14:30 Tramore

Sunday 17 August 2025

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Willis Towers Watson Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 3m 57.0s

Cosmos D'ainay⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

6/4

Winning pointer who got off the mark at third attempt in bumpers at Sligo in May. Below that level when ninth of 15 in novice at Tipperary (20.4f, good to soft) on hurdles bow 45 days ago but remains open to progress in this sphere.

Form: P1C3-19

Deed Pole²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John Shinnick⁽³⁾| T: T O'Brien| OR: 107

10/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Fair winner at 12f on flat. 80/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.7f, good to soft) 24 days ago. Work to do.

Form: 506

Hale Bopp^h⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: H E Sexton⁽⁷⁾| T: R Donohoe

100/1

Modest Flat winner. Once-raced maiden over hurdles. Hooded for 1st time, thirteenth of 14 in novice hurdle (33/1) at Wexford (16.8f, good to soft) on NH debut 9 days ago.

Form: 0

Migdam^h1²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Kieren Buckley| T: E Buckley

3/1

Fairly useful winner at 10f on Flat who showed an aptitude for hurdling when fifth of 15 in novice at Ballinrobe (17.4f, good, 14/1) on yard debut 26 days ago, left poorly placed. Entitled to improve.

Form: 5

Gianh River²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Fahey

80/1

Making GB/IRE jumps debut. Tenth of 13 in handicap at Gowran (9.5f, good, 9/1) 22 days ago. Improvement required on switch to this discipline.

Form:

Mount Hotham¹¹²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P Hanlon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

14/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Second of 10 in maiden at Clairefontaine (11.9f, good, 16/10). Off over 3 years. First run for yard after leaving A. Fabre. Market should prove best guide to claims.

Form:

Red Or White¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Danny Mullins| T: J P Ryan| OR: 96

14/1

Modest hurdler. Fourth of 7 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Sligo (20.8f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 0-P7264

Tricksofthetrade^h,t²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins

9/4

Acquitted himself well in a trio of bumpers this year, latest when third of 9 at Ballinrobe (15.5f, good, 6/1) 26 days ago. Switches to hurdling now and must be of interest.

Form: 3/423-43

Non-Runners

Bold Fury¹²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: S R B Crawford J: Mr T C Kileff

Forecasts

Bold Fury (11/8), Cosmos D'ainay (6/4), Tricksofthetrade (9/4), Migdam (3/1), Deed Pole (10/1), Red Or White (14/1), Mount Hotham (14/1), Gianh River (80/1), Hale Bopp (100/1)

This can go to BOLD FURY, who sets the standard on his recent second on hurdles debut at Roscommon and remains low mileage. Migdam and Tricksofthetrade may provide the chief threat.