Grimes Hurdle Tipperary

[mayo]

Nice to see some decent jumpers coming out again ...

Kevin McManus Bookmaker Grimes Hurdle (Grade 3) of €62,500.00 4-y-o plus

2m. 1st - €40,625.00, 2nd - €12,500.00, 3rd - €6,250.00, 4th - €2,500.00 8 Declared

Good To Firm (Watering)

A hurdle race for four yrs old and upwards
Weights - 4-y-o 10st 8lb; 5-y-o and up 11st; Mares allowed 7lb
Penalties - (to count from 1st July, 2011) Winner of two hurdle races 4lb extra; Of three hurdle races or a Grade 3 hurdle race 7lb extra; Of two Grade 3 hurdle races or a Grade 2 hurdle race 9lb extra; Of a Grade 1 hurdle race 11lb extra;

32194-9 So Young (FR) 63 7 11-9 W P Mullins R Walsh 157
1105/22 Steps To Freedom (IRE) 4 7 11-9 t Mrs J Harrington R M Power 146
112P6- Midnight Game 29 6 11-7 W P Mullins D N Russell 147
415P4 Ted Dolly (IRE) 14 9 11-4 E U Hales B J Geraghty 117
1/11542- Shadow Eile (IRE) 70 8 11-2 Mrs D A Love Andrew J McNamara 136
0/1533-3 Aughnacurraveel (IRE) 14 9 11-0 T Cummins Mr M J O'Connor 119
U37186- Fosters Cross (IRE) 10 11 11-0 t T Mullins D J Condon 139
P33-778 Silk Hall (UAE) 22 8 11-0 b J J Lambe E J O'Connell 128

Probable SP 5/4 So Young, 9/2 Midnight Game, 6/1 Shadow Eile, 7/1 Steps To Freedom, 8/1 Fosters Cross, 14/1 Silk Hall, 16/1 Aughnacurraveel, 20/1 Ted Dolly.

Previous Years
2012 Rebel Fitz 7 11-7 D N Russell 9/4 (Michael Winters)
2011 Captain Cee Bee 10 11-0 A P McCoy 2/1Fav (Edward P Harty)
2010 Bahrain Storm 7 11-4 J R Barry 3/1 (Patrick J Flynn)
2009 Jumbo Rio 4 11-5 Andrew J McNamara 11/8Fav (E J O'Grady)
2008 Larkwing 7 11-4 B J Geraghty 7/2 (E McNamara)
2007 Essex 7 11-1 A E Lynch 5/4Fav (M J P O'Brien)
2006 Red Square Lady 8 11-3 Andrew J McNamara 15/2 (M J Phillips)
2005 Accordion Etoile 6 11-8 J L Cullen 1/3Fav (Paul Nolan)
2004 Accordion Etoile 5 11-7 J L Cullen 11/2 (Paul Nolan)
2003 Risk Accessor 8 11-0 Mr A P Crowe 11/2 (C Roche)
2002 Timber King 6 11-8 P Moloney 4/1 (C Roche)
2001 Grimes 8 11-12 C F Swan 4/7Fav (C Roche)
2000 Hasty Native 7 10-11 R Walsh 8/1 (W P Mullins)
1999 Native Man 5 10-11 Mr T P Hyde 11/10Fav (Anthony Mullins)

[mayo]

Fosters Cross

The champion trainer's brother, Tom Mullins, is set to be represented in the Grimes Hurdle by admirable veteran Fosters Cross.

The 11-year-old showed he has lost none of his enthusiasm when winning on the Flat under Joseph O'Brien at Leopardstown last week.

"We were delighted with him in Leopardstown. Hopefully there will something at the Galway Festival for him, but he'll probably take in the Grimes Hurdle first," said Mullins.

"We'll have a look at the race and go from there. There will be a few options for him at Galway. "There is an amateur riders race on the Monday, there is the Galway Hurdle, which he has been placed in before, and the Galway Plate. We'll try to pick the right option for him."

[Lester]

128 rated hurdler wins 40k off level weights.

[Rhinestone Cowboy]

Video of it here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZcG2yHuWhg.

Nice ride by Barry on Slievedaragh on Sunday http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqS_XDSXZS4 too.