17:40 Roscommon

Tuesday 13 June 2017

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Castlerea Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:40 | Winning time: 5m 6.0s

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Selected odds by:

Brave Poppy⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: J S McGarvey| T: C Byrnes

6/1

Bumper winner at Limerick (heavy) in 2015 and making his debut for this yard when 51L sixth at the same track on hurdling debut in April.

Form: 1/6-

Lettre de Cachet^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-5| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade| OR: 116| BF

9/2

Finished runner-up the last twice including when beaten 20L at Tipperary (good) in a 2m maiden hurdle last month. Likely to be involved in the finish once more.

Form: 5259/2-2

Airdrigh⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: S R B Crawford

66/1

Well held on debut and unseated rider early on at Perth earlier this month. Needs to step up on that to figure in this.

Form: 0-U

Coeur Joyeux^b1,t²⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: M P Walsh| T: J P Dempsey| OR: 121| BF

5/4

Placed in seven of his eight hurdles starts including when runner-up at Punchestown (good) last month. Likely to run well again on his debut for a new stable here.

Form: 25223-2

Crazywork De Vassy⁵⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M A Enright| T: M J McDonagh

25/1

Placed in a point-to-point and ran well over 2m on hurdling debut at Thurles (soft) in March. Well beaten in a bumper next time but interesting here.

Form: 354430-

High Five Oscar⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short⁽⁷⁾| T: P G Kelly

50/1

Placed third in a bumper from three starts and well held on hurdling debut at Kilbeggan earlier this month. Others make more appeal today.

Form: 83-08

Nomanbehind¹⁰¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: A E Lynch| T: Anthony Curran

80/1

Pulled up when making his debut in a point-to-point at Tyrella (yielding-to-soft) in early March. Having his first start under rules here.

Form: P-

Oakly²³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P D Kennedy⁽³⁾| T: P G Fahey

33/1

Carried out at an early stage when debuting in a point-to-point at Dromahane (good) last month. Probably best watched on hurdling debut.

Form: C

Paddy Horse^h1⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: K Purcell

100/1

Signs of ability on point-to-point debut at Ballyvodock (soft) in January. Disappointed since and making his debut under rules in a hood here.

Form: 35P6-

Pound A Stroke^h1⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: M J Bolger| T: E McCarthy

100/1

Beaten 76L when making his debut over hurdles at Listowel (yielding) earlier this month and probably best watched in a first time hood today.

Form: 0

Sparky Stowaway¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D J Mullins| T: T Mullins

14/1

Finished fourth in two Punchestown bumpers so far. Latest of those efforts came when finishing 11L behind the winner on good ground at the end of last month. Interesting on hurdling debut.

Form: 4-4

Tayto Park^h,t⁴¹²

Age: 8| Weight: 11-4| J: Donagh Meyler⁽³⁾| T: A J Martin| OR: 116

12/1

Running well under rules without winning. Finished 7L third of 21 at Fairyhouse over 2m on yielding ground in a maiden hurdle in March. Disappointed off a mark of 121 in a handicap last time but interesting back in a maiden hurdle.

Form: 24223/0-

Alabama Rose²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington

9/2

Beaten 8L when finishing third of 18 at Clonmel (good) over an extended 2m last time out. Stable have an 18% strike-rate recently (7/38) and stepping up in trip here.

Form: 0P20-73

Chesterfield Queen¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

40/1

Failed to complete on debut and well beaten twice subsequently. Steps up in trip today but probably best watched at present.

Form: U-97

Coolahand Lioness²²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: B Browne⁽⁷⁾| T: W Ross

100/1

Well beaten in a maiden hurdle at Punchestown (good) over 2m1f last month. More needed if she's to play a hand in the finish here.

Form: 9

Miss Arctic Robin⁶⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: Brian Hayes| T: M Cullinane

100/1

Beaten 41L at Limerick in a 2m3f maiden hurdle on soft ground when making her debut in April. Likely to fare better in handicap company in time.

Form: 0-

Vivalino²⁰

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P W O'Reilly⁽⁷⁾| T: P F McEnery

66/1

Placed once from seven point-to-point starts and beaten 42L in a bumper on debut at Wexford (good) over 2m4f last month. Makes her hurdling debut here.

Form: 243F-59

Getzie

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Robbie Colgan| T: C O'Connell

50/1

Unraced son of Kalanisi cost €8,000 as a four-year-old in 2016. Related to a couple of moderate handicappers and probably best watched here. First reserve.

Form:

Non-Runners

Largy Legs⁹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: S R B Crawford J: J J Slevin

Dino's Dream¹³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: J P Fahey J: Reserve 2

Barossa Pearl¹⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: P Coffey J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Coeur Joyeux (5/4), Lettre de Cachet (9/2), Alabama Rose (9/2), Brave Poppy (6/1), Tayto Park (12/1), Sparky Stowaway (14/1), Crazywork De Vassy (25/1), Largy Legs (25/1), Oakly (33/1), Chesterfield Queen (40/1), High Five Oscar (50/1), Getzie (50/1), Vivalino (66/1), Airdrigh (66/1), Nomanbehind (80/1), Paddy Horse (100/1), Coolahand Lioness (100/1), Miss Arctic Robin (100/1), Pound A Stroke (100/1)

Jessica Harrington has been in the winners recently and her ALABAMA ROSE can take this opening maiden hurdle. The selection ran well at Clonmel last time and can get the better of Coeur Joyeux who has finished in the frame in all bar one of his eight hurdles starts and who debuts for a new yard today. Of the remainder Lettre De Cachet has run well the last twice and is another to note here.