December 21 / 13.20 Thurles

13.20

Good

Thank You For Supporting Us In 2024 Maiden Hurdle

  • Prize money: £5130.43
  • 2m 0f 15y
  • 18 runners
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Thank You For Supporting Us In 2024 Maiden Hurdle

Runners: 18 runners

Type: Hurdle Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather:

4/1 (Won)

Form: 455453

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Gradually getting the hang of things over hurdles, best effort when fading very late in a 2m maiden at Punchestown last week; good chance of getting into the shake-up here for his local trainer.
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Verdict Starting price

5th

2

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:48 Clonmel

Bayrann

11st 5lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Thurles maiden win last term came on good ground; disappointing twice since on easier ground at Punchestown, latest when dropping away quickly after forcing much of pace early this month in handicap; bit to prove now.

10/1

5th

2

15th May 2025

Good

2m 0f 159y

19:48 Clonmel

Bayrann

11st 5lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

Thurles maiden win last term came on good ground; disappointing twice since on easier ground at Punchestown, latest when dropping away quickly after forcing much of pace early this month in handicap; bit to prove now.

10/1

15th

10

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

14:30 Punchestown

Bayrann

11st 7lb

J: Mr D Doyle

T: Timothy Doyle

soon led, headed 3 out

20/1

Form: 5232-0

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR: 101

Form & Verdict
Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

18

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Zoomtime

11st 5lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.

12/1

2nd

18

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Zoomtime

11st 5lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

Runner-up in two maiden hurdles for this rider last year when trained by Ross O'Sullivan; beaten out of sight in a Cork handicap two weeks ago after more than a year off; hard to assess.

12/1

22th

2

8th Dec 2024

Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:25 Cork

Zoomtime

12st 0lb

J: Miss A L Fitzgibbon

T: C Byrnes

soon led, mistake 3rd, mistake 6th

11/2

Form: 4

Last run: 34 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Runner-up on her sole point-to-point and ran with considerable credit, fading late into fourth in a competitive mares' contest on her hurdles debut at Navan last month; likely to improve for that and likely to take all the beating here.
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

11

20th Apr 2026

Soft

2m 5f 160y

18:42 Tramore

Magic Day

11st 5lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

Ran with credit in maidens before getting off the mark in 2m3f Kilbeggan handicap hurdle last April (yielding); disappointing at Wexford on chase debut; very poor run over hurdles at Punchestown last time.

10/1

11

26th Oct 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 3f 130y

12:30 Wexford

Magic Day

11st 5lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

One of two for trainer; point-to-point runner-up ran with credit in four maiden hurdles before getting off the mark at Kilbeggan in April over an extended 2m3f (yielding); well behind at Punchestown when last seen over hurdles; the choice of O'Keeffe

9/1

18th

9

1st May 2025

Yielding

2m 0f 94y

14:30 Punchestown

Magic Day

11st 8lb

J: Darragh O’Keeffe

T: Henry De Bromhead

prominent

11/1

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Fourth foal; dam placed in bumpers, half-sister to bumper/2m hurdle winner Maid From Milan, is granddaughter of 1m4f Group 3 winner; sports a hood and tongue-tie on her debut; best watched.
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Verdict Starting price

2nd

3

23rd May 2026

Good

2m 4f 72y

Class 4

14:25 Bangor-on-Dee

Herja

11st 7lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Patrick Griffin

Won a 2m4f Sedgefield maiden hurdle last September, but has failed to make an impact in her two starts over fences; has another go on her handicap debut but will need to improve.

11/2

3rd

5

4th May 2026

Good

3m 0f 0y

14:45 Down Royal

Herja

11st 3lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Patrick Griffin

Won a 2m4f Sedgefield maiden hurdle last September; twice well beaten over fences but mostly solid efforts in defeat over hurdles since; has a bit to find with some of these.

8/1

2nd

4

20th Apr 2026

Good

2m 2f 25y

Class 4

14:00 Kelso

Herja

11st 5lb

J: Harry Sexton

T: Patrick Griffin

Safely held in two chases last month but consistently showed a fair level of form over hurdles in 2025, gaining her win in Sedgefield maiden (2m4f, good) in September; big player back in this sphere; hood left off today.

11/2

Form: 9-448

Last run: 5 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Shaped with promise on his first start over hurdles at Punchestown on his return from a 165-day break; finished a 17l fourth in a Clonmel bumper on latest last month before probably failing to stay over 2m3f at Naas on Monday; should fare better here over over this trip and might not be far away.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

4

6th Mar 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 4f 176y

14:30 Thurles

Colonel Nelson

11st 12lb

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

prominent

20/1

10th

2

6th Feb 2025

Good

2m 0f 4y

13:25 Thurles

Colonel Nelson

11st 12lb

J: Danny Mullins

T: Ms Margaret Mullins

in touch with leaders

50/1

Form: 5-30

Last run: 11 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Winning pointer; ran okay in a Punchestown maiden hurdle last month (Bayrann fourth); well beaten at the same venue last week stepped up to 2m3f; drop back in trip might well suit and looks well capable of getting into the frame.
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Verdict Starting price

7

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 7f 150y

17:30 Downpatrick

Tumuch

12st 0lb

J: Mr N McParlan

T: Tom Dreaper

Fetched 335,000GBP after winning a maiden at Lingstown in 2023; placed once over hurdles for Gordon Elliott; showed little or no promise over jumps last season; won the first of two starts in points for his new owner Jamie Dwyer and now has first run for Tom Dreaper, who saddled two winners in points last weekend.

14/1

6th

10

27th Mar 2025

Yielding To Soft

2m 4f 0y

15:12 Clonmel

Tumuch

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

towards rear

40/1

12

9th Mar 2025

Soft

2m 4f 29y

16:12 Naas

Tumuch

11st 12lb

J: Jordan Gainford

T: Gordon Elliott

Point winner; promising without winning over timber but tailed off when 150-1 for a Thurles beginners' last month; needs to leave that run behind.

33/1

Form: 6-0

Last run: 22 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
First reserve; showed some ability in a Punchestown bumper for Noel Meade 14 months ago; last of ten on his stable bow in a C&D maiden hurdle last month; hood tried.
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Verdict Starting price

7th

19

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Gold Fever

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

First reserve; showed some ability in a Punchestown bumper for Noel Meade 14 months ago; last of ten on his stable bow in a C&D maiden hurdle last month; hood tried.

7th

19

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Gold Fever

11st 12lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

First reserve; showed some ability in a Punchestown bumper for Noel Meade 14 months ago; last of ten on his stable bow in a C&D maiden hurdle last month; hood tried.

10th

8

29th Nov 2024

Good

1m 7f 189y

13:00 Thurles

Gold Fever

11st 4lb

J: Donagh Meyler

T: Ross O’Sullivan

Not a bad run in a bumper at Punchestown last season on his only start for Noel Meade; off for almost 14 months.

20/1

Form: 0-

Last run: 344 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Well beaten in a Naas bumper and a trio of Flat maidens; hard to make a case for.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

8th

13

2nd Mar 2026

Soft To Heavy

2m 2f 72y

15:55 Leopardstown

Im Flattered

10st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Won off 1lb lower at Kilbeggan in August (2m, good to yielding); no major impact in four starts since, but was staying on well when sixth of 18 at Punchestown last time (2m1f, yielding); withdrawn due to unsuitable ground last month for soft to heavy ground at Thurles, so may want ground to dry out here.

9/1

8th

2

14th Oct 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

16:05 Punchestown

Im Flattered

11st 12lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Padraig Roche

Went up 6lb for 2m Kilbeggan win; out of the money at Roscommon; not sure to stay 2m4f as effectively as some of these rivals.

12/1

Form: P4P-

Last run: 304 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed little or nothing in three maiden hurdles last season; makes no appeal after 10 months off.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

15th

10

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Monslatt

11st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

Has showed little in three maiden hurdles and a bumper; makes little appeal.

100/1

15th

10

12th Jan 2025

Frozen

2m 0f 198y

14:55 Punchestown

Monslatt

11st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

Has showed little in three maiden hurdles and a bumper; makes little appeal.

100/1

9th

7

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Monslatt

11st 12lb

J: Mark McDonagh

T: E J O’Grady

Showed little or nothing in three maiden hurdles last season; makes no appeal after 10 months off.

100/1

Form: P-R0

Last run: 44 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Pulled up on heavy in a bumper here on debut; refused to race at Roscommon in August; 125-1 and failed to beat a rival home on hurdling debut at Clonmel last month; makes no appeal.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1

13th Jul 2025

Good

2m 1f 90y

14:25 Sligo

Ben Purple

11st 12lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Pulled up on four of his seven starts; refused to race at Roscommon last August; look elsewhere.

66/1

10

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:30 Sligo

Ben Purple

11st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has failed to complete four of his six starts, including when refusing to race in a Roscommon bumper last August; reluctant at the start again when pulled up on handicap debut latest; a risky proposition.

66/1

10

13th May 2025

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:30 Sligo

Ben Purple

11st 0lb

J: Daniel King

T: John Patrick Ryan

Has failed to complete four of his six starts, including when refusing to race in a Roscommon bumper last August; reluctant at the start again when pulled up on handicap debut latest; a risky proposition.

66/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

6 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam 2m4f hurdle winner, half-sister to Flat winners in USA and Spain; one of two for the stable here and likely to improve for whatever she does today.
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Verdict Starting price

4th

17

18th Jul 2025

Good

2m 7f 0y

16:50 Killarney

Midnight Fairy

11st 4lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Second reserve; chase debut but has been in good nick over timber of late; interesting to see what the market makes of her.

3rd

9

3rd Jul 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 7f 120y

19:55 Tipperary

Midnight Fairy

11st 3lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Lightly-raced 7yo; three runs in handicaps have resulted in two seconds and a win last time when stepped up in trip to 3m1f at this track (good to yielding); she is up 7lb now but can go well again.

7/1

15

14th May 2025

Good To Yielding

3m 1f 0y

19:50 Tipperary

Midnight Fairy

10st 10lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Lightly-raced for her age; much-improved since tackling handicaps; runner-up the last twice over shorter; can be involved again if staying this trip; up 2lb.

8/1

Form: 30

Last run: 18 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Soundly beaten in a pair of maiden hurdles; needs this for a handicap mark.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10

30th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 80y

15:51 Listowel

Dunany Point

11st 1lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Conor David Maxwell

Won off 6lb lower at Bellewstown last April (20.5f, good); struggled on softer ground in opening two starts this year and good ground at Sligo brought just modest improvement when sent off 11-2 j-fav'; something to prove now.

13/1

10th

5

12th May 2026

Good

2m 4f 0y

19:28 Sligo

Dunany Point

11st 5lb

J: Kieren Buckley

T: Conor David Maxwell

Won off 9lb lower at Bellewstown last April (20.5f, good); struggled on soft ground both starts this year but could improve for quicker conditions and ran well over C&D off 2lb lower last May; interesting.

9/1

9th

8

29th Mar 2026

Yielding To Soft

2m 1f 165y

15:17 Downpatrick

Dunany Point

10st 8lb

J: Ricky Doyle

T: Conor David Maxwell

1-13 over hurdles, the win coming at Bellewstown (2m5f, good) last year; heavy defeat at Naas latest but may have needed that; should come on for that but may be on a tough mark (11lb above win) and wants good ground.

11/1

150/1

Form: 8P0

Last run: 25 days

W: 11st 12lb

4 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Very modest Flat performer and the same so far over hurdles; makes no appeal.
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10

26th Sep 2025

Yielding

2m 2f 0y

13:23 Listowel

Zentopia

11st 12lb

J: Mr J P Sampson

T: S M Duffy

Basement rating on the Flat and tailed off in completed maiden hurdles; rule him out.

80/1

12

(3)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 144y

18:45 Clonmel

Zentopia

10st 7lb

J: Mr S Hunter

T: S M Duffy

Never in the first three in 18 outings; impossible to make a strong case for him; tongue-tie for the first time.

33/1

Form: 00

Last run: 13 days

W: 11st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Beaten a mile in two maiden hurdles and impossible to give a chance to.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

13th

19

20th Mar 2025

Good

2m 0f 150y

14:27 Cork

A Family Affair

10st 0lb

J: Cian Quirke

T: Terence O’Brien

Tailed off at huge odds in three starts in maiden hurdle company; ran very free when again well beaten at Clonmel on handicap debut; pedigree suggests she will want further than this.

18/1

13th

16

27th Feb 2025

Heavy

2m 0f 0y

15:25 Clonmel

A Family Affair

10st 0lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Tailed off at huge odds in three starts in maiden hurdle company; pedigree suggests she might want further than this.

50/1

14th

11

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

A Family Affair

11st 5lb

J: John Shinnick

T: Terence O’Brien

Beaten a mile in two maiden hurdles and impossible to give a chance to.

100/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal; dam 2m-2m4f hurdle/chase winner, half-sister to bumper winner Love The Melody, out of 2m hurdle winning half-sister to 2m4f-3m1f chase winner Fluff 'N' Puff; Pour Moi newcomer bred to appreciate further; best watched.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

12th

6

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 202y

14:00 Clonmel

Goodbye Picadilly

10st 13lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Mrs Julie Cashin

Big price when tailed off first time out at Thurles before Christmas and a similar story will unfold here.

100/1

12th

6

15th Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 202y

14:00 Clonmel

Goodbye Picadilly

10st 13lb

J: Ryan Treacy

T: Mrs Julie Cashin

Big price when tailed off first time out at Thurles before Christmas and a similar story will unfold here.

100/1

Form: 770

Last run: 32 days

W: 11st 5lb

5 yo Mare

OR:

Form & Verdict
One fair run for Pat Doyle; jumped poorly at Limerick on stable debut; makes little appeal.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

10th

14

23rd Aug 2025

Good

2m 4f 50y

14:30 Killarney

Somerset Hill

10st 5lb

J: Aidan Kelly

T: Leonard Paul Flynn

Poor in maidens and pulled-up on handicap debut after a break; not easy to fancy.

50/1

14

7th Jul 2025

Good

3m 0f 149y

19:43 Roscommon

Somerset Hill

10st 5lb

J: Phillip Enright

T: Leonard Paul Flynn

Lightly raced but her form lacks any substance and can only be watched on handicap debut; tongue-tie added.

25/1

16th

17

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Somerset Hill

11st 5lb

J: Sean Flanagan

T: Leonard Paul Flynn

One fair run for Pat Doyle; jumped poorly at Limerick on stable debut; makes little appeal.

150/1

Form: 36

Last run: 49 days

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Decent first effort when a solid third in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in October; failed to match that at Down Royal the following month; tongue-tie tried here in a more winnable contest and well worth a market check.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

5

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Cutthewire

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Decent first effort when a solid third in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in October; failed to match that at Down Royal the following month; tongue-tie tried here in a more winnable contest and well worth a market check.

10/1

5

21st Dec 2024

Good

2m 0f 15y

13:20 Thurles

Cutthewire

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Decent first effort when a solid third in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle in October; failed to match that at Down Royal the following month; tongue-tie tried here in a more winnable contest and well worth a market check.

10/1

6th

3

2nd Nov 2024

Good To Yielding

2m 0f 190y

13:00 Down Royal

Cutthewire

11st 12lb

J: Keith Donoghue

T: Ian Patrick Donoghue

Favourite (odds-on for debut) when disappointing in two points in the spring; much better when a long-priced third behind the promising Minella Sixo at Fairyhouse on his hurdling debut

10/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 11st 12lb

5 yo Gelding

OR:

Form & Verdict
Showed some ability on the Flat in Britain at up to 1m6f; best watched on hurdles debut.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

11th

1

(4)

12th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 3f 70y

16:25 Limerick

Moonis

10st 2lb

J: Shay Wallace

T: J Morrison

Maiden ran well at times in defeat in UK in 2022, mainly on AW; pulled-up in two hurdle starts for this yard last winter; not easy to fancy.

22/1

8

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:00 Tramore

Moonis

11st 4lb

J: Hugh Morgan

T: J Morrison

midfield

33/1

8

1st Jan 2025

Soft

2m 0f 180y

12:00 Tramore

Moonis

11st 4lb

J: Hugh Morgan

T: J Morrison

midfield

33/1

Non-runners

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Payout
Straight Forecast €53.31

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Magic Day

RP RATINGS (IRE):

Magic Day

POSTDATA:

Magic Day

The Irish Sun:

Magic Day