16:55 Wexford

Friday 11 August 2023

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Think Print & Design Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 16:57 | Winning time: 4m 14.04s

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Selected odds by:

Dutch Schultz^h¹¹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: K M Donoghue| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 115

9/4

Fairly useful hurdler. Hooded and posted respectable eighth of 20 in handicap at Galway (16.8f, heavy, 18/1) 11 days ago. Switches from Flat to hurdles. Big player.

Form: 44/545-2

Dark Image^t²¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: G B Noonan⁽⁵⁾| T: E McCarthy

33/1

Fair in bumpers, respectable fifth in 12-runner event at Killarney (17f, good, 18/1) 21 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: 153-645

River Tara⁵⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: P Townend| T: W P Mullins| D

5/6

Progressive form in bumpers and of obvious interest now hurdling.

Form: P/52-1

Back O' The Net²⁴

Age: 7| Weight: 11-4| J: B P Kennedy⁽⁷⁾| T: Miss S J Harty

125/1

Little form on Flat/over hurdles.

Form: 0605/

Duleek Street³⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: B W Harvey⁽³⁾| T: J C McConnell

9/2

Fair maiden on the Flat. Below form in that sphere last time but sets the standard back over hurdles.

Form: 22-4

Monty Cross^p1

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: P T Enright| T: E J O'Grady

50/1

€26,000 3-y-o, Milan gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to useful hurdler/very smart staying chaser (Grand National winner) One For Arthur (by Milan). Wears cheekpieces.

Form:

Pickanumber¹⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Shane Fenelon⁽⁷⁾| T: P Croke

33/1

Showed first form when fourth of 15 in maiden hurdle at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 17 days ago. More needed.

Form: 0904-04

Rohans Successor¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S W Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

16/1

Lightly-raced maiden under NH rules. Good third of 14 in maiden hurdle (14/1) at Ballinrobe (17f, good) 17 days ago. Steadily going the right way.

Form: 06/U43

Six Ace^p³⁴

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

66/1

Modest in bumpers and showed nothing sent hurdling when pulled up in maiden (50/1) at Bellewstown (16.8f, good) 34 days ago.

Form: 84338-P

Callie Mannon^h1

Age: 5| Weight: 10-11| J: C Brassil⁽⁵⁾| T: H De Bromhead

28/1

Califet mare. Dam (h112), dual 2m hurdle winner, half-sister to useful hurdle winner/smart chaser around 2m Moscow Mannon. Wears hood. Market can guide to expectations.

Form:

Knockaneleigh Girl^h⁶⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-11| J: K C Sexton| T: D Queally

66/1

Hooded, eighth of 13 in bumper (22/1) at Tramore (16.8f, good) on NH debut 69 days ago. Makes hurdles debut. First run for yard after leaving Ruaidhri Tierney.

Form: 72-U8

Non-Runners

Onefortheditch⁶

Weight: 10-11| Age: 5

T: E F Gallagher J: Reserve 1

Picinisco¹¹³

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: W J Martin J: Reserve 2

I See Fog²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: D G Murphy J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

River Tara (5/6), Dutch Schultz (9/4), Duleek Street (9/2), Rohans Successor (16/1), Callie Mannon (28/1), Pickanumber (33/1), Dark Image (33/1), Monty Cross (50/1), Knockaneleigh Girl (66/1), Six Ace (66/1), Back O' The Net (125/1)

RIVER TARA showed progressive form in bumpers and makes plenty of appeal now switching to hurdles for her top stable. She gets the vote, with Duleek Street and Dutch Schultz considered the main threats.