17:20 Tipperary

Thursday 19 May 2022

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Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 2.5s

Alex D¹²

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 250/1, tenth of 17 in juvenile hurdle at Cork (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago.

Form: 0-0

Burren Song⁴⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Slattery

4/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Won 13-runner handicap at Cork (10.2f, good to soft, 7/2) 46 days ago, digging deep.

Form:

Chavajod⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M O'Callaghan| BF

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making jumps debut. Third of 11 in handicap (3/1) at Dundalk (8f) 83 days ago.

Form:

College Causeway³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell

80/1

66/1, seventh of 9 in bumper at Cork (19f, heavy) on NH debut 31 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 547-

Eagle Terrace³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan

25/1

Fair maiden on the Flat, making jumps debut. 14/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, sixth of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (8f) 37 days ago.

Form:

Laser Focus⁷⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Fourth of 8 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 10/1) on debut 74 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving John Joseph Murphy.

Form: 4-

Minella Youngy³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 105

5/2

Lightly-raced maiden. Below form eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.6f, good to soft, 15/2) 35 days ago.

Form: 74078-

Must Meet Cecil⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss K Brown

10/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 200/1, sixth of 20 in juvenile hurdle at Naas (16.2f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 49 days ago.

Form: 796-

Pharisees²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

50/1

14/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Kilbeggan (15.1f, good) on NH debut 28 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 7-

All Walks Of Life¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Simon Torrens| T: M Hourigan

3/1

Promising type. Fifth of 17 in juvenile hurdle (9/1) at Cork (16f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 44-5

Ballyfinnan Lady

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Peter Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: M Fahey

50/1

Leading Light filly. Dam (h86) placed in point/maiden hurdler (stayed 2½m).

Form:

Down The Road⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

20/1

Sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (33/1) at Limerick (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 42 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 6-

Rathnaleen Zoey

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

50/1

€4,000 3-y-o, Beat Hollow filly. Dam (h91), maiden over hurdles, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Zarzal.

Form:

Flyaway Maggie

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Mr B Barry⁽⁷⁾| T: M Flannery

50/1

Vadamos filly. Half-sister to Italian 9f winner Word's of Ice. Dam unraced half-sister to fair hurdler (21f winner) Number One London. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Evenwood Sonofagun¹²

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: R O'Brien J: Danny Mullins

Rock Ya Boy Ya⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: Francis Casey J: P J O'Hanlon

Chinook⁶

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: D Queally J: Reserve 2

Ghumama¹²

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Evenwood Sonofagun (9/4), Minella Youngy (5/2), All Walks Of Life (3/1), Burren Song (4/1), Laser Focus (4/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (5/1), Must Meet Cecil (10/1), Chavajod (16/1), Ghumama (16/1), Down The Road (20/1), Eagle Terrace (25/1), Chinook (25/1), Ballyfinnan Lady (50/1), Flyaway Maggie (50/1), Rathnaleen Zoey (50/1), Pharisees (50/1), College Causeway (80/1), Alex D (150/1)

Despite failing to land a punt, EVENWOOD SONOFAGUN surpassed his previous form when second at Cork 12 days ago and a repeat of that may well suffice. All Walks of Life is open to progress, with Burren Song another to consider on hurdles bow.