15:50 Thurles

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Welcome Back To Thurles Handicap (47-65)

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 2m 55.94s

(3)

Alfalfa²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Wayne Hassett⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle| OR: 61

2/1

10/3, good second of 14 in handicap at Punchestown (9f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Significantly back up in trip. Stable having good spell so he's one to consider.

Form: 9-00422

(15)

Dark Miss⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: J Cleary⁽⁷⁾| T: L Comer| OR: 61

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Third of 12 in maiden at Roscommon (12f, good to soft, 200/1) 44 days ago. Opening mark hit as a result but she's unexposed.

Form: 0003

(9)

Pale Moonlight^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁷⁾| T: D K Weld| OR: 59

7/2

7/1, bit below form eighth of 17 in handicap at Navan (14f, good to soft) 35 days ago. Yard in good form. Blinkers back on.

Form: 70-8468

(8)

Champagne Terri³²

Age: 7| Weight: 9-11| J: Adam Caffrey⁽⁵⁾| T: T Cooper| OR: 58

22/1

33/1 and hooded for 1st time, first run since leaving Ian O'Connor when thirteenth of 18 in handicap at Tipperary (12.5f, good to soft) 32 days ago.

Form: 7/257-00

(7)

Walnut Beach^b²²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-11| J: Alan Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn| OR: 58| BF

9/2

Hurdles winner but remains a maiden on the Flat after 22 runs. 15/8, good second of 9 in handicap at Tramore (16f, good) 22 days ago. Down in trip. Has good chance on form from an unchanged mark.

Form: 70-6322

(6)

Fire Coral^p1⁵³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: Siobhan Rutledge⁽³⁾| T: C W J Farrell| OR: 55

10/1

14/1, seventeenth of 21 in handicap at the Curragh (14f, good) 53 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 40-0200

(1)

Cannes Do^p1⁴⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-2| J: James Ryan⁽⁵⁾| T: P Byrne| OR: 49

66/1

50/1, last of 14 in handicap at Roscommon (12f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 00-7000

(4)

Destined To Rock^p¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-1| J: Donagh O'Connor| T: J C McConnell| OR: 48

150/1

First run since leaving Garry Bernard Caldwell when thirteenth of 14 in handicap at Dundalk (10.7f, 40/1) 13 days ago. Cheekpieces back on.

Form: 70700-0

(2)

Contrapposto^p⁷

Age: 9| Weight: 9-0| J: Mikey Sheehy| T: R Donohoe| OR: 47

6/1

One win from 47 Flat runs. Creditable third of 12 in handicap (10/1) at Bellewstown (12.1f, heavy) 7 days ago. Can give a good account but clearly needs everything to drop right.

Form: 042843

(11)

Joven De Corazon^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: P Stafford| OR: 47

22/1

Creditable third of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.8f, good to firm, 25/1) 27 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 06-0403

(17)

Rock Ya Boy Ya⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 47

8/1

Below form fourth of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy, 15/2) 7 days ago. Modest on the Flat.

Form: 6/055-00

(12)

Saddle In The Rain²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: Kyanna Van Buuren⁽¹⁰⁾| T: D J Barry| OR: 47

66/1

150/1, twelfth of 14 in handicap at Clonmel (16.6f, good) 28 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 4990-00

Non-Runners

(13)

Golden Sandbanks⁶

Weight: 9-12| Age: 6

T: P W Flynn J: Robert Whearty

(14)

Edge Of My Seat¹⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: Paddy Harnett

(16)

Big Challenge⁴³⁴

Weight: 9-9| Age: 9

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 1

(5)

Fair Damsel¹¹

Weight: 9-7| Age: 5

T: R Brabazon J: Reserve 2

(10)

Fox Leicester¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 7

T: J M Burke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Alfalfa (2/1), Pale Moonlight (7/2), Walnut Beach (9/2), Contrapposto (6/1), Golden Sandbanks (6/1), Rock Ya Boy Ya (8/1), Fire Coral (10/1), Edge Of My Seat (12/1), Champagne Terri (22/1), Joven De Corazon (22/1), Dark Miss (28/1), Cannes Do (66/1), Saddle In The Rain (66/1), Destined To Rock (150/1)

It's fair to say that WALNUT BEACH has been expensive to follow on the level but he didn't do a lot wrong when runner-up at Tramore 3 weeks ago and from the same mark, this could be the day he finally sheds his maiden status. Alfalfa represents an in-form yard and is a threat, along with Golden Sandbanks.