19:35 Tipperary

Friday 11 August 2023

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www.tipperaryraces.ie (C & G) Maiden

Off time: 19:35 | Winning time: 1m 39.97s

(5)

Chain Of Destiny¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Paddy Harnett⁽⁵⁾| T: D E Finn| OR: 67

66/1

Lightly-raced gelding. 150/1, thirteenth of 14 in maiden at Cork (10.1f, good to soft). Off 112 days. Down in trip.

Form: 0738-0

(2)

I Know I Can³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-0| J: J M Sheridan| T: F Birrane| OR: 55

22/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 25 Flat runs. 17/2 and cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form eighth of 15 in handicap at Roscommon (7.3f, good to soft) 38 days ago.

Form: 8-06738

(10)

Blue News^b1,t⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: G M Ryan| T: A Slattery| OR: 71

14/1

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 16 Flat runs. 20/1, seventh of 9 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, soft) 5 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 427267

(6)

First Gentleman^p³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: S Foley| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 80| BF

9/4

Lightly-raced gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, bit below form third of 14 in maiden at Fairyhouse (7f, good, evens) 30 days ago. Form pick.

Form: 3323

(8)

Helter Skelter

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Colin Keane| T: J J Murphy

14/1

€7,000 yearling, Elzaam gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Felix Leiter.

Form:

(4)

Palo Duro^t1⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: J A Heffernan| T: A J Martin

150/1

Once-raced gelding. 125/1, fifteenth of 16 in maiden at Galway (12.2f, good to soft) on debut 9 days ago. Significantly down in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 0

(9)

Space Age⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Ben Coen| T: J J Murphy| OR: 78

4/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Below form seventh of 14 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good, 5/2) 41 days ago. Player if bouncing back.

Form: 36-27

(7)

Time Tells All^v1³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: D K Weld| OR: 82

16/5

Lightly-raced gelding. Below form eighth of 14 in maiden at Dundalk (8f, 6/1) 30 days ago. Yard having good spell. Visor on 1st time. One to consider on pick of form.

Form: 2358

(3)

Toll Stone²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: W J Lee| T: K J Condon

10/3

Twice-raced gelding. Third of 8 in maiden at Killarney (8.2f, good, 10/3) 23 days ago.

Form: 43

Non-Runners

(1)

Chicago Style²⁴

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: J P Murtagh J: Non Runner

Forecasts

First Gentleman (9/4), Time Tells All (16/5), Toll Stone (10/3), Space Age (4/1), Helter Skelter (14/1), Blue News (14/1), I Know I Can (22/1), Chicago Style (50/1), Chain Of Destiny (66/1), Palo Duro (150/1)

FIRST GENTLEMAN, Space Age and Time Tells All need to shrug off a below-par run but they are the ones to beat on their best form, and they are preferred in that order.

Previous Winners

2022

Elephant John

Weight: 10-0 |Age: 4

J: Luke McAteer | T: Barry J Fitzgerald

13/2

Prize Money

1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €600.005th: €360.006th: €240.00