16:05 Thurles

Thursday 7 October 2021

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www.thurlesraces.ie Handicap (50-70)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 3m 36.10s

Allora Yeats^v⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: Miss K Brown| OR: 70

100/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2020. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap at Killarney (11.2f, soft, 40/1) 5 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 827600

Nibblers Charm^p¹³

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: Conor Clarke⁽¹⁰⁾| T: R Hackett| OR: 70

7/2

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 22f over hurdles. Looked rusty after 11 weeks off when ninth of 18 in handicap hurdle (40/1) at Listowel (16f, good) 13 days ago. Can make presence felt.

Form: 4244-9

Call Me Dolly¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Gary Carroll| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 69| BF| C| D

13/8

Course winner. Not disgraced when sixth of 18 in handicap hurdle (12/1) at Listowel (20f) 17 days ago, unable to sustain effort. Up in trip. Runner-up on penultimate start on Flat so every chance.

Form: 41260-2

Dalileo^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-1| J: Billy Lee| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 69| D

11/1

Seventeen runs since last win in 2019. 9/2, creditable second of 6 in handicap hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Fair on the Flat, tailed-off last on last outing. Can feature.

Form: 30903-0

Quamino^t²⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe⁽³⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 68| D

14/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Useful winner at 21f in chases. Not disgraced after 4 months off when ninth of 14 in handicap (50/1) at Dundalk (12f) 20 days ago, running on. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 46-899

Machine Learner^p¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 9-13| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J F Levins| OR: 67

16/1

Never better than mid-field when thirteenth of 17 in handicap at the Curragh (12f, good to soft, 16/1) 11 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 000-440

Majestic Jewel^b1¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: E J McNamara| T: A McNamara| OR: 67| D

14/1

Winner at Tramore in August. Laboured effort when eleventh of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good, 17/2) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 035150

Anyonecanhaveitall¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-12| J: Mikey Sheehy⁽⁵⁾| T: M Halford| OR: 66| D

4/1

Latest win at Down Royal in September. 5/1, ran at least as well in defeat when third of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good) 14 days ago. Up another 2 lb but he's in fine heart.

Form: 368413

Dawn Of The West¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| OR: 65

22/1

22/1, never landed a blow when thirteenth of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, good) 14 days ago.

Form: 8517/0-0

Silverstrand^p1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: Mr C McConnell⁽¹⁰⁾| T: J C McConnell| OR: 63

66/1

150/1, first run since leaving H-F. Devin when tenth of 15 in maiden at Listowel (12f, good) on IRE debut 14 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Makes handicap debut. Engaged 5.12 Navan Wednesday.

Form: 63040/0

Sulafaat⁶¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Leigh Roche| T: J J Hanlon| OR: 63

80/1

Fifth of 7 in handicap (12/1) at Newcastle (12.4f). Off 20 months. Up in trip. First run for yard after leaving Rebecca Menzies.

Form: 12/2615-

Cloak Of Darkness^b1³³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Sam Ewing⁽⁵⁾| T: P Nolan| OR: 62

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. 13/2, eighth of 12 in handicap hurdle at Wexford (20f, good) 33 days ago, weakening approaching straight. Significantly up in trip. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 3480/

Benkei^p¹⁵

Age: 11| Weight: 9-7| J: K J Manning| T: H Rogers| OR: 61| D

50/1

25/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, twelfth of 17 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (24f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip. 11/16 on last Flat run.

Form: 7/60-000

Guild^t¹⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-7| J: Chris Hayes| T: L Comer| OR: 61

40/1

Tongue strap on for 1st time, showed nothing after 9 months off when last of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (16f, 14/1). Off another 6 months.

Form: 220V9-0

Madonna³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 70

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Possibly needed run when ninth of 14 in maiden (5/1) at Galway (12.2f) 30 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Returns with a bit to prove so best watched on handicap debut.

Form: 340-9

Non-Runners

Stellify¹⁴

Weight: 9-6| Age: 4

T: A McGuinness J: Reserve 1

Bear Claws¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 5

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 2

Racy Lacey¹³

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: G M Lyons J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Call Me Dolly (13/8), Nibblers Charm (7/2), Anyonecanhaveitall (4/1), Racy Lacey (9/2), Dalileo (11/1), Madonna (12/1), Quamino (14/1), Majestic Jewel (14/1), Machine Learner (16/1), Stellify (16/1), Bear Claws (16/1), Dawn Of The West (22/1), Guild (40/1), Benkei (50/1), Cloak Of Darkness (66/1), Silverstrand (66/1), Sulafaat (80/1), Allora Yeats (100/1)

Cases can be made for several but preference is for previous course winner CALL ME DOLLY. Gavin Cromwell's charge ran well returned to the Flat on his penultimate outing and, nudged up just 1 lb in the weights, he's taken to add to his sole success on the level. Anyonecanhaveitall, Nibblers Charm and Dalileo rate the principal dangers.