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Thursday 21 August 2025

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Thorn Plant Hire 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:32 | Winning time: 4m 8.5s

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Cumberland River³⁰⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

9/2

Elzaam gelded hinted at ability on sole Flat start when seventh of 13 in maiden at the Curragh (8f, good to soft, 33/1) on debut. Off 10 months prior to this hurdles debut but hails from a top yard and is one to note for market support.

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Georg Zhukov¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Donagh Meyler| T: N Meade

13/2

Fair maiden up to 1¼m on the Flat and needed the experience on hurdles debut when 9/1, fifth of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Ballinrobe (16.5f, good) 10 days ago. Entitled to improve second time up.

Form: 5

Houndsworth¹³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: M M McNiff

33/1

Fair maiden on Flat (stays 1½m), improved when third in handicap at Kempton last time. Has left Dr Richard Newland & Jamie Insole and is worth a market check on stable/hurdle debut.

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In The Minus¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: S Fitzgerald| T: B Cawley

22/1

Fair 1m Flat winner. Dam half-sister to useful hurdler who became ungenuine (3m winner) Down the field in handicaps both starts for current yard. This looks a tough ask on hurdles debut.

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Taudeni^h⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: R P Treacy| T: Louise G Lyons

100/1

Mid-division at best in maidens/handicaps around 6f/7f on Flat. Bred for speed and has plenty to prove in first-time hood on hurdles debut.

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Thunder Wolf¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J Smith⁽⁵⁾| T: B McMahon

33/1

Showed ability both starts in Flat maidens for K. J. Condon. Interesting to see what the market makes of him on hurdles debut for new connections.

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Whats New¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Cian Quirke| T: A Slattery

11/4

Dam half-sister to useful hurdler (winner around 2m) Royal Eagle. Fair maiden handicapper on Flat (stays 13.5f), creditable fourth in a Sligo handicap last time. Arrives in good heart but remains to be seen how he takes to hurdling.

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Sopelana^t¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: J C Gainford| T: C Collins

28/1

Little form in varied events on Flat for George Scott. Off 6 months and showed more in tongue strap on stable/hurdle debut when never-nearer 15¾ lengths sixth of 13 to Hopes Are High in juvenile maiden at Ballinrobe. Claims if she can build on that.

Form: 6

Urgent Whisper^h³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead

4/1

Modest maiden on the Flat but was unlucky not to make a successful start in this sphere when third of 7 in juvenile hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) on NH debut 34 days ago, running on having enjoyed a luckless passage from 3 out. May be able to make amends here.

Form: 3

Wonderfulwonderful⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: A Harvey⁽⁵⁾| T: J C McConnell| BF

11/4

Fairly useful maiden on Flat (stays 9f). Below expectations when runner-up in a claimer last time but represents a useful yard and looks an interesting hurdling debutante at this level, particularly if the market speaks in her favour.

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Forecasts

Wonderfulwonderful (11/4), Whats New (11/4), Urgent Whisper (4/1), Cumberland River (9/2), Georg Zhukov (13/2), In The Minus (22/1), Sopelana (28/1), Thunder Wolf (33/1), Houndsworth (33/1), Taudeni (100/1)

URGENT WHISPER was unlucky not to make a winning start over hurdles over C&D last month and she can gain compensation here. Georg Zhukov clearly needed the experience on his hurdles bow and could well improve, as could Sopelana who offered something to work with on debut for new connections. Wonderfulwonderful and Cumberland River may prove most interesting of the hurdling newcomers.