14:05 Naas

Tuesday 20 December 2022

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Thank You Paul Quish Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 5m 2.7s

All For Rachel³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Respectable eighth of 23 in maiden hurdle (22/1) at this course (19f, soft) 38 days ago. Stable in good form. Merits consideration.

Form: 0/040-8

Be Fierce²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: T M Walsh| BF

50/1

Set the standard but was too free when down the field in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 85/40) 28 days ago. Bounce back called for.

Form: 04-50

Kinbrace^t²³

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

100/1

Hasn't progressed from hurdling debut and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 5-8P0

Langdale Lane³¹

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

12/1

Went backwards from bumper debut. Third sole outing in points ahead of this switch to hurdling.

Form: 578-3

Nimbus Boy^b1²³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: P Nolan

200/1

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 0-00

No Bodder⁵⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: A Mullins

33/1

Modest in bumpers but pulled up both starts over hurdles.

Form: 54/9PP

Read To Return⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

20/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fourteenth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 12/1) 58 days ago. More one for handicaps in due course.

Form: P15-80

Slane Hill²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr B W Harvey| T: B Connell

4/1

Sixth of 15 in maiden hurdle (10/1) at Thurles (16.2f, soft) 26 days ago, not always fluent. Remains capable of better.

Form: 8-06

Stormy Glenn⁴²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P McNeilly⁽⁷⁾| T: R McNeilly| OR: 85

250/1

Little impact in bumpers/over hurdles.

Form: 97/0F0-P

The Flying Spur^t1²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: M Brassil

4/1

13/2, probably needed the run when tenth of 23 in maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Remains capable of better.

Form: 84-0

Whip Whitaker¹³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: J P Ryan| OR: 89

66/1

Thrice-raced maiden who again showed little when fifth of 8 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (22.8f, good) 134 days ago.

Form: 585

Yeah Man²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

6/4

Lightly-raced maiden over fences who has shown fair form, including when fifth of 14 in handicap chase at Thurles (22f, soft, 11/1) 26 days ago. Respected on hurdles debut.

Form: 1-4505

Bessy Bradley^b1,t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-5| J: E Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney

125/1

200/1, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) 23 days ago. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 40-960P

Big Ears³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: Miss E Doyle

100/1

Showed little in 3 bumpers for Philip Kirby and fared no better sent hurdling at Clonmel (19.3f, heavy, 150/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 0/8P-9

El Poppochapo²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Mr S Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: S R B Crawford

40/1

Down the field in bumpers and went backwards from hurdling debut when sixteenth of 23 in maiden (150/1) at Navan (20f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 9580-70

Macs Lady^h²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-5| J: Shane O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

150/1

Looks a longer-term project.

Form: 000

Rathnaleen Kal^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: E McCarthy

18/1

Poor in bumpers but shaped better than distance beaten suggests sent hurdling in a tongue tie when fourth of 17 in maiden (25/1) at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 12 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 858-4

Running Scared¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Aidan Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: W J Burke| OR: 89

80/1

Modest hurdler who again ran poorly at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy) 12 days ago.

Form: P96-7P0

Walk In Time⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly

125/1

Showed a bit more than previously when eighth of 16 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (16f, soft, 100/1) 81 days ago.

Form: 6088

Non-Runners

Coolavin Boy²³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Louise G Lyons J: Cian Quirke

Forecasts

Yeah Man (6/4), Slane Hill (4/1), All For Rachel (4/1), The Flying Spur (4/1), Langdale Lane (12/1), Rathnaleen Kal (18/1), Read To Return (20/1), No Bodder (33/1), El Poppochapo (40/1), Be Fierce (50/1), Whip Whitaker (66/1), Running Scared (80/1), Big Ears (100/1), Kinbrace (100/1), Coolavin Boy (100/1), Walk In Time (125/1), Bessy Bradley (125/1), Macs Lady (150/1), Nimbus Boy (200/1), Stormy Glenn (250/1)

THE FLYING SPUR ran below form on his return at Navan 23 days ago, but he shaped as if needing the run and, with his previous fourth at Naas reading well in the context of this race, he's put forward as the suggestion. All For Rachel, Yeah Man and Slane Hill are a trio of potential threats.