17:12 Tramore

Monday 20 April 2026

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O'Driscolls Irish Whiskey Maiden Hurdle (Div 2)

Off time: 17:12 | Winning time: 4m 11.69s

China Grill

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Philip Donovan⁽³⁾| T: Miss E McCutcheon

66/1

Elusive Pimpernel gelding. Dam dual winning pointer.

Form:

King Of The Greys¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ethan O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Peter Fahey

18/1

In the frame sole outing in points but sent off 80/1, he was never dangerous when fifteenth of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse 16 days ago.

Form: 40

Knowing Me²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Kevin A Murphy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

28/1

Little promise in bumpers and maiden hurdles.

Form: 004-00

Lanzhou¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fitzgerald| T: J P Flavin

80/1

Fourth on both point starts but has shown next to nothing in 3 maiden hurdle starts this spring.

Form: 44000

Le Questionnaire¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

7/1

€18,000 3-y-o, £27,000 5-y-o, Earnshaw gelding. Dam, 1¼m/10.5f winner in France, half-sister to fairly useful hurdler (17f winner) Myakoda. Placed both starts in British points in December but didn't show much when mid-field on hurdles debut 16 days ago.

Form: 320

Lord Lackendarra¹⁵³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Dylan Whelan⁽⁷⁾| T: P Breen

12/1

Maiden who was flattered when second of 7 in bumper at Limerick (2m, heavy) when last seen in November. Fully exposed in that code and now back over hurdles. Headgear off.

Form: 836U52

The Monkey Pole²²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Jordan Gainford| T: N Dooly

11/8

Runner-up both hurdles starts at up to 21.4f, latterly in 7-runner novice at this venue in August. Heavy defeat in a bumper the following month but sets the standard returned to obstacles after an absence.

Form: PP-229

Time Is A Thief^h1¹³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

13/8

Runner-up in a point and sent off 7/2 he was held when falling in novice hurdle at Cork (17f, soft) in December. Hood now added and he's in the right hands to progress.

Form: 2/F

Deep Warrior¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-10| J: Sean Flanagan| T: G P Cromwell

66/1

Failed to match debut form when twenty-first of 25 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse 15 days ago.

Form: 80

Quiet In Bresil¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Ricky Doyle| T: G O'Loughlin

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden under Rules and looks a handicap project. RESERVE.

Form: 0880

Thilos⁵⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-3| J: Charlie O'Dwyer⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 92

16/1

Respectable third of 6 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16.5f, heavy) in February. RESERVE.

Form: 69P3

Non-Runners

Million Dollar Man⁷⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: Thomas Corish J: Danny Gilligan

Silly Mongoose¹⁰

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P T Foley J: Simon Torrens

Blues Street

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: G P Cromwell J: Conor Stone-Walsh

Puck Out

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: E Bolger J: Charlie O'Dwyer

Take The Free¹⁵

Weight: 10-10| Age: 4

T: E Bolger J: Mark Walsh

Forecasts

The Monkey Pole (11/8), Time Is A Thief (13/8), Blues Street (10/3), Le Questionnaire (7/1), Lord Lackendarra (12/1), Quiet In Bresil (12/1), Thilos (16/1), King Of The Greys (18/1), Take The Free (20/1), Puck Out (25/1), Silly Mongoose (25/1), Million Dollar Man (25/1), Knowing Me (28/1), Deep Warrior (66/1), China Grill (66/1), Lanzhou (80/1)

Not a deep race so in the hope the vibes are positive, BLUES STREET is selected to make a winning debut. Time Is A Thief will surely show more this time, while The Monkey Pole sets the standard on his hurdles form last summer.