19:30 Tipperary

Wednesday 15 May 2024

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Tipperary Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 6m 14.40s

Backmersackme¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| D

11/4

Bumper winner on last month's Rules debut. Sixth of 7 in Grade 1 event at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 16/1) on hurdles bow 14 days ago, not knocked about and shaping better than the result. Open to improvement.

Form: 4/116-

Duty Bound⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin

150/1

Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good, 80/1) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8-9

Cadoudal Saint⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

3/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, evens) on hurdles bow 55 days ago. Should progress for leading yard.

Form: 1/35-

Churchstone Rover

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney

11/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (h111), bumper/2½m hurdle winner, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Hester Flemen.

Form:

Driscolls Hill²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| D

7/1

5/2, second of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, running on. Improving all the time.

Form: P/U1622-

Inforapound¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 107 days ago.

Form: 06-

Leinster King

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

150/1

Jeremy gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (c80/h101) bumper/hurdle winner up to 3m.

Form:

Lough Owel²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

20/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, finishing tired.

Form: 1/23534-

Loughrask Rainbow¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon

200/1

Maiden pointer. Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 106 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3/3PP-

Mickie Angel⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 10 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Cork (24.4f, heavy) 44 days ago.

Form: 52/825-

Pray Tell³⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| D

13/2

Good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 12 months. Booking of Shinnick a plus. Sure to go well.

Form: 21F63/2-

Rokathir²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| D

16/1

2/1, third of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Likely to improve.

Form: 41/43-

Snugsborough Chime^p⁶⁰

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

250/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 60 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P0-

Toor Khov²²

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

7/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, good fourth of 19 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Progressing recently.

Form: 336324-

Racing Daisy^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D McNamara

33/1

Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 33727-5

Non-Runners

Little Eddie²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: L P Cusack J: Reserve 1

Nevereverever

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 2

Built By Rossies

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Backmersackme (11/4), Cadoudal Saint (3/1), Pray Tell (13/2), Toor Khov (7/1), Driscolls Hill (7/1), Mickie Angel (9/1), Churchstone Rover (11/1), Rokathir (16/1), Lough Owel (20/1), Built By Rossies (20/1), Nevereverever (20/1), Racing Daisy (33/1), Duty Bound (150/1), Leinster King (150/1), Loughrask Rainbow (200/1), Little Eddie (200/1), Snugsborough Chime (250/1), Inforapound (250/1)

Having won a bumper on Rules debut, BACKMERSACKME shaped well pitched into a Grade 1 at Punchestown on hurdles debut and he'll take some stopping eased markedly in class. Cadoudal Saint has more to offer and is feared most, ahead of Pray Tell.