17:10 Tipperary

Thursday 11 May 2017

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Hotel Minella Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:10 | Winning time: 4m 1.6s

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Dovil's Duel¹⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: G N Fox| T: G P Cromwell

33/1

Four time winner on the Flat for previous stable. Well beaten on hurdling and yard debut at Down Royal earlier this month and best watched at present.

Form: /-00

Knockmaole Boy^h⁷⁸

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

6/4

Dual Flat winner and ran well when 6L second on hurdling debut at Fairyhouse (soft-to-heavy) in February. Disappointed subsequently and likely to run well if putting that poor effort behind him.

Form: 25-

Megara¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

100/1

Twice a winner on the AW at Lingfield for previous stable. Well beaten in three attempts at hurdling and best watched at present.

Form: /900-0

Play The Part^p1¹³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: W M Roper

25/1

Bumper winner at Wexford (good) in October but well beaten in two attempts at maiden hurdles subsequently. Wears cheekpieces for the first time on his first outing since December.

Form: B9109-

All's Quiet^t⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S A Shortall⁽³⁾| T: A McGuinness

12/1

Signs of ability in four rules starts thus far. Latest of those came when finishing 10L fifth in a 2m1f maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (good) on hurdling debut earlier this month.

Form: P6745-5

Artical Eleven⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P F Mangan| T: D McNamara

40/1

Winner of a point-to-point on good ground in May last year. Well beaten in two maiden hurdles in March and while better ground likely here should suit he's probably best watched at present.

Form: 3/7100-7

Bondi Bull⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: D Donovan

66/1

Well beaten in three maiden hurdles in the summer of 2015. Has been racing on the Flat since and makes his debut for a new yard here.

Form: 000/

Cagliostro¹⁵¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore⁽³⁾| T: C Bowe

33/1

Twice finished third in point-to-point company last autumn. Well held on rules debut at Thurles and pulled up in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown when last running in December.

Form: 0P-

Guitar George²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead

7/1

Beaten 2½L into second in a 2m maiden hurdle at Wexford (good) in October. Beaten 25L over C&D last time out but an interesting runner based on previous efforts on good ground.

Form: 3/04256-

Make Up Your Mind^t1¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: L P Dempsey| T: T M Walsh

40/1

Failed to complete in two starts in point-to-point company in the autumn and wears a tongue tie for his rules debut here.

Form: PF-

Perfect Leader¹⁸⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Mullins| T: P Hogan

28/1

Finished runner-up in a bumper on soft ground at Listowel in September. Disappointed since however including on his hurdling debut at Naas (yielding-to-soft) in November when last seen in action.

Form: 427579-

Pump Road^h⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B R Dalton| T: J G Lonergan

80/1

Well beaten in two maiden hurdle outings so far including when beaten 67L into 11th at Ballinrobe last time out. Best watched in this.

Form: 7-0

Rebelion Boy^t1⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

7/1

Failed to complete in three point-to-points and stepped up on his Punchestown rules debut when 10L sixth on good ground at Ballinrobe. Wears a tongue tie for the first time today and represents a yard with a 26% strike-rate recently (11/43).

Form: FPP0-6

Silken Thomas⁵⁶⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S W Flanagan| T: N Meade

4/1

Placed three times from six starts over hurdles including when beaten 3L into second in a first time visor (left off here) on final outing for Sandra Hughes in October 2015. Returns from a long lay-off and makes his debut for a new yard today.

Form: 53P522/

Sunset Forte^t1¹³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: A Lee

33/1

Well beaten in a bumper on soft-to-heavy ground at Limerick in December. Wears a tongue tie for this hurdling debut.

Form: 0-

The Brig¹³⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: I J McCarthy| T: J G Coogan

8/1

Signs of ability in five starts to date including when beaten 15½L by subsequent dual Grade 1 winner Bacardys over 2m at Leopardstown (yielding) in December. Interesting to see if he can build on that here.

Form: 4/4875-

Euro So Brave³⁷¹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: J S McGarvey| T: W J Austin

33/1

Failed to place in ten starts under rules so far including in two maiden hurdles in 2015. Probably best watched on his first start in over a year.

Form: 080600/

Nineteensixteen²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: M J Bolger| T: M J Tynan

100/1

Signs of promise on point-to-point debut at Dungarvan in January. No show in two outings under rules the last twice however including on hurdling debut last time out.

Form: F70-0

Our Little Gem⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: S Fahey

66/1

Beaten 16L by the classy Fayonagh on debut at Naas (yielding-to-soft) in a bumper in November but well beaten twice subsequently and makes her hurdling debut today.

Form: 000-

Whats The Forecast²⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor

100/1

Well beaten in three bumpers (including when pulled up once) so far and likely best watched on her hurdling debut today.

Form: 8P0-

Non-Runners

Carrigready¹⁷²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: V Halley J: Reserve 1

Shantelle²²⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 8

T: R Donohoe J: Reserve 2

Grange Cailin¹⁴⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: W J Burke J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Knockmaole Boy (6/4), Silken Thomas (4/1), Carrigready (11/2), Rebelion Boy (7/1), Guitar George (7/1), The Brig (8/1), All's Quiet (12/1), Play The Part (25/1), Perfect Leader (28/1), Euro So Brave (33/1), Cagliostro (33/1), Sunset Forte (33/1), Dovil's Duel (33/1), Artical Eleven (40/1), Make Up Your Mind (40/1), Bondi Bull (66/1), Our Little Gem (66/1), Shantelle (66/1), Grange Cailin (66/1), Pump Road (80/1), Whats The Forecast (100/1), Megara (100/1), Nineteensixteen (100/1)

A chance is taken on THE BRIG in this opening 2m maiden hurdle. The selection has run well in two maiden hurdles to date including when fifth at Leopardstown last time out and can get the better of Knockmaole Boy who has to put a disappointing effort last time out behind him here while Silken Thomas who returns from over 18 months off the track here and Guitar George who has run well in maiden hurdles in the past others to note in this.