15:00 Thurles

Thursday 30 November 2023

All12:1012:4013:1513:5014:2515:0015:35

Killinan Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 4m 6.5s

Answering⁴²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

66/1

16/1, eighth of 14 in bumper at this course (15.9f, soft) 42 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 64-9748

Arion Soldier³⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: Eamon Courtney

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 200/1) on NH debut 39 days ago.

Form: 0

Cleatus Poolaw¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

3/1

Comfortably off mark in points at second attempt. 4/5, promising second of 11 in bumper at Down Royal (16.9f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Trainer going well. Player.

Form: 21-2

Daddy Long Legs⁵⁵⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

11/8

Short-head second in 1½m newcomers race at Saint-Cloud in May 2022, only outing on Flat in France. Left N. Clement for €210,000 in July of that year and he's a most interesting hurdling debutant for top yard.

Form:

De Bangers Brother^t⁴⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: R K Watson

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 33/1 and tongue strap on, pulled up in bumper at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) on NH debut, pulled up. Off 14 months. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-

Farmers Lodge⁷¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

9/2

Once-raced maiden. Second of 21 in novice hurdle at Navan (16f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut. Off 23 months so market can guide.

Form: 2/

Irish Panther^t1²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: E J O'Grady| BF

2/1

Promising second of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (19.4f, heavy) on hurdles bow 21 days ago. Tongue strap on 1st time. This useful bumper performer is firmly in the picture.

Form: 2/232-2

Klassman¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley⁽³⁾| T: S Nolan

200/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 22 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Le Fanu³⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: Brendan Walsh

250/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. First run since leaving John J. Walsh when 33/1, fell in novice hurdle at this course (15.9f, good to soft) on hurdles bow. Off 12 months.

Form: 745F-

Our Boy Rocky

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

80/1

€55,000 3-y-o, Doyen gelding. Brother to fairly useful hurdle/useful chase winner around 2m Baddesley Knight and useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser Aarons Day, Betting can prove a good indicator.

Form:

Star In The Park

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R P Treacy| T: D E Fitzgerald

80/1

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/top-class chaser (stayed 3m) Flemenstar.

Form:

The Dooner Citizen⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr Alan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: E M O'Sullivan

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, eighth of 13 in novice hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 88

Time For A Pause^t1¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: J & T Kiely

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago, pulled up after 3 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Who's In Midfield¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: S K Ryder

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 300/1, twentieth of 22 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 0

Grace Faraday^h¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: A McCann

66/1

Poor hurdler. Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy, 200/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 04445-8

Non-Runners

Edge Of My Seat⁴⁵

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: A A Howard J: Simon Torrens

Sydney Cruiser⁶

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: Ciaran Murphy J: Reserve 1

Kilbrin Rocco¹⁹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 4

T: M Winters J: Reserve 2

King Kali¹⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: S Byrne J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Daddy Long Legs (11/8), Irish Panther (2/1), Cleatus Poolaw (3/1), Farmers Lodge (9/2), Edge Of My Seat (12/1), Answering (66/1), Grace Faraday (66/1), King Kali (66/1), Our Boy Rocky (80/1), Star In The Park (80/1), Sydney Cruiser (100/1), Kilbrin Rocco (100/1), The Dooner Citizen (125/1), Time For A Pause (150/1), Arion Soldier (200/1), Klassman (200/1), Who's In Midfield (200/1), De Bangers Brother (200/1), Le Fanu (250/1)

The market should prove a valuable guide but Willie Mullins' newcomer DADDY LONG LEGS, who showed plenty of promise on his sole Flat run in France, is fancied to make a winning start in this sphere. Irish Panther rates a big threat but might have to settle for second once more, with Gordon Elliott's hurdling debutant Cleatus Poolaw also well in the mix in an intriguing maiden.