14:25 Thurles

Thursday 29 January 2026

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Thurles Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 4m 15.50s

Blue Train^h⁴⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: C Byrnes

66/1

Fair winner at 12f on flat. First run since leaving William Knight when fourth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 10/1) on NH debut 47 days ago. May do better.

Form: 4

Crest Of Light³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Danny Gilligan| T: C Collins

200/1

Modest Flat winner. First run since leaving Ross Burdon when seventeenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 33 days ago.

Form: 0

Mode Avion^t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/1

Fair hurdler. 3/1, fourth of 11 in juvenile at Limerick (16f, heavy) 34 days ago. More will be needed if he's to get off the mark here.

Form: 1/34

Annie's Angel⁹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Patrick M O'Brien⁽⁵⁾| T: A McGuinness

66/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Sixth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 5/1). First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Might be best watched on this first attempt over hurdles.

Form:

Concert Party¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

150/1

Fairly useful Flat winner for Richard Hannon. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, sixth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 17 days ago.

Form: 06

Dream Angel³³

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Jordan Gainford| T: C Collins

150/1

Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 200/1) 33 days ago.

Form: 00

Ismahane⁶⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-0| J: Daniel King| T: P Twomey

2/1

Useful Flat performer for Henk Grewe, finishing 3¼ lengths second of 10 to Orion Queen in St Leger Italiano (84/10) at Milan (14.9f, soft) 68 days ago. A rare jumps runner for new trainer Paddy Twomey. Very interesting contender.

Form:

Beauvallon¹⁵⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Mullins| T: W P Mullins

12/1

Fair maiden on the Fla for Francis-Henri Graffard. Paul Townend partners Charme de Faust but it'll still be interesting to see what the betting makes of this one.

Form:

Dawn Coming²⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Eoin Staples⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

6/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. 11/4, second of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 332

John Dixen²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Tiernan Power Roche⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, last of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago.

Form: P00

O'grady Cracker^p³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft, 28/1) 31 days ago.

Form: 98

Charme De Faust¹³⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

5/6

Promising sort. Second of 18 in newcomers hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft) 138 days ago. Acquired by top connections on the back of that. Probably the one to beat.

Form: 2

Non-Runners

Michonne³³

Weight: 11-0| Age: 4

T: Mrs J Harrington J: Donagh Meyler

Padre Bay²⁹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: T Cleary J: Ricky Doyle

Thelittlevillager

Weight: 10-6| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Dylan Robinson

Forecasts

Charme De Faust (5/6), Ismahane (2/1), Dawn Coming (6/1), Mode Avion (7/1), Beauvallon (12/1), Michonne (12/1), Thelittlevillager (50/1), Annie's Angel (66/1), Blue Train (66/1), O'grady Cracker (100/1), Dream Angel (150/1), Concert Party (150/1), Padre Bay (150/1), Crest Of Light (200/1), John Dixen (250/1)

CHARME DE FAUST finished second on her Auteuil debut in September and is probably the one to beat having joined Willie Mullins, with confidence in her chance increased should the betting vibes be strong. Ismahane's Flat form in Europe suggests he could be a big threat if taking to this new discipline. Dawn Coming has made a solid start to his hurdle career and may prove best of the remainder.