16:45 Clonmel

Thursday 2 September 2021

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Slievenamon Maiden

Off time: 16:45 | Winning time: 2m 10.64s

(7)

Shedini³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Ronan Whelan| T: M Halford| OR: 71

9/4

Lightly-raced gelding. Didn't look altogether straightforward when last of 9 on handicap debut at Naas (10f, good to soft, 12/1) 31 days ago. Looks a leading player back in maiden company.

Form: 0539

(5)

St James's Square^t²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: E J McNamara| T: J Halley

50/1

Once-raced gelding on Flat. Fell in novice hurdle at Tramore (16f, good, 50/1) 21 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time in this code. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0/

(2)

Stay Thinking^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Lee| T: T Hogan| OR: 54

20/1

Modest gelding. 33/1, twelfth of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good) 9 days ago, doing too much too soon. Back up in trip.

Form: 0-77070

(1)

Timourid^b,t¹⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: James J Doyle| T: D Hogan| OR: 80

6/1

Fairly useful gelding. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, unseated rider third in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (18.2f, good) on NH debut 10 days ago. Blinkers back on.

Form: 03360-0

(4)

Yester¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: D P Nagle| OR: 80

4/6

Fairly useful gelding. 12/1, produced best effort to date when fifth of 12 in minor event at Killarney (8.1f, good) 14 days ago, well drawn. Claims are crystal clear.

Form: 664425

(6)

Born Leader^b,t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: E McCarthy| OR: 48

66/1

Modest mare. Remains a maiden after 15 Flat runs. Blinkered for 1st time, fifth of 7 in maiden (80/1) at Bellewstown (12.3f, good) 9 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 25-8005

(3)

Youracharmer¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: D E Sheehy⁽³⁾| T: P G Fahey

150/1

Well held in 2 mares maiden bumpers and makes little appeal on Flat debut.

Form:

Forecasts

Yester (4/6), Shedini (9/4), Timourid (6/1), Stay Thinking (20/1), St James's Square (50/1), Born Leader (66/1), Youracharmer (150/1)

This looks a potential match between YESTER and Shedini, with preference for the former after having produced his best effort to date when fifth at Killarney a fortnight ago. Mick Halford's charge ran poorly on his handicap debut at Naas last month but looks sure to give the selection plenty to think about back in maiden company, with Timourid completing the shortlist.