14:30 Thurles

Thursday 8 February 2024

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

5YO plus | 1m 7f 132y | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 14 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: C Collins| D

Fairly useful bumper winner who raced too freely when ninth of 12 in novice hurdle at Navan (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 19 days ago, weakening from 3 out. Step back down in trip can help and not discounted on pick of his bumper form.

Form: 73159

Queen Of Seduction¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Conor Smithers⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

Fairly useful winner at 12f on flat. Showed some aptitude for hurdling when fifth in big-field Cork maiden (2m) last month and shaped like a non-stayer upped to 20f at Punchestown since. This rates more suitable back down in trip.

Form: 5P

Gabriel Ranger²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: J G Murphy

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 22 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 25 days ago. Likely type for low-grade handicaps.

Form: 830-P7

Glendine Billy²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: A Mullins

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, showed more than previously when fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.5f, heavy) 28 days ago. Not out of things in a very ordinary affair.

Form: 5-04

Kushkame^h1,t1¹¹⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: B T Murphy

Fair maiden on Flat at 3yrs (stays 10f) for A. Slattery. However, absent for over 3 years (also gelded) ahead of this his yard/hurdles debut. Hood/tongue strap fitted.

Form:

Lacken Forest^t1³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Doyle

Sageburg gelding. 150/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.8f, heavy) on NH debut 38 days ago, pulled up before 2 out. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: P

Meidhreach⁹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D King⁽³⁾| T: N Stokes

Once-raced maiden. Last of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16f, soft, 125/1) on NH debut 95 days ago.

Form: 0

On Your Way⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

Getaway gelding. 125/1, looked one for the longer term when sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 9 days ago. This ought to reveal more.

Form: 6

Snugsborough Chime

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Dillon Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick

€1,500 3-y-o, Presenting gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/fairly useful chaser (stayed 2½m) Kalderon.

Form:

The Striker Dylan²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan| T: L P Cusack

Once-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Naas (16f, soft, 250/1) on NH debut 27 days ago, fading. One for further down the line on that evidence.

Form: 0

Bee Bright³⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 18 in bumper at Punchestown (18.4f, heavy, 28/1) on NH debut 39 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Realtin Lonrach¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: M O'Dowd

Ocovango mare. Half-sister to modest hurdler Occidental Lady. Sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 15 days ago, merely plugging on.

Form: 6

Stagecoach Mary^h¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Kevin Sexton| T: G B Caldwell

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 33/1) 12 days ago, keeping on when hitting 2 out. Not out of things for all handicaps likely to be more her bag.

Form: 25587

Maivangomary²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Reserve 1| T: R Hackett

Once-raced maiden. Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (20.2f, soft) on NH debut 24 days ago, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out. Down in trip. Reserve.

Form: P

Non-Runners

Beggars Rock³³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D Queally J: Shane Fitzgerald

Forecasts

Queen Of Seduction (7/2), Glendine Billy (4/1), Crooked Tannie (6/1), On Your Way (6/1), Gabriel Ranger (7/1), Realtin Lonrach (10/1), Stagecoach Mary (10/1), Kushkame (14/1), Bee Bright (14/1), Beggars Rock (20/1), The Striker Dylan (25/1), Snugsborough Chime (25/1), Maivangomary (33/1), Lacken Forest (50/1), Meidhreach (66/1)

GLENDINE BILLY took a step forward from his hurdles debut when fourth in a Clonmel maiden 4 weeks ago and he gets the tentative vote to take another step forward and come out on top. Crooked Tannie, a fairly useful winner in bumpers, may well appreciate this drop back in trip and he's feared. Stagecoach Mary and Queen of Seduction are others to monitor.