15:05 Thurles

Thursday 8 February 2024

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

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

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle

Fair in bumpers and ran to a similar level sent hurdling when third of 14 in a maiden at Tramore (16.8f, heavy, 10/1) 38 days ago.

Form: 324-23

Clonshire River⁴⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E & P Harty| OR: 114

Shaped better than the distance beaten suggests after 8 months off when fourteenth of 23 in handicap hurdle (16/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Good claims on the pick of his form.

Form: 1/4390-0

Coulrophobia²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: N Stokes

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles.

Form: 899

Diamond Duke^t1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: M F Morris

Diamond Boy gelding. Dam (c116/h120), 2m hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stays 2½m) Whoshotthesheriff. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Get It Right^t¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mike O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: S Aherne

Pulled up in maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 125/1) 12 days ago.

Form: 4/7-709P

Kings Hill⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

Improved plenty on debut form when fourth of 28 in a maiden hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft, 50/1) 44 days ago. Just about sets the standard.

Form: 04

Muhtaluza²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

11/1, showed a bit under a considerate ride when sixth of 22 in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) on debut 25 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve.

Form: 6

Spellacy's Cross¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mark Walsh| T: T Mullins

Well held both starts in maiden hurdles.

Form: P5-07

Hollies Choice¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: O McKiernan

Has offered little in a bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 0P

Littlebiggie^h³⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Simon Torrens| T: R Hackett

Achieved a bit more than on hurdling debut in a first-time hood when second of 5 in minor event hurdle at Fairyhouse (17.2f, heavy, 15/2) 38 days ago.

Form: 1-262

On The Spot⁸²⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R J McGrath

Poor maiden on Flat and easily passed over on hurdle debut after huge absence.

Form:

Restless Lady²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

Well held in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: P00

Silaire^t1

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: G M Doyle

Quest For Peace mare. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 9.7f-12.5f winner Greenpanda. Dam unraced. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Tommies Call⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Reserve 1| T: J P Fahey

Thrice-raced maiden. 33/1, last of 12 in bumper at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) 44 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 3-70

Non-Runners

Cedarmount⁶¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J P Dempsey J: Donagh Meyler

Forecasts

Kings Hill (4/5), Cappucino (7/2), Muhtaluza (6/1), Littlebiggie (8/1), Clonshire River (10/1), Diamond Duke (25/1), On The Spot (33/1), Tommies Call (33/1), Spellacy's Cross (33/1), Hollies Choice (50/1), Get It Right (50/1), Silaire (66/1), Restless Lady (100/1), Cedarmount (100/1), Coulrophobia (100/1)

KINGS HILL improved plenty on his debut when fourth in a big-field maiden at Leopardstown in December and a reproduction of that form could be good enough to see him open his account. Clonshire River shaped better than the distance beaten suggests on his reappearance and is an obvious threat on the pick of his form, with Cappucino taken to prove best of the rest.