November 21 / 15.44 Thurles

15.44

Good

Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5386.96
  • 1m 7f 189y
  • 7 runners
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Sign Up To GavinLynchRacing.com (Q.R.) Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 7 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

5/2 (Won)

  • Win: £1.25
  • Place: £1.02

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Cost 80,000euros as a 3yo (not sold £68,000 Cheltenham Apr 24); second foal; dam French 2m1f hurdle winner, half-sister to French winners Second De Mee (2m3f chase), Upssa De Mee (11.5f-1m7f AQPS Flat) and Vital De Mee (2m1f hurdle); fourth in a good Boulta point-to-point (Potters Charm second) last November before winning at Curraghmore in April; in top hands on rules debut.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

6th

5

24th Sep 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

16:52 Listowel

Jarrive De Mee

11st 12lb

J: Brian Hayes

T: W P Mullins

Won three of his four starts over hurdles, small-field events, two of them in Britain, always short odds; unplaced favourite in a Galway chase last year

10/1

6

1st Aug 2025

Good

2m 6f 111y

17:30 Galway

Jarrive De Mee

11st 12lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

Beat Millforce in a point last year; odds-on for all three hurdle wins; not a bad effort when upped in trip and class in a Grade 1 novice at Punchestown when last seen, finishing fourth (3m, yielding); he looks a big player on chasing debut.

5/1

4th

5

30th Apr 2025

Yielding

2m 7f 192y

16:15 Punchestown

Jarrive De Mee

11st 10lb

J: Mr P W Mullins

T: W P Mullins

took keen hold, prominent

10/1

OUR TIP

9/2

  • Place: £1.60

Form: 5-0672

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Filly

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Bumper winner at Cork early last season and was in front of Plunkett Street when second behind a Willie Mullins-trained hotpot at Naas latest; a repeat of that would see her right in the thick of things.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

9th

2

4th Oct 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:55 Killarney

Beauforts Storm

11st 4lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Close second in a mares chase at Tramore in May by some margin the high point of this year; pulled up after her saddle slipped at Roscommon last week; others appeal far more.

33/1

3

28th Sep 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 5f 131y

17:05 Roscommon

Beauforts Storm

11st 6lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Bumper/hurdle winner, best form at Thurles; 0-7 over fences; has struggled since second at Tramore in May; first-time cheekpieces

8/1

4th

5

28th Aug 2026

Good

2m 3f 100y

18:32 Wexford

Beauforts Storm

10st 12lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Bumper and hurdle winner ran respectably over fences here last time (2m); could well battle it out for a place but has plenty to find with Le Coq Hardi on ratings.

8/1

Form: 6/8-5

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Rated 54 on the Flat, winning in that sphere at Navan in September; wasn't disgraced when fifth of 11 at Naas on his hurdling debut this month but he looks up against it.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

3

2nd Oct 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 40y

16:50 Gowran Park

Plunkett Street

11st 9lb

J: Daniel King

T: Michael William O’Meara

Dual Flat winner; Dan King aboard when winning over hurdles at Thurles (2m4f, yielding to soft) in November but disqualified after a positive sample; two tame efforts on the level in April; market can guide after a break.

16/1

14th

18

(10)

25th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 5f 0y

17:25 Navan

Plunkett Street

9st 7lb

J: Ben Coen

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified after a positive sample; failed to run to market expectations at Gowran on seasonal debut, capable of better.

10/1

7th

10

(1)

8th Apr 2026

Soft To Heavy

1m 5f 180y

17:25 Gowran Park

Plunkett Street

8st 12lb

J: Seamie Heffernan

T: Michael William O’Meara

Won a 1m4f Cork handicap on return last year and some good runs off higher marks after; won over hurdles in November but disqualified for a positive sample; could run well.

8/1

Form: 5045-P

Last run: 104 days

W: 11st 4lb

7 yo Gelding

OR: 93

Form & Verdict
Dual-purpose maiden after 32 starts; mainly a Flat performer these days and was pulled up in a Wexford handicap hurdle back in August; difficult to recommend.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

2

22nd Jul 2026

Good

2m 3f 0y

16:20 Wexford

Figurehead

11st 12lb

J: Conor Stone-Walsh

T: Harry Cleary

Maiden in all spheres after 47 starts; has run well in defeat at times over fences but hard to see him making the breakthrough here; first-time visor.

25/1

6th

2

30th Jun 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

15:20 Wexford

Figurehead

11st 12lb

J: Simon Torrens

T: Harry Cleary

Maiden in all spheres after 46 starts; has run well in defeat at times over fences; poor over hurdles on return but would have a squeak on his best chase runs of last season.

18/1

13th

7

13th May 2026

Good

2m 0f 0y

18:20 Punchestown

Figurehead

11st 4lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Harry Cleary

Maiden in all categories after 45 races; some of his better runs earlier in his career were over hurdles, placed four times from 18 attempts; a top jockey booked for the trainer's first runner.

33/1

Form: P0-

Last run: 282 days

W: 11st 4lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Pulled up after racing too freely on his debut at Tramore and no better in a tongue-tie when beaten out of sight over C&D in February; hood tried now; readily passed over.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

14

15th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

18:18 Clonmel

Lacken Forest

10st 11lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Gordon Michael Doyle

Well beaten in maidens at long odds; never involved in three handicaps to date; only positive is the booking of champion conditional Tiernan Power Roche.

50/1

14

15th May 2025

Good

2m 3f 137y

18:18 Clonmel

Lacken Forest

10st 11lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Gordon Michael Doyle

Well beaten in maidens at long odds; never involved in three handicaps to date; only positive is the booking of champion conditional Tiernan Power Roche.

50/1

11th

15

1st Apr 2025

Good

2m 3f 0y

17:45 Limerick

Lacken Forest

10st 13lb

J: Mr M Doyle

T: Gordon Michael Doyle

midfield, outpaced after 3 out

33/1

Form: 73

Last run: 171 days

W: 11st 4lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Point-to-point winner ran respectably in a Tipperary bumper on rules debut and built on that when third in a 2m4f Listowel bumper in June, beaten around five lengths; could figure on his hurdling debut and ground should be fine.
Place /
No / Draw
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Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

18th Oct 2026

Yielding

3m 0f 0y

15:30 Limerick

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 11lb

J: Mr Andrew Burke-Ott

T: Paul O’Flynn

Only one win from 13 starts over hurdles; out of his depth in a beginners' chase last time; previous fifth in a 19-runner 2m6f handicap hurdle at Galway gives him a place chance in this company.

10/1

4th

6

22nd Aug 2026

Good

2m 1f 0y

15:45 Killarney

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 12lb

J: G B Noonan

T: Paul O’Flynn

Consistent 103-rated handicapper over hurdles and fences; pulled up on last chase start in June; outsider.

20/1

5th

19

29th Jul 2026

Good

2m 6f 0y

17:35 Galway

Therellbguddaysyet

11st 6lb

J: Dylan O’Connor

T: Paul O’Flynn

Point and maiden hurdle winner; tailed off over hurdles (first-time blinkers) before pulled up in a handicap chase (first-time cheekpieces); others safer.

33/1

Form: —

Last run: —

W: 11st 4lb

4 yo Gelding

OR: —

Form & Verdict
Not sold at 4,800euros as a foal; first foal; dam 2m4f-3m1f hurdle winner, sister to 3m hurdle winner Illtellmema, half-sister to 2m hurdle/chase winner Gypsy Lord, out of 2m-3m hurdle/chase winner; best watched.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

13th

2

28th Aug 2026

Good To Firm

2m 1f 87y

17:37 Down Royal

Bannow Blaze

11st 12lb

J: Tiernan Power Roche

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Won off 6lb lower at Wexford last October but things have not gone to plan this year; failed to complete in chases at Tramore and Roscommon before pulled up back over timber at Galway; tongue tie is now tried.

20/1

9

2nd Aug 2026

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 160y

13:50 Galway

Bannow Blaze

11st 2lb

J: Eoin Staples

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Wexford handicap winner last season at this trip (yielding); hasn't completed in both chase outings, well held when faller three out at Roscommon last time; back hurdling and opposable off this mark.

25/1

2

8th Jun 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 0f 100y

18:18 Roscommon

Bannow Blaze

11st 2lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Jonathan Fogarty

Winning hurdler rated 112 in that sphere; unseated at the first on chase debut at Tramore; best watched for now.

25/1

Non-runners

Eugenious, Jacobs Ladder

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Payout
Exacta €2.10
Straight Forecast €1.80
Trifecta €6.30

Selections

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POSTDATA:

Beauforts Storm

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