17:25 Thurles

Saturday 15 March 2025

All13:5514:3015:0515:4016:1516:5017:25

www.thurlesraces.ie (Pro/Am) Flat Race

Off time: 17:25 | Winning time: 3m 53.6s

Certamen

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr F R Buckley⁽⁷⁾| T: E Buckley

50/1

Teofilo gelding. Brother to 2 winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner Teorie. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 7f ).

Form:

Cholo¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Michael Kenneally⁽⁷⁾| T: J Halley

125/1

12/1, last of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago, not ideally placed.

Form: 6

Galileo Sand

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J L Gleeson⁽³⁾| T: J P O'Brien

13/8

Galileo gelding. Closely related to 2 winners and half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including very smart 7f/1m winner Amazing Maria. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Heslostthehunger

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr J P Collins⁽⁷⁾| T: R Sweeney

150/1

Carlotamix colt. Dam ran once over hurdles.

Form:

Hillstar Blues¹⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D O'Connor| T: S Aherne

66/1

Fifth of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (16.7f, heavy, 33/1) on NH debut 19 days ago.

Form: 5

Old Bridge^h1

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr H C Swan| T: G Elliott

7/1

Born To Sea gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 1m-11f winner Kiaz Apapa. Dam, 14.5f-17f winner, half-sister to 2½m-3m French chase winner Raphari. One to note on debut. Wears hood.

Form:

One True Friend

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Paddy Cody⁽⁷⁾| T: R P Cody

12/1

Maxios gelding. Dam unraced sister to fairly useful hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 2¾m) Sword of Fate.

Form:

Shabra Diya³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Miss A B O'Connor| T: A McCann

25/1

Twice-raced maiden. 11/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, last of 4 in bumper at Naas (15.7f, good to soft) 35 days ago.

Form: 54

Tim Toe

Age: 4| Weight: 11-10| J: Mr D Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P M J Doyle

8/1

£29,000 3-y-o, Joshua Tree gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 29f) Abolitionist.

Form:

Eagle Of Destiny

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr B O'Neill| T: P Twomey

7/4

Fourth foal, half-sister to 3 winners, including useful hurdler Lot of Joy (2m-2¼m winner, by Camelot), stays 2½m, and fair 2¼m hurdle winner Dubeyeracingcraic (by Starspangledbanner). Dam, fair 2½m hurdle winner, also winner around 2m on Flat. Interesting type on paper.

Form:

Hunskelper

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr A J Lord⁽⁷⁾| T: Paul Mulligan

11/1

Youmzain filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fair 2m hurdle winner Kaloci and bumper winner Kelp Forest.

Form:

Non-Runners

Starting Fifteen

Weight: 11-10| Age: 4

T: E McNamara J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Galileo Sand (13/8), Eagle Of Destiny (7/4), Old Bridge (7/1), Tim Toe (8/1), Hunskelper (11/1), One True Friend (12/1), Shabra Diya (25/1), Starting Fifteen (25/1), Certamen (50/1), Hillstar Blues (66/1), Cholo (125/1), Heslostthehunger (150/1)

With little worthwhile form to go on, newcomers will likely dominate. Before market clues, OLD BRIDGE, Eagle of Destiny and Galileo Sand are preferred in that order.