14:30 Thurles

Monday 13 March 2023

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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:31 | Winning time: 4m 23.2s

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Humanitarian^h,t²²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Smart on the Flat earlier in career but nowhere near that level in recent times. Makes hurdle debut.

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Sand Castle⁵²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: S W Flanagan| T: A Murray

50/1

Fair Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. 10/3, third of 13 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 52 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles.

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Set Point^p³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: J C Gainford| T: G Elliott

5/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Trainer going well and open to progress in this sphere after his sixth at Fairyhouse on his recent hurdling bow. Considered.

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Baltic Moon⁶⁵⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: K Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: W P Mullins| BF

11/2

German Flat recruit. 4/5, sixth of 18 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) on NH debut in May 2021. Clearly thought capable of much better but hasn't been seen since.

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Dylan Og⁹²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, twenty first of 22 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.8f, soft) 92 days ago.

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Feu Du Bresil²⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: J B Foley| T: W P Mullins

15/2

11/2, pulled up in maiden hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) 21 days ago. One of 3 runners for his top stable.

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Mastermacblack²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: I J Power| T: P Corkery

66/1

Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 18 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy, 66/1) on NH debut 25 days ago.

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Misty At Sea¹⁶⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R J Condon⁽⁵⁾| T: W J Lanigan

150/1

150/1 and visored for 1st time, eleventh of 12 in maiden at Dundalk (7f). First run for yard after leaving R. R. Roberts. Makes GB/IRE jumps debut with more needed.

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Old Lonesome Me³²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: P G Kelly

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 66/1, last of 15 in bumper at this course (15.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

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Rock Ya Boy Ya⁵²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J O'Hanlon⁽⁵⁾| T: Francis Casey| OR: 108

11/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, last of 12 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 52 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Each-way claims on the pick of his form.

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Sir Prince Edmond²¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: C G O'Dwyer⁽⁷⁾| T: C O'Dwyer

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 15/2, tenth of 11 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.6f, good) on NH debut. Off 7 months. First run for yard after leaving Henry De Bromhead.

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The Gunner Yeats²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: B Hayes| T: W P Mullins

8/15

Hooded and in need of the experience when third of 13 in bumper at Navan (16f, good to soft, 15/8) on NH debut 25 days ago. Makes hurdles debut and this winning pointer merits serious consideration.

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Trackman Tommy³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly

80/1

Twice-raced maiden. 125/1, twelfth of 15 in bumper at this course (15.6f, good to soft) 32 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

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Cappacurry Croi

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁷⁾| T: L Young

100/1

Requinto mare. Half-sister to 2 winners on Flat, including 1½m-2m winner Repare Mon. Dam unraced half-sister to useful winner up to 1¼m Come On Blue Chip.

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Ella Rose¹³⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: E McCarthy

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 15 in novice hurdle (250/1) at Galway (16f, heavy) 134 days ago, finishing with running left.

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Non-Runners

After The Drama¹⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Aengus King J: Reserve 1

Sir Dan Dan⁵⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: D A Kiely J: Reserve 2

Myfiabellaevard⁴³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J C McConnell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

The Gunner Yeats (8/15), Set Point (5/1), Baltic Moon (11/2), Feu Du Bresil (15/2), Rock Ya Boy Ya (11/1), Sir Dan Dan (33/1), Sir Prince Edmond (50/1), Sand Castle (50/1), Ella Rose (50/1), Mastermacblack (66/1), Myfiabellaevard (66/1), Trackman Tommy (80/1), Humanitarian (100/1), After The Drama (100/1), Dylan Og (100/1), Cappacurry Croi (100/1), Old Lonesome Me (125/1), Misty At Sea (150/1)

THE GUNNER YEATS wastes no time switching to hurdles after last month's bumper third and this point winner looks the way to go for the Willie Mullins team. Set Point wasn't unduly knocked about when sixth on his recent hurdle debut and can build on that and give the selection most to think about ahead of his returning stablemate Baltic Moon.