19:40 Tipperary

Thursday 25 April 2019

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Fundraising Events At Tipperary Races Maiden

Off time: 19:43 | Winning time: 2m 55.89s

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An Bhfuil Tu Reidh^b1²¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: A C Persse⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell| OR: 43

200/1

Five race maiden who has yet to get within 12L of winning, and first time blinkers unlikely to bring about the required amount of improvement needed to play a role here.

Form: 00990-

(4)

Dsoloman⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: H J Horgan⁽¹⁰⁾| T: K Purcell

125/1

Stablemate of An Bhfuil Tu Reidh, and this gelding has achieved very little in three runs to date.

Form: 00-0

(11)

Gealach^h¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R Coakley| T: J M Oxx

16/1

Gelded son of Sea The Moon who showed some talent when 12¼L fifth of 16 to South Pacific in a 1¼m maiden at Naas 12 days ago. Sure to improve.

Form: 5

(8)

King Pellinor²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D O'Brien| T: A P O'Brien

4/5

Half-brother to French 1m-1m½f winner Akemi (inc at Listed level) and 1m winner Dance On The Hill. Unlucky not to finish closer when seventh of 17 in a 1¼m maiden at Leopardstown early this month. Will progress, and leading claims.

Form: 7

(9)

Lightsider¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Robbie Colgan| T: S Lavery

20/1

Better effort to date when fifth at the Curragh on debut last September. May have needed the run when mid-field at Cork on return, and bred to appreciate this longer trip, so one to bear in mind.

Form: 5-9

(5)

Luclator¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D W O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: A Leahy

200/1

Cheap purchase who was down the field after a slow start on debut at Cork earlier in the month, and would be a shock winner on that evidence.

Form: 0

(12)

Malbas²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Leonard⁽³⁾| T: D Hogan

200/1

Gelding by Mukhadram who was sold very cheaply and has offered little in two starts to date.

Form: 00

(14)

Montana Gold²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ronan Whelan| T: A Kinsella

80/1

Gale Force Ten half-brother to several winners at sprint trips, but showed nothing at Leopardstown on his first racecourse appearance. No reason to expect undue improvement at this trip.

Form: 0

(1)

Nobel Joshua¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L F Roche| T: D Hogan

200/1

Gelded son of Joshua Tree out of a Daylami mare. Half-brother to three winners, including smart 1¼m/1m1f winner Nausicaa Time. Is hard to enthuse over given his two starts since debut run last month.

Form: 00

(3)

Sir Dragonet

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J A Heffernan| T: A P O'Brien

14/1

By Camelot, the first foal of a 2-y-o 6f winner herself half-sister to smart middle-distance winners Wonder of Wonders and Victory Song. From an excellent family, and respected if market signs are positive.

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(16)

Swelltime¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Gary Carroll| T: J G Murphy

100/1

Finished mid-field at Tipperary in October on his only start as a two-year-old, but never a factor on return at Naas last month, and looks one for handicaps after another run.

Form: 8-0

(13)

Top Line Tommy¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Colin Keane| T: G M Lyons

14/1

Gelded son of Morpheus who improved from an encouraging debut when sixth of 17 to Nickajack Cave in a 1¼m maiden at Cork last time. Not certain to stay further, but not without a chance if he does.

Form: 5-6

(7)

Trossachs^t²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K J Manning| T: J S Bolger

8/1

Full-brother to smart 7f/1m winner Cascadian out of UAE Oaks winner Falls of Lora. Caught the eye when mid-field on debut at Leopardstown early this month, and likely to do much better with experience.

Form: 9

(10)

Yenillik

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W J Lee| T: W McCreery

20/1

Half-brother to connections' dual Group 3 winner Dunboyne Express, out of a half-sister to Oaks winner Love Divine. Yard slow to hit stride this year, but has a good record at this track, so he needs to be monitored in the market.

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(15)

Zarafshan²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: O J Orr⁽³⁾| T: D K Weld

7/2

Better effort to date when 5L eighth of 17 to Tinandali in a 1¼m maiden at Leopardstown last time, and dam (a Group 3 winner at this trip) is a half-sister to Arc winner Zarkava, so improvement expected now tackling 1½m.

Form: 6-8

(6)

Heavenly Snow²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S Foley| T: S Lavery

16/1

Australia filly bred to stay well. Improved from debut when 5L fifth of 14 to Tarnawa in a 1¼m maiden at Leopardstown early this month, and further progress likely granted this stiffer test.

Form: 9-5

Forecasts

King Pellinor (4/5), Zarafshan (7/2), Trossachs (8/1), Sir Dragonet (14/1), Top Line Tommy (14/1), Heavenly Snow (16/1), Gealach (16/1), Lightsider (20/1), Yenillik (20/1), Montana Gold (80/1), Swelltime (100/1), Dsoloman (125/1), Nobel Joshua (200/1), Malbas (200/1), Luclator (200/1), An Bhfuil Tu Reidh (200/1)

Aidan O'Brien has taken the last three years, and has a strong hand with KING PELLINOR and Sir Dragonet, with the former preferred having had the benefit of a run, and an eye-catching one at that. Zarafshan hails from the family of Zarkava, and has hinted that he is capable of much better than he's been able to show to date, so is respected in a race full of unexposed types.