14:10 Thurles

Friday 29 November 2024

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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 39.7s

Magellan Strait^b⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P O'Brien

11/8

Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Useful winner at 17f on flat. Very good fifth of 24 in handicap (50/1) at Newmarket (18f, soft) 48 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles and one to consider.

Form: 322

Bossofthebrownies²⁹⁸

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

4/1

Fairly useful maiden who posted a very good third of 9 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (23.7f, soft, 4/1). Off 9 months but still not taken lightly.

Form: 933-

Charlie's Dilemma²²

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

6/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 7 hurdle runs. 10/3, creditable third of 9 in minor event hurdle at Clonmel (19.2f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Ought to be thereabouts.

Form: 243223

Machismo³⁵

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

11/4

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 7/2, promising second of 9 in novice hurdle at Sligo (25.7f, soft) on hurdles bow 35 days ago. Trainer going well. Firmly in the picture.

Form: 1534-42

Ballinlegane Lady⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: K Purcell

125/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in novice hurdle (250/1) at this C&D (good) 8 days ago.

Form: 98

Westernersunrise⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Sean Flanagan| T: J Fahey

28/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 50/1, twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Tipperary (20.4f, soft) 7 days ago.

Form: 5P5430

Workforadime⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 97

14/1

Fair hurdler. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap hurdle at Tipperary (24.7f, soft, 16/1) 7 days ago. Remains a maiden after 18 hurdle runs.

Form: 2F-9700

Dream On Baby^t1²⁰²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Conor Clarke⁽⁷⁾| T: E Mullins

22/1

Twice-raced maiden. Twelfth of 17 in bumper at Cork (16.3f, good, 28/1) 6 months ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Colin Motherway. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Can't be dismissed.

Form: 6-0

Non-Runners

Inn At The Park²²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Another Challenge¹⁹

Weight: 11-3| Age: 4

T: O McKiernan J: Phillip Enright

Forecasts

Magellan Strait (11/8), Inn At The Park (9/4), Machismo (11/4), Bossofthebrownies (4/1), Charlie's Dilemma (6/1), Workforadime (14/1), Dream On Baby (22/1), Westernersunrise (28/1), Another Challenge (33/1), Ballinlegane Lady (125/1)

MACHISMO shaped well when a debut hurdling second at Sligo and can build on it to get off the mark. Newcomer Inn At The Park is in top hands and can also have a say, with Bossofthebrownies also in the mix despite his absence.