15:00 Thurles

Thursday 10 March 2022

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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 10.40s

Lustrous Light^t⁷²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: J Motherway

50/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 200/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) 72 days ago.

Form: 00

Back The West^t²⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: I Madden

300/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (23f, good to soft) 28 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Down in trip.

Form: 068P

Ballycastle Brat²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

300/1

Seventeenth of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (15.7f, good to soft, 250/1) on NH debut 28 days ago.

Form: 0

Duffys Fortune²¹

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

300/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 300/1, sixteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago.

Form: 000

Johnny Clarke¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W J Burke

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (23.6f, soft) 14 days ago, pulled up after 4 out. Significantly down in trip.

Form: 7P

Kings Keeper⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

7/4

Fairly useful hurdler. 4/1, respectable second of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Just about sets the standard.

Form: 240-322

Listentillitellyea²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, very good second of 18 in novice hurdle at this course (15.7f, good to soft) 28 days ago.

Form: 89582

Salamanca Bay⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Fogarty| T: J Fogarty| OR: 111

15/8

Fair hurdler. Respectable fifth of 26 in handicap hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, soft, 22/1) 74 days ago.

Form: P-66525

Showbusiness^t¹⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| OR: 115| BF

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Ran up to form when when second of 14 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, good, 11/10) 160 days ago, though he was outbattled.

Form: 23-532

Tyre Kicker¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft) 11 days ago.

Form: 7-34000

Elliedee¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: D Budds

200/1

Last of 17 in novice hurdle at Naas (15.5f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 11 days ago, pulling hard.

Form: 0

Lilian Bland^h¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: N P Hennessy

50/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Thirteenth of 16 in novice hurdle (125/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 15 days ago.

Form: 4500

Mrs Macker

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

50/1

Jeremy mare. Half-sister to point winner Royal Haslar. Dam (c80/h101) bumper/hurdle winner up to 3m.

Form:

One More Lass¹⁷¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: D J McInerney| T: Ms M Flynn

125/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, fifteenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 171 days ago.

Form: P70

Non-Runners

A Dublin Job²⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S K Ryder J: Reserve 1

Botanic Ridge¹⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P C O'Connor J: Reserve 2

Toon Town²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J J Walsh J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Kings Keeper (7/4), Salamanca Bay (15/8), Showbusiness (3/1), Listentillitellyea (9/2), Botanic Ridge (25/1), Lilian Bland (50/1), Mrs Macker (50/1), Lustrous Light (50/1), A Dublin Job (50/1), Toon Town (50/1), Tyre Kicker (66/1), One More Lass (125/1), Elliedee (200/1), Johnny Clarke (250/1), Back The West (300/1), Ballycastle Brat (300/1), Duffys Fortune (300/1)

KINGS KEEPER and Showbusiness have probably found their level over hurdles but this isn't a deep race and they may well come the fore. The latter doesn't look to be much of a battler so the Henry de Bromhead runner receives the vote.