17:15 Thurles

Thursday 9 October 2025

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Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 3m 41.01s

(17)

The Truant^t³⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-0| J: Leigh Roche| T: P W Flynn| OR: 70| D

22/1

Latest win at Tramore in August. 33/1, bit below form sixth of 14 in handicap at Down Royal (18.6f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 630516

(6)

Goin'¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: Colin Keane| T: A J Martin| OR: 69

11/1

Third of 13 in handicap at Down Royal (12.9f, good to soft, 16/1) 10 days ago. Back up in trip. Booking of Keane a plus. Has work to do.

Form: 060003

(8)

Doctor Grace^p¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-11| J: Sam Coen⁽⁷⁾| T: A McGuinness| OR: 67

28/1

Latest win at Down Royal in July. Respectable seventh of 13 in handicap (16/1) at Down Royal (12.9f, good to soft) 10 days ago. Up in trip. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 210407

(13)

Migdam¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-8| J: Seamie Heffernan| T: E Buckley| OR: 64

13/2

Hood on for 1st time in this code, bit below form seventh of 22 in handicap (7/1) at the Curragh (10f, soft) 11 days ago. Significantly up in trip. Enters calculations.

Form: 984447

(9)

Plunkett Street¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-8| J: Billy Lee| T: Michael W O'Meara| OR: 64

10/3

Latest win at Cork in April. 6/1, creditable second of 15 in handicap at Listowel (14.2f, soft) 17 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 64-1242

(12)

Elusive Guy¹⁶⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-7| J: Neve Bennett⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Fahey| OR: 63| BF| D

28/1

15/2, ninth of 11 in handicap chase at Kilbeggan (19.9f, good to soft) 167 days ago. Off 167 days. Fair on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing. Merits consideration.

Form: 953750-

(11)

Walking On Glass^p⁴⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Fagan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 63| D

14/1

Blinkered for 1st time, sixth of 8 in handicap (17/2) at Bellewstown (17.5f, good) 44 days ago, hampered. Cheekpieces back on. Looks competitive on form.

Form: 01-7646

(7)

Macinamillion^p¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Robert Whearty| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 58| D

12/1

Fell in novice chase at Listowel (17.7f, good to soft, 25/1) 18 days ago. Modest on the Flat, poor on last Flat outing.

Form: 087/310-

(10)

Grann's Boy¹²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-1| J: Adam Caffrey| T: H Rogers| OR: 57

7/4

11/1, improved to win 10-runner handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good to soft) 12 days ago. Merits respect back in this sphere.

Form: 1/73570-

(1)

Royal Cave^p⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C Timmons| OR: 57

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden on Flat. Blinkered for 1st time, eleventh of 15 in handicap at Navan (14f, good, 50/1) 42 days ago. Others have achieved more.

Form: 7860

(15)

Trubshaw^p⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Gabriella Hill⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 63

7/1

Winner at Sligo in August. Respectable sixth of 11 in handicap (4/1) at Navan (14f, good) 42 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 9-03216

(2)

Bynx¹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 8-8| J: Wayne Hassett⁽³⁾| T: M Hassett| OR: 50| D

10/1

20/1, sixth of 7 in novice chase at Listowel (19.4f, good to soft) 15 days ago. Modest on the Flat, creditable on last Flat outing. Can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals. RESERVE.

Form: 846233

Non-Runners

(16)

Astelia¹⁵

Weight: 9-11| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Chris Hayes

(5)

Empress Alma³⁴

Weight: 9-10| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Gary Carroll

(4)

Serotonin⁴⁵

Weight: 8-11| Age: 5

T: P W Flynn J: Julian Pietropaolo

(14)

Action Plan⁵⁴

Weight: 10-3| Age: 4

T: Gerard O'Leary J: Reserve 2

(3)

The Mediator⁵

Weight: 10-3| Age: 8

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Grann's Boy (7/4), Plunkett Street (10/3), The Mediator (5/1), Migdam (13/2), Trubshaw (7/1), Bynx (10/1), Empress Alma (10/1), Goin' (11/1), Macinamillion (12/1), Walking On Glass (14/1), Serotonin (14/1), Astelia (14/1), The Truant (22/1), Action Plan (25/1), Elusive Guy (28/1), Doctor Grace (28/1), Royal Cave (80/1)

EMPRESS ALMA hasn't been at her best of late, but she's now 1 lb lower compared to when winning this race 12 months ago and may well repeat the dose if the new headgear has the desired effect. Twice a winner over hurdles since his latest start in this sphere, Grann's Boy is greatly respected and rates the main danger ahead of Plunkett Street and Goin'.