14:20 Clonmel

Thursday 18 February 2021

All13:4514:2014:5515:3016:0516:3517:05

Derrygrath Maiden Hurdle

5YO plus | 2m | Heavy | 17 Runners | Turf

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Phillip Enright| T: P Nolan

Once-raced maiden. 7/2, eighth of 10 in bumper at Listowel (16f, good) on NH debut 151 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Gordon Elliott. Blinkered for 1st time.

Form: 8

Cavallino^p1⁷⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Paul Townend| T: W P Mullins

Modest form only start in bumpers but went with much more encouragement sent hurdling when third in 2m Tramore maiden in December. Should improve and looks to have been found a good opening.

Form: 83

Envious Editor⁵⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: R M Power| T: G Elliott| OR: 117

Fair hurdler. Remains a maiden after 12 hurdle runs. Disappointed on Leopardstown handicap debut last time but type to bounce back quickly.

Form: P-33220

Full Time Score⁷¹²

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

Shaped like a stayer when15¾ lengths third of 11 to Minella Melody sole outing in bumpers at Gowran in 2018/19. Off since but in good hands, so worth a look on hurdle debut.

Form: 23/

Johngus^t²¹

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: S Aherne| OR: 113

Fair hurdler who posted good second of 9 in maiden hurdle at Gowran (20.4f, heavy, 8/1) 21 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 64-P442

D'alley Boy⁶⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr C J Shine⁽⁷⁾| T: L J Archdeacon

€2,000 3-y-o, El Salvador gelding. Half-brother to a point winner. Dam ran twice in bumpers. Ran 3 times in points, pulled up last twice (latest Dec 20).

Form: 7PP

Gain De Cause⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: J S McGarvey| T: A J Martin

Well held in a brace of maiden hurdles.

Form: 99

Golf Marin³²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mark Walsh| T: A J Martin

50/1, fifth of 20 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (16.1f, heavy) 32 days ago. Should do better again.

Form: 05

Mahons Glory^h²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan

Fair in bumpers and similar form over hurdles, best effort when second in 2m Cork maiden in January.

Form: 2-5825

Nechako³⁶⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr S Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

14,000 gns 3-y-o, Champs Elysees gelding. Closely related to 2 winners and half-brother to 3 winners on Flat, including smart 7f-1½m winner Raincoat. Dam 11f winner. Pulled up sole point start.

Form: P-

Petrol Head²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Keith Donoghue| T: D P Dunne

Well held in a trio of maiden hurdles.

Form: 700

Presenting Lad⁷⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: R P Treacy| T: E Doyle

Just modest form completed start in maiden hurdles.

Form: U4

Sweet Beat⁷⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Mr O McGill⁽⁷⁾| T: Gary McGill

€2,500 3-y-o, Beat Hollow gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler/chaser Off The Charts and modest chaser Waitinonasunnyday. Made frame once from 3 points, pulled up last time (Dec 6).

Form: 74P

Red Sole Diva³¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: I J McCarthy| T: W McCreery

Fair maiden on the Flat who showed an aptitude for hurdling when fourth of 9 in maiden hurdle at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut 31 days ago.

Form: 4

Kalvin

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Reserve 1| T: B R Hamilton

Kalanisi gelding. Dam, point winner, half-sister to fairly useful performers over hurdles/fences Call Bewleys (2½m-2¾m winner) and Flinty Bay (stayed 2½m). RESERVE.

Form:

Gaelic Des Chastys²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-13| J: Reserve 2| T: A Donoghue

Well held both starts in bumpers prior to unseating his rider on Navan hurdle debut. RESERVE.

Form: 50U

Wa Wa²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Reserve 3| T: D M Christie

Well held in bumpers/maiden hurdles. RESERVE.

Form: 87708

Forecasts

Envious Editor (2/1), Cavallino (5/2), Golf Marin (5/1), Johngus (5/1), Wa Wa (15/2), Full Time Score (12/1), Mahons Glory (12/1), Carioca King (14/1), Red Sole Diva (14/1), Presenting Lad (25/1), Nechako (25/1), Gain De Cause (33/1), Gaelic Des Chastys (66/1), Sweet Beat (66/1), D'alley Boy (66/1), Kalvin (66/1), Petrol Head (100/1)

CAVALLINO may well have won with a better jump at the last on his Tramore hurdling debut in December and seems likely to build on that effort fitted with first-time cheekpieces, which marks him down as the one to beat. Golf Marin took a step forward at Punchestown last month and should improve again, while Full Time Score is also worth a look now going hurdling after a long absence.