19:30 Tipperary

Wednesday 15 May 2024

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Tipperary Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 19:30 | Winning time: 6m 14.4s

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Selected odds by:

Backmersackme¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: E Mullins| D

11/4

Bumper winner on last month's Rules debut. Sixth of 7 in Grade 1 event at Punchestown (23.9f, good to soft, 16/1) on hurdles bow 14 days ago, not knocked about and shaping better than the result. Open to improvement.

Form: 4/116-

Duty Bound⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Conor Stone-Walsh⁽⁵⁾| T: J P Flavin

150/1

Fairly useful winner at 14f on flat. Ninth of 15 in novice hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good, 80/1) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 8-9

Cadoudal Saint⁵⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins| BF| D

3/1

Promising individual. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle at Cork (20f, heavy, evens) on hurdles bow 55 days ago. Should progress for leading yard.

Form: 1/35-

Churchstone Rover

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: Jonathan Sweeney

11/1

€27,000 3-y-o, Soldier of Fortune gelding. Dam (h111), bumper/2½m hurdle winner, sister to useful hurdler/chaser (stayed 25f) Hester Flemen.

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Driscolls Hill²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: O R Brown⁽⁵⁾| T: T Gibney| D

7/1

5/2, second of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, running on. Improving all the time.

Form: P/U1622-

Inforapound¹⁰⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey| T: J C McConnell

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. Last of 6 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Punchestown (20f, heavy) 107 days ago.

Form: 06-

Leinster King

Age: 9| Weight: 11-4| J: E M O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

150/1

Jeremy gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam (c80/h101) bumper/hurdle winner up to 3m.

Form:

Lough Owel²⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| D

20/1

Respectable fourth of 10 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, finishing tired.

Form: 1/23534-

Loughrask Rainbow¹⁰⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Phillip Enright| T: B McMahon

200/1

Maiden pointer. Pulled up in novice hurdle (200/1) at Limerick (16f, heavy) on NH debut 106 days ago, pulled up 3 out. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 3/3PP-

Mickie Angel⁴⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Flanagan| T: D Hogan

9/1

Thrice-raced maiden under NH rules. Fifth of 10 in novice hurdle (11/4) at Cork (24.4f, heavy) 44 days ago.

Form: 52/825-

Pray Tell³⁷⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: John Shinnick⁽⁷⁾| T: D Kenneally| D

13/2

Good second of 16 in novice hurdle at Cork (24.8f, good to soft, 25/1). Off 12 months. Booking of Shinnick a plus. Sure to go well.

Form: 21F63/2-

Rokathir²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF| D

16/1

2/1, third of 10 in novice hurdle at Limerick (24f, heavy) 26 days ago, going with enthusiasm. Likely to improve.

Form: 41/43-

Snugsborough Chime^p⁶⁰

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Maxwell⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Broderick

250/1

Cheekpieces on for 1st time, fourteenth of 18 in novice hurdle (200/1) at Thurles (15.9f, heavy) 60 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: P0-

Toor Khov²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: Ms M Flynn

7/1

Fair hurdler. 9/1, good fourth of 19 in novice hurdle at this course (20f, good to soft) 22 days ago. Progressing recently.

Form: 336324-

Racing Daisy^t⁸

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: A Harvey⁽⁷⁾| T: D McNamara

33/1

Fifth of 15 in novice hurdle (66/1) at Ballinrobe (16.8f, good) 8 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 33727-5

Non-Runners

Little Eddie²²

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: L P Cusack J: Reserve 1

Nevereverever

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: J J Murphy J: Reserve 2

Built By Rossies

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: T Gibney J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Backmersackme (11/4), Cadoudal Saint (3/1), Pray Tell (13/2), Toor Khov (7/1), Driscolls Hill (7/1), Mickie Angel (9/1), Churchstone Rover (11/1), Rokathir (16/1), Lough Owel (20/1), Built By Rossies (20/1), Nevereverever (20/1), Racing Daisy (33/1), Duty Bound (150/1), Leinster King (150/1), Loughrask Rainbow (200/1), Little Eddie (200/1), Snugsborough Chime (250/1), Inforapound (250/1)

Having won a bumper on Rules debut, BACKMERSACKME shaped well pitched into a Grade 1 at Punchestown on hurdles debut and he'll take some stopping eased markedly in class. Cadoudal Saint has more to offer and is feared most, ahead of Pray Tell.

Previous Winners

2023

What Path

Weight: 11-12 |Age: 6

J: Paul Townend | T: W P Mullins

11/8

Prize Money

1st: €6,300.002nd: €2,100.003rd: €1,050.004th: €526.005th: €315.006th: €210.00

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