16:45 Galway
Friday 31 July 2020
All16:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:1519:4520:15
James's Gate Maiden Hurdle
- 4YO plus | 2m 150y | Soft | 14 Runners | Turf | Amended Result
- Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 28.48s
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Clearly more was expected of him (sent off 7-2) on rules debut in a bumper last June. However, he only managed to finish seventh and this is his first start since so has seemingly been held up with an injury since then.
Yet to show any notable ability in a couple of hurdle starts, and qualifies for a handicap mark after this. Likely to be seen to better effect once entering that sphere and subsequently others make far greater appeal.
Snapped up by powerful connections for €100,000 in October 2018 after winning on the level in France with ease. Now makes stable/seasonal/hurdles debut & while he lacks experience he could easily be up to the challenge for this yard in a weak race.
Bumper winner who has not finished out of the first two in any of his four starts in that sphere. Some eye-catching form to his name, including when second to Appreciate It at Leopardstown (2m; yielding) in February. Major player on hurdles debut.
Newcomer by Doyen and out of a mare who is an unraced half-sister to useful chase winner Inchidaly Rock. Extremely unlikely he will have a say in this contest on debut.
Point-to-point winner made very low-key start to life under rules when well-held at Limerick (2m; yielding) last week. Now switches to hurdles, and on what we know of him a watching brief is all that can be advised.
Debut effort over hurdles when fourth at Bellewstown (2m; good) offered minor promise, but he is a big outsider now after failing to back that up when finishing down the field at Downpatrick (2m2f; good).
Son of Gamut who is out of a bumper winning half-sister to the formerly useful Bally Longford. Should have a future but is likely best watched on debut for yard not among the winners at present.
0-4 over hurdles but did produce best effort yet in this sphere when 16-length runner-up at Gowran Park (2m; good) to a nice type. Must progress again if he is to have a say and looks to have place claims at best.
Bit more was expected of him after promising hurdles debut effort but he could only finish ninth at Bellewstown (2m; good) last time. Definite place claims on his third the time before that at Tipperary (2m; good to yielding). Risky proposition.
Having first run since December when a distant ninth of 12 (sent off 250-1) on hurdles debut at Downpatrick (2m2f; good) recently. Been regressing on the level for this yard towards the end of last year too so not shown much enthusiasm for a while.
18-length astray when fifth at Wexford (2m; heavy) in March last time out. That was still a step forward from her heavy defeat on rules debut in a bumper at Gowran Park (2m1f; heavy). More improvement required, but place claims if able to find it.
Suffered two heavy defeats on both starts over hurdles for this yard. Drops back in trip after racing over further at Tramore (2m5f; yielding) earlier this month. Impossible to make a case for on that evidence. A watching brief should be maintained.
Showed some promise on her racecourse debut in a Tipperary (2m; yielding) bumper when making late headway to finish fifth. This looks a stronger contest on her hurdles debut but she should improve, receives weight all round and has place claims.
Result Amended
Thedapperdoyen - Original Position 11th. Amended Position 10th.
Walking The Walk - Original Position 7th. Amended Position 6th.
Broken Ice - Original Position 6th. Amended Position 12th.
Tham Luang - Original Position 12th. Amended Position 11th.
Usain Boat - Original Position 9th. Amended Position 8th.
Thimbleweed - Original Position 10th. Amended Position 9th.
Saucy Yeats - Original Position 8th. Amended Position 7th.
Non-Runners
7
Whitequarryroad8
Weight: 12-0| Age: 7
T: S J Mahon J: Sean O'Keeffe
NR
13
Wave Walker21
Weight: 11-8| Age: 4
T: A McCann J: C Brassil
NR
14
Costly Diamond1
Weight: 11-7| Age: 6
T: B Cawley J: P J Cawley
NR
Forecasts
Risk Factor (4/5), N'Golo (11/8), Royal Aide (8/1), Saucy Yeats (22/1), Broken Ice (33/1), Clondaw Hollow (50/1), No Memory (50/1), Walking The Walk (50/1), Tham Luang (50/1), Costly Diamond (66/1), Dauntless Dan (66/1), Make Good (100/1), Thimbleweed (100/1), Whitequarryroad (100/1), Wave Walker (100/1), Thedapperdoyen (150/1), Usain Boat (200/1)
Most of the field can be ruled out quickly in this opening contest. Although he has a bit to find with the leading protagonists, Royal Aide could run into a place given he is improving with experience and stepped up again when a distant second at Gowran Park last week. For win purposes though, this looks to concern N'golo and RISK FACTOR. The former could well be up to the task on what is his first run on these shores for powerhouse connections. However, preference is for the latter who has more proven form in the book. He probably surpassed the form of his bumper win when second to Appreciate It at Leopardstown in February & can get off to a winning start over hurdles.
- N'golo
- Risk Factor
- Royal Aide
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: €7,200.002nd: €2,400.003rd: €1,200.004th: €599.005th: €360.006th: €240.00
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