13:00 Killarney

Sunday 12 May 2024

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Torc Travel Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:00 | Winning time: 4m 19.6s

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Selected odds by:

How About No⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien| BF

13/8

Fairly useful Flat winner. 2/1, sixth of 11 in handicap at Dundalk (12f) 51 days ago. Of strong interest switched to hurdles.

Form:

St Faz^h¹⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 11-7| J: Phillip Enright| T: E J O'Grady

2/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Thrice-raced maiden over hurdles. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Good on last hurdle run.

Form: 303-

Ballinoe Blaze

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Gary Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

33/1

€15,000 3-y-o, Affinisea gelding. Dam (h106) 2½m hurdle winner (stayed 23f). Will probably come on for the run.

Form:

Getting There^h⁵²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean Flanagan| T: W J Burke

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 20 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Cork (16.7f, heavy) 52 days ago.

Form: 08-

Halla Paroiste²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Danny Gilligan⁽³⁾| T: C Collins

28/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, eighth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Tramore (16.6f, good to soft) on NH debut 21 days ago.

Form: 58-

Navy Beach¹⁶¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: D King| T: A J Martin

50/1

Once-raced maiden. 250/1 and tongue strap on for 1st time in this code, tailed-off last of 10 to Nurburgring in Winter Festival Juvenile Hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft) on NH debut 161 days ago.

Form: 0-

Nicholas Street²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: M P Walsh| T: E Bolger

12/1

Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, sixth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (17.6f, soft) 23 days ago.

Form: 06-

Redcliff Glen¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Philip Byrnes⁽³⁾| T: C Byrnes

66/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. 40/1, twelfth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Bellewstown (17f, good to soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 00-

Spitfire Fighter²²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: N Meade

8/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Tongue strap on for 1st time, tenth of 23 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, heavy, 22/1) 22 days ago, not knocked about. One to note in the betting on hurdles debut. Yard also saddles The Rebel County.

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Tenor D Anjou

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Brian Hayes| T: P Fenton

16/1

Balko gelding. Half-brother to smart chaser Walk In The Mill, stayed 4¼m, and French chaser Lulu d'Anjou. Dam unraced. Market should point the way.

Form:

The Rebel County

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: N J Ryan⁽⁷⁾| T: N Meade

11/1

Harzand gelding. Half-brother to 2 winners on Flat, including 1½m-2m winner Christmas Hamper. Spitfire Fighter is presumably the stable NO 1.

Form:

Tic Tac Toe²³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: L Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hackett

50/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. 66/1, tenth of 16 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16.9f, heavy) on NH debut 23 days ago.

Form: 0-

Duhallow Jury³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fourth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy, 80/1) 31 days ago. Wouldn't be without an each-way chance if able to build on that.

Form: 84-

Her Self³¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-6| J: M M McDonagh| T: M Hourigan

150/1

Once-raced maiden. 40/1, eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 0-

Dalmatic⁸⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: W J O'Doherty

200/1

Modest maiden on the Flat. Once-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Gowran (16f, heavy, 150/1) on NH debut 85 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 0-

Arthur

Age: 4| Weight: 10-13| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne

33/1

€38,000 3-y-o, resold €32,000 3-y-o, Lucky Lion gelding. Dam, 17f-2¾m hurdle/chase winner in Germany/Italy, also 1¼m winner on Flat. RESERVE.

Form:

Non-Runners

Heroes Rise⁴³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: G Elliott J: J C Gainford

King In Love¹

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: S Aherne J: Sean O'Keeffe

Dylan's Chance²³

Weight: 10-13| Age: 4

T: E McCarthy J: Reserve 1

Forecasts

How About No (13/8), St Faz (2/1), Spitfire Fighter (8/1), Heroes Rise (10/1), The Rebel County (11/1), Nicholas Street (12/1), King In Love (12/1), Tenor D Anjou (16/1), Halla Paroiste (28/1), Getting There (28/1), Duhallow Jury (33/1), Ballinoe Blaze (33/1), Arthur (33/1), Tic Tac Toe (50/1), Navy Beach (50/1), Dylan's Chance (50/1), Redcliff Glen (66/1), Her Self (150/1), Dalmatic (200/1)

HOW ABOUT NO landed a Dundalk maiden on the second of his three starts on the Flat in February and appeals as the type to make his mark in this sphere. He earns the vote ahead of St Faz, who is the clear pick of those with hurdling experience. Spitfire Fighter showed signs of ability on the level and is worth a second look, while point winner Heroes Rise should leave his low-key hurdles debut effort well behind in time.