16:50 Thurles

Thursday 8 February 2024

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John Thomas McNamara Series Flat Race

5YO plus | 1m 7f 132y | Yielding to Soft (Soft in places) | 13 Runners | Turf

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Fern O'Brien| T: W P Mullins

€68,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (b81), ran once in bumper, sister to high-class hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Yorkhill.

Form:

Coco Masterpiece⁶⁶¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr C Mullins| T: W P Mullins

€105,000 3-y-o, Authorized gelding. Half-brother to 5f-1m winner in France/Belgium Blue Haways. Dam French hurdle winner, also 9f-11f winner on Flat in France. Easily won first of 2 starts in points in 2022, runner-up next time.

Form: 12/

Fishery Lane

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Unknown| T: W P Mullins

€67,000 3-y-o, Gemix gelding. Dam, 17f hurdle/chase winner in France, half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser in France (15f-2¾m winner) Saint Goustan Blue.

Form:

Helicon⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr H D O'Dwyer⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in bumper (28/1) at Down Royal (17f, soft) 44 days ago.

Form: 57

Le Grand Peinture⁴³

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr Darragh Allen| T: M J Tynan

Twice-raced maiden. First run since leaving John Joseph Hanlon when third of 6 in bumper at Limerick (16f, heavy, 66/1) 43 days ago.

Form: PP0-3

Little Eddie⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽²⁾| T: L P Cusack

Once-raced maiden. 50/1, seventh of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) on NH debut 42 days ago.

Form: 7

Ned In The Park³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr D Doyle⁽²⁾| T: T Doyle

Walk In The Park gelding. Dam unraced. 25/1, fourth of 7 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy) on NH debut 38 days ago, travelling as well as any. Can do better.

Form: 4

Nelson Muntz⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr A P Ryan| T: D H Kelly

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 10 in bumper (33/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 61 days ago.

Form: 0-7

Torquay Road⁶⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Miss G Benson⁽²⁾| T: P Flood

Once-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 10 in bumper at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 67 days ago.

Form: 7

Dansanttothetune²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Ms J E Grant⁽⁴⁾| T: D M O'Brien

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, seventh of 12 in bumper at Punchestown (16.2f, soft) 24 days ago, needing stiffer test.

Form: 97

Foildarrig⁵⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-7| J: Mr J Younge⁽⁴⁾| T: J P Ryan

Once-raced maiden. 33/1, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.9f, good) on NH debut. Off 18 months. Makes bumpers debut.

Form: 0-

Rodney⁴¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Reserve 2| T: J J Hanlon

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 25/1) on hurdles bow 41 days ago. Switches from hurdles to bumpers.

Form: 8666

Barton Snow^h1⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Reserve 3| T: William P Murphy

Modest hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 bumper runs. 40/1, sixth of 9 in bumper at Limerick (18f, heavy) 42 days ago. Hood on 1st time. RESERVE.

Form: 283656

Non-Runners

Dorans Mill

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: M Hourigan J: Mr A Burke-Ott

Sadies Diamond¹⁶⁰

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: J J Hanlon J: Paddy Hanlon

Clahada Rosie

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

Coco Masterpiece (6/4), Fishery Lane (3/1), Ned In The Park (4/1), Ballygunner Castle (9/2), Le Grand Peinture (12/1), Sadies Diamond (20/1), Torquay Road (20/1), Barton Snow (20/1), Dorans Mill (25/1), Little Eddie (33/1), Rodney (50/1), Dansanttothetune (50/1), Clahada Rosie (50/1), Helicon (50/1), Nelson Muntz (66/1), Foildarrig (66/1)

NED IN THE PARK produced a promising first effort when fourth at Fairyhouse last month, doing well to throw down a challenge having been poorly placed the way things went, and he can put that experience to good use up against 3 interesting newcomers from the Willie Mullins yard, namely Coco Masterpiece, Ballygunner Castle and Fishery Lane.