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Friday 11 June 2021

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Marlfield Opportunity Maiden Hurdle (Div 1)

Off time: 13:15 | Winning time: 3m 54.6s

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Selected odds by:

Baile Mhuirne¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T N Brett⁽⁴⁾| T: Ms M Mullins

66/1

Down the field in a pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 5-09

Boston Brahmin^t⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: T Joseph Kelly⁽⁴⁾| T: N Lee

150/1

Well held in maiden hurdles. Significantly back down in trip.

Form: 0000-70

Cast Iron¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: D P Davis⁽⁴⁾| T: J P O'Brien

22/1

No impact in 3 maiden hurdles.

Form: P0-B0

General Clermont²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: R Deegan| T: D E Fitzgerald| OR: 100

11/4

Posted a good second in 13-runner handicap hurdle (22/1) at this course (16.7f, good) 29 days ago. Solid contender.

Form: 39870-2

Karakhan^p1,t¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: S A Mulcahy⁽⁴⁾| T: D Hogan

2/1

Fairly useful maiden on the Flat. Showed more than first-time up in this sphere when third of 18 in 19f maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 15 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Worth considering.

Form: 9-3

Kemstar^t¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: D J Hand⁽⁴⁾| T: D A McLoughlin

150/1

No promise in a pair of maiden hurdles 3 months apart.

Form: P-0

Svenman¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁴⁾| T: J J Hanlon

100/1

Well held both starts over hurdles.

Form: PP/68

Tommydan¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: A McCurtin| T: Ms Debbie Hartnett

20/1

Has hinted at ability in a bumper/claiming hurdle.

Form: 0/6-48

Awbeg Willow¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: E Walsh⁽²⁾| T: P O'Flynn

28/1

Hinted at ability when seventh of 14 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft, 33/1) on NH debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. Should do better somewhere down the line.

Form: 7

Bernies Poet¹⁰³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: S D Torrens| T: James Andrew Fahey

200/1

Well held in pair of maiden hurdles.

Form: 00-

Kilkenny Star¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: Liam McKenna⁽⁴⁾| T: Colm Murphy

9/2

12/1, shaped as if better for the run when sixth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) 15 days ago. Remains open to improvement.

Form: 75-6

Nelliefern¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: G B Noonan⁽⁴⁾| T: P O'Flynn

125/1

Well held in maiden hurdle at Limerick (19f, soft) on NH debut 15 days ago.

Form: 0

Saucy Yeats^b1²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: H Morgan⁽²⁾| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 97

7/2

Produced her best effort to date in first-time cheekpieces after 7 months off when third at Tramore in April. Well held in similar event here last time but it remains early days. Blinkers on 1st time.

Form: 79603-5

Thanks God

Age: 5| Weight: 11-7| J: T Ryan⁽²⁾| T: J P Ryan

16/1

Getaway mare. Half-sister to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdlers/chasers Ballycrystal and Siannes Star. Market for clues.

Form:

Non-Runners

Dothislikethis⁶

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: J C McConnell J: Thomas Reilly

Choralised⁵⁷⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: T Cleary J: Reserve 1

Optional Mix⁴⁷

Weight: 11-7| Age: 5

T: E Doyle J: Reserve 2

Bluestack Mountain

Weight: 12-0| Age: 7

T: M Hourigan J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Karakhan (2/1), General Clermont (11/4), Saucy Yeats (7/2), Kilkenny Star (9/2), Thanks God (16/1), Tommydan (20/1), Cast Iron (22/1), Awbeg Willow (28/1), Choralised (33/1), Optional Mix (33/1), Bluestack Mountain (33/1), Dothislikethis (50/1), Baile Mhuirne (66/1), Svenman (100/1), Nelliefern (125/1), Boston Brahmin (150/1), Kemstar (150/1), Bernies Poet (200/1)

GENERAL CLERMONT posted a good second in a soundly-run handicap at this course last month and a reproduction of that form could easily be good enough to see him go one better here. Kilkenny Star remains open to improvement after shaping as if better for the run on her recent return to action at Limerick, while Karakhan and Saucy Years are others worth considering.