14:55 Thurles

Thursday 10 February 2022

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thurles.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:55 | Winning time: 4m 5.4s

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Adamantly Chosen³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

30/100

Promising individual. 1 win from 3 runs this season. Excellent second of 22 in novice hurdle (1/4) at Cork (16f, heavy) 33 days ago, running on. Holds very good claims.

Form: 1-22

Barbados^t¹⁰⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

11/4

Useful winner at 14f on flat. Second of 11 in minor event at the Curragh (12f, heavy, 9/4), needing stronger gallop. Switches from Flat to hurdles and should have more to offer. Considerred.

Form: 2

Call Me Rocky^b1²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

22/1

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 8 hurdle runs. Creditable sixth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Punchestown (16f, heavy, 8/1) 24 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and no forlorn hope.

Form: 86-4366

Teed Up²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: S D Torrens| T: E Mullins

50/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 10/1 and hooded for 1st time, eighth of 16 in novice hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) 26 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 78

Jazzelle¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: G P Cromwell

200/1

Once-raced maiden over hurdles. 125/1, first run since leaving Christopher David Timmons when last of 15 in novice hurdle at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) on NH debut 16 days ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 0

Ballycastle Brat

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: T N Brett⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

250/1

Jet Away gelding. Half-brother to point winner Drumderry Ask. Dam (h107) 2½m winner over hurdles. Others are preferred.

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Bugs Moran⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: N Meade

12/1

Promising individual. Creditable fourth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft, 11/2) 9 days ago. Should progress. In the mix.

Form: 6424

Camogue Wood⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Flynn

80/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (16f, soft) 9 days ago. Needs to find more.

Form: 55

Cocovango

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: L Young

300/1

Ocovango gelding. Half-brother to modest hurdler Ruler of Dubai, stays 3m. Dam unraced. Market can guide for newcomer.

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Dev Of Tara⁴²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D F O'Regan| T: M Kennedy

300/1

Kayf Tara gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Kealshore Again. Dam unraced. Bred to be no back number but betting should prove accurate guide.

Form: 7P

Fourneux D'isanka^t¹⁰⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

12/1

Fair hurdler. Only seventh of 8 in novice hurdle (4/1) at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 105 days ago, so he needs to bounce back.

Form: 3/4230-7

Hard Target²⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ricky Doyle| T: D H Kelly

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 125/1, eleventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good). Off 8 months with work to do.

Form: 000

Katzoff⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M P O'Connor⁽⁵⁾| T: J Morrison

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 250/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at Tramore (16.2f, heavy) 63 days ago. Hard to warm to.

Form: 080P

Kerrytown Rock¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Doyle⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

150/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, twelfth of 20 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (16f, soft) 10 days ago. Others appeal more.

Form: 000

Listentillitellyea²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: T Gibney

80/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Eighth of 11 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (24.2f, heavy, 40/1) 24 days ago. Significantly back down in trip with a fair bit to find on form.

Form: 8958

Prince Zaltar¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 66/1, pulled up in novice hurdle at this course (15.5f, good to soft) 18 days ago, pulled up circuit out. Lots more is required.

Form: 209P

Tomjackwilliam⁴³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R Deegan⁽³⁾| T: E McCarthy

200/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 12 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Limerick (19f, heavy) 43 days ago. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 78

Amazing Amy¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: D E Mullins| T: Ms M Mullins

50/1

33/1, sixth of 12 in bumper at Down Royal (16.7f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles. Open to improvement.

Form: 536

Non-Runners

Barely Made It

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J Grace J: Reserve 1

Allbetsoff²⁵

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: Reserve 2

Smooth Scotch

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Adamantly Chosen (30/100), Barbados (11/4), Bugs Moran (12/1), Fourneux D'isanka (12/1), Call Me Rocky (22/1), Amazing Amy (50/1), Teed Up (50/1), Barely Made It (50/1), Smooth Scotch (50/1), Allbetsoff (66/1), Listentillitellyea (80/1), Camogue Wood (80/1), Katzoff (150/1), Kerrytown Rock (150/1), Hard Target (150/1), Prince Zaltar (200/1), Tomjackwilliam (200/1), Jazzelle (200/1), Ballycastle Brat (250/1), Dev Of Tara (300/1), Cocovango (300/1)

ADAMANTLY CHOSEN shaped very well when runner-up in a big field at Cork last month and can go one better here with improvement on the cards. Barbados is next on the list on the back of his good Curragh second on the level with Limerick fourth Bugs Moran appealing as the pick of the remainder for place purposes.