17:00 Tipperary

Thursday 3 July 2025

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Tipperary Town 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:07 | Winning time: 3m 53.2s

All Right By Me²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Mr L P Shanahan⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

50/1

Fair maiden on the Flat for Ger Lyons. Fifteenth of 18 in handicap at Leopardstown (8f, good, 25/1) 28 days ago, not knocked about. Worth a second look on hurdles/yard debut.

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Handmedownmybible^t⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Alex Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee

40/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Fourteenth of 15 in handicap (18/1) at Gowran (8f, good) 57 days ago. Will need to improve for this switch to hurdles if he's to have a say in the finish.

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Hawkesbury Legend⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J P O'Sullivan| T: D Queally

14/1

Modest Flat winner. Won 9-runner handicap at Brighton (9.9f, good to firm, 5/4) 65 days ago on final start for Kevin Philippart De Foy. Needs considering on hurdles/yard debut.

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Highway Sixty One^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A McNamara

18/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Blinkered for 1st time, fourth of 8 in handicap (12/1) at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs to raise his game now tackling hurdles.

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Junkyard Dog¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

2/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Fifth of 10 in handicap at Limerick (12.3f, good, 7/4) 12 days ago. Stamina unlikely to be an issue now switched to hurdles and he has to be high on the shortlist.

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Kasper Hauser¹⁰⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: Kevin Coleman

13/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. 80/1, fourteenth of 18 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, soft). Probably best watched starting out over hurdles here.

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Littlesumpinsumpin⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁷⁾| T: P Nolan

80/1

Thrice-raced maiden on the Flat. Seventh of 8 in maiden (200/1) at Gowran (8f, good to soft) 43 days ago. Another who will need to improve for the switch to fences in order to play a leading role.

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Minella Study³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D King| T: J Nallen

9/4

Fair maiden on the Flat. Sixth of 12 in maiden at this course (7.1f, good to soft, 16/1) 37 days ago. Plenty of stamina in his pedigree and interesting contender for this hurdles debut.

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Silence Is Wisdom¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: P Magee

66/1

Twice-raced maiden on the Flat. Seventh of 8 in maiden (125/1) at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Readily passed over on hurdles debut.

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Your Call^p¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

20/1

Fair Flat winner. 15/2, fifth of 8 in claimer at Ballinrobe (9.7f, good to soft) 10 days ago. In good hands, but sole win on the level was gained on the AW and has a bit to find with a couple of these based on Flat form.

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Felicity Smoak²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Jordan Gainford| T: P Nolan

12/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. 28/1, second of 18 in handicap at Fairyhouse (10f, good) 27 days ago, running on late. Could be a player now hurdling if able to build on that improved display.

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Grace's Legacy

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins

33/1

Raven's Pass filly. Sister to 6f winner in Poland Joe Black and half-sister to a winner. Dam 7f-1¼m winner who stayed 1½m. Entitled to come on for the run.

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Invigorated¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Mr L J Carberry⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs J Harrington

22/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. 20/1 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, tenth of 12 in handicap at Down Royal (10.4f, good) 12 days ago. Represents a top yard, but she's opposable now hurdling all the same.

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Mystic Rose⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Eoghan Finegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Magee

10/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Seventh of 20 in maiden at Navan (10.1f, soft, 250/1) 68 days ago. First run for yard after leaving Michael Mulvany and it's probably best to look elsewhere.

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Forecasts

Junkyard Dog (2/1), Minella Study (9/4), Kasper Hauser (13/2), Mystic Rose (10/1), Felicity Smoak (12/1), Hawkesbury Legend (14/1), Highway Sixty One (18/1), Your Call (20/1), Invigorated (22/1), Grace's Legacy (33/1), Handmedownmybible (40/1), All Right By Me (50/1), Silence Is Wisdom (66/1), Littlesumpinsumpin (80/1)

Having shown ability in four runs at up to 9f on the Flat, MINELLA STUDY is of strong interest now switched to hurdles. He is a brother to 1¾m-2m winner Almudena, while one of his three winning half-brothers was also successful at up to 2m, so hopes can be high that he will be in his element now faced with a stiffer test. Junkyard Dog is naturally appealing given his Flat form and the yard he represents, while Hawkesbury Legend and Felicity Smoak also enter calculations.