Thurles Maiden Hurdle.
Thurles · Thursday, 29 Jan · 18:25
· 1m 7f 179y
· TURF
WEIGHEDIN
Status
14:25
Off time
12
Runners
Heavy (Soft to Heavy in places)
Going
🎯 Tipster's 1·2·3
Sporting Life pick
🏆 Top pick
CHARME DE FAUST (FR
🥈 Second
ISMAHANE (GER
🥉 Third
DAWN COMING (IRE
Betting forecast
Market prediction · 15 runners · sorted by price
01 · 🏆 FAV
1.83
5/6
02 · 🥈 2nd
3
2/1
03 · 🥉 3rd
7
6/1
04 · —
8
7/1
05 · —
13
12/1
06 · —
13
12/1
07 · —
51
50/1
08 · —
67
66/1
09 · —
67
66/1
10 · —
101
100/1
11 · —
151
150/1
12 · —
151
150/1
13 · —
151
150/1
14 · —
201
200/1
15 · —
251
250/1
Sporting Life forecast prices — published the night before the race. Top 3 highlighted as market favourites.
Runners
| Pos | No. | Dr | Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Age | Wgt | Best decimal odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 1 | — |
Blue Train (G)
[H]
Fair winner at 12f on flat. First run since leaving William Knight when fourth of 12 in juvenile hurdle at Fairyhouse (16f, soft, 10/1) on NH debut 47 days ago. May do better.
|
Phillip Enright | C Byrnes | 4 | 73 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 12th | 2 | — |
Crest Of Light (G)
Modest Flat winner. First run since leaving Ross Burdon when seventeenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle (200/1) at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 33 days ago.
|
Danny Gilligan | C Collins | 4 | 73 kg |
201
200/1
|
| 3rd | 3 | — |
Mode Avion (G)
[T]
Fair hurdler. 3/1, fourth of 11 in juvenile at Limerick (16f, heavy) 34 days ago. More will be needed if he's to get off the mark here.
|
Jack Kennedy | G Elliott | 4 | 73 kg |
8
7/1
|
| 6th | 4 | — |
Annie's Angel (F)
Fairly useful Flat winner. Sixth of 16 in handicap at Galway (8.3f, heavy, 5/1). First run for yard after leaving Joseph Patrick O'Brien. Might be best watched on this first attempt over hurdles.
|
Patrick M O'Brien | A McGuinness | 4 | 69.9 kg |
67
66/1
|
| 9th | 5 | — |
Concert Party (F)
Fairly useful Flat winner for Richard Hannon. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 150/1, sixth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.2f, heavy) 17 days ago.
|
Philip Donovan | D Hogan | 4 | 69.9 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 8th | 6 | — |
Dream Angel (F)
Fair Flat winner. Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. Sixteenth of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good, 200/1) 33 days ago.
|
Jordan Gainford | C Collins | 4 | 69.9 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 4th | 7 | — |
Ismahane (F)
Useful Flat performer for Henk Grewe, finishing 3¼ lengths second of 10 to Orion Queen in St Leger Italiano (84/10) at Milan (14.9f, soft) 68 days ago. A rare jumps runner for new trainer Paddy Twomey. Very interesting contender.
|
Daniel King | P Twomey | 4 | 69.9 kg |
3
2/1
|
| — | 8 | — |
Michonne (F)
Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. 16/1, first run since leaving Andy Slattery when seventh of 19 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (16f, good) on NH debut 33 days ago. Open to improvement.
|
Donagh Meyler | Mrs J Harrington | 4 | 69.9 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 5th | 9 | — |
Beauvallon (G)
Fair maiden on the Fla for Francis-Henri Graffard. Paul Townend partners Charme de Faust but it'll still be interesting to see what the betting makes of this one.
|
Danny Mullins | W P Mullins | 4 | 69.4 kg |
13
12/1
|
| 2nd | 10 | — |
Dawn Coming (G)
Fair maiden on the Flat. Promising individual. 11/4, second of 17 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft) 26 days ago. Should have more to offer.
|
Eoin Staples | C Byrnes | 4 | 69.4 kg |
7
6/1
|
| 11th | 11 | — |
John Dixen (G)
Thrice-raced maiden. 250/1, last of 13 in juvenile hurdle at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago.
|
Tiernan Power Roche | P J Rothwell | 4 | 69.4 kg |
251
250/1
|
| 10th | 12 | — |
O'grady Cracker (G)
[P]
Twice-raced maiden. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 15 in juvenile hurdle at Leopardstown (18f, good to soft, 28/1) 31 days ago.
|
Cian Quirke | A Slattery | 4 | 69.4 kg |
101
100/1
|
| — | 13 | — |
Padre Bay (G)
Fair maiden on the Flat. Twice-raced maiden. Eleventh of 13 in juvenile hurdle (150/1) at Punchestown (16.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago.
|
Ricky Doyle | T Cleary | 4 | 69.4 kg |
151
150/1
|
| 1st | 14 | — |
Charme De Faust (F)
FAV
Promising sort. Second of 18 in newcomers hurdle at Auteuil (17.9f, soft) 138 days ago. Acquired by top connections on the back of that. Probably the one to beat.
|
Paul Townend | W P Mullins | 4 | 66.2 kg |
1.83
5/6
|
| — | 15 | — |
Thelittlevillager (F)
Hunting Horn filly. Dam (h93), maiden hurdler (stayed 2¼m), 10.7f winner on Flat. A watching brief is advised on debut.
|
Dylan Robinson | P J Rothwell | 4 | 66.2 kg |
51
50/1
|
Betting forecast: Charme De Faust (5/6), Ismahane (2/1), Dawn Coming (6/1), Mode Avion (7/1), Beauvallon (12/1), Michonne (12/1), Thelittlevillager (50/1), Annie's Angel (66/1), Blue Train (66/1), O'grady Cracker (100/1), Dream Angel (150/1), Concert Party (150/1), Padre Bay (150/1), Crest Of Light (200/1), John Dixen (250/1)
Prize money
| Position | Prize |
|---|---|
| P1 | 6000.0 EUR |
| P2 | 2000.0 EUR |
| P3 | 999.0 EUR |
| P4 | 500.0 EUR |
| P5 | 300.0 EUR |
| P6 | 200.0 EUR |