P Treacy| T: E Doyle

150/1

Little impact in a trio of bumpers.

Form: 057-

Nextdoortoalice¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

20/1

14/1, showed a bit when fourth of 15 in a maiden hurdle at Limerick (19.2f, soft) on NH debut 17 days ago, staying on after getting outpaced. This drip in trip is not sure to suit.

Form: 4-

Runaway Gun⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: L J Archdeacon

200/1

50/1 and hooded, fourteenth of 16 in bumper at Gowran (17f, heavy) on NH debut 65 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Shiroccoville³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: A W Short| T: P Croke

100/1

Little show in bumper/maiden hurdles.

Form: 790-

Shrule Operator¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-1| J: J R Wildman⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs D Foster

50/1

Hinted at ability when sixth of 14 in maiden hurdle (25/1) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 18 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 6-

Silk Hat¹⁹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: C J Orr⁽³⁾| T: L Fowler

25/1

Looks one for the longer term.

Form: 0-

Abunchofmemories¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-1| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

150/1

Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 7000-

Non-Runners

Lady De Vesci²⁰

Weight: 11-9| Age: 8

T: M Halford J: R M Power

Rhyme'n Rhythm⁶

Weight: 11-1| Age: 7

T: P A Fahy J: D F O'Regan

It's Time Again¹⁷

Weight: 11-1| Age: 5

T: David Barry J: Reserve 2

The Boy's Banker¹³⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 6

T: Miss M M Gannon J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gypsy Island (1/5), Annie G (10/3), Aubretia (12/1), Close Enough (16/1), Nextdoortoalice (20/1), Silk Hat (25/1), Rhyme'n Rhythm (25/1), Lady De Vesci (25/1), Shrule Operator (50/1), Shiroccoville (100/1), Mama Tried (125/1), Judy's Girl (150/1), Millies Mite (150/1), Abunchofmemories (150/1), Gerry's Dream (150/1), Blossomfort Bay (200/1), Mauras Way (200/1), Runaway Gun (200/1)

GYPSY ISLAND has been off the track for over 2 years, but she was smart and unbeaten in bumpers and remains open to considerable progress in this sphere, so is hard to oppose. Annie G is taken to provide the main threat having made a satisfactory start in this sphere at Ballinrobe last month.