18:00 Roscommon

Tuesday 8 August 2023

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Coast To Curragh On August, 26th Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 18:00 | Winning time: 3m 41.3s

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Selected odds by:

Almost An Angel³¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: P M O'Brien⁽⁷⁾| T: J Larkin

150/1

Modest Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. Last of 15 in handicap at Bellewstown (7.8f, good to soft, 80/1), slowly away. Off 10 months.

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Extensio³⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr P W Gleeson⁽⁷⁾| T: P F O'Donnell

11/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 8/1, second of 16 in handicap at the Curragh (16f, good) 38 days ago, conceding first run. Hugely respected.

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Hashtag Pretender^t³⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: M J M O'Sullivan| T: B Connell

4/6

Promising sort. 16/1, second of 15 in novice hurdle at Killarney (16.4f, good). Off 11 months. Tongue strap back on. Good claims if ready to roll after his absence.

Form: 72-

Reverend Hubert³⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes

12/1

Fairly useful Flat winner, making GB/IRE jumps debut. 11/1, ninth of 11 in handicap at Lingfield (15.8f, AW), not ideally placed. Off 12 months. First run for yard after leaving Richard Hannon. One to consider, especially if the market vibes are positive.

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Ballycallan King²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Sean Cleary-Farrell⁽⁷⁾| T: Barry J Fitzgerald

7/2

Modest maiden on the Flat but has made a promising start hurdling. 11/2, very good second of 14 in novice hurdle at this course (15.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago, staying on well. Likely to improve further so big shout.

Form: PP64/2

Electric Eddy²⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald| T: Mrs P Dobbs

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 14 in novice hurdle (11/1) at this course (15.5f, good to soft) 29 days ago. Needs another step forward.

Form: 75

Hurry Up Allen^t¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Cawley⁽⁷⁾| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

125/1

Once-raced maiden. 80/1 and tongue strap on, eighth of 12 in bumper at Killarney (17f, good) on NH debut 19 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: FP5P/8

Nottodaybobo³³

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: J W Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

10/1

Modest hurdler. 2/1, fourth of 5 in novice hurdle at Perth (20.2f, good) 33 days ago. Needs to step forward now down in trip.

Form: 2336-64

Sir Silver Sox^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: S Curling

66/1

Rajsaman gelding. Half-brother to numerous winners on Flat, including smart 5f-7f winner My Name Is Bond. Dam maiden on Flat (stayed 6f). Wears hood. Possibilities on his first run.

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Squire Ohara¹²²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P J Carberry| T: A J Martin

66/1

£30,000 5-y-o, Milan gelding. Brother to poor hurdler/chaser Magic of Milan, and closely related to 2 winners, including fair hurdler Knocklayde Vic, stayed 25f. Market can guide for this newcomer.

Form: 33-

Wakie Wakie

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D Meyler| T: Mrs G Callaghan

100/1

Kingston Hill gelding. Dam unraced. Others appeal more on this occasion.

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Tideways Hero²⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: H De Bromhead

10/1

Twice-raced maiden. Fifth of 18 in novice hurdle at Cork (16.9f, good to soft, 20/1) 25 days ago. No forlorn hope for good yard.

Form: P-65

Liberty Flame^h²⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Ben Harvey⁽³⁾| T: P Flood

22/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. 14/1, seventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (17.8f, good) on hurdles bow 26 days ago. May do better. RESERVE.

Form: 535-7

Letters To Juliet

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: S W Flanagan| T: P Downey

66/1

Califet mare. Half-sister to fairly useful hurdler Cotteemcavennigoal. Other newcomers are more persuasive. RESERVE.

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Non-Runners

Lady Leanora¹

Weight: 11-5| Age: 6

T: A J Martin J: P J Carberry

Daghdha²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: H De Bromhead J: D J O'Keeffe

Pahlavi³¹

Weight: 11-4| Age: 6

T: J J Hanlon J: J S McGarvey

Jacks Fancy³³

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: H De Bromhead J: M P O'Connor

Boston Bobby¹²

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Hashtag Pretender (4/6), Ballycallan King (7/2), Pahlavi (8/1), Nottodaybobo (10/1), Tideways Hero (10/1), Extensio (11/1), Reverend Hubert (12/1), Jacks Fancy (14/1), Daghdha (16/1), Liberty Flame (22/1), Electric Eddy (33/1), Lady Leanora (50/1), Squire Ohara (66/1), Sir Silver Sox (66/1), Letters To Juliet (66/1), Boston Bobby (100/1), Wakie Wakie (100/1), Hurry Up Allen (125/1), Almost An Angel (150/1)

BALLYCALLAN KING holds the edge on the form of his recent second here and with more progress on the cards he gets the vote. Extensio was a fairly useful winner on the level so could emerge as the chief threat now starting out in this sphere, with the returning Hashtag Pretender and Bellewstown fourth Pahlavi two more to consider.