17:00 Tipperary

Thursday 18 May 2023

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Tipperary Town Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:06 | Winning time: 3m 43.90s

Dark Note¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: A Slattery

20/1

Fair Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Fourth of 11 in handicap at Cork (8f, soft, 28/1) 13 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

Form: 5-

Samui³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott| D

10/3

Twice-raced winner in bumpers. 8 lengths ninth of 20 to Florida Dreams in Gr 2 bumper (16/1) at Aintree (17f, good) 33 days ago. Makes hurdles debut at a realistic level and needs a second look.

Form: 19-

Spy¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

4/1

Promising sort. Fairly useful winner at 9f on the Flat. Second of 16 in juvenile hurdle (5/1) at Cork (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut/first run for new yard 12 days ago.

Form: 2

Aeros Luck¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

100/1

Twice-raced maiden under Rules. Sixth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (125/1) at Cork (16.8f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 12 days ago. Yard also saddles Caminante and Parish Rivals.

Form: 0-6

Jeje Plessis

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Niall Moore⁽⁷⁾| T: P Fenton

66/1

Voiladenuo gelding. Brother to 11f bumper winner/19f hurdle winner in France Haul Plessis. Yard also represented by Jeriko de Baune.

Form:

Jeriko De Baune⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

50/1

Promising individual. 29¼ lengths eighth of 10 to The Yellow Clay in listed bumper at Limerick (16.2f, soft, 12/1) on bumper debut 53 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: 98-

Jit Langy²³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

2/5

Promising type. Second of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft, 5/1) when last seen 7 months ago. Obvious claims on debut for the Willie Mullins yard.

Form: 42-

My Good Pal³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Phillip Enright| T: B Mortell

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Ballinrobe (15.6f, soft) 34 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 90-

Parish Rivals¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, unseated rider in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (18.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 13 days ago.

Form: U

Prince Quattro²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Nineteenth of 22 in bumper at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft, 150/1) on NH debut 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0-

Simply The Bestone

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: J J Slevin| T: M Kennedy

33/1

Westerner gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including fair hurdler/fairly useful chaser Majestic Maid and 2¼m bumper winner Hurlerontheditch. Entitled to come on for the run.

Form:

Destivelle⁴⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: S K Ryder

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 150/1) 49 days ago.

Form: 96-

Heart Of Rome¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

250/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle (100/1) at Cork (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 12 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Cotai Star²⁸⁹

Weight: 11-7| Age: 4

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Night Sparkle²⁰

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: M O'Callaghan J: Danny Mullins

Caminante

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Kieren Buckley

Pride Of Place

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: M Hourigan J: Reserve 2

Say It So³⁴

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: E McNamara J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jit Langy (2/5), Samui (10/3), Spy (4/1), Say It So (11/2), Night Sparkle (13/2), Cotai Star (12/1), Dark Note (20/1), Caminante (25/1), Pride Of Place (25/1), Simply The Bestone (33/1), Jeriko De Baune (50/1), Jeje Plessis (66/1), Aeros Luck (100/1), Parish Rivals (125/1), Destivelle (125/1), My Good Pal (200/1), Prince Quattro (250/1), Heart Of Rome (250/1)

JIT LANGY showed plenty of ability on both starts for previous connections in France last year and will prove hard to beat starting out for the Willie Mullins yard here. Dual Flat winner Spy shaped fairly well when runner-up on his hurdles debut at Cork and gets the nod for forecast purposes ahead of hurdling debutant Samui and Night Sparkle.