14:05 Tipperary

Tuesday 18 April 2023

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Welcome To Tipperary Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 5m 8.1s

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Selected odds by:

Carlas Big Jim⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J G Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, last of 8 in bumper at Cork (19f, good to soft) 9 days ago. Switches from bumpers to hurdles.

Form: S06888

Carrig Hill^p⁵⁴

Age: 10| Weight: 11-4| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: E Seymour

200/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Seventh of 11 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (23.7f, good to soft) 54 days ago.

Form: SP/56-07

Cullenwaine²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C Owens⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Rothwell

200/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 150/1, tenth of 12 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16f, good to soft). Off 7 months. Back up in trip.

Form: 78P0

Eddierocket

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Lee

125/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Dam fair 21f hurdle winner. Stable in good form.

Form:

Getaway Henry⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D Meyler| T: Daniel O'leary

150/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 100/1, fifth of 7 in novice hurdle at Leopardstown (20f, good) 44 days ago.

Form: 900P5

Itstimetomoveon²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A P Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: P Roche| OR: 119

4/1

Promising sort. 11/2, creditable third of 8 in novice hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 23 days ago, needing stronger gallop. Booking of Kelly a plus. Merits consideration.

Form: 0863

Kansas City Star⁷⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: G Elliott

10/3

Point winner but lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Pulled up in novice hurdle (3/1) at Naas (19f, soft) 79 days ago, headed 3 out. Given a break but now has a lot to prove.

Form: 14-23PP

Le Goom²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: E Griffin

66/1

12/1, fifth of 12 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy) on NH debut 26 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 5

Lets Go Champ³⁷

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

4/9

Promising sort. 7/4, second of 14 in novice hurdle at Naas (19f, soft) 37 days ago. WInner big improver since and he's the one to beat.

Form: 1/32

Pray Tell¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A McCurtin| T: D Kenneally

33/1

Winning pointer. 15/2, sixth of 11 in bumper at Clonmel (16.6f, heavy) 12 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. Up in trip.

Form: 6/2-21F6

Robin Flower²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald⁽³⁾| T: D Queally

125/1

6/1, eighth of 10 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16f, heavy) on NH debut 28 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: U58

Rocky's Glory³⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J S McGarvey| T: J Queally

150/1

Tenth of 18 in novice hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 80/1) on NH debut 38 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 0

Sekakarma

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: W M Roper

150/1

Hillstar gelding. Dam (h88) maiden hurdler (raced only at 2m).

Form:

Walk In The Dark⁹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr H C Swan⁽⁵⁾| T: Brendan Walsh

66/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 20/1, first run since leaving John J. Walsh when fifteenth of 17 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.8f, heavy) on hurdles bow 91 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 00

Western Warrior

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C P O'Shea⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash

200/1

Battle of Marengo gelding. Dam, little impact sole start in bumpers, half-sister to fair hurdler/useful chaser (stayed 3¼m) Lough Derg Jewel.

Form:

Bombay Glory¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P T Enright| T: M C Grassick

200/1

Unseated rider in novice hurdle (80/1) at Naas (16.3f, soft) on NH debut 19 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: F

Pipers Boreen¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: S Nolan

150/1

Sixth of 11 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Wexford (20.7f, heavy) on NH debut 18 days ago.

Form: 6

The Mass Path¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P Byrnes⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

16/1

25/1, sixth of 14 in novice hurdle at Limerick (21f, heavy) on NH debut 19 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 4FP76

Clonmeen^t²³

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: S D Torrens| T: William P Murphy

25/1

8¾ lengths fourth of 6 to Thedevilscoachman in Gr 3 chase (80/1) at Limerick (24.6f, soft) 23 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. RESERVE.

Form: 213924

Non-Runners

Danada⁹¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Colm Murphy J: Sarah Kavanagh

Dreamers Choice⁵⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: Barry J Fitzgerald J: Non Runner

Talk Of The Town²⁰⁷

Weight: 11-12| Age: 8

T: P Flood J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Lets Go Champ (4/9), Kansas City Star (10/3), Itstimetomoveon (4/1), Danada (5/1), The Mass Path (16/1), Clonmeen (25/1), Pray Tell (33/1), Dreamers Choice (50/1), Walk In The Dark (66/1), Le Goom (66/1), Talk Of The Town (66/1), Eddierocket (125/1), Robin Flower (125/1), Pipers Boreen (150/1), Getaway Henry (150/1), Sekakarma (150/1), Carlas Big Jim (150/1), Rocky's Glory (150/1), Carrig Hill (200/1), Cullenwaine (200/1), Western Warrior (200/1), Bombay Glory (200/1)

Subsequent events show that LETS GO CHAMP chased home a useful one at Naas last month and with further progress on the cards, he can get off the mark. With Kansas City Star having lots to prove, Itstimetomoveon and Danada look the main dangers.