17:00 Thurles

Thursday 9 February 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race

Off time: 17:00 | Winning time: 3m 57.8s

Cato's Revenge^t1⁶⁴⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss P Elvin⁽²⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

Once-raced maiden. Third of 13 in bumper at Down Royal (16.4f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut. Off 21 months. Tongue strap on 1st time.

Form: 3-

Criminal Mischief¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L Donnelly⁽⁴⁾| T: Steve Jones

150/1

Once-raced maiden. Last of 9 in bumper at Navan (15.8f, soft, 11/2) on NH debut 19 days ago. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 9

Lazer Wolf^h1⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J Dunne| T: G P Cromwell

6/1

€22,000 3-y-o, £80,000 4-y-o, Getaway gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Bilbo Bagins. Dam, unraced, from family of smart chaser Watson Lake, effective at 2m to 3m. Runner-up both starts in points (latest Nov 27).

Form: 22

Littlefoot⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H C Swan| T: M A Molloy

5/2

Once-raced maiden. 8/1, second of 11 in bumper at Down Royal (17f, soft) on NH debut 45 days ago. The one to beat.

Form: 3-22

Nick Rockett⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

9/4

Promising type. Fourth of 11 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 5/2) on NH debut 68 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 1-4

Old Lonesome Me

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr T P Harney| T: P G Kelly

66/1

Shirocco gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) Abolitionist.

Form:

Onehellofagetaway²⁸⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J W Hendrick| T: Miss E Doyle

12/1

Once-raced maiden. Fourteenth of 15 in bumper (8/1) at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) on NH debut. Off 9 months.

Form: 0-

Power Hour^h1³⁵⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Ms C E Gunn⁽⁴⁾| T: M A Gunn

40/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 40/1, sixth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) on hurdles bow. Off 11 months. Switches from hurdles to bumpers. Hood on 1st time.

Form: 3/656-

Royal Moon⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Pat Taaffe| T: E J O'Grady

10/3

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 18 in novice hurdle (16/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 45 days ago. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: F-34

Sequestered⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr J C Canavan| T: Leonard Flynn

125/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Malinas gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful chaser (stayed 31f) Outlaw Pete. Pulled up sole start in points (Dec 30).

Form: P

Toonagh Warrior

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan⁽²⁾| T: P Fenton

14/1

Well Chosen gelding. Dam unraced. Hard to make a case for.

Form:

Trackman Tommy⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss L Costello⁽⁴⁾| T: P G Kelly

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, sixth of 8 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 44 days ago.

Form: 6

Willie The Coo⁶¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr B M Coonan⁽⁴⁾| T: A J Martin

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Hooded for 1st time, second of 13 in bumper at Roscommon (15.4f, good, 9/4). Off 20 months. First run for yard after leaving W. P. Mullins.

Form: 7/2-

Baby Chou⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr R James| T: Mrs J Harrington

20/1

Once-raced maiden. 9/1, fifth of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, heavy) on NH debut 40 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 5

Heure Exacte⁴⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr D M Russell⁽⁴⁾| T: I Madden

300/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, last of 11 in bumper at Punchestown (18f, heavy) 40 days ago.

Form: 80

Non-Runners

Shannon Royale⁶⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 1

Memento⁸⁸

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Reserve 2

Paul's Pal

Weight: 12-0| Age: 5

T: A Mullins J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Nick Rockett (9/4), Littlefoot (5/2), Royal Moon (10/3), Lazer Wolf (6/1), Shannon Royale (8/1), Onehellofagetaway (12/1), Toonagh Warrior (14/1), Baby Chou (20/1), Memento (25/1), Paul's Pal (25/1), Power Hour (40/1), Willie The Coo (40/1), Cato's Revenge (50/1), Old Lonesome Me (66/1), Sequestered (125/1), Trackman Tommy (125/1), Criminal Mischief (150/1), Heure Exacte (300/1)

LITTLEFOOT's second at Down Royal on debut is the standout piece of form and he's preferred to Nick Rockett, who is open to improvement. Point recruit Lazer Wolf is another one to consider.