19:15 Tramore

Thursday 12 August 2021

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O'Neill's Bar Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 19:15 | Winning time: 5m 1.90s

Fortune Street^b,t¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 116| D

11/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Below form fourteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (33/1) at Galway (21f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Yard in good form so holds solid each-way claims.

Form: 213-6P0

Mr Caplan^h⁴¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Jordan Gainford⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs D Foster| D

10/1

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle at Wexford (20.7f, good to soft) 41 days ago by short head from Quirt Evans, battling well. Has more to offer, so firmly in the mix.

Form: 2/721

Quirt Evans^t³⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-11| J: J B Foley⁽⁷⁾| T: D M O'Brien| OR: 115| C

13/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 4/5, career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at this course (21.6f, good) 39 days ago, easing clear. Improving all the time recently.

Form: 993-721

Asserted^t²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-10| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽⁷⁾| T: J P O'Brien

12/1

Winner in hurdle at Kilbeggan in June. 11/2, below that level when sixth of 8 in minor event hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good) 23 days ago. Worth another chance.

Form: 5/16

Fan Fan La Tulipe^t⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-8| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

14/1

Modest hurdler. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fifth of 13 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20f, good to soft, 5/1) 42 days ago. Trainer going well but faces uphill task here.

Form: 0/5-75

Top Line Tommy¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady| OR: 111

10/1

Fair hurdler. 40/1, good second of 15 in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.8f, soft) 10 days ago, conceding first run. Can give another good account without.

Form: 0-306B2

King's Vow^b,t³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| OR: 109

17/2

Useful winner at 16f on flat. Lightly raced over hurdles, respectable seventh of 18 in novice hurdle (3/1) at Cork (24f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Not taken lightly.

Form: 30-367

Bennystiara³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 108| D

9/2

Lightly-raced hurdler. 6/4, career best when winning 14-runner novice hurdle at Roscommon (20.9f, soft) 37 days ago, keeping on well. Needs another step forward here, however.

Form: 09-31

Different Spot^t²⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: P O'Flynn| D

18/1

Fair chaser. Tongue strap on for 1st time, creditable fourth of 15 in handicap chase (16/1) at Killarney (20f, good) 27 days ago. Switches to hurdles and easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 431-004

Tommydan⁶²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett| OR: 102

14/1

20/1, won 14-runner novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, good) 62 days ago. Up in trip and needs more in this company.

Form: 0/6-481

Non-Runners

Miss Tempo⁶⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: H Morgan

Forecasts

Quirt Evans (13/8), Miss Tempo (11/4), Bennystiara (9/2), King's Vow (17/2), Mr Caplan (10/1), Top Line Tommy (10/1), Fortune Street (11/1), Asserted (12/1), Tommydan (14/1), Fan Fan La Tulipe (14/1), Different Spot (18/1)

A fairly useful contest in which the improving MISS TEMPO is fancied to resumer her progress after a break and follow up her gutsy win here. Mr Caplan is another with better days ahead of him and heads the list of dangers, with in-form duo Fortune Street and King's Vow both warranting plenty of respect oo.