15:30 Thurles

Thursday 6 March 2025

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ThurlesRaces.ie Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 15:30 | Winning time: 3m 53.2s

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Selected odds by:

Dunkerque

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

16/1

Fairly useful Flat winner. Won 9-runner minor event at Klampenborg (11.9f) 19 months ago for Soren Jensen. Needs to hit the ground running now hurdling for his new handler but that's possible.

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Mon Coeur⁵⁰⁸

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: D E Mullins| T: J G Murphy

9/1

Useful winner at 12f on Flat. Back on track when fifth of 16 in handicap at Naas (16.1f, heavy, 18/1) when last seen 16 months ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles, showed promise on hurdling debut at Punchestown back in January 2023.

Form: 431325/

Nowwhatdoyouthink³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: L Quinlan⁽³⁾| T: R Hackett

8/1

Won bumper at Cork on second start but has been soundly beaten since including in 3 maiden hurdles, though shaped much better than the distance beaten suggests after 4 months off at Punchestown last time. Handicaps further down the line may unlock some improvement.

Form: 417-075

Love At Sea³¹

Age: 7| Weight: 11-5| J: P T Enright| T: Edward F Power| OR: 108

16/5

Winner in bumper at Sligo in August. 4/1, good third of 14 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (19.4f, soft) 31 days ago. Each-way claims.

Form: 281353

Cappa Hill^t⁴⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D J O'Keeffe| T: Sean Allen

16/1

In frame on completed starts in points. Tongue strap on, ran to a fair level sent hurdling when fourth of 11 in maiden at Cork (16.9f, soft, 16/1) on NH debut 48 days ago.

Form: P-444

Light On His Feet²⁹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J P Shinnick⁽⁵⁾| T: T O'Brien

125/1

7/1, eleventh of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good to soft) on debut when last seen 9 months ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 0

Sacramental

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: J R Finn

66/1

Awtaad gelding. Closely related to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Baptism. Dam, French 1m winner who stayed 1¼m, half-sister to smart chaser (winner up to 3m) Hoo La Baloo. Likely to come on for the run.

Form:

Thoughtsarethings⁶⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: S Fahey

200/1

Tailed off in bumper/maiden hurdle.

Form: 55

Yoradreamer²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S F O'Keeffe| T: W P Mullins

6/4

Failed to beat a rival sole start in bumpers but shaped with promise on hurdling bow after 13 months off when second of 18 in maiden hurdle (16/5) at Clonmel (16.1f, soft) 3 weeks ago. Leading claims with further improvement on the cards.

Form: 5-2

Cash Chase⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R Deegan| T: Brendan Walsh

300/1

Tailed off in bumper/maiden hurdle 8 months apart.

Form: 00

Joueuse Royale^t¹⁷⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead| BF

16/5

Well-backed 13/8, ran to a similar level as on hurdling debut when fourth of 15 in maiden at Ballinrobe (17.9f, good) 6 months ago. Yard starting to click into gear and she should improve.

Form: 32/0-34

Kates Choice¹⁰⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: M P O'Connor| T: J J Mangan

200/1

Little impact in 2 bumpers 6 months apart. Makes hurdles debut following a further 3 months off.

Form: 50

Thefarmersdaughter³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 10-11| J: P K Donovan⁽⁵⁾| T: P G Kelly

300/1

No show in bumper/maiden hurdle at Limerick.

Form: 0P

Glin Road Dream³¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy| T: C Byrnes

250/1

Tailed off in 2 maiden hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 00

Non-Runners

God Of Thunder¹¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: D Hogan J: D King

Mister Box²¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: J W Kennedy

Underhercontrol⁴⁸

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: Brendan Walsh J: E Walsh

Astelia⁸⁷⁴

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: Peter Fahey J: Reserve 1

Young And Foolish

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Yoradreamer (6/4), Joueuse Royale (16/5), Love At Sea (16/5), Nowwhatdoyouthink (8/1), Mister Box (8/1), Mon Coeur (9/1), Cappa Hill (16/1), Dunkerque (16/1), God Of Thunder (25/1), Sacramental (66/1), Underhercontrol (100/1), Light On His Feet (125/1), Thoughtsarethings (200/1), Kates Choice (200/1), Glin Road Dream (250/1), Thefarmersdaughter (300/1), Cash Chase (300/1)

Only a handful of these make any serious appeal and it's YORADREAMER who gets the nod to go one better than his recent hurdling debut with improvement on the cards. Henry de Bromhead's string are starting to click into gear and Joueuse Royale can give the selection most to think about returning from 6 months off, with Mister Box and Love At Sea taken to fight out minor honours.