16:15 Thurles

Thursday 23 February 2023

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:20

I.N.H. Stallion Owners EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:15 | Winning time: 6m 13.01s

Misty's Gift¹⁴⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: D H Kelly

10/1

Fair hurdler. 10/3, creditable fifth of 16 in novice hurdle at Gowran (20f, soft) 145 days ago.

Form: 2-72645

Sir Argus²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| C

5/4

Promising sort. 4/11, creditable second of 10 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20.3f, heavy) 24 days ago, likely to have won with a clean jump at the last. Compensation may well await.

Form: 412-3F2

Carrig Hill³³

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Seymour| D

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving Denis Paul Murphy when twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, soft, 250/1) on hurdles bow 33 days ago.

Form: 3SP/56-0

Dreamers Choice^t1

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

50/1

Shirocco gelding. Brother to 2¼m bumper winner/fairly useful 21f hurdle winner Youralwaysdreamin. Dam fair 2m hurdle winner (stayed 3m). Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Franciscan Rock¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: M F Morris| BF

11/8

Fairly useful hurdler. 11/10, good second of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Back up in trip. Yard in good form and he should be bang there again.

Form: P-43322

Joe's Turn⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: R P Rath| D

33/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (22.5f, heavy, 18/1) on hurdles bow 64 days ago.

Form: 11-3P

Karuma Grey^h1¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden

40/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (22.8f, good to soft, 16/1) 14 days ago. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: F-FP0

Monza Man¹⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin⁽³⁾| T: T Doyle

200/1

150/1, eighth of 15 in novice hurdle at this course (22.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 14 days ago.

Form: 0-8

Ozark Thunder^t1¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: H Morgan⁽³⁾| T: T Cleary

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, sixteenth of 23 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 00P0

So Des Flos²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Promising sort. 4/9, second of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (19.5f, heavy) 29 days ago, collared on the line. Remains with potential.

Form: 42

Soldier's Three²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: R O'Leary

250/1

Pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 80/1) on NH debut 23 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P

Forecasts

Sir Argus (5/4), Franciscan Rock (11/8), So Des Flos (4/1), Misty's Gift (10/1), Joe's Turn (33/1), Karuma Grey (40/1), Dreamers Choice (50/1), Monza Man (200/1), Carrig Hill (200/1), Ozark Thunder (200/1), Soldier's Three (250/1)

Both SIR ARGUS and So des Flos looked like landing the odds last time only to come up short close home. There's slightly more substance to the former's efforts so far so he gets the vote. Franciscan Rock demands consideration, too.