15:43 Thurles

Tuesday 13 February 2024

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www.thurlesraces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:43 | Winning time: 5m 29.2s

Golden Regal

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: S G O'Donnell

33/1

Masterofthehorse gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 2½m) Eye Candy and fair hurdler/fairly useful chase winner (stayed 21f) Verona Opera.

Form:

Granco Rof³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley| T: C Collins

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 200/1, fourteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16.7f, soft) 30 days ago.

Form: P0

Mon Euil²⁹

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: A P Heskin| T: R O'Leary

28/1

66/1, sixth of 10 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (22.9f, soft) on NH debut 29 days ago.

Form: 6

Our Boy Rocky⁴⁷

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

2/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) 47 days ago. Up in trip. Likely to get involved if he can back up that improvement.

Form: 65

Shuil Na Tra²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: N Lee

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, heavy, 200/1) 20 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 09

Toor Khov⁴⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

4/1

Lightly-raced maiden. Sixth of 8 in bumper (33/1) at Leopardstown (20f, heavy) 48 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P-3336

Western Express⁴⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: R O'Leary

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy) 46 days ago, beaten early in straight.

Form: P9P

But What About Me²⁰

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

150/1

Twice-raced maiden. 250/1, ninth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) 20 days ago.

Form: 09

Hollow Rodger³⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R P Treacy| T: D M O'Brien

7/1

Beat Hollow mare. Dam fair 19f hurdle winner. Off mark in points at third attempt (Jan 14). Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form: 23-1

Manhattan Brook⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: E Walsh| T: A Murray

25/1

Once-raced maiden. Eighteenth of 23 in novice hurdle (150/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good to soft) on NH debut 49 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Miss D Hunter²⁷¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: L Fowler

9/1

Once-raced maiden. 7/1, ninth of 13 in bumper at Tipperary (16f, good) on NH debut. Off 9 months. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 9

Roxhill Roise^h²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

2/1

25/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (20f, heavy) on hurdles bow 20 days ago.

Form: 1465

Sky Tempest⁸⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽³⁾| T: Louise G Lyons

100/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Fell in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, heavy, 100/1) 84 days ago.

Form: 0-00F

Venturi Effect³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: T Doyle

28/1

22/1, last of 8 in bumper at Cork (16f, heavy) on NH debut 38 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 8

Non-Runners

St Cuthbert's Cave⁶⁸

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: G Elliott J: Jack Kennedy

Forecasts

St Cuthbert's Cave (1/1), Our Boy Rocky (2/1), Roxhill Roise (2/1), Toor Khov (4/1), Hollow Rodger (7/1), Miss D Hunter (9/1), Manhattan Brook (25/1), Mon Euil (28/1), Venturi Effect (28/1), Golden Regal (33/1), Granco Rof (80/1), Sky Tempest (100/1), But What About Me (150/1), Shuil Na Tra (150/1), Western Express (150/1)

A thin maiden and a good chance for ST CUTHBERT'S CAVE to open his account over hurdles if all is well. Our Boy Rocky is feared most ahead of point-winner Hollow Rodger.