14:30 Naas

Saturday 6 November 2021

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BetVictor Irish EBF Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 14:30 | Winning time: 5m 3.4s

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Bob The Builder¹²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Liam Quinlan⁽⁵⁾| T: S Doyle

200/1

Once-raced maiden. 18/1, eighth of 14 in bumper at Tipperary (16.2f, good to soft) on NH debut 128 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 8

Cru Bourgeois

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: Sean O'Keeffe| T: P Nolan

25/1

€82,000 3-y-o, Al Namix gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to fairly useful hurdler/smart chaser (stayed 2½m) Free World.

Form:

Eric Bloodaxe¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: J P O'Brien

5/4

Useful winner in bumpers. Off 15 months before good fourth in Punchestown Grade 1 in April. Much respected now going hurdling.

Form: 117/4-

Getaway Master¹⁷⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: J S McGarvey| T: J J Hanlon

200/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. 80/1, seventh of 16 in novice hurdle at Kilbeggan (19.3f, good) on hurdles bow 176 days ago.

Form: 9-7

Hiaou

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott

14/1

Saddler Maker gelding. Dam 11f winner in France. Yard in good form. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

Highland Charge²⁵¹

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: B J Cooper| T: N Meade

15/8

Won 7-runner bumper at Fairyhouse on debut a year ago. Saddle slipped at Naas next time and should have a good future in this sphere after 8 months off.

Form: 14-

Holiday In Kerry⁴⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara

300/1

Once-raced maiden. Twelfth of 13 in novice hurdle at Listowel (16f, good to soft, 50/1) on NH debut 45 days ago.

Form: 0

Low Style¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D J McInerney| T: B Connell

200/1

Eleventh of 13 in novice hurdle at Wexford (16.4f, heavy, 18/1) on NH debut 12 days ago.

Form: 0

Lucky Ranger³⁵⁰

Age: 8| Weight: 12-0| J: I J Power| T: Ms M Flynn| OR: 107

50/1

18/1, below form seventh of 20 in novice hurdle at this C&D (heavy) when last seen 11 months ago. Suspect handicaps will be more his bag.

Form: 434/67-

Malton Groove

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: D N Russell| T: G Elliott

8/1

€160,000 3-y-o, Kayf Tara gelding. Closely related to 3 winners, including fairly useful hurdler/very smart chaser Minella Times. 1 of 2 interesting newcomers for red-hot yard.

Form:

Supreme Jet¹⁸⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 12-0| J: B Browne⁽³⁾| T: O McKiernan| BF

33/1

Thrice-raced maiden. 3/1, seventh of 18 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) 180 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. More needed.

Form: 1/46-7

Valirann Gold^t1⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 12-0| J: A W Short| T: C W J Farrell

300/1

14/1, fifth of 6 in bumper at Punchestown (20f, heavy) on NH debut. Off 7 months. Makes hurdles debut. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 5-P

Vintage Prosseco^h¹⁹²

Age: 6| Weight: 12-0| J: Keith Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell

5/1

Winner in bumper at Limerick in November. Below form tenth of 18 in valuable auction hurdle (14/1) at Punchestown (20.6f, good to soft) when last seen in April. Respected on return.

Form: F/31280-

My Design¹⁵²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-7| J: D F O'Regan| T: Shane O'Brien

66/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 15 in bumper at Listowel (20f, good, 28/1) 152 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Gavin Dower.

Form: 1-58

Forecasts

Eric Bloodaxe (5/4), Highland Charge (15/8), Vintage Prosseco (5/1), Malton Groove (8/1), Hiaou (14/1), Cru Bourgeois (25/1), Supreme Jet (33/1), Lucky Ranger (50/1), My Design (66/1), Bob The Builder (200/1), Low Style (200/1), Getaway Master (200/1), Valirann Gold (300/1), Holiday In Kerry (300/1)

ERIC BLOODAXE showed that plenty of the old fire burns with a good run in the Irish Champion Bumper when last seen and he rates a very good prospect for jumps. Malton Groove and Hiaou are interesting newcomers for Gordon Elliott, while Vintage Prosseco surely has a race or two in him over hurdles.