Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Tipperary - Thu 3rd May 2012
17:30 18:00 18:30 19:00 19:30 20:00 20:30

19:00 TipperaryRaces.ie Maiden1m 4f 110y
Weighed In - €10,000 added, 3yo, 4 runners
Winner €6,900 2nd €1,600 3rd €700 4th €400
Going: Heavy, Soft in places Surface: Turf

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 3m 0.84s
Off time: 19:00:21

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Hartani (IRE)	6/4

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	OR	SP
1 (2)	5	Hartani (IRE) 11	3	9-5	J P Murtagh	J M Oxx		6/4
3 (5)		Offer (IRE)	3	9-5	J P O'Brien	A P O'Brien		9/10
4 (4)	4-	Raven's Claw (IRE) 146	3	9-5 t1	S Foley	J J Murphy		20/1
5 (3)	9-52	Teofolina (IRE) 26	3	9-0	K J Manning	J S Bolger	77	6/1

Non runners
2 (1)	60-65		Ibsen (IRE)	3	9-5	J J Murphy	R A Doyle	52

Verdict

OFFER makes his belated debut and judging by entries in all the big mid-distance events over the next few weeks is expected to earn his keep. Whether these conditions will be helpful to the son of Montjeu is another matter but the potential is obviously there and connections wouldn't be running him unless happy with the ground. The filly Teofilina hasn't done much wrong though she doesn't look a stable star on what she's achieved so far and Hartani may prove a bigger threat as he looked in need of further when staying on nicely over 1m2f at the Curragh last month. The cheaply-bought Raven's Claw was a 20/1 chance on his debut at Dundalk in December but stayed on powerfully over that mile and is another sure to be suited by the longer trip. He should do better than stablemate Ibsen, who was well beaten at Navan on Sunday.

Formwatch

Hartani (IRE) 20-1 (9-0) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, 8th over 1f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 15, 9l behind Aklan (9-5) at Curragh 1m 2f 3yo mdn in Apr.

Ibsen (IRE) 33-1 (8-4) Mid-division, headway into 7th 2f out, ridden in 6th 1f out, no impression final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 23, 12l behind Equity Swap (8-11) at Navan 1m 2f 3yo hcp 47-70 sft in Apr.

Offer (IRE) Montjeu colt out of Valdara.

Raven's Claw (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Towards rear, some headway in straight, 8th over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong, nearest at finish, 4th of 14, 1 1/2l behind Beat The Ballot (9-0) at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Dec.

Teofolina (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders on outer, 4th halfway, headway into 2nd over 2f out, soon no impression on winner, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Absolute Crackers (9-0) at Cork 1m 3yo fll mdn gf in Apr.