14:05 Clonmel

Thursday 4 October 2018

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Kilmore Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:06 | Winning time: 4m 3.4s

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Selected odds by:

Markhan^t¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

6/1

Triple Flat winner over 1m (all on good). Jumping lacked fluency on recent hurdles debut. Should do better than that if he can transfer his Flat abilities to this sphere, but has a bit to prove today.

Form: 0

Reaver⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: John J Fitzpatrick⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss Ellmarie Holden| OR: 109

11/4

Triple Flat/AW winner at around 1m. Last two of his three hurdles runs have been decent in the contest of this race, but a bit more needed to break his duck.

Form: 034

Serefeli⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

6/1

Beaten a long way on his only hurdles run, in spring 2017. Has won at up to 1m2½f on the Flat, where he is on a losing run of 10. Plenty to prove on his return to this sphere.

Form: 0/

Toulson^p²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: B J Geraghty| T: C Byrnes

10/3

Triple 1m2f winner on good ground on the Flat, the best from a mark of 85 last year. Has failed to transfer that ability to this discipline in three starts so far. More more needed than he showed last time at Listowel.

Form: 00-7

Annie Irish^t¹⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: Brian Hayes| T: R Donohoe

66/1

Triple Flat winner at up to 1m. Has shown next to nothing in three starts over hurdles. Others make more appeal.

Form: 9-P0

Knock On Steel^h,t²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr M J Scallan⁽⁷⁾| T: B Jordan| OR: 102

7/2

Has shown some ability over hurdles, most notably when under 4L second at Tramore (2m, good) in August. Softer ground possibly to blame for latest flop. Although more exposed than some, he has each-way claims.

Form: 675429

Paddy Melia

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

33/1

€1,700 four-year-old, Ninth foal. Half-brother to winners Weslike (2m6f chase) & Direct Exit (bumper); dam pulled up six starts in Irish points, half-sister to two jumps winners. Probably one to watch on debut.

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Follow The Storm^h¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

50/1

33-1 and fell too early to say how she would have fared on debut at Ballinrobe last month, but was quite free that day. Can only watch again this time.

Form: F

Our Nest Egg^h,t³⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: W F Treacy| OR: 90

8/1

Yet to make the frame from four attempts over hurdles, but a couple of pieces of her form suggest that she might pick up minor races given time. However, that is unlikely to be today.

Form: 0P8560

Non-Runners

Thrones Game¹⁷

Weight: 11-5| Age: 5

T: W P Mullins J: Paul Townend

Visioman²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Forecasts

Thrones Game (11/10), Reaver (11/4), Visioman (11/4), Toulson (10/3), Knock On Steel (7/2), Markhan (6/1), Serefeli (6/1), Our Nest Egg (8/1), Paddy Melia (33/1), Follow The Storm (50/1), Annie Irish (66/1)

VISIOMAN has already finished one race in front, prior to being disqualified, and is taken to win this after a respectable return from a break last time should have put him spot on. Thrones Game did not fare as the market anticipated on debut, but that was still a decent first effort and she is likely to be a leading player. Markhan has the ability to do better than on debut, while Reaver and Knock On Steel are not written off.