17:20 Thurles

Thursday 5 October 2023

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Horse & Jockey Maiden

Off time: 17:20 | Winning time: 4m 2.54s

(9)

Elusive Guy¹⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Ronan Whelan| T: J P Fahey| D

80/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, sixteenth of 20 in handicap hurdle at Fairyhouse (20.4f, good to soft, 50/1) 179 days ago. Off 179 days.

Form: 0-

(4)

Gains Of War^p1²⁶⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Dylan Browne McMonagle| T: L Comer

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 28/1, ninth of 13 in maiden at Dundalk (12f). Off 8 months and significantly up in trip with cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 0-9

(10)

Grand Island

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Scott McCullagh⁽³⁾| T: L Comer

200/1

Green Moon colt. Dam unraced. Probably best watched on belated debut.

Form:

(12)

Immelmann¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-3| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: W P Mullins| OR: 73

11/1

Fairly useful gelding. Remains a maiden after 8 Flat runs. 14/1, respectable sixth of 12 in handicap at Listowel (12f, soft) 14 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Significantly back up in trip.

Form: 83/6076

(2)

The Banger Doyle¹⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-3| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J Queally| D

4/1

Fairly useful jumps winner. Thrice-raced gelding on Flat. Fairly useful winner at 17f in chases. 18/1, 12 lengths third of 5 to Hercule Du Seuil in Gr 3 chase at Roscommon (16.5f, soft) 10 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 247

(1)

The Mediator²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-3| J: Chris Hayes| T: G Elliott

11/2

Fairly useful jumps winner. Once-raced gelding on Flat. 11/1, third of 12 in maiden at Gowran (14f, good) on Flat debut 29 days ago, never nearer. Open to improvement.

Form: 3

(11)

Mollys Glory¹⁶²

Age: 8| Weight: 9-12| J: Billy Lee| T: M C Grassick| CD

12/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Eighth of 12 in minor event hurdle (33/1) at Punchestown (19.8f, good to soft) 162 days ago. Off 162 days.

Form:

(6)

The Model Kingdom¹⁶³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Colin Keane| T: N Meade| BF| D

4/9

Promising individual. Useful winner at 16f over hurdles. 9/2, 4¼ lengths second of 14 to Shecouldbeanything in listed hurdle at Punchestown (16.4f, good to soft) 163 days ago. Leading claims.

Form: 2-

(5)

Wee Valerie^t⁵⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Jack Kearney⁽⁷⁾| T: H P Finegan

150/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Pulled up in handicap hurdle at Cork (18.7f, good to soft, 33/1) 59 days ago.

Form:

(3)

Party Dress²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Nathan Crosse| T: W McCreery

150/1

Once-raced filly. 28/1, twelfth of 14 in maiden at Punchestown (9f, good to soft) on debut 22 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(8)

David's Lad³⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 5

T: C O'Dwyer J: C G O'Dwyer

(7)

Rocket Spirit¹⁷

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: P G Fahey J: Cian Cullinan

(13)

Votre Homme²⁷

Weight: 9-8| Age: 3

T: D K Weld J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Forecasts

The Model Kingdom (4/9), The Banger Doyle (4/1), Votre Homme (4/1), The Mediator (11/2), Immelmann (11/1), Mollys Glory (12/1), Rocket Spirit (14/1), David's Lad (50/1), Elusive Guy (80/1), Party Dress (150/1), Wee Valerie (150/1), Gains Of War (150/1), Grand Island (200/1)

THE MODEL KINGDOM was runner-up in a listed event over hurdles at Punchestown when last seen in the spring and is likely to prove hard to beat. She also found one too good on her sole start in this sphere to date, namely in a Roscommon maiden in May 2022. Votre Homme got back on track when second in a 2¼m Down Royal handicap last month and he is next on the list ahead of bumper winner The Mediator, who shaped well on his Flat debut at Gowran.