14:20 Roscommon

Monday 3 August 2020

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Railway Bar 3-Y-O Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:20 | Winning time: 3m 42.9s

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Selected odds by:

A Mere Bagatelle³²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: G P Brouder⁽⁷⁾| T: J J Hanlon

66/1

Born To Sea gelding a half-brother to a couple of winners on the Flat. Sent off at odds of 100/1 on his last two starts at Gowran Park and Listowel when last seen in August/September.

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Belgoprince^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

25/1

French import, winner of one of his eight starts for trainer Cedric Rossi. Beaten 15L in a Ballinrobe 1m1f handicap last month on first start for the yard. Best watched in the market.

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Calidus Mirabilis¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: J J Slevin| T: J P O'Brien

4/1

Bagged a couple of victories on the AW at Dundalk and Chelmsford in January/February. Market likely to reveal connections expectations on hurdling debut.

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Dazzling Darren⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: C D Maxwell| T: G P Cromwell

9/2

Landed a hat-trick of wins when scoring on the Flat at Wolverhampton in February. Seen as recently as Monday chasing home Flying Scotsman at the Galway festival. Likely to be well prepped for hurdling introduction.

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Differentiate²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: G P Cromwell

22/1

Produced a number of good efforts running Little Brother to 4½L to finish third of 12 runners in a Sligo good ground handicap over 1m5f before finishing third of 11 behind The Abbey at Killarney last month. Worth a market check on hurdling debut.

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Jeff Kidder¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: D F O'Regan| T: N Meade

11/4

Six-race maiden, 56-rated handicapper on the Flat. Running well in defeat in a couple of starts at Sligo and Ballinrobe last month. Interesting recruit over hurdles.

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Little Brother²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Ricky Doyle⁽³⁾| T: J Nash| BF

7/2

Had been hinting at a big run before getting off the mark for connections at the eighth time of asking on his fifth Flat start on turf at Sligo last month. Beaten over 1m6f since but worth keeping an eye on in the betting on hurdling debut.

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Longclaw^t1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G Elliott

15/2

By Kitten's Joy. Expensive recruit to top Jumps stable. Useful sort on the Flat, 89-rated handicapper. Likely to be well schooled for hurdling debut.

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Orchestral Rain²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: I J McCarthy| T: W McCreery

22/1

Born To Sea gelding out of a Val Royal mare. Closely related to Patuano, winner over 5f/6f. Well beaten and no impression on sole start on the Flat at Killarney last month. Hurdling debut.

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Strip Light²²

Age: 3| Weight: 11-0| J: Philip Donovan⁽⁷⁾| T: M Halford

40/1

Outstrip colt out of a Dark Angel mare. Three-race maiden on the Flat, well held and never nearer on each start including at Cork over 1m2f last month.

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Lady Kapalua

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: L P Dempsey| T: J P Dempsey

66/1

Daughter of Maxios out of a Champs Elysees mare. Dam unraced. Plenty on her plate on debut over timber for Co Kildare yard.

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Runcible¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 10-7| J: A W Short⁽³⁾| T: Miss K Brown

33/1

First Reserve: Five-race maiden, well held and never nearer in a number of starts since racing resumed in June. Unlikely to be involved at the finish.

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Non-Runners

Summit Rock¹¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: T G McCourt J: Darragh O'Keeffe

Tipperary Moon²⁷

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: D Donovan J: Cian Quirke

Merry Poppins

Weight: 10-7| Age: 3

T: J Motherway J: D Robinson

Hay Kimbello⁴⁵

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: D Hogan J: Reserve 2

Voice Of Hope²⁷¹

Weight: 11-0| Age: 3

T: A Slattery J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jeff Kidder (11/4), Little Brother (7/2), Calidus Mirabilis (4/1), Dazzling Darren (9/2), Longclaw (15/2), Summit Rock (20/1), Orchestral Rain (22/1), Differentiate (22/1), Belgoprince (25/1), Runcible (33/1), Merry Poppins (33/1), Strip Light (40/1), Tipperary Moon (50/1), A Mere Bagatelle (66/1), Lady Kapalua (66/1)

Never going to worry the judge in a couple of starts on the Flat since June, the Gordon Elliott-trained, LONGCLAW can get his hurdling career off to a winning one in the opener. The three-year-old was the highest rated of these on the Flat and wouldn't have to improve too much to take this. The Joseph O'Brien-trained Calidus Mirabilis, Dazzling Dream for the Gavin Cromwell yard and the Tom McCourt, Exceed And Excel gelding, Summit Rock can go well on hurdling debut while Jeff Kidder for the Noel Meade stable should be checked in the market prior to the off.