18:15 Down Royal

Friday 22 June 2018

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Belfast Live Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:16 | Winning time: 3m 55.6s

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Borderline Chatho²⁴⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: D F O'Regan| T: A Fleming

9/2

Finished third to Bacardys in a Leopardstown bumper in December 2015 but has been raced sparingly since. Worth a market check on return.

Form: 31/7-

Back To Bataan⁴⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S D Torrens⁽⁷⁾| T: M Torrens

20/1

Solid in his last three point-to-point contests but disappointed on hurdling debut finishing eighth of nine beaten 63L at Punchestown before slight improvement on seasonal debut here last month when finishing seventh of 20. Others preferred.

Form: U22/28-7

Bensachuine²⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 106

10/1

12-race maiden but there was plenty to like about his second of 15 beaten 6L in a Ballinrobe maiden hurdle last month. Needs to improve again.

Form: 2/536-52

Boot Camp^h⁵⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

11/8

Has shown ability in his four starts to date, including yard debut at Leopardstown on Boxing Day. Room for improvement on his fifth of 19 at Punchestown in April. Yard have winners at this meeting.

Form: 6/255-

Court Tycoon¹⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: K C Sexton| T: Peter Fahey| OR: 104

8/1

Put a couple of laboured displays behind him when finishing second of 14 in a Wexford maiden hurdle earlier this month. Will need to improve again here to play a role in the finish.

Form: 523-002

Kelter's Dawn²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

66/1

Modest 59-rated handicapper on the Flat and well down the field in two maiden hurdles last month and hard to see him making any significant impact here.

Form: 60

Wild At Sea⁶³

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽⁵⁾| T: S Fahey

66/1

Sea The Stars gelding out of a Indian Ridge mare related to Starchitect, Stars Over The Sea and Indian Jockey who won 19 races for master trainer Martin Pipe in the 90's. Needs to improve on Limerick bumper form and others preferred.

Form: P7-

Dunloe Lady⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J W Kennedy| T: Peter Fahey

50/1

Well held and never nearer in a Galway bumper and on maiden hurdle debut at Punchestown earlier this month. Looks vulnerable here.

Form: 0-0

Pollykan

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: J J Slevin| T: S R B Crawford

66/1

Daughter of Arakan out of an Oscar mare related to tough sorts Formidableopponent and Vosne Romanee. Plenty to prove on debut.

Form:

State Of Nirvana²⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: A E Lynch| T: T J Taaffe

5/2

Four similar efforts over hurdles so far having been in the mix on every start including a second of 18 beaten a short head here last month. Another bold show looks likely.

Form: 3/3433-2

Non-Runners

Colwinston⁴⁶

Weight: 11-4| Age: 8

T: Miss S Barkley J: B J Geraghty

Lisnagreggan²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 9

T: W J Bryson J: J B Kane

Miss Lilly B⁵⁷⁵

Weight: 10-11| Age: 7

T: D Hogan J: S A Mulcahy

Forecasts

Boot Camp (11/8), State Of Nirvana (5/2), Borderline Chatho (9/2), Court Tycoon (8/1), Colwinston (8/1), Bensachuine (10/1), Back To Bataan (20/1), Lisnagreggan (25/1), Miss Lilly B (33/1), Dunloe Lady (50/1), Kelter's Dawn (66/1), Wild At Sea (66/1), Pollykan (66/1)

STATE OF NIRVANA can get the change of luck she so richly deserves here following four similar efforts over hurdles so far having been in the mix on every start including a second of 18 beaten a short head here last month. Bensachuine showed plenty of improvement at Ballinrobe last month and can continue his progress here along with the Gordon Elliott-trained Boot Camp on hurdling debut.