14:40 Thurles

Thursday 9 February 2023

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 3m 54.70s

Adamaris¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: G O'Leary| D

66/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fairly useful winner at 16f on flat. 50/1, fifth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) 10 days ago. More is needed.

Form: 6/5

Ambitious Approach⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: S Aherne

150/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, first run since leaving S. J. Mahon when seventeenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) on NH debut 60 days ago.

Form: 0

Barometer⁴⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: J J Murphy| D

18/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 11/2, held when fell 3 out in novice hurdle at Down Royal (20.2f, soft) 45 days ago beaten at time. Down in trip with work to do.

Form: 4F

Bialystok²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF

5/6

Useful Flat winner. Promising type. 5/4, first run since leaving Jean-Claude Rouget when third of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago. Likely to improve. Well in the mix.

Form: 3

Cursory Exam¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: G O'Leary

125/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 50/1, sixteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 10 days ago.

Form: 0

Mon Coeur¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: C R King| T: J G Murphy

7/2

Lightly-raced winner under NH rules. 14/1, second of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow 10 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 4-3132

Razdan^h,t²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Cooper| T: C D Timmons

14/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. 11/2, sixth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 27 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and open to improvement.

Form: 3-2

Sunchart²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Slattery

9/4

Promising sort. Useful winner at 9f on flat. 15/8, fourth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy) on NH debut 25 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 4

The Vegas Raider^t1⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: K A Heffernan| D

150/1

Thirteenth of 14 in handicap (66/1) at Dundalk (16f) 76 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Eoin Doyle. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Making GB/IRE jumps debut.

Form:

Coolmeen Park³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Tramore (21.8f, heavy) on NH debut 39 days ago, running on late. Down in trip. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5P5

Midnight Our Fred¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: J P Flavin

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft) 19 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 693-0

Soldier Solid^h1¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

40/1

Unreliable individual. 11/1, refused to race in bumper at Down Royal (17.2f, soft) 16 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 5-603R

Tea It Is²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: Vincent Carroll

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, thirteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) 23 days ago.

Form: 00640

On My Bike¹⁵

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

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Ninth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 200/1) 15 days ago. Stable having good spell but plenty more is required. RESERVE

Form: 009

Xael¹¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: R Hackett

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 50/1, fourteenth of 19 in handicap at Navan (14f, heavy). First run for yard after leaving Damian Joseph English. Making GB/IRE jumps debut. RESERVE

Form:

Non-Runners

San Aer⁹⁵

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: T Mullins J: Donagh Meyler

Captains Nephew⁴²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Non-runner

Stuzzikini¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Jordan Gainford

Set Point¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Bialystok (5/6), Sunchart (9/4), Stuzzikini (5/2), Mon Coeur (7/2), Set Point (10/1), Razdan (14/1), San Aer (16/1), Barometer (18/1), Captains Nephew (25/1), Soldier Solid (40/1), Coolmeen Park (50/1), Adamaris (66/1), Midnight Our Fred (100/1), Cursory Exam (125/1), Ambitious Approach (150/1), The Vegas Raider (150/1), Tea It Is (200/1), Xael (200/1), On My Bike (200/1)

Not so competitive as the numbers suggest and STUZZIKINI looks the way to go on the back of his excellent Punchestown second which gives him the clear edge on form. Bialystok and Sunchart both have better days ahead of them and appeal as the duo to chase home Gordon Elliott's gelding in that order.