14:00 Tramore

Sunday 3 July 2022

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Tote Always SP Or Better At Tramore Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 3m 58.5s

Black Barrel⁴⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Gavin Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 84

7/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 50/1, twelfth of 21 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (24f, good to soft) 40 days ago. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: C0P0-0

College Causeway¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Brian Hayes| T: J C McConnell| OR: 95

3/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Excellent seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (16.1f, good, 66/1) 19 days ago. Merits consideration.

Form: 547-007

Morepowertoya²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Paul Power| OR: 88

5/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Eighth of 13 in handicap hurdle (50/1) at this course (16.8f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Up against it.

Form: 0P-08

Open The Gate²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

13/2

Thrice-raced maiden. 40/1, twelfth of 18 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, soft) 27 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 700

All About Beth²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: R Deegan| T: R Donohoe| OR: 96

20/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in maiden (250/1) at Gowran (9.4f, good) 21 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Below form on last hurdle run. Others make more appeal.

Form: 057-9

Chinook³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr J P Kirwan⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally| OR: 88

9/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Thrice-raced maiden. 50/1, fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, good) 35 days ago. Needs to improve.

Form: 0-60

Flyaway Maggie¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M Flannery

11/2

Thrice-raced maiden. Sixth of 14 in maiden at Ballinrobe (9.6f, good to soft, 66/1) on flat debut 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Modest form over hurdles, worth considering in a race as weak as this.

Form: 955

Up And Out³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

4/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in bumper (12/1) at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good to soft) 34 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Yard having good spell. Booking of Kennedy a plus.

Form: 56-9

Non-Runners

Elle Dorado Rock¹³

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: A J Martin J: Non Runner

Forecasts

College Causeway (3/1), Up And Out (4/1), Morepowertoya (5/1), Flyaway Maggie (11/2), Open The Gate (13/2), Black Barrel (7/1), Chinook (9/1), Elle Dorado Rock (14/1), All About Beth (20/1)

A very poor maiden hurdle in which FLYAWAY MAGGIE's modest efforts are actually the best form on show, so she's marginally preferred to College Causeway, who seemed to improve last time. Up And Out can't be ignored on hurdling despite doubts over her stamina.