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Monday 14 August 2023

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John & Pat Rochford Memorial Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 4m 8.5s

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Selected odds by:

Sherodan¹³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Peter Fahey

8/11

Promising sort. 16/1, creditable 4½ lengths second of 9 to Arctic Fly in listed hurdle at Galway (16.6f, good to soft) 13 days ago, best work finish. Sets a solid standard and limit not yet reached.

Form: 12/22

The Vegas Raider^t¹⁷⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: A M King⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

150/1

Twice-raced maiden over hurdles. 100/1, eighteenth of 22 in novice hurdle at Punchestown (20f, good to soft) 176 days ago.

Form: 90-

Four Clean Aces⁶⁴

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

11/10

Won both starts in bumpers, supplementing her Tipperary success at Punchestown (16f, good, 2/5) 64 days ago. Makes hurdles debut for top yard and she'll take some stopping.

Form: 1-1

Due Course¹⁰⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: Sarah Kavanagh⁽⁷⁾| T: P O'Rourke

200/1

€10,000 3-y-o, Sageburg gelding. Half-brother to fair hurdler Light Parade, stays 2½m, and poor hurdler Cobbs Corner. Pulled up both starts in points.

Form: P-P

Granpa Ger

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D E Mullins| T: A Mullins

18/1

Vendangeur gelding. Dam fairly useful 2m-2½m hurdle winner, also 1¾m winner on Flat.

Form:

Hurry Up Allen^t⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: S Fitzgerald| T: Mrs Y Dunleavy

250/1

Twice-raced maiden under NH rules. Twelfth of 14 in novice hurdle at Roscommon (15.3f, good to soft, 125/1) on hurdles bow 6 days ago.

Form: FP5P/80

Inchidaly Robin^p¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-4| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: A Ott

100/1

Cheekpieces on, refused to race in novice hurdle at Limerick (22f, soft, 50/1) on NH debut 18 days ago. Down in trip.

Form: 3R22-3R

Oldtown To Emly⁶²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: R P Geoghegan⁽⁷⁾| T: K A Heffernan

250/1

Twice-raced maiden. 150/1, sixth of 11 in novice hurdle at Sligo (17.6f, good) 62 days ago.

Form: 06

Sequestered¹¹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-4| J: D King⁽⁵⁾| T: P J Gilligan

12/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 66/1, creditable fifth of 14 in bumper at Galway (18f, good to soft) 11 days ago. Makes hurdles debut.

Form: P07-355

Music Magic^t1³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: J S McGarvey| T: D McDonogh

250/1

Making jumps debut. 66/1, fifteenth of 17 in handicap at Navan (10f, soft) 30 days ago. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form:

Verbal Sparring¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: E Walsh⁽³⁾| T: D McDonogh

33/1

Fair maiden on the Flat. Eighth of 16 in novice hurdle (11/1) at Limerick (16f, soft) 18 days ago.

Form: 0U-8

Eabha Rose^t1

Age: 4| Weight: 10-8| J: S O'Callaghan⁽⁷⁾| T: T P O'Connor

150/1

Valirann filly. Half-sister to Czech Republic 1m winner Samruk. Dam (h81) 2½m hurdle winner. Wears tongue strap.

Form:

Rene Artois³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-1| J: G Brouder⁽⁵⁾| T: J Nash

50/1

First run since leaving M. D. O'Callaghan when sixth of 7 in minor event hurdle at Bellewstown (16.8f, good, 50/1) on NH debut 37 days ago. RESERVE.

Form: 6

Deramore Park^t⁹⁸⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-11| J: Cian Quirke⁽⁵⁾| T: B T Murphy| OR: 88

125/1

Lightly-raced maiden. 25/1, eleventh of 14 in novice hurdle at Clonmel (16.2f, heavy). Off over 2 years. RESERVE.

Form: 5400/

Non-Runners

Invictus World¹

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: Gerald Quinn J: Mr N McParlan

Fermoyle²⁷

Weight: 11-4| Age: 5

T: N Meade J: Donagh Meyler

Boston Bobby¹⁸

Weight: 11-1| Age: 4

T: P J Rothwell J: J P O'Sullivan

Forecasts

Sherodan (8/11), Four Clean Aces (11/10), Fermoyle (5/1), Invictus World (10/1), Sequestered (12/1), Granpa Ger (18/1), Verbal Sparring (33/1), Rene Artois (50/1), Boston Bobby (50/1), Inchidaly Robin (100/1), Deramore Park (125/1), The Vegas Raider (150/1), Eabha Rose (150/1), Due Course (200/1), Hurry Up Allen (250/1), Oldtown To Emly (250/1), Music Magic (250/1)

FOUR CLEAN ACES won both her starts in bumpers and given the yard she represents, a winning hurdles debut looks firmly on the cards. Sherodan and Fermoyle should ensure the selection doesn't have it all her own way.