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Thursday 28 February 2019

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Irish Stallion Farms EBF Maiden Hurdle

5YO plus | 2m 3f 23y | 16 Runners | Turf | Weighed In

Off time: 13:46 | Winning time: 4m 50.7s

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Selected odds by:

Edelpour^b1⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: Donagh Meyler| T: A Fleming| OR: 125

4/6

Has chased home the likes of Mengli Khan and Magnium over hurdles, but this former 97-rated Flat racer has been below those levels recently and blinkers are applied.

Form: 2-235

Aonghus Song⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: P G Kelly

33/1

Winner of a maiden point-to-point has done little in either strt over hurdles, but soon qualifies for a handicap mark after this.

Form: 1386

Bronson In Blue³³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: J M Moore| T: G P Cromwell

14/1

Mid-division in both starts and has run to a similar level. Better needed here but stable had a couple of winners on Sunday.

Form: 77

Dromline⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

20/1

Behind a stable companion when claimer ridden on debut but showed signs of ability. Stable have another stronger looking entry in this judged on stable jockey arrangements.

Form: 7

Honourbeforeglory^h¹¹

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

100/1

Gelding by Fame And Glory out of a Saffron Walden mare. Cost €10,000 as a three-year-old. Tailed off in rear on debut and probably best watched again.

Form: 0

Humble Beginings¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Treacy⁽³⁾| T: D M O'Brien

100/1

Failed to finish in a couple of point-to-point starts towards the end of last year before finishing down the field in two starts under rules.

Form: UF00

Retribution¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

8/1

Was the least fancied of three stable runners here two weeks ago when an eyecatching fourth. That was a good effort bearing in mind he was only rated 59 on the Flat, but his pedigree raises questions as to whether he will stay this longer trip.

Form: 4

State Of Cognac³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S G McDermott| T: R O'Sullivan

11/2

Produced a career best on stable debut a month ago. Form does not quite match that of the principals and he may need more of a test.

Form: 8-4683

Summer Hill²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: L Quinlan⁽⁷⁾| T: J P Ryan

33/1

Fair second on bumper debut here but he has failed to progress since. Makes hurdling debut and probably best watched for now.

Form: 259

Vinnwarr⁶³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: C A Landers⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| OR: 111

13/2

Has improved with each start over hurdles and promises to do so again over this longer distance. Definitely worth considering.

Form: F0435

Darling Miss²¹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: L P Dempsey| T: G Elliott

66/1

Modest placed form in point-to-points and has soon got into trouble on both starts under rules. Can go handicapping soon and that may be when she starts to show her potential.

Form: 3308

Gracious Gamble^h³²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: P E Corbett⁽³⁾| T: Miss E Lalor

28/1

Hints of promise in three starts in bumpers during 2018 and another workmanlike effort when 17L fifth of 16 here on hurdles bow. Brought down early last time and probably not good enough as yet.

Form: 5085B

Knockanora Lady¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Phillip Enright| T: S Curling

66/1

Well held when losing her rider last time and comfortably on her two previous starts. Pedigree promises better and she is best watched with an eye to the future.

Form: 96U

Late Again¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: K J Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: C Byrnes

25/1

Two best efforts in bumpers came on heavy ground and his hurdling form is not as good as that achieved by his stable companion Vinnwarr.

Form: 2-P6708

Misshamrock⁴⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: E T Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: J R Finn

100/1

Made errors on debut prior to becoming detached and getting pulled up. Hard to fancy based on that evidence.

Form: P

Try Dollys Sister⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: P D Kennedy| T: P G Fahey

66/1

A Kalanisi mare that is a half-sister to useful point-to-pointer Dualla Lord and hurdles winner Do Try Dolly. Makes a quick reapearance having shown little on her debut last week.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

Myth Buster⁴⁴

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: H De Bromhead J: Rachael Blackmore

Uisce Solas⁵⁰⁹

Weight: 10-11| Age: 6

T: D Queally J: J J Slevin

Forecasts

Edelpour (4/6), Myth Buster (9/2), State Of Cognac (11/2), Vinnwarr (13/2), Retribution (8/1), Uisce Solas (12/1), Bronson In Blue (14/1), Dromline (20/1), Late Again (25/1), Gracious Gamble (28/1), Summer Hill (33/1), Aonghus Song (33/1), Knockanora Lady (66/1), Darling Miss (66/1), Try Dollys Sister (66/1), Humble Beginings (100/1), Misshamrock (100/1), Honourbeforeglory (100/1)

Edelpour and MYTH BUSTER are building frustrating profiles but both look so far ahead of their rivals that the winner would be expected to come from this pair. The former is tried in blinkers having regressed lately whilst the selection drops down in trip having failed to stay 3m when sent off a warm order last time. The current form of trainer and rider make him worthy of one more chance to get the job done. Retribution caught the eye under a considerate ride on his hurdling debut, but Vinnwar rates a bigger danger having looked in need of this longer trip last time.