12:00 Tramore

Monday 1 January 2024

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David Flynn Construction Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 12:00 | Winning time: 4m 33.1s

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Selected odds by:

Boldog²⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

5/1

Career best when winning 15-runner bumper (7/1) at Hexham (16.2f, soft), suited by strong pace to lead straight. Has to give away weight to all his rivals but there's plenty to like on hurdling debut having switched from Stuart Crawford in the interim.

Form: 5541-

Ballybrack Wood²⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P O'Connor⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

14/1

Still in need of the experience when a well-beaten sixth of 17 in maiden hurdle (11/1) at Clonmel (19.1f, heavy) 25 days ago.

Form: 2-56

Cappucino⁸¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S W Flanagan| T: Liz Doyle| BF

10/1

Well-backed 11/10, maintained his record of not yet finishing outside the frame when second of 9 in bumper at this course (16f, heavy) 81 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 324-2

Coulrophobia⁵³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: N Stokes

300/1

Always behind when eighth of 12 in maiden hurdle (150/1) at Clonmel (16.4f, heavy) on debut 53 days ago.

Form: 8

Gorgeous Tom²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

11/8

In the frame both starts in points and improved plenty from hurdling debut when second of 25 in maiden hurdle (4/1) at Navan (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Every chance he can go one better.

Form: 4/2-42

Inforapound

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D A Kidd⁽⁷⁾| T: J C McConnell

100/1

Sandmason gelding. Dam modest 21f/23f hurdle/chase winner.

Form:

Lacken Forest

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

150/1

Sageburg gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/chaser (2m-2¼m winner) Valain.

Form:

Matagorda

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R A Doyle| T: W J Burke

200/1

Sans Frontieres gelding. Half-brother to fairly useful hurdler Winningtry. Dam (c80/h88) bumper/fair 2m-2½m hurdle winner.

Form:

Milo Lises²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: W P Mullins| BF

6/5

Was sent off favourite on hurdling bow after showing plenty of promise on only bumper outing back in the spring but didn't get far when unseating his rider at the third in maiden (15/8) at Navan (16f, heavy) 23 days ago. Remains of interest.

Form: 2-U

The Lucky Lobster²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Mr J M Fennell⁽⁷⁾| T: D Queally

250/1

No impact in 3 maiden hurdles.

Form: U0P

Backfromtheraces¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽³⁾| T: P J Rothwell

250/1

Fifth sole start in points and offered little making hurdling debut when well held at Naas recently.

Form: 59

Gentle Lady³⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁷⁾| T: Liam G O'brien

250/1

150/1, too free when pulled up in maiden hurdle at this course (16.2f, soft) on debut 34 days ago, headed early final circuit having raced clear.

Form: P

Misty Milan²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

250/1

Tailed off in 3 maiden hurdles.

Form: 900

You Make Me Smile¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P A Fahy

300/1

200/1, did no better than in bumpers/on the Flat sent hurdling after 5 months off when well held in maiden at Naas (16f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 0557-00

Non-Runners

Aggi⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G P Cromwell J: C Stone-Walsh

Lake Manzaleh⁸¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: P Griffin J: Reserve 1

Liberated Light²²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: John E & Kiely J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Milo Lises (6/5), Gorgeous Tom (11/8), Boldog (5/1), Cappucino (10/1), Ballybrack Wood (14/1), Aggi (25/1), Inforapound (100/1), Lacken Forest (150/1), Matagorda (200/1), The Lucky Lobster (250/1), Misty Milan (250/1), Backfromtheraces (250/1), Gentle Lady (250/1), Coulrophobia (300/1), You Make Me Smile (300/1)

Only a handful of these make any serious appeal and it's MILO LISES who gets the nod for Willie Mullins having been sent off favourite but not getting very far on his hurdling debut at Navan just over 3 weeks ago. The obvious threat is Gorgeous Tom, who improved plenty from hurdling debut when finishing runner-up to a subsequent winner on the same card. Boldog and Cappucino are a couple of hurdling debutants also worth keeping a close eye on.