16:10 Thurles

Thursday 10 March 2022

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Holycross Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 5m 40.7s

Allbetsoff¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D L Queally| T: D Queally

8/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 15 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P049

Autumn Philtre²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: H P Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: Charlie Keegan

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Eleventh of 15 in bumper at this course (15.7f, good to soft, 250/1) 28 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0-900

Bidentime⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: L P Cusack

16/5

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Respectable eighth of 17 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, good to soft, 125/1) 40 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 68U08

Friends N Commerce⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly

9/2

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy, 80/1) on hurdles bow 52 days ago.

Form: 57-96

Ger Mac¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney| T: P G Fahey

25/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Seventeenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Navan (15.8f, heavy, 200/1) 16 days ago. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 96P-0

He Fitz In^p1¹⁵⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 86

33/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. 50/1, seventh of 8 in handicap hurdle at Killarney (22.8f, soft) 158 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 80-707

Hollington^h⁴⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

12/1

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Fourteenth of 19 in novice hurdle (80/1) at Navan (20f, soft) on hurdles bow 47 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 9-50

Highland Penny^p,t1¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: J B Foley⁽⁵⁾| T: R P Cody

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.1f, heavy, 200/1) 15 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5/8-600

Imperial Kate¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey

15/2

Thrice-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 13 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 15 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 0-66

Light Parade¹⁵

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

10/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Good seventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.4f, heavy, 80/1) 15 days ago.

Form: 6407

Merry Moves^t³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Jordan Gainford| T: Mrs G O'Connor

17/2

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules. Seventh of 15 in bumper (80/1) at Naas (19f, good to soft) 39 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 5-1047

Mankhool^t¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

9/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 25/1, fifth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) 19 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Shortlist material.

Form: 555

Non-Runners

Busty Boy¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: M A Gunn J: T N Brett

Dev Of Tara¹⁴

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: M Kennedy J: D F O'Regan

Forecasts

Bidentime (16/5), Mankhool (9/2), Friends N Commerce (9/2), Imperial Kate (15/2), Allbetsoff (8/1), Merry Moves (17/2), Light Parade (10/1), Hollington (12/1), Dev Of Tara (12/1), Highland Penny (16/1), Ger Mac (25/1), He Fitz In (33/1), Busty Boy (50/1), Autumn Philtre (250/1)

Several of these can be expected to do better in handicaps in due course. ALLBETSOFF is a case in point, but there were nevertheless positives to glean from his penultimate start at Navan and he promises to be suited by this step up in trip. Mankhool will be a big threat if his stamina passes the test, while Imperial Katie is another to consider and Hollington is open to improvement.