14:40 Tipperary

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Welcome To Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: 5m 9.20s

Battle Of Ridgeway^t¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: M Hassett

80/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles (tongue tied). Up in trip.

Form: 4460

Castle Field Boy^t¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Simon Torrens| T: P T Foley

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules who improved when second of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) 19 days ago. Must enter calculations.

Form: 75342

Enoughofthat¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

200/1

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles. Back up in trip.

Form: 90

Freddie's Frontier¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr T O'Connor⁽⁷⁾| T: T O'Connor

50/1

Little impact in maiden/claiming hurdles.

Form: 53-P6P0

Iconic Flame⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Queally

150/1

Well held sole outing in bumpers and pulled up on Punchestown hurdling debut.

Form: 2-7P

Joe's Turn⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: R P Rath

25/1

Dual point winner who plugged on for third in a Tipperary bumper but has been pulled up both starts over hurdles.

Form: 11-3PP

Lickthestamp¹⁹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S Larkin

250/1

Modest form at best in 3 bumpers for Denis Hogan so looks up against it on hurdle debut for new yard after 6 months off.

Form: 909

Linden Arden²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Brian Hayes| T: M J Bowe

4/1

Promising type who improved further when second of 8 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 23 days ago, running on. Likely to progress further and has leading claims.

Form: 8582

Loaded By Lunch²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: A McCann

250/1

Pulled up in maiden hurdle at Navan (16f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 29 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: P

Petite Mike²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J J Slevin| T: G Ahern

250/1

Tailed off in maiden hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago.

Form: 0

Rising Dust

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M Hourigan

150/1

Leading Light gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to unreliable/useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 25f) Ackertac and fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stays 3m) Striking A Pose.

Form:

Rule The Wind⁶⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

6/1

Possibly needed the run when seventh of 13 in bumper (8/1) at Navan (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 65 days ago, fading from 2f out. In excellent hands and could do better now hurdling up in trip.

Form: 7

Suttons Hill³⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: R O'Brien

10/3

Left hurdling debut form behind when fifth of 14 in maiden (12/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 37 days ago, plugging on. Capable of better.

Form: 312235

Three In A Row¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A L T Moore

40/1

25/1, last of 24 in maiden hurdle at Naas (18.8f, soft) on NH debut 119 days ago. One for later on.

Form: 0

Transmission⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L A McKenna⁽⁵⁾| T: Colm Murphy

15/8

Hasn't progressed from a promising debut. Back up in trip.

Form: 32-2394

Up The Club¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Tom Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: D E Fitzgerald

200/1

Poor in bumpers and well held in maiden hurdle (250/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 12 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 06099-0

Miss Carli Fay^h1³⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: Gerard Kyne

150/1

Showed little in bumpers and did likewise sent hurdling on first run since leaving Gerard Keane when pulled up in a maiden at Roscommon (20f, good) in September 2021. Off 18 months. RESERVE.

Form: 43P215

Hutchie³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

200/1

Failed to complete in points and pulled up in maiden hurdle at Thurles (16f, soft, 66/1) on NH debut 31 days ago. Up in trip. RESERVE.

Form: P/PP-FP

Non-Runners

Fathom Two⁶⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S McParlan J: L P Dempsey

Hanoi Jane¹⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: T M Walsh J: Shane O'Callaghan

Noble Talent²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: T J Nagle-Jr J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Transmission (15/8), Castle Field Boy (11/4), Suttons Hill (10/3), Linden Arden (4/1), Rule The Wind (6/1), Hanoi Jane (10/1), Joe's Turn (25/1), Noble Talent (33/1), Three In A Row (40/1), Freddie's Frontier (50/1), Fathom Two (50/1), Battle Of Ridgeway (80/1), Miss Carli Fay (150/1), Iconic Flame (150/1), Rising Dust (150/1), Up The Club (200/1), Hutchie (200/1), Enoughofthat (200/1), Petite Mike (250/1), Lickthestamp (250/1), Loaded By Lunch (250/1)

LINDEN ARDEN has improved with each run so he's an appealing candidate, especially with further progress on the cards. Castle Field Boy and Hanoi Jane head the opposition.