14:00 Tipperary

Thursday 20 May 2021

All13:3014:0014:3515:1015:4516:1516:4517:15

Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 4m 20.8s

Dark Voyager¹⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

7/4

Finished second behind Zanahiyr in a juvenile maiden on hurdles bow at Ballinrobe in October. Not in same form next 2 starts but given a break since and he remains with potential in this sphere.

Form: 248-

Easca Peasca^t¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-9| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: B R Hamilton

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden over hurdles. 5/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable second of 19 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.4f, soft) 17 days ago. Likely to be firmly in the mix again.

Form: 825-2

Denver Canning¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, tenth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Handicaps likely to be more his bag in due course.

Form: 04-0

Duffys Getaway⁶⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, fifth of 9 in bumper at Punchestown (17.7f, heavy) on NH debut 66 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 5-

Fairly Bold

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Fairly Ransom gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser Balbriggan and fairly useful 2m-3m hurdle winner Mt Leinster Gold.

Form:

Kingston Kid³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

50/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 22/1, ninth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 31 days ago.

Form: 69-

Knight Of Malta^t³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: D Hogan| OR: 108

12/1

Promising sort. Respectable sixth of 14 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, good to soft, 6/1) 35 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 0246-

Lamberton Legend¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 25/1, seventeenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on NH debut 11 days ago, never travelling well. Can only be watched on the back of that now.

Form: 0

Mystery Mac¹¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 20/1, first run since leaving Hughie Morrison when fourteenth of 18 in juvenile hurdle at Killarney (17f) on NH debut 11 days ago. Passed over.

Form: 0

Ten Minutes

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: C P McNamara⁽³⁾| T: E McNamara

25/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Dam unraced sister to high-class hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 25f) Menorah. Market should prove a useful guide ahead of hurdles debut.

Form:

Fraternity²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-2| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: A Mullins| BF

5/2

Fairly useful performer on the Flat for Richard Fahey who built on hurdling debut effort when runner-up in a fillies maiden at Cork in March. Latest Flat effort best overlooked and not ruled out.

Form: 52-

Little Brown Mouse³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: A W Short| T: D A McLoughlin

66/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 33/1, eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 31 days ago. Looks one for the longer term on that evidence.

Form: 0-

Roma Delight^h³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-11| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T M Walsh

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Tenth of 13 in juvenile hurdle (13/2) at Tramore (16f, good to soft) 31 days ago, proving too free. Others make greater appeal on balance.

Form: 49450-

Hedos De Berce²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss E Doyle

40/1

Once-raced maiden. Fifteenth of 22 in bumper (25/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Reserve 1.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Blackberry Jack²²⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: D Leahy J: K J Brouder

Conkerall⁶¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: M F Morris J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Raamez³⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: Mrs D Foster J: Keith Donoghue

Outlier

Weight: 10-11| Age: 4

T: P J Flynn J: Reserve 2

Clarens¹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 4

T: J P Flavin J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Dark Voyager (7/4), Easca Peasca (5/2), Fraternity (5/2), Raamez (7/1), Knight Of Malta (12/1), Roma Delight (16/1), Ten Minutes (25/1), Duffys Getaway (28/1), Denver Canning (33/1), Blackberry Jack (33/1), Outlier (33/1), Hedos De Berce (40/1), Fairly Bold (50/1), Kingston Kid (50/1), Little Brown Mouse (66/1), Conkerall (66/1), Clarens (66/1), Mystery Mac (125/1), Lamberton Legend (250/1)

Runner-up behind Zanahiyr on his hurdles debut in the autumn, DARK VOYAGER didn't kick on in 2 subsequent starts over hurdles towards the back end of last year. However, given a break since he retains potential and may well get back on the up now. Easca Peasca again went close at Down Royal earlier this month and is feared, along with Fraternity.