18:10 Roscommon

Wednesday 24 June 2020

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Athleague Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:10 | Winning time: 5m 24.6s

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Selected odds by:

Sneaky Getaway²⁵⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 12-0| J: B Hayes| T: E Mullins| BF

5/4

Won a pair of bumpers and has made a promising start to his Flat career; fair effort when eighth of 30 in the Cesarewitch when last seen and is a very interesting recruit to hurdling.

Form: U21/13-

Soldiers Hill^t²²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

10/1

Winner of a Downpatrick bumper in August before disappointing connections, though not disgraced in a couple of hurdling efforts at Navan and Punchestown; other hold stronger claims.

Form: 631448-

Squire's Tale¹⁹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Mr L P Gilligan⁽⁷⁾| T: P J Gilligan

200/1

Winner of a 1m4f maiden on soft ground when in the care of trainer Aidan O'Brien on his penultimate start in August 2017; never a factor on two hurdle starts to date.

Form: 90-

Ya Boy Ya²⁵⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: J J Slevin| T: C Bowe

8/1

Bumper winner at Downpatrick on racecourse debut in August; showed promise in a couple of hurdles races but needs to bounce back from poor last time out showing in October.

Form: 3/11224-

Bloodstone¹⁶⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: D Robinson⁽³⁾| T: H De Bromhead

16/1

€120,000 Court Cave gelding out of smart Tote Trophy winner Spirit Leader; showed promise on only racecourse appearance in a bumper at Thurles in January; should prove a better hurdler; one to note.

Form: 22/8-

Hellenic Fire²⁴²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: J P O'Sullivan⁽⁷⁾| T: Michael E Hallinan

200/1

Long-standing maiden in point-to-points, cut no ice in two hurdles races over course and distance and at Galway; unlikely winner.

Form: 22/4200-

Mick Mixy²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-6| J: Mr T D Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: P W Flynn

200/1

Fair Mix gelding. Sent off at big prices on all five career starts so far before running accordingly on each occasion. Easy to look elsewhere.

Form: 0000-0

Premium Package⁴¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-6| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

85/40

First foal; dam bumper/hurdle/chase winner; impressive winner of only point-to-point start in May 2019; should be capable of holding his own here; one for the shortlist.

Form: 1-

Ran Rite⁹⁵

Age: 7| Weight: 11-6| J: S W Flanagan| T: D M O'Brien

7/1

Just one success from seven attempts in points; ran two promising races over hurdles at Thurles in March; can improve again and could go well.

Form: 12P543-

Pull Like A Dog²²⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

Pulled up on both point-to-point starts last winter; difficult to assess on hurdles debut but not hard to overlook.

Form: PP-

So Enjoy¹⁰²

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: G Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J Nash| OR: 96

40/1

Yet to win from 12 hurdling attempts but has been placed in half of those outings; finished last on latest start at Navan and needs to bounce back from that.

Form: 282330-

Uncertain Times

Age: 5| Weight: 10-13| J: P T Enright| T: D H Kelly

125/1

Second foal; related to plenty of winning hurdlers; difficult to judge on racecourse debut with the market being the best guide to her chances.

Form:

Withallduerespect¹¹²

Age: 6| Weight: 10-13| J: H Morgan⁽⁷⁾| T: H De Bromhead

66/1

Fair effort on debut at Punchestown in February; tailed off when next seen again in March at Clonmel and is best watched until showing more signs of ability.

Form: 80-

Forecasts

Sneaky Getaway (5/4), Premium Package (85/40), Ran Rite (7/1), Ya Boy Ya (8/1), Soldiers Hill (10/1), Bloodstone (16/1), So Enjoy (40/1), Withallduerespect (66/1), Uncertain Times (125/1), Pull Like A Dog (150/1), Mick Mixy (200/1), Squire's Tale (200/1), Hellenic Fire (200/1)

PREMIUM PACKAGE was an impressive winner on his only point-to-point start last May. With his handler renowned for doing well with these types he should be ready to run a big race. Sneaky Getaway is a very interesting contender. He was last seen running in a valuable Newmarket handicap having shown plenty of ability in bumpers. Should he take to hurdling then he could rate the biggest danger to the selection. Bloodstone is nicely bred and showed promise in his bumper. If progressing over hurdles then he should make up into a competitive racehorse.