13:55 Clonmel

Thursday 17 February 2022

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Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 4m 33.50s

Any Biscuits¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: C R King| T: S Curling

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 11 in bumper (10/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 59

Arthor

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: J J Mangan

40/1

€20,000 3-y-o, Flemensfirth gelding. Dam, well held sole start in bumper/over hurdles, half-sister to dual bumper winner Funny Times.

Form:

Dev Of Tara⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: M Kennedy

250/1

Once-raced maiden. 300/1, thirteenth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Thurles (15.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 7 days ago.

Form: 7P0

Drive To Survive

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

€6,500 3-y-o, Mahler gelding. Dam, unraced, from family of smart hurdler/high-class chaser up to 21f Thisthatandtother.

Form:

Duffys Fortune⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

300/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 00

Getaway Milani²⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: T Cooper

80/1

Maiden pointer who was well held in a maiden hurdle (20/1) at Navan (20f, soft) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: F8/0

Good Man Turk^t¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: M J Smith

250/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft, 125/1) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Gracchus De Balme²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

11/8

Took a step forward from hurdling debut when second of 19 in 2m4f maiden at Navan (soft) 26 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 14-32

Hard Rain²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: J Dullea

200/1

Mid-field at best in pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: P-32078

Itwasfate⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

11/4

Improved from hurdling debut when second of 18 in 2m maiden (4/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 53 days ago, running on. Solid claims of going one better.

Form: 6-32

Noble Birth⁴⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

13/2

Did no better for debut in this sphere when sixth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Naas (15.8f, soft, 12/1) 46 days ago.

Form: 92-2386

Padraigs Boy

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: I J Power| T: Ms Alice Curran

40/1

Double Eclipse gelding. Brother to point winner Glenbeg Express and half-brother to useful 23f hurdle winner Idas Boy. Dam (h95) point winner (stayed 3m under Rules).

Form:

Plains Indian¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

9/2

Built on the promise of debut in this sphere when second of 14 in 2m maiden at Limerick (16f, soft) 16 days ago.

Form: 6/3-72

Power Hour¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: M A Gunn

40/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 18/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Limerick (16f, soft) 16 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 3-65

Toon Town²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J J Walsh

100/1

Well held in maiden hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (15.5f, good to soft) on NH debut 25 days ago, badly hampered first.

Form: 8

Whowonthetoss^t³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Ricky Doyle| T: A L T Moore| BF

9/2

Stepped up on reappearance run when second of 16 in 2 maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 33 days ago. Solid contender.

Form: 2/432-42

Daly's Quest^h¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: E O'Connell⁽⁵⁾| T: E O'Connell

300/1

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles at Punchestown.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

Bal Kauto⁴⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T O'Connor J: Reserve 1

River Vale

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Winters J: Reserve 2

Montel Glory¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: P Fenton J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Gracchus De Balme (11/8), Itwasfate (11/4), Plains Indian (9/2), Whowonthetoss (9/2), Noble Birth (13/2), River Vale (25/1), Power Hour (40/1), Padraigs Boy (40/1), Arthor (40/1), Montel Glory (66/1), Bal Kauto (66/1), Getaway Milani (80/1), Any Biscuits (100/1), Toon Town (100/1), Drive To Survive (100/1), Hard Rain (200/1), Dev Of Tara (250/1), Good Man Turk (250/1), Daly's Quest (300/1), Duffys Fortune (300/1)

GRACCHUS DE BALME took a step forward when runner-up in a big-field maiden at Navan last month, and with the performance backed up by the timefigure, he looks to have excellent claims of going one better. Itwasfate and Whowonthetoss rate the principal threats in that order.